Published on August 15th, 2007
Introduction:
The size of the graphic processors shrinks all the time thanks to ATI
and NVIDIA, yet even today they generate a lot of heat that require
high end dedicated cooling. Graphic processors are rather expensive,
and to ensure profitability, graphic card manufacturers are trying to
reduce their expenses. Some partners are using budget coolers on their
products to boost sales, but for us, the end users, we don't
like it. For that very reason some of us prefer to purchase VGA coolers
separately. First and foremost to boost performance by increasing our
overclocking potential, and secondly to kill the noise generated by
many of today's stock cooling solutions.
Cooler Master is very well
known with their coolers, cases and power supplies; their product line
is literally huge. CM also benefits from a huge distribution
network, which means you can find their products everywhere. This new
cooler is made to be “Universal” so that it can be
used on both ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards. Cooler Master claims that
the CoolViva Pro operates at a maximum of 20dBA, which is very quiet
when compared to many of the stock cooling offerings that ATI and
NVIDIA provide on their retail product lineups.
Despite to the Universal claims from Cooler Master, on their site there is no mention about support for Nvidia's latest GeForce 8800 and ATI's latest HD 2900. So since it's not listed, we can assume it doesn't support it, unless someone proves otherwise. You can find the full support list and specifications below.
Specifications:
Overall Dimensions: 178.5 x 130 x 41mm
Heatsink Material: Aluminum fin and copper base
Heatsink Dimensions: 145 x 112 x 38 mm
Weight: 320 g
Fan Dimensions: 74 x 74 x 22.5 mm
Bearing Type: 2 Ball Bearing
Fan Speed: 700~1800 ± 10% R.P.M.
Noise: 20 dBA
Rated Voltage: 12 V
Dimensions: 13 x 12 x 8.88 mm
Material: Aluminum
Supported GPUs:
* Nvidia PCIE: 6200, 6600, 6600 GT, 6800 , 6800 LE, 6800
GS, 6800 GT, 6800 XT, 6800 Ultra, 6800 Ultra, 7300 GT, 7600 GS, 7600
GT, 7800 GT, 7800 GTX, 7800 GTX 512 MB, 7900 GT, 7900 GTO, 7900
GTX, 7950 GS, 7950GT, 8500GT, 8600 GT and 8600 GTS.
* ATI PCIE: X550, X600 Pro AIW, X600 Pro, X600 XT, X800, X800 SE,X800
GT AIW, X800 GT, X800 GTO,X800 XL, X800 XT, X800 XT PE, X850
Pro , X850 XT, X850 XT PE, X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, X1600 XT, X1800
GTO,X1800 XL AIW, X1800 XL, X1800 XT 512 MB, X1900 GT, X1900
AIW, X1900 XT, X1900 XTX, X1950 Pro, X1950 XT and X1950 XTX.
* ATI AGP: ATI 9000 Pro, ATI 9500 Pro, ATI 9500 Non-Pro, ATI
9600 Non-Pro, ATI 9600 Pro, ATI 9600 Pro AIW, ATI 9600 XT, ATI
9600 XT AIW, ATI 9700 Non-Pro, ATI 9700 Pro, ATI 9800 SE,ATI
9800 SE (128 bit), ATI 9800 SE AIW,ATI 9800 Pro (128-bit),ATI
9800 Pro, ATI 9800 Pro (DDR2), ATI 9800 XT, X800 SE, X800 GTO,
X800 Pro, X800XL, X800 XT, X800 XT PE, X850 XT, X850 Pro and X1950 Pro.
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