Thermalright HR-03 Plus VGA Heatsink Review

jmke · 23rd April 2007, 15:46

The NVIDIA Geforce 8800 VGA cards are available for some time now, though the amount of aftermarket heatsinks is still rather scarce for those power beasts. Now Thermalright steps forward with their HR-03 Plus, capable of cooling the G80 passively? Read on to learn more.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=557

23rd April 2007, 23:00

Printing now! Please never, ever take that feature away.

I've had this sink sitting on my desk for almost a month now and just can't decide if it's worth it. It'd be paired w/ a Scythe SFLEX E 1200RPM 120mm fan.

I used the original HR-03 on the X1900 because it's OEM cooler sounded like a jet engine, but this 8800GTX cooler never gets loud. Tho it does get up to 80ish C when gaming...

EDIT: Just finished reading...still not convinced this is the cooler for me...oh well.

jmke · 24th April 2007, 08:24

print feature won't leave site soon

the original HR-03 features less heat pipes, so might end up less effective than the stock cooling

23rd April 2007, 15:46	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Thermalright HR-03 Plus VGA Heatsink Review The NVIDIA Geforce 8800 VGA cards are available for some time now, though the amount of aftermarket heatsinks is still rather scarce for those power beasts. Now Thermalright steps forward with their HR-03 Plus, capable of cooling the G80 passively? Read on to learn more. http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=557 __________________

23rd April 2007, 23:00	#2
jodiuh Posts: n/a	Printing now! Please never, ever take that feature away. I've had this sink sitting on my desk for almost a month now and just can't decide if it's worth it. It'd be paired w/ a Scythe SFLEX E 1200RPM 120mm fan. I used the original HR-03 on the X1900 because it's OEM cooler sounded like a jet engine, but this 8800GTX cooler never gets loud. Tho it does get up to 80ish C when gaming... EDIT: Just finished reading...still not convinced this is the cooler for me...oh well. Last edited by jodiuh : 24th April 2007 at 04:35.

24th April 2007, 08:24	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	print feature won't leave site soon the original HR-03 features less heat pipes, so might end up less effective than the stock cooling __________________

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