Video Card cooling

[whtddusy516]

I'm getting an XFX 7950GT that has heatpipe. I was wondering if getting a pci slot fan would be good for this. I read some things about pci fans and most people said it would be useless but they were talking about cards with fan cooling. So is it worth it?

Aj

 

[wolfram]

Is your card passively cooled?

 

[whtddusy516]

yea, it sounds like it can run pretty hot [obviously], but it comes with a double lifetime warrenty and the driver slows it down at 130C. Then again I really don't feel like returning cards.

So if its not worth it I'll just get the eVGA 7950 KO which is somewhat faster.

My case has 4 fans right now, im adding a 5th soon. I have 2 in and 2 out.

 

[F1N3ST]

It will be fine without it, those are great coolers on the XFX 7950GT's, but a PCI exhaust fan right below the card would be good.