The Zalman should work, the card has a standard-sized set of holes for mounting a fan/heatsink. Also, the card company, under warranty, is sending a new fan (I was a bit...impatient, and jumped the gun on the Zalman; let's just say SH routinely uses up my stock of patience). So I have two fans on the way. I'll probably go with the stock and return the Zalman, or keep it for when the replacement dies...
I keep my old hardware. I have two self-built boxes, and one is a "hand-me-down." So this card has a few years left. The ATI card in the hand-me-down has a replaced fan, it was fun when that kicked over. Actually, that one gave out a lot of noise, so I had warning.
So many fans are cheap junk.
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