XFX 7950 Core edition cooling problems
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Good night, I have a very big problem with my card.
My card is as follows:
And it costs a fortune these days.. to give you an idea, over $4500.. (it burns me and I shot myself in the balls)
The cooler broke, that only middle cooler, there are also the same edition with double cooler, that's why mine is CORE EDITION.
I did some research and there are no topics or coolers for this model of card, so I mounted a Micro ADM Phenom cooler, with 12V and 0.5 Amp, similar to the one that comes stock.
So I had to mount one like this:**
And cut part of the side because it wouldn't fit in the heatsink..
The issue is that it keeps it at normal temperatures but I don't have absolute confidence, it reaches 5000 RPM, at full load it reaches 85º and at idle to 30º depending on the ambient temperature.
I was looking at watercooling topics but there is none for this model of card, I looked at foreign pages and if there is one I'll buy it, no matter the price, I saw them around $1400 with shipping and everything..
like this other:
The truth is I don't know what to do anymore, what do you recommend? do you know anyone who sells coolers for this card?
The coolers for micro AM3/AM2 fit perfectly in the heatsink of the card
what do you recommend? I'm kind of down because of this issue..
Hugs!**
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Man, a 7950 with only one fan... well, you don't have to be an expert to see what's going to happen.
The waterblock thing is also a pain because for that particular model it's very difficult to find something.
So I think you could look for cards of that model that don't work to take advantage of the fan, it will be much cheaper, you can replace the casing that you had to touch up... that is, get rid of that graphics card as soon as you can.Edit: While you're at it, you can try getting a Black Edition that doesn't work and try to mount the casing with a double fan.
