Best Cooler?

[Andster29]

I was looking at GPUs and wanted to know which non reference cooler was the best. Which card would be the best at cooling and overclocking?

[nightlitezzz]

ASUS's Ares II.

[AraSarkisyan]

Twin FROZR cause ARES II was on one card. 

[Coombzy]

Which GPU were you looking at in particular? 

[5tephenm1o5]

evga acx

[WoodenMarker]

Twin Frozr is my personal favorite but the cooler will depend on the card you have in mind.

[Andster29]

Which GPU were you looking at in particular? 

Nvidia 770.

 

 

Please ignore this post. I meant to MultiQuote and forgot to add the other quote.

[Andster29]

Twin Frozr is my personal favorite but the cooler will depend on the card you have in mind.

 

Which GPU were you looking at in particular? 

I am mainly looking at the Nvidia GTX 770.

[Coombzy]

Ok well the top ones are Windforce Twin Frozr and Direct CUII those are usually the best I hear the new ACX cooler EVGA has is also very good though.

[Andster29]

Ok well the top ones are Windforce Twin Frozr and Direct CUII those are usually the best I hear the new ACX cooler EVGA has is also very good though.

Is that in order from top to worst?

[Coombzy]

Is that in order from top to worst?

No I prefer Twin Frozr though if I had to pick

[Andster29]

No I prefer Twin Frozr though if I had to pick

Ok. Thanks for the help.

[fishymamba]

Another vote for Twin Frozer, Keeps my 660Ti around 62C while playing BF3, it is also very quiet. 

[Wats]

The Ares II was a novelty... toy.

 

 

Windforce 3, TF2, CU2, Dual-X. I assume ACX is nice.

No order, just all good^

[I'm Batman]

take a look at these. these out performs nearly any cooler out there

 

http://www.inno3d.com/product/ichillgtxtitanlcs.html    

 

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/569/accelero-hybrid.html

[onionring]

dwood brracket with a h110 or x60 must be pretty good as far as non reference cooling goes...

the arctic watercooling is overpriced btw.

[Andster29]

The Ares II was a novelty... toy.

Windforce 3, TF2, CU2, Dual-X. I assume ACX is nice.

No order, just all good^

I am assuming the Windforce 3 would be a bit louder than a Twin Frozer at full speed, but wouldn't the Windforce provide a better overclock since it has 3 fans instead of 2?

[I'm Batman]

Twin frozr or acx

 

or the ones that i linked but they are liquid 

[brownninja97]

As batman said its between the ACX and the twin frozr. The performance is so close that you have to look at other things such as customer service and how well RMA works. Evga has amazing service, MSI is great as well but i dont have experience with them and asus which has a decent cooler is pathetic for being nice if your card breaks so they can go **** themselves because of how many times ive lost money because of them. Between EVGA and MSI, choose the one that you think looks better or has a cheaper price tag. try to get a 4gb version if its possible.

[I'm Batman]

As batman said its between the ACX and the twin frozr. The performance is so close that you have to look at other things such as customer service and how well RMA works. Evga has amazing service, MSI is great as well but i dont have experience with them and asus which has a decent cooler is pathetic for being nice if your card breaks so they can go **** themselves because of how many times ive lost money because of them. Between EVGA and MSI, choose the one that you think looks better or has a cheaper price tag. try to get a 4gb version if its possible.

exactly.

[Leonard]

If the card has GPU Boost 2.0, no cooler would be better than a water block, if the card has GPU boost 1.0 then i would say it is a toss up between ASUS's directCU II and Twin Frozer.

[Andster29]

As batman said its between the ACX and the twin frozr. The performance is so close that you have to look at other things such as customer service and how well RMA works. Evga has amazing service, MSI is great as well but i dont have experience with them and asus which has a decent cooler is pathetic for being nice if your card breaks so they can go **** themselves because of how many times ive lost money because of them. Between EVGA and MSI, choose the one that you think looks better or has a cheaper price tag. try to get a 4gb version if its possible.

Why a 4gb version?

[LolNope]

Why a 4gb version?

It's more future-proof as games will use more and more VRAM and also better for higher resolutions which also utilize more VRAM

[Andster29]

It's more future-proof as games will use more and more VRAM and also better for higher resolutions which also utilize more VRAM

Alright, I guess that makes sense.

[Wats]

I am assuming the Windforce 3 would be a bit louder than a Twin Frozer at full speed, but wouldn't the Windforce provide a better overclock since it has 3 fans instead of 2?

 

Yes, The Windforce cooler is loud, but cools very well. Good for 24/7 mining/folding but you would always want an extra fan even if your room is freezing.

 

If you have the monies, go for any card with custom power delivery for better overclocks. You can always change the cooling solution afterwards.