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Regarding small axial fans, Gigabyte's Windforce 5 cooler comes to mind, although that one had it's axial fans facing towards the PCI-e connector, not the backside/display connector side of the GPU.http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-super-overclock-soc-windforce-5x,3253-3.htmlAnd see this page for some noise measurements http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-super-overclock-soc-windforce-5x,3253-5.htmlIt's a 3 slot card with 40mm fans. I'd expect that an 80mm fan or larger in front of the GPU combined with some ducting will actually work better. Anyone ever done any experiments using a ducted setup for the GPU?
Regarding small axial fans, Gigabyte's Windforce 5 cooler comes to mind, although that one had it's axial fans facing towards the PCI-e connector, not the backside/display connector side of the GPU.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-super-overclock-soc-windforce-5x,3253-3.html
And see this page for some noise measurements http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-super-overclock-soc-windforce-5x,3253-5.html
It's a 3 slot card with 40mm fans. I'd expect that an 80mm fan or larger in front of the GPU combined with some ducting will actually work better. Anyone ever done any experiments using a ducted setup for the GPU?
