Originally posted by: error8
I don't know if there is any aftermarket coolers for X2900. If I'm not mistaken, Arctic Cooling released a cooler some time ago, but I wouldn't invest money in a card that old, if I were you. And what do you mean by "it's getting noisy now"? It was silent before, but it isn't now? Maybe the cooler has gathered lots of dust inside, so it needs to be cleaned to improve it's efficiency and reduce the fan noise.
Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
You could get something like this cooler if you really wanted to spend money on a 2900.
Originally posted by: krisoto
its quiet but once i playing games...it start to rev up pretty loud...it wasnt doing that before
Originally posted by: vj8usa
Originally posted by: krisoto
its quiet but once i playing games...it start to rev up pretty loud...it wasnt doing that before
Maybe it's getting clogged up? Check for dust and clean it out a little.
Thirded. Also, if you're so inclined, try taking the heatsink completely apart, cleaning it all out, and applying some new thermal paste. It should reduce temperatures and fan noise.Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
Originally posted by: vj8usa
Originally posted by: krisoto
its quiet but once i playing games...it start to rev up pretty loud...it wasnt doing that before
Maybe it's getting clogged up? Check for dust and clean it out a little.
Yea, if it wasn't doing that before and is now I'd get a duster can and blow out the heatsink/fan on the video card as well as clean up the insides of the case first.
Originally posted by: MrK6
You could also try re-writing the fan profile using a program like ATI Tray Tools as long as temperatures are acceptable.