Arctic Coolers - Are they safe?

[Sharky II]

Hi guys

Got an ATI 9800 Pro 128mb here, being cooled by a VM-101

But i bought that because i thought i'd be able to use the PCI slot next to the AGP slot, but you actually can't anyway, so if i had known that, i would have preferred to use an arctic silencer and get that hot air from my case...

Especially now the weather's getting hotter here... i really don't want to take any chances though, and so i've hot a huge (room) fan pointing at my computer!

I think the Silencer 1 Rev.4 is the latest and greatest one to get for the 9800 pro 128... Is that gonna kill my card? Or is only the rev 3 on an 9800 pro 128 troublesome?

I've read the horror stories about the cards being fried with arctic coolers, but the PSU is my only exhaust fan and i can't fit another.

Thanks guys

Edd

[Fireblade]

Huh :confused:

Do you really think Kustom would sell them - or indeed have sold so many 'em... if they were at all unsafe, or in the habit of frying cards :confused:

Dozens of us on here have been using various Arctic Coolers on our cards for donkeys without a problem. Why would yours be any different?


And you really haven't been doing your homework properly, have you? The ATI Silencer 3 isn't suitable for 128MB 9800 Pro's like yours... and the ATI Silencer 4 is for X800 Pro's... not 9800 Pro's [like yours] :rolleyes:

Not suitable for 9800 Pro 128mb


You need/get yourself an ATI Silencer 1 (http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2820.html) ... get it on there, and forget all that scaremongering nonsense you've been reading ;)

[Sharky II]

because i've read that loads of people have fried their cards that way? i read about it on the silentpcreview forums quite a bit.

i have done my homework - hence me saying: "I think the Silencer 1 Rev.4 is the latest and greatest one to get for the 9800 pro 128...

That's the silencer 1 but the fourth revision. you can see it here: ok, i deleted it.

My comments on the silencer 3 breaking cards, wasn't about putting one on MY card, but i heard there were problems with this cooler breaking the 9800XT/ pro 256mb.

Thanks for being ultra patronising though. Maybe just a 'no, they seem to work really well as far as i know' would work next time eh?

[StreetSam]

That's the silencer 1 but the fourth revision. you can see it here: Thanks for being ultra patronising though. Maybe just a 'no, they seem to work really well as far as i know' would work next time eh?

Oh dear! You're not going to impress Fireblade by linking to another store in a forum run by KustomPCs (a computer store), it just shows you didn't read the FAQ. And no I've never heard of anyone frying a graphics card with an arctic silencer. I guess they never applied the thermal grease properly.

[BUFF]

"Arctic Coolers - Are they safe?"

Have you seen how many vga card manufacturers fit them as standard ex-factory?
If there were problems do you think that they would still be doing so?

I would guess that any problems have been due to incorrect fitting or using the wrong version for the job.

PS. for the record both my X800 Pro & 6800GT have Arctic Coolers fitted as did my 2x9800 Pros & a 9500 Pro.

[Sharky II]

Oh dear! You're not going to impress Fireblade by linking to another store in a forum run by KustomPCs (a computer store), it just shows you didn't read the FAQ. And no I've never heard of anyone frying a graphics card with an arctic silencer. I guess they never applied the thermal grease properly.

I wasn't trying to impress him, thanks. I did get rid of the link, but it's a stupid rule. That link was given as it explicitly states it's a Rev. 4 Silencer 1, the Kustoms one doesn't say which revision it is.

Thanks buff.

You guys need to calm down, i was only asking a damn question, you don't have to go all cliquey on me

Thanks for all your help, what a wonderful place this is.

[ArTizan]

Totally agree, calm down chaps, jeez, the poor guy only asked is they were safe, fair enough question to me.

I have a 9800 and it appears that I can use the pci slot next to my card fine, but I leave it free for air circulation. If it's cooling you after, personally i would go for the Zalamn vga cooler (on kustoms site somewhere).

[Sharky II]

cheers mate

i think i'll order one(yes, from kustom :rolleyes:), need as much air being sucked out the case as possible, as the psu as the only exhaust is pretty pants

[BUFF]

That link was given as it explicitly states it's a Rev. 4 Silencer 1, the Kustoms one doesn't say which revision it is.


Actually, there have only been 2 revisions of the ATI Silencer 1 (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=36) - the others were revisions of the Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer (noticeably different);)

[Sharky II]

hi, i'm holding it in my hands now. but i'm scared to install it as i'm pretty sure this is gonna take up TWO pci slots, not just one.

argh.