The New Arctic Cooling VGA Coolers (Upgrades to the VGA Silencer)

SmiGDigSmiGDig Albany, NY
edited September 2004 in Hardware
Newegg has just started carrying the new models of the VGA Silencer by Arctic Cooling.

I just ordered the Arctic Cooling VGA Cooler ATI Silencer 3 which should be the correct model for the MSI 9800Pro 128.

There are a variety of different models for different cards and budgets, 5 in all. Different ones for ATI and nVidia cards are produced.

As I posted on a different thread, here are the two to be compared:

Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer 3 $17 w/ Free Shipping on Newegg
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Arctic Cooling VGA Cooler ATI Silencer 3 $40 + $6 Fedex on Newegg (I got mine for $35 but thye raised the price on all the models less than an hour later...)
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Comments

  • iceberqiceberq
    edited August 2004
    I don't know why, but the new VGA silencers have been in stock here in Hong Kong for a few weeks already.. (I thought USA gets this kind of stuff faster?)

    Anyways I got the NV Silencer 5 for my 6800GT and it is real good, dropped about 10 degrees celcius off my load and idle temps along with making the card quiet!
  • SmiGDigSmiGDig Albany, NY
    edited August 2004
    Version 3 is the wrong one. You need version 1 for the MSI 9800 Pro... back to the ordering form... They're not gonna accept a torn up box...
  • citrixmetacitrixmeta Montreal, Quebec Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    im just itching to order one for my x800pro, they look awesome!
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    citrixmeta wrote:
    im just itching to order one for my x800pro, they look awesome!
    They are.. :D

    My 6800GT has one by default (Galaxy Glacier). Overclocked to 420/1.2ghz!!! (default is 370/900mhz) and temps are 62c under load (three hours Doom III) :cool:
  • SmiGDigSmiGDig Albany, NY
    edited August 2004
    If anyone wants to buy my ATI Silencer 3, which was just taken out of the box and never used since it didn't fit right, for their 9800 Pro 256 MB or 9800 XT... let me know. smigdig@hotmail.com

    They are out of stock at Newegg so you can't get them for now anywhere else.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited August 2004
    I want one, but not until I really feel like blowing $55 on a heatsink for my vid card.

    I'll have talked myself into getting one by the end of September for sure... ;)
  • intel-p4intel-p4
    edited September 2004
    will the ati silencer 3 fit my card.

    built by ati 9800pro 128mb or do i have to go for the wimpie ati silencer 1?
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    intel p4 wrote:
    will the ati silencer 3 fit my card.

    built by ati 9800pro 128mb or do i have to go for the wimpie ati silencer 1?
    both of those shown above will work on your card. You might not even be able to find a silencer 1 ...I've never seen one myself.
  • intel-p4intel-p4
    edited September 2004
    thanks i have just heard that the ati silencer 3 will not fit all 9800pro 128mb cards and i wanted to make sure it will fit mine.


    i can get every ati silencer here http://www.adpmods.com
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited September 2004
    I have a couple of those on 2 x 9800 Pro's, one by ATI, the other by PowerColour (I think).

    They're very good. Silent running and dropped temps by 10C or so in both instances. And they cost about £9.00 to £11.00 in the UK.
  • intel-p4intel-p4
    edited September 2004
    floppybootstomp wrote:
    I have a couple of those on 2 x 9800 Pro's, one by ATI, the other by PowerColour (I think).

    They're very good. Silent running and dropped temps by 10C or so in both instances. And they cost about £9.00 to £11.00 in the UK.


    any way u can take a pic of the back of the card showing the holes that go through for mounting? and email them to me? 2quick4u@gmail.com

    thanks
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited September 2004
    intel p4 wrote:
    any way u can take a pic of the back of the card showing the holes that go through for mounting? and email them to me? 2quick4u@gmail.com

    thanks

    Um. To do that, I'd have to open up case, take out vid card, detach cooler, take pic, then remount using some more AS5, and put it back.

    With the greatest respect mate, I honestly ain't feeling that charitable atm :(

    Suffice to say, I have the older version of this cooler on two machines, the version that was originally sold as fitting all the 9800 family.

    The two plastic push in connectors holding original heat sink/fan, the holes they go through line up with the VGA Cooler's mounting holes and there's two bolts that go through those holes from main assembly into a plastic bar with captive nuts that sits on the rear of the card.

    The bolts are tightened through main assembly into the bar to hold the cooler in place.
  • intel-p4intel-p4
    edited September 2004
    o i thought u ment u had the ati silencer 3 not just the vga silencer.

    that is why. the ati silencer 3 has 4 holes in the card to mount the heat sink not just the two that hold on the stock heat sink.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    I have 2 sapphire 9800pro with 2 vga silencer rev 3's and both cards have 2 diagonal holes for the gpu sink to mount.
  • intel-p4intel-p4
    edited September 2004
    yes they all have the the same heat sink mounting holes but the ati silencer 3 uses 4 screws to hold on the heat sink just not 2 like the old arctic coolers.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited September 2004
    hmmm ...so which holes do they use?
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