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[Solved] Please suggest a COOL 7950

Forum Graphic & Displays : AMD Radeon [Solved] Please suggest a COOL 7950

PowerColor

Hi all.

I heard rumors the "real" Kepler cards won't come out until Q3 2012. So I can't wait that long even if the rumors are off a little (or a lot).

Anyway, the point is the 7950 has great overclocking and I want to stay cool. So, what I'm looking for is a 7950 that not only cools well, but also gets the heat OUT.
I've seen some OC versions of the 7950 and they all look good and seem to work well. My concern is even if the after market coolers work well, they may just spread the hot air to other places inside the case.

Can you suggest a good OC (and even cooler when not OCed) version of a 7950 that also does a good job of keeping hot air generated from leaking to other parts of the case and gets the heat OUT?

thanks!

Message edited by enewmen on 02-01-2012 at 10:36:28 AM

Reply to enewmen

Best answer

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/for [...] eview.html

the sapphire card is the best currently out.

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Reply to esrever

I'm using a reference 7970 (fan at the back of the card) at max overdrive OC, it doesn't reach more than 80 Degress in furmark and doesn't redistribute hot air around the case. I wouldn't worry about cooling a 7950, just get whatever fan design you prefer.

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Reply to joedjnpc

this one for lowest cost and good performance.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102962

or what esrever said that will be also good sapphire makes cheapest card over performance.

Reply to sunnk