Roman5

So I don't make the same mistake and buy another cooler that doesn't fit, how can I find out a selection of gpu coolers that definitely fits my particular HIS 4870? It's the H487FN1GP, this one:
http://www.hisdigital.com/gb/product2-418.shtml

Dr.Zyklon

go here

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

and look at the compability sections, hope u find one u like

also ppl love this one, just a suggestion

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...01&language=en

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Roman5

My card is non reference design, so I need to know exactly which coolers fit my model. The akasa vortexx neo is for reference design 4870, but not my non reference 4870, so its sitting here doing nothing now. So unfortuantely, I can't select a cooler that say compatible with 4870, I have to know if it will fit the H487FN1GP.

Dr.Zyklon

i have the non reference sapphire one, and most of those fit fine

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Roman5

I have a non reference 4870, and so 'most' doesn't quite cut it, as I already found out. The question still stands, how do I find out which coolers WILL fit. Thanks anyway.

Roman5

I think I've found my cooler, the HR-03 GT, and I seem to recall this was also mentioned to me by coffee junky I think.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-21.html

This looks like it would clear my card because of its height and should line up with the holes, right?
My card for reference,.. I've marked 2 areas where akasa vortexx was blocked; red line marks the capacitors where I had to slice off some of the akasa backplate to fit in front of them, and yellow marking the black heatsink that was blocking the front of the akasa.





Do you think it will definitely fit? According to hardware canucks it will, and to my eyes, it looks like it. Also, I want to get a blue led fan, not sure what size 80mm or 120mm.

My concern is weight and pulling down on the 4870 especially with a fan on.. There's already some mild bending, I think because of the 2 power connectors pulling it down a bit.

Roman5

And fan wise, going for a 120mm, LED. Which of these would look best and what kind of CFM and RPM do I need?

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120mm...LED-Quiet-22db

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120mm...bber-A-V-Plugs

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120mm...l-Ball-Bearing

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AKASA...sleeve-bearing

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120mm...hermal-Control

nathris

That's a fairly tall VRM heatsink. Too much for the 14mm clearance of the Twin Turbo, Musashi, and t-rad.

The HR03 should work just fine.

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