GELID Solutions GC-VGA02-02 Ball VGA Cooler

Pros: 5 heatpipes with 2 high quality gelid fans cooling them, i'm sure it would do a fantastic job cooling especially for the price

Cons: Does not correctly say this is for AMD only. Except in small print on the box. Nothing about compatibility on newegg so i docked some eggs for that.

Overall Review: Bought this thinkin to save some money on what seemed liked an identical cooler to the more expensive one. if i would have just forked over another 5 bucks i would have gotten the one i needed.

Pros: I have a Powercolor 7950 GPU that is a veteran of the Scrypt Mining Wars of 2013. As a result of his service to the cryptocoin community, he has severe PTSmD (Post Traumatic Scrypt mining Damage). His cooling fans failed him, and he would routinely hit 84c in Arma2 games, causing memory crashes and worse. This cooler took his hot headed nature and turn things around through full contact metal-to-metal temperature therapy. This immovable object has met an unstoppable force for good; solid copper block with nice copper heat pipes. The sound of their 2190RPM hum, makes the fans a welcome addition to the family. They remind me of a gentle swarm of honeybees, that you really can't notice if you have Jeopardy on in the background. I found application and installation straightforward and pleasant. I would have enjoyed reading more engrish, but alas I do not believe the country of origin believes in this form of entertainment.

Cons: This cooler fits a WIDE range of graphics cards, so the instructions are a little more "catch-all" than I'd prefer. Maybe next time, Gelid.

Overall Review: As the title states, I cannot endorse this thing enough. However, should Gelid like to try to challenge me, say with an endorsement check of any amount, I would certainly TRY to endorse it enough!

Pros: Cools about 7-9C better than stock fans. Fits Sapphire 7950 3GB GPU. Does not fit most micro-itx cases (I have a Bitfenix Prodigy case).

Cons: I have to keep the side panel off in order to continue to use my Bitfenix Prodigy case. Not a big deal to me, I also have a Coolermaster 902XB lanbox that I choose not to use. Don't use the Gelid paste, just buy Artic Silver 5.

Overall Review: i5 2500K (stock speed) 8GB G-Skill Sapphire 7950 3GB gpu Thermatake 600 watt psu

Pros: Cheaper then ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme Easy install then ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme

Cons: Fans louder then ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme Temp higher then ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme

Overall Review: Top card still reach 70C with SLI, should pay more then buy the ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme IV instead

Pros: 1. It's quiet. 2. The difference in temperatures from the stock cooling is night and day.

Cons: 1. It's a bit of a challenge to install. So, set aside some time to do it.

Overall Review: For my Visiontek R9 280x, the stock cooler just flat didn't cut it. Maybe there was an issue with the stock cooler out of the box, but I would start gaming and within 5 minutes, the temperatures would go up past 80 degrees Celsius. At this point, stability would start to suffer and I'd get driver errors that would cause momentary freezes. After installing this? I've never seen it go past 57 degrees while gaming. It's also much quieter than the stock cooler since the stock cooler, at least in my case, would be running flat out just to keep some form of stability. I haven't had a single crash since. Good stuff. I definitely recommend this.

Pros: Large high quality heat sink, and fans. HUGE assortment of AL heat sinks for other chips. Well written instructions. All parts were there. Fans are not overly loud but as single speed they are louder than stock when the card is not being pushed.

Cons: Given the pros indicate all is well... there are "slights" The biggest slight is that the fans are single speed. I looked on the package and sure enough.. single speed. The other issue is design... by making the unit fit so many AMD GPU's the design for my card required the cooler be offset away from the backplane and thus into the case. It extends far beyond the card edge and deep into the case. Small cases and this card (with this cooler) would not be compatible.

Overall Review: This card (Sapphire 7850 Dual X) is not now, nor will it be "mining", however it has done so in the past, and was great at it. However it is "folding" which can put nearly the same strain on the GPU and cause heat. So far the cooler does work well and is quiet if the stock fans were at high RPM ( 65%). For the price, this is only a fair deal. For near the same money I could have water cooled ( parts on sale).

Pros: quick easy install. fits r9 280x. took ten minutes. msi gaming 280x with bad stock fans/heatsink. was running at 90c now at 56c. WOW. mining at 725kh/s

Cons: was not a two pack.

Overall Review: this is a great heatsink/fan replacement. went from 90c bad fans to 56c under 97% load mining at 725kh/s. just imagine what it could do for you....

Pros: -This cooler does it job well and is priced appropriately. I applied this cooler on a reference Sapphire 7970. -The Sapphire 7970 OC to 1200/1600 @ 1.212v on Gelid. Idle: 28°C | Average gaming load: 55°C Note: This is with the Gelid fans at 50%. (More below) -The Sapphire 7970 OC 1125/1600 @ 1.175v on reference. Idle: 38°C | Average gaming load: 75°C-80°C Note: This is with reference fans @ 50%. Which puts out quite a lot of noise. Much more noticeable than the Gelid. -OC conclusion: I was able to achieve a higher OC with this cooler, all with lower noise and low load temps. I was previously able to run the 7970 at 1200Mhz core but heat and mainly noise was too much for me. -Comes with more than enough heatsinks for VRAM/VRMS -Gelid gives you a few extra screws for each mounting step which is nice. -To me the cooler looks of nice quality and after mounted feels sturdy.

Cons: Nothing major for me. I am happy with what I received for the price. This cooler does take time to install properly so don't rush with the install.