R9 290 VRM clearance

[POCOLOCO]

Hi

 

wondering if anyone has used an 8mm wide vrm heatsink on an R9 290. saw these on Ebay and they looked quite good - http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-pcs-Copper-Heat-Sink-Heatsinks-Memory-Cooler-fan-For-PC-Computer-DDR-DDR2-RAM-/190670405848?pt=US_Memory_Chipset_Cooling&hash=item2c64d780d8

 

[airdeano]

Hi

 

wondering if anyone has used an 8mm wide vrm heatsink on an R9 290. saw these on Ebay and they looked quite good

 

clearance on what? using them on a G10 kit? keep the height less than 6mm

and you'll prolly be alright. but you might consider a pin array than just the fins.

more air contact on the heat sink for low air-flow applications as the fin usually

is for direct fan flow. those are rather rough and shallow. the mounting pad doesn't

have to be more than .5mm.

 

[POCOLOCO]

yup was going to use it with a G10 although when I ment clearance it was width not height, should have clarified. I thought about getting the enzotech sinks but they looked a bit too small to transfer heat from the mosfets. Would something like the swiftech mc21 be alright?