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Old October 28th 05, 07:55 PM
kony
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Default Thermaltake CL-G0009 Schooner

On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:18:55 -0600, "Big Chrome Pipes"
wrote:

I read the same review.
Conclusion: Using this cooler will actually make your system HOTTER!
Kind of ironic isn't it?



Not really ironic, it just shows the reviewer either rushed
the review and made a technical mistake, or doesn't
understand that it is impossible for it to be "warming both
the videocard and the case to almost nuclear levels."
(author's words)

The video card itself continues to produce same heat no
matter which heatsink is installed. It will not make the
case hotter, only any object(s) adjacent to the passive
'sink, _except_ the rare video cards that started out with
an original 'sink that had a rear-exhaust ductwork (like
early nVidia FX cards) that exhausted directly out of the
case instead of inside. The typical X800 XT used in the
review, does not have that kind of rearward-slot-exhaust
'sink as stock and so it is in this context, still invalid.

Unfortunately anyone can write a product review. At least
the author correctly identified that running that 'sink has
the potential to shorten the card's life, which does tend to
be more important than whether the northbridge or an
adjacent PCI card was 5C hotter, since they typically run
well under 5C from their upper threshold of stability.

It's not hard to cool a video card, relatively quietly,
inaudible from the outside of the system case.
A $1 slimline heatsink and a 60x15mm fan running at 5V will
suffice if you can sacrifice 1 PCI slot under the card to
allow clearance.