Have 6800GT, need better/quieter vga cooler...

[jfrog]

So, should I put a Arctic Cooling Silencer NV5 or a Zalman VF700cu on my 6800GT?

Which one is better(don't care which one costs more).

 

[Jerm324]

use the stock cooler and save your money.

 

[Operandi]

The Zalman cools better while making less noise.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

if you don't overclock it a stock cooler will do just fine.

 

[MDE]

The Zalman is quieter and cools just as well if not better.

 

[jfrog]

I was going to overclock, as it seems to run faster. I got it pretty close to Ultra speeds, but it's not stable at Ultra speeds. Also, the noise from those teeny fans bothers me. It's the BFG 6800GT OC with the newer, two fan heatsink.

So far, I got a quieter case, quieter HSF(Zalman 7000-Bcu), and slowed down the NB fan using Speedfan(love the K8N-Neo2 with speed controlled NB fan). The one source of noise left is the two fan heatsink on the 6800GT, and I hear the Zalman is quiet and cools well.

 

[MDE]

There's a world of difference between the BFG and Zalman heatsinks.