Even if this GPU doesn't live in my personal PC, I'm getting a bit tired of the very annoying, grindy noise profile (even at idle) of this cooler given that it still lives only a couple of meters away from my desk. Originally, I ordered a replacement fan as I thought it had a bad bearing or some such, but it turns out Asus really cheaped out on this and went for an even worse fan than the stock Nvidia Delta fan (which I had assumed), so the replacement doesn't fit - the mounting hole placement works, but I doubt it'd be very effective as it's 10mm smaller (and I'd need to wrangle up some mounting nuts to even try it (fan didn't come with any, stock fan has them molded in), which would also mean replacing a 1.2A fan with a 1.8A fan ... doesn't sound good). The fan seems to be the same as AMD used stock for their 68XX/69XX coolers, which ... well, they weren't exactly famous for being quiet.
Anyhow, I'm looking at options for making this card quieter. As I see it, I have two options: remove the shroud and stock fan and strap a 92-120mm fan to the existing heatsink, or strip everything and try fitting one of my old Accelero S1s with a large (120-140mm) fan on it. While the latter would obviously be far quieter, it's also both more difficult and risky (don't even know if the mounting holes will fit). It lives in a large case (I know, I know, but there aren't any ITX Threadripper boards ...) with good airflow, so access to cool air isn't an issue, nor is clearance.
A plus here is that the GPU actually has a very nice ITX-sized PCB, which will in all likelihood give it a long life in various builds around the house once I deal with the noise issue.
First off: do you think a single fan strapped to this small, cheap heatsink will be sufficient to cool the GPU? It's worth noting that it's rarely pushed hard for extended periods of time, and silence at idle is the priority here.
Yes, that is a slab of copper. No heatpipes or vapor chambers here!
As for the Accelero, given its ~30x30mm cold plate, I don't even know if it'll fit the GPU (it might not reach the ... uhm, metal frame thingy on the edge of the package, which would mean a significant risk of cracking the die). In other words, I'd like to avoid resorting to this if possible.
A third option would be to try fitting the replacement Delta fan in the shroud, as it should be quieter at least at idle (and it doesn't have the buzzy, grindy sound profile of the FirstDO. For that I'd need some low profile (m2? m3?) nuts to mount it. Any tips on where I could find something suitable? I can't seem to find any pictures or videos that show how the fan is mounted on the reference Nvidia cards.
I suppose a fourth option would be to strap a low-profile CPU cooler onto this, although that would likely mean rigging up an entirely custom mounting solution - not to mention the extra cost.
Whatever I do, I'll also need an adapter from a 4-pin GPU mini fan connector (female, board-side is male) to a standard 4-pin PWM fan connector (male), preferably as short as possible. I've looked around my usual sources (well, AliExpress, really) but haven't found anything suitable, nor the right connectors to rig my own solution. Any tips?
Anyhow, I'm looking at options for making this card quieter. As I see it, I have two options: remove the shroud and stock fan and strap a 92-120mm fan to the existing heatsink, or strip everything and try fitting one of my old Accelero S1s with a large (120-140mm) fan on it. While the latter would obviously be far quieter, it's also both more difficult and risky (don't even know if the mounting holes will fit). It lives in a large case (I know, I know, but there aren't any ITX Threadripper boards ...) with good airflow, so access to cool air isn't an issue, nor is clearance.
A plus here is that the GPU actually has a very nice ITX-sized PCB, which will in all likelihood give it a long life in various builds around the house once I deal with the noise issue.
First off: do you think a single fan strapped to this small, cheap heatsink will be sufficient to cool the GPU? It's worth noting that it's rarely pushed hard for extended periods of time, and silence at idle is the priority here.
Yes, that is a slab of copper. No heatpipes or vapor chambers here!
As for the Accelero, given its ~30x30mm cold plate, I don't even know if it'll fit the GPU (it might not reach the ... uhm, metal frame thingy on the edge of the package, which would mean a significant risk of cracking the die). In other words, I'd like to avoid resorting to this if possible.
A third option would be to try fitting the replacement Delta fan in the shroud, as it should be quieter at least at idle (and it doesn't have the buzzy, grindy sound profile of the FirstDO. For that I'd need some low profile (m2? m3?) nuts to mount it. Any tips on where I could find something suitable? I can't seem to find any pictures or videos that show how the fan is mounted on the reference Nvidia cards.
I suppose a fourth option would be to strap a low-profile CPU cooler onto this, although that would likely mean rigging up an entirely custom mounting solution - not to mention the extra cost.
Whatever I do, I'll also need an adapter from a 4-pin GPU mini fan connector (female, board-side is male) to a standard 4-pin PWM fan connector (male), preferably as short as possible. I've looked around my usual sources (well, AliExpress, really) but haven't found anything suitable, nor the right connectors to rig my own solution. Any tips?
