Cooling

[Subatomic]

Okay, I'm going to buy some fans tomorrow due to my relativaly hot GPU temps - 68-69 idle, 71-73 stressed (this is all I can check) So, I'm wondering which fans are good and quiet. Do they all get installed on a PCI slot?

Secondly, I'm buying an Audigy 2 ZS, and I want to know if just removing the drivers from device manager is enough, or do I have to delete other drivers when installing a new sound card?

Edit - I have a dell

 

[blackeye]

What videocard do you have. I know some people have said that have a 6800 ultra that when they took off the cover plate on the card and put a vantec spectrum fan card undeneath it their load temps when down a lot.

 

[Subatomic]

..Specs in sig

9800XT

 

[blackeye]

Oh didnt see.

Well anyway the vantec spectrum has had mixed results in a lot of the reviews. Some have claimed no difference in heat while other have had around 5'c on their videocard and about a 3'c for the case temperature. The spectrum gets load when on high though.

 

[TheHitman5]

Get a VGA silencer, adding more fans to you case really wont do anything.