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Old 11-24-07   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2900/3870 Stock Heatsink question

Hey guys, hows it going? hows your mum? is your cat doing alright after that accident?


Anyways, My question is pretty straight-forward, Will a 2900XT Stock Heatsink fit on a 3870?

Because I want to sell my 2900Pro and buy a 3870 with the money I get from the sale, the only problem is, the 3870 looks like complete and utter ass.... So I was wondering if this would work out... because the 2900's cooler is MUCH more efficient, and it looks a whole hell of alot cooler too
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Bump because I posted this when there were 32 people online, now there are a bit more, so I might get my question answered before it gets lost in the abyss of threads lol
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anyone know? because I kind of want to buy one soon (someones spare 2900 heatsink) if they do fit
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Final bump, If there is seriously no one who knows, I'll just let this thread die
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I've heard the cooler on the 3870 is much more efficient than the one from the 2900. It's not as loud, but that might also be the gpu energy usage.
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