Aerocase Condor Passive High End VGA Cooler Review

jmke · 9th August 2006, 16:24

It's a passively cooled heatsink for high end graphics cards made by a group of women with aerospace engineering knowledge. They've named their first creation, the Condor, we find out if it prevents our VGA card's temperatures from soaring too high.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=477

9th August 2006, 16:54

Isn't AC working on a passive cooler as well?

How does it compare to active aftermarket coolers?

Will it be included in the x1900 cooler review?

jmke · 9th August 2006, 17:00

A) yes, the Accelero S series, no release date announced yet
B) in what aspect? it's passive, all others are actively cooled. They may beat the price/performance ratio though; this cooler IS for the extreme silence enthusiast.
C) no the model I received was for 7900 series and I managed to break it :/ (hence the *watch out when bending the heatpipes* in bold remark in the review)

9th August 2006, 18:29

Well, the Accellero X2 is already close to silent at 100% therfore going passive doesn't yield much of an improvement but it might get killer performance with a 120mm fan attached to it.

jmke · 9th August 2006, 18:36

Accelero X doesn't fit 7900 GT

9th August 2006, 19:02

true, but the VF900 does and it can be turned down

jmke · 9th August 2006, 19:22

I will see if I can do some VF900 tests on the 7900GT, will report back in this thread. The VF900 is extremely easy to install, no screw driver needed

9th August 2006, 21:24

X-Bit labs tested the VF900 against the X1900XTX and got 83C with fan at full speed, which is about 7C under the stock.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coo...0cu-led_6.html

This is the same temp that Aerocase recorded using the passive Condor with only the case fans for cooling.

http://www.aero-case.com/stresstest2.html

I could only guess that a 7900GT would be about the same, with the Condor matching the VF900 (But that would be a great match-up test wouldn't it!)

jmke · 12th August 2006, 00:07

Quote:

Originally posted by Rutar
true, but the VF900 does and it can be turned down

I did the test today with the VF900Cu on the 7900GT. (room 25°C)

GPU: 59°C // CPU: 50°C // Chipset: 44°C

this was with the Zalman @ 5V where it drops below the noise level of the case fans.

The 7900GT is not a "hot beast" like the X1900XTX and is even easier to cool than the 7800GT

9th August 2006, 16:24	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	[M] Aerocase Condor Passive High End VGA Cooler Review It's a passively cooled heatsink for high end graphics cards made by a group of women with aerospace engineering knowledge. They've named their first creation, the Condor, we find out if it prevents our VGA card's temperatures from soaring too high. http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=477 __________________

9th August 2006, 17:00	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	A) yes, the Accelero S series, no release date announced yet B) in what aspect? it's passive, all others are actively cooled. They may beat the price/performance ratio though; this cooler IS for the extreme silence enthusiast. C) no the model I received was for 7900 series and I managed to break it :/ (hence the watch out when bending the heatpipes in bold remark in the review) __________________

9th August 2006, 18:36	#5
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Accelero X doesn't fit 7900 GT __________________

9th August 2006, 19:22	#7
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	I will see if I can do some VF900 tests on the 7900GT, will report back in this thread. The VF900 is extremely easy to install, no screw driver needed __________________

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9th August 2006, 16:54	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	Isn't AC working on a passive cooler as well? How does it compare to active aftermarket coolers? Will it be included in the x1900 cooler review?

9th August 2006, 18:29	#4
Rutar Posts: n/a	Well, the Accellero X2 is already close to silent at 100% therfore going passive doesn't yield much of an improvement but it might get killer performance with a 120mm fan attached to it.

9th August 2006, 19:02	#6
Rutar Posts: n/a	true, but the VF900 does and it can be turned down

9th August 2006, 21:24	#8
AirWitch Posts: n/a	X-Bit labs tested the VF900 against the X1900XTX and got 83C with fan at full speed, which is about 7C under the stock. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coo...0cu-led_6.html This is the same temp that Aerocase recorded using the passive Condor with only the case fans for cooling. http://www.aero-case.com/stresstest2.html I could only guess that a 7900GT would be about the same, with the Condor matching the VF900 (But that would be a great match-up test wouldn't it!)