Latest toy - Thermalright V2 VGA cooler

SUBMAN1 · 02-09-09, 10:59 PM

I installed this VGA cooler on an ATI 4870 1GB and what an improvement! I have a silent 2000 RPM Scyth (http://www.coolerguys.com/kflex80.html) on there and it outperforms the loud stock cooler night and day. Have yet to see this thing leave the 50C area where the stock cooler pushing up towards 90C!

Copper is by far the best metal for comp coolers. It may not dissipate as much immediate heat as alum, but it will take away and absorb much more heat than alum! Of course, along with the same surface area comes more mass which makes cooling much more efficient on all fronts. Low RPM fans work perfectly fine with copper.

-S

PS. I also run a low RPM fan on my CPU with a copper heatsink. This is what the CPU heatsink looks like:

FIREWALL · 02-09-09, 11:46 PM

Very kool , No pun intended.

Can you show a screen shot on the vid kooler installed before putting in case ?

SUBMAN1 · 02-10-09, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Very kool , No pun intended.

Can you show a screen shot on the vid kooler installed before putting in case ?

Too late!

I have so much copper in there, it looks like a store for a federal vault!

-S

SUBMAN1 · 02-10-09, 12:21 AM

I think this is my next motherboard. Has 2 x copper layers. Should help distribute heat evenly and then dissipate it evenly.

http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/WebP...3_overview.htm

-S

FIREWALL · 02-10-09, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Very kool , No pun intended.

Can you show a screen shot on the vid kooler installed before putting in case ?

Too late!

I have so much copper in there, it looks like a store for a federal vault!

-S

That mb is sweet Subman1 Past one and present mb are Gigabyte here.

Had good luck with last one . 5 yrs.

Digital_Trucker · 02-10-09, 11:29 AM

Firewall, here's a review that shows the whole installation process: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/the...v2_vga_cooler/

AVGWarhawk · 02-10-09, 11:38 AM

That is nice. Installation does not look to difficult.

FIREWALL · 02-10-09, 12:33 PM

[quote=Digital_Trucker]Firewall, here's a review that shows the whole installation process: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/thermalright_v2_vga_cooler/[/quote]

Thx D T

EDIT: What I want to see is how it looks installed.

Digital_Trucker · 02-10-09, 03:20 PM

Towards the end, it does show it installed. Not the best shots and it's not in a case, but you can see how it looks installed and with the card inserted into the mobo.

AVGWarhawk · 02-10-09, 04:03 PM

No, we want graphic pictures showing its full glory

SUBMAN1 · 02-10-09, 09:07 PM

I will take pics after I get that MB and CPU. I'm still debating on a few things.

This is what my case looks like:

-S

Ivan Putski · 02-12-09, 05:26 PM

I`ve got an identical case, the front light on mine is red. They`re built like a tank, have gotten a lot of good use out of it.

AVGWarhawk · 02-12-09, 06:33 PM

How is the airflow on that case?

goldorak · 02-12-09, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

I will take pics after I get that MB and CPU. I'm still debating on a few things.

This is what my case looks like:

-S

You have good taste.

My first computer case was a Coolermaster ATCS-200 and then updated to an ATCS-201 with lateral window. First grade cases, much better than Lian li's. Then around 2003 Coolermaster went cheap which was a real pity. They stopped doing 100% aluminium cases and when I upgrade my old trusted 201 I choose a Silverstone Tj-09 (which was designed by ex-Coolermaster engineers). Removable motherboard tray should be a standard feature in any pc case, even Lian-Li has a half assed implementation of such a concept. Don't get me started on Zalman, expensive aluminium cases without any of the niceties of old time Coolermaster or Silverstones.

SUBMAN1 · 02-12-09, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

How is the airflow on that case?

Normal airflow. I have two 80mm low RPM bringing air in from the front, and one low RPM 80mm along with the PSU's 120mm blowing that air out the back.

The best place to help one design the perfect noiseless computer (I hate hearing anything having to do with my computer unless its audio that i asked for) is this site here:

www.silentpcreview.com

That is where I go before doing any upgrades on my system to see if they have any information on a particular cooler, or fan, etc.

-S

02-09-09, 10:59 PM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Latest toy - Thermalright V2 VGA cooler I installed this VGA cooler on an ATI 4870 1GB and what an improvement! I have a silent 2000 RPM Scyth (http://www.coolerguys.com/kflex80.html) on there and it outperforms the loud stock cooler night and day. Have yet to see this thing leave the 50C area where the stock cooler pushing up towards 90C! Copper is by far the best metal for comp coolers. It may not dissipate as much immediate heat as alum, but it will take away and absorb much more heat than alum! Of course, along with the same surface area comes more mass which makes cooling much more efficient on all fronts. Low RPM fans work perfectly fine with copper. -S PS. I also run a low RPM fan on my CPU with a copper heatsink. This is what the CPU heatsink looks like: __________________

02-09-09, 11:46 PM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Very kool , No pun intended. Can you show a screen shot on the vid kooler installed before putting in case ? __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-10-09, 12:21 AM	#4
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think this is my next motherboard. Has 2 x copper layers. Should help distribute heat evenly and then dissipate it evenly. http://www.gigabyte.us/FileList/WebP...3_overview.htm -S __________________

02-10-09, 11:29 AM	#6
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Firewall, here's a review that shows the whole installation process: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/the...v2_vga_cooler/ __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

02-10-09, 11:38 AM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That is nice. Installation does not look to difficult. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-10-09, 12:33 PM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	[quote=Digital_Trucker]Firewall, here's a review that shows the whole installation process: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/thermalright_v2_vga_cooler/[/quote] Thx D T EDIT: What I want to see is how it looks installed. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

02-10-09, 03:20 PM	#9
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	Towards the end, it does show it installed. Not the best shots and it's not in a case, but you can see how it looks installed and with the card inserted into the mobo. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

02-10-09, 04:03 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	No, we want graphic pictures showing its full glory __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-10-09, 09:07 PM	#11
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I will take pics after I get that MB and CPU. I'm still debating on a few things. This is what my case looks like: -S __________________

02-12-09, 05:26 PM	#12
Ivan Putski Captain Join Date: May 2005 Location: Memphis, Tn. U.S.A. Posts: 548 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I`ve got an identical case, the front light on mine is red. They`re built like a tank, have gotten a lot of good use out of it. __________________ " Is He?..........Yeah..........Nothing Moving, But His Watch."

02-12-09, 06:33 PM	#13
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	How is the airflow on that case? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road