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custom cooling hd 6870 (sapphire non reference).. Need help...?

post #1 of 10
5/5/12 at 2:16am
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hello,
i'm ruuning a single redeon hd 6870 a sapphire one (non - reference )...
This card is working awesome till date but is hot very hot during 100 % load and even playing battlefield...
Temp around 85c.. Although getting anything not more than 85c...
So i'm thinking to custom cool it..
I think so that i'm gonna add a corsair h series closed loop..cuz they are maintenance free...
So will be able to add a custom corsair h series water cooling kit on it or i won't..
And ya if yes which one to go with...
Budget around $75..
That's all i'm gonna spend on my custom cooled hd 6870..
Please help..
Thanx..
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post #2 of 10
5/5/12 at 3:18am
hi
i agree that 85c is high (the fans are on auto Mode, on Max it hits 67 but noisy as HELL ) but i think you should look at custom air coolers before going into water:

-Arctic Cooling Accelero Extreme Plus 2 (Manufacturer ) (review )
-Thermalright Shaman (Manufacturer)

because the watercooling kit take some space in the case
BTW little comparison (480 gtx)

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Edited by aStupidTroll - 5/5/12 at 3:22am
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post #3 of 10
5/5/12 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by aStupidTroll View Post

hi
i agree that 85c is high (the fans are on auto Mode, on Max it hits 67 but noisy as HELL ) but i think you should look at custom air coolers before going into water:
-Arctic Cooling Accelero Extreme Plus 2 (Manufacturer ) (review )
-Thermalright Shaman (Manufacturer)
because the watercooling kit take some space in the case
BTW little comparison (480 gtx)
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thanx for the link and.. as well as for the reply too.
so first of all i have a corsairr carbide 500r case.. Which is pretty much in itself is big.... so , I do have room for any corsair H series cooler..
Also i reside in INDIA and due to very limited availability of arctic products.. It is very difficult or almost impossible to get accelero plus ...
However , i can easily find any corsair H series cooler..
So any suggestions.. How to cool my 6870..
Please reply..
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post #4 of 10
5/5/12 at 3:20pm
Oh , i didn't know about the availability of Accelero in India , so :

i suggest you the corsair h70 (or the Antec 620), it will be more than sufficient with this card :
567

finally HERE is a thread that can help installing the kit

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post #5 of 10
5/5/12 at 6:26pm
another vote for Antec 620.
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post #6 of 10
5/6/12 at 7:11am
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Originally Posted by aStupidTroll View Post

Oh , i didn't know about the availability of Accelero in India , so :
i suggest you the corsair h70 (or the Antec 620), it will be more than sufficient with this card :
567
finally HERE is a thread that can help installing the kit
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ok got it.. But what about a H60..is it better than H50
... I'm i good to go with a H60...
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post #7 of 10
5/6/12 at 1:26pm
Well , i suggested the h70 because THIS GUY makes custom mountings made for these kind of "GPU watercooling MODS" and it's only compatible with h50 and h70 so it would be a better choice to choose one of them unless you want to strap it yourself on the 6870 with ZIP TIES for example

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post #8 of 10
5/6/12 at 5:12pm
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Originally Posted by aStupidTroll View Post

Well , i suggested the h70 because THIS GUY makes custom mountings made for these kind of "GPU watercooling MODS" and it's only compatible with h50 and h70 so it would be a better choice to choose one of them unless you want to strap it yourself on the 6870 with ZIP TIES for example
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He makes 620 mounts as well, Few people on "The red mod" are running them.
620 is also cheaper and performs better then the H70.
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post #9 of 10
5/10/12 at 12:29am
Personally I prefer the 920. I'm using that on my 6870 . And after many changes to brackets and thousands of wasted zip ties the easyest way to hold it down was 4 long screws with some plastic washers . I believe the corsair models are to big and sit over the holes
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post #10 of 10
5/27/12 at 11:56pm
Hey, my 6870 Sapphire is running crazy hot too. I am not even playing any games right now, and the temperatures says 60 C. Is my video card dying?
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