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VGA Cooler Roundup April 2006

Cooling/VGA & Other Cooling by jmke @ 2006-04-24

6 different VGA coolers are tested in our latest roundup, products from Arctic Cooling, Sytrin and Zalman stressed using an XFX 7800GT running at default and overclocked speeds, while each heatsink is tested at different fan speeds and GPU temperature and noise readings are recorded. What cooler will suite you best? Read on to find out.

AC Accelero X1: Testing

Inside the system

While the Accelero does stick out a bit at the top end of the card it fits well inside your midi ATX case

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Two of them can be installed side by side with place to spare when used in SLI

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Test Results

First with the 7800GT at stock speeds:

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As with the NV Silencer, changing the fan speed settings did not really impact performance at stock speeds. [note: I plan to re-do these tests to triple verify my findings]

Let’s turn up the heat and overclock

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Overall Impression

Arctic Cooling continues their tradition of delivering high quality VGA cooling solutions with this latest incarnation of the Silencer series. The only downside is the limited compatibility but this is largely overshadowed by the easy installation, silent operation and excellent performance. To top it off this product is widely available from international stores at a fair price of ~€28/$33.

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