HD-7970 cooling.

[Kobathor]

Writing this post on mobile.

 

OK. You guys were great answering my last question.

How about this one? 

 

I have a Sapphire 7970. Great card. No issues. Other than the cooler.. 

Sob story- I bought this card on Craigslist and everything was fine and dandy. Until I turned the computer on.. One of the fans wouldn't spin.

 

Long story short, after lots of troubleshooting and research I couldn't get the fan to spin. Lucky me. I called the guy back, and he never answered calls or texts. So, I knew something was up. He knew! What an ass. But this thread is not about him. 

 

My solution to the fan was totally rational- I ripped the fan off and glued a random 80mm fan onto it. I'm a genius. 

 

The card idles at 50°C, and VRMs and 41C. That's okay, but it gets up to ~75°C under load, VRMs at 64C. I don't like that. Also, it's loud. 

I can't find any old Sapphire or reference coolers for the 7970, so naturally I wanted a different cooler. The best (and only one) I can find is the  Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 7970. I found a NIB one on eBay for $50, $20 less than Amazon. 

 

Should I buy it for my poor old card? Or should I do something else? 

 

Thanks for reading/replying! 

 

EDIT- custom loop is out of the question. 

[Mohenjo]

why do write like this? its like the ending of credits 

[Kobathor]

why do write like this? its like the ending of credits 

I like in the  center for the start of the topic. 

 

Edited to the left. 

[FilipSebik]

Yes the cooler is worth

[Mohenjo]

I like in the  center for the start of the topic. 

 

Edited to the left. 

if its really bothering you that much, then yea get the cooler. seems pretty good. also less chance of your gpu dying 

[Tedster]

I like in the  center for the start of the topic. 

 

Edited to the left. 

You said about a custom loop being out of the question, but what about getting a GPU waterblock or something and strapping that to the thing? VRM cooling might be a concern...

An Accelero Extreme would be a lot of fun if you could justify buying it.

[TheRandomness]

Just a fyi 75 deg under load is great for only one fan

[don_svetlio]

75*C-64*C is fine if you ask me.

[Kobathor]

Just a fyi 75 deg under load is great for only one fan

Sure, but it's noisy. And it's one can plus my makeshift one. I'll upload a picture later. 

[SubZeroKelvin]

You should note that it turns your 2 slot card into a 3 slot + it adds some length to the card (about 3 cm). I used to have a CF of 7970s but when I decided to buy the Xtreme coolers, I could only fit one in my Antec P180.