Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and I came here because i have trouble finding an adequate cooling system for my ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics card. I can't find any that are compatible, except for the Accelero Xtreme 5970 but it was discontinued for whatever reason. I don't know if I can use GPU coolers designed for cards other than the HD 5900 series and I'd rather not have to deal with returning expensive components. Currently, I don't have any stock cooling for the card except the tiny built-in fan and it tends to get pretty hot under stress (over 70°C). I would greatly appreciate any help that can be provided. I am planning to substantially upgrade my gaming pc cooling and so far I decided to upgrade to Corsair H100 CPU water cooler and their new Carbide 400R case for more fan space, if you guys can please offer any advice because I am no expert.
Need Help with gpu cooling
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cube_
Mega Geek
So technically, you have 1 case fan buddy... That won't cut it! What you should have is air flowing in from the front of the case and flowing out through the back. So 1 to 2 front fans, 1 to 2 back fance, and 1-2 large side fans. So cases even let you put top case fans. It should look something like this: http://www.overclock.net/attachment...21112-increase-airflow-my-pc-case_airflow.jpg
Yup, I know. The 1 case fan I technically have is a front fan and there is literally no other fan space in my case that's why I am getting a better one as well as more fans. I appreciate your advice that I don't necessarily need gpu cooling but I still want to know, are there really no coolers that would fit my card, from what I've seen? Or do people use some from other ati radeon hd series that are compatible?
cube_
Mega Geek
I'm not sure if you can use any other cooling system not specifically designed for your card... but you can check out this water cooling system: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/1..._VGA_Liquid_Cooling_Block_GPU-6899.html#blank
That one is designed to be used with a liquid cooling system that isn't a simple closed-loop one like the corsair H100 I'm getting. It would require me to buy a whole system with tubes, pumps, and coolant reservoir. Too expensive, too complicated, and like you said earlier, not even needed in my case. I was looking for a fan&heatsink cooler like the Accelero Xtreme 5970 I mentioned. For now I think I will just get the new case and more fans and see what difference it makes. Thank you for your help anyway.