Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer or Zalman ZM80C+ZM-OP1

izzet · Dec 25, 2003, 11:58 AM

I have a PowerColor Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB card
and it gets quite hot even when I'm not playing games
(I can't keep my finger on the heatsint for more than 3-4
seconds without burning my finger) so I want to get
a better cooler for my card.

Which one would be the better choice in terms of
cooling and noise, Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer or
Zalman ZM80C+ZM-OP1?

I'm not overclocking the 9800Pro but if I can get
the heat under control, I might try to overclock a bit
(maybe try 400/350)

Any comments and experiences will be most welcome.
A comparison between the two would be awesome!

Chaos · Dec 25, 2003, 12:15 PM

Both are decent cooling devices.... the VGA Silencer is easier to install......have not seen any reviews specific to the cooler yet

tek · Dec 25, 2003, 01:27 PM

Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer, trust me... I have the Zalman ZM80C+ZM-OP1 and its design is very bad, they screwed up real good... you have to like modify the thing to get at least stock clocks artifact free. Go with the VGA Silencer, here's a review on both so you can make a smarter decision.

Zalman ZM80C+ZM-OP1
http://www.systemcooling.com/modules...ticle&sid=1097

Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer
http://www.modsynergy.com/Review%20113.htm