Test Thermalright Spitfire, VRM-R5 and X-Silent 140
Marque
Thermaltake
Modèle
Spitfire, VRM-R5 and X-Silent 140
Site
overclockersclub.com
Date
9.05.2010
Nombre de Visites
186
Today's high-end graphics cards draw a great deal of power and as with all components in a PC, the more voltage that is supplied to a certain area, the more heat that will be generated. To address this issue and ensure these cards are cooled properly, graphics card manufacturers often use large dual-slot heatpipe coolers. Even though stock coolers have been improving over the years, they are still just the bare minimum needed to cool a hot GPU. There are, however, a few options available to address this overheating issue and reduce your temperatures into a more acceptable range. The first such option is to adjust the stock cooler's fan speed to a level that will more efficiently cool the graphics card. This does work well and can drastically reduce the temperatures, but the higher the fan speed, the louder the fan noise. The second option is to ditch the stock cooler all together and instead use an after-market heatsink that is designed to fit your particular graphics card. This option is usually the best method for those looking to keep their temperatures low and not increase the noise level in the process. Thanks to companies such as Thermalright, there are a great deal of choices available. Thermalright offers a few different kinds of VGA cooling solutions, but the one we are going to be looking at is actually its largest option and comes as a three-part combination. This setup consists of the Spitfire VGA cooler, VRM-R5 voltage regulator module heatsink and a 140mm case fan called the X-Silent 140. Each of these parts are sold separately and can be used individually, but when paired together make a very complementary setup that should cool your graphics card well beyond that of stock cooling. At over $100 for the entire setup though, it is definitely not a budget method of cooling your graphics card. Nevertheless, if Thermalright's past performance is any indicator, this could be a product that is worth every penny.



