My X850XT PE is way too loud!!!

[Oden]

What´s the alternatives for cooling of a X850XT PE graphics card??? I want to go air. It just screams after playing for an hour or so. I just don't want to change the thermal paste to as5, I want something new... Any suggestions?

[geoff2k]

I'm in the same boat. The reviews I've tripped over the most are for the Zalman VF700-Cu, but the Zalman site has something called the Fatal1ty FS-V7 which I've not read much about (yet).

[z-design]

I have an x850xtpe, when fan is on low power, its pretty quiet, but high power is loud.

Im thinking about using as5 on the GPU paired up with the Zalman vf700-cu. It comes with heatsinks for everything else too.

[Jupiler]

Zalman VF700-Cu is good choice, you can run the fan at 12v or 5v, and still gives you good performance.

[geoff2k]

Looks like the ATI Silencer 5 (Rev2) from Arctic Cooling also fits the x850xtpe:

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=61

Now to find a review that pits the vf700-cu vs. the silencer 5...

[dnottis]

We reviewed it here, great cooler for the X850XT PE

http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=arcticcoolingatisilencer5rev21

[Oden]

Oh, thanks a lot guys