cooling for for 7300se/7200gs video card...

johnb35 · 10-06-2007, 11:50 PM

My son has a 7300se/7200gs video card and it runs way hot. What would be a good cooler to put on it? I've looked on newegg but not sure what to get.

Bradan · 10-07-2007, 03:16 AM

its fine man. whats temps are you talking?

INTELCRAZY · 10-07-2007, 03:25 AM

I would get him a 7600GT or something... They're only ~$90 now... Instead of putting a new cooler on it..

johnb35 · 10-07-2007, 03:56 AM

between 80 and 90 degrees Celcius. My son is a 12 yr old and not that high of a gamer, YET!!!

johnb35 · 10-07-2007, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INTELCRAZY

I would get him a 7600GT or something... They're only ~$90 now... Instead of putting a new cooler on it..

It originally didn't come with a cooler just the heatsink. I don't have the money to spend on a new card. Card is only a few months old anyway.

INTELCRAZY · 10-07-2007, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnb35

It originally didn't come with a cooler just the heatsink. I don't have the money to spend on a new card. Card is only a few months old anyway.

Nothing too extreme, this is the most universal looking one I found... To find one exactly for the 7300 models, the cupboard was pretty bare....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835110109

**The_Other_One** · 10-07-2007, 05:12 AM

You can also get "PCI coolers". Basically a fan that fits in the open expansion slots. That might work...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999154

Very basic, no mods required for the card. As long as the card has no fan, it should work pretty well. You could even maybe put some tape around the fan/card to help keep the air right around the heatsink and perhaps increase efficiency

johnb35 · 10-07-2007, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Other_One

You can also get "PCI coolers". Basically a fan that fits in the open expansion slots. That might work...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999154

Very basic, no mods required for the card. As long as the card has no fan, it should work pretty well. You could even maybe put some tape around the fan/card to help keep the air right around the heatsink and perhaps increase efficiency

Thanks, I forgot all about those. I think i'll give that a try first.

Bradan · 10-07-2007, 04:13 PM

just leave it, they are meant to get hot, and when it finally dies ina few years you can get a new card with the 20$ you saved.

diduknowthat · 10-07-2007, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnb35

between 80 and 90 degrees Celcius. My son is a 12 yr old and not that high of a gamer, YET!!!

That's not too bad, my card gets into the 80's during gaming (a x850pro running off a huge passive heatsink). It's not really worth the trouble of getting a new heatsink.

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johnb35 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: IL, USA Age: 38 Posts: 792	between 80 and 90 degrees Celcius. My son is a 12 yr old and not that high of a gamer, YET!!! __________________ Motherboard - Asus P5B-E CPU - E6600 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - x1650 pro 256mb Hard Drives - 250GB WD and 250GB Samsung in Raid 1 DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Ultra 425 watt - upgrading to at least 550-600 Watt 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

10-07-2007, 05:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,364	You can also get "PCI coolers". Basically a fan that fits in the open expansion slots. That might work... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999154 Very basic, no mods required for the card. As long as the card has no fan, it should work pretty well. You could even maybe put some tape around the fan/card to help keep the air right around the heatsink and perhaps increase efficiency __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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Bradan Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canad'eh Posts: 1,052	just leave it, they are meant to get hot, and when it finally dies ina few years you can get a new card with the 20$ you saved. __________________ The New Beast: Coolermaster CM 690 4x120mm Corsair 550VX - 41A 12v P5N32-E - 680i SLI Motherboard E7200/3MB Core2Duo@3.7Ghz- AC Freezer 7 Pro Corsair DDR2 6400 5-5-5-15 Asus 8800GT@700/1750/1900 Soundblaster Audigy 4 SE Western Digital SE16 500GB WD5000AAKS

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INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	I would get him a 7600GT or something... They're only ~$90 now... Instead of putting a new cooler on it..

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