Vram heatsinks

[coffin1]

I was looking for some good vram heatsinks for my sapphire vapor-x r9 290x, because i am putting a nzxt g10 with it. I was hoping you guys had some good suggestions

 

[Oshino Shinobu]

They're generally not needed.. AFAIK, nobody makes heatsinks specifically for vRAM, so the best you'll get is probably generic passive heatsinks.

[jonathan13]

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Check these out. I have heard good things about them.

[TheHiddenCreeper]

check amazon i know there are a few

[LabRat]

whatever you get,make sure you have clearance and be prepared to trim to fit in a few places ( depending )

[DXMember]

Vapor-X doesn't need any other cooler

who taught you that?

[coffin1]

how many heatsinks do i need to get, its 16 correct?

 

[App4that]

1 hour ago, DXMember said:

Vapor-X doesn't need any other cooler

who taught you that?

Mark this day, you and I agree. Completely.

 

OP, the Vapor-X already has VRM cooling, it has the best cooler in the industry and a custom PCB complete with VRM heat syncs. STOP!

 

[LabRat]

you guys missed the point. he's installing water (aio).

[App4that]

2 minutes ago, LabRat said:

you guys missed the point. he's installing water (aio).

No, we didn't. I ran a Vapor-X 290. In crossfire even. There is no need to liquid cool them. As I said, best cooler in the industry.

 

Sell the Vapor-X and get a reference. Price difference will probably pay for the cooler.

[LabRat]

i understand what you're saying.......... but OP IZ installing an AIO on HIS pcb..............

[DXMember]

you can't really beat Vapor-X with an AiO, even with a full cover it'll be a hard stretch unless you go for something like two 480mm rads or someone...

 

6 hours ago, App4that said:

Mark this day, you and I agree. Completely.

I have prevailed over my nemesis, at last, victory shall be mine!

Edited July 7, 2016 by DXMember

[Simon771]

9 hours ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

They're generally not needed.. AFAIK, nobody makes heatsinks specifically for vRAM, so the best you'll get is probably generic passive heatsinks.

Not so sure about that.

 

I used G10 on my R9 390 nitro ... card was crashing all the time at high loads because VRM overheating. At least I think that was the problem. Core temps was under 60°C at all time, but it would just crash. I did get tons of VRM heatinks, but nothing would help.

So I decided to sell G10 and Kraken X31, and go back to air cooling GPU with stock cooler.

 

My experience with AIO on GPU is pretty bad  

[Oshino Shinobu]

2 hours ago, Simon771 said:

Not so sure about that.

 

I used G10 on my R9 390 nitro ... card was crashing all the time at high loads because VRM overheating. At least I think that was the problem. Core temps was under 60°C at all time, but it would just crash. I did get tons of VRM heatinks, but nothing would help.

So I decided to sell G10 and Kraken X31, and go back to air cooling GPU with stock cooler.

 

My experience with AIO on GPU is pretty bad  

VRM and vRAM are two entirely different things... One is just memory chips and the other regulates power delivery. 

 

Unless OP means VRM, but that's not what they said. 

[Simon771]

49 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

VRM and vRAM are two entirely different things... One is just memory chips and the other regulates power delivery. 

 

Unless OP means VRM, but that's not what they said. 

Oh yeah I just noticed that he was asking for vram ... wel ram chips realy don't need any cooling. Those probbably don't even get more than 70°C hot, and as far as I know, those can handle even higher temps than 100°C.

So you were right about that

 

However, for VRM he still need heatsinks. Tons of them!

[coffin1]

6 hours ago, Simon771 said:

Oh yeah I just noticed that he was asking for vram ... wel ram chips realy don't need any cooling. Those probbably don't even get more than 70°C hot, and as far as I know, those can handle even higher temps than 100°C.

So you were right about that

 

However, for VRM he still need heatsinks. Tons of them!

thank you, at the time i posted i was confused with what was what, i have figured it out that i only need to get heatsinks on the vrm in the left side of the card, since the others are covered by the one in the picture. Thanks for the clarification.