VGA Cooler..your opinion?

[Crasher]

I'm owner of a Sapphire 5970. I discovered a product from Artic Cooling, the Accelero Extreme 5970

I was wondering if it would be a good investment. I'd like to extend my Graphic Cards life as long as possible and I think that keeping it cooler would be a nice thing.

I never bought Artic Cooling stuff.
So all your experience with VGA Cooler and Artic Cooling stuff will be welcome guys!

 

[Ph?bus]

Pics or it didn't happen. (I want to see this 5970).
But make it legit. Take a piece of paper and write your name (Crashers) and EGO on it.

Back on topic,
Unless your GPU is at extreme temps, you don't really need a VGA cooler.
Though Arctic Cooling is a good brand for that kind of thing.

 

[metro]

I would not buy an after-market cooler. You're card will last a LONG time with the stock cooler. I still have VGA and PCI cards kicking around that work perfectly. You don't need a cooler like that unless you plan on doing some overclocking.

There's my $0.02 on the matter.

 

[reflex99]

If you are unhappy with the temperatures of your card, then buy the Accelero. I have never used/seen the 5970, but the ones for other cards are very good.

 

[FaTtY-mIc-FaTFaT]

theres a pci slot fan you can buy XD pretty good reviews

but really, i find it that my case is pretty big and with 6 80mm fans blowing the air around plus the gpu's own fan, i have found it very cooled. i had to shut down the computer after gaming and leaving it on for like a week to install two more fans and also a new cpu heatsink/fan. i was surprised to find that it was still cool to the touch. i mean when i did that with my old computer with the 8800, that thing was burning. and like i said, i just finished gaming and it was still cool to touch. i have a 5850, and believe me, i have been putting that bad boy to the test.

i say if you have a good air flow and not overclocking, i dont think you really need a after market cooler. thats just me, i find that overclocking is not really for me.

 

[Crasher]

Pics or it didn't happen. (I want to see this 5970).
But make it legit. Take a piece of paper and write your name (Crashers) and EGO on it.

Back on topic,
Unless your GPU is at extreme temps, you don't really need a VGA cooler.
Though Arctic Cooling is a good brand for that kind of thing.

You'll have your pic BASSdoken . More than that you'll have myself pictured with the beast, my eGO t-shirt and a paper writed Crasher on it =). And no i'm not planning to overclock the beast. I have Antec 1200 case with 4 120mm + 1 200mm fans. My heatsink is Corsair H50 in push-pull config. Maybe there is enough air trough case to keep it cool enough.