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Tech Tip: $5 VGA Cooler: At a glance
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 11/01/2004 07:41 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Short-Media has built a VGA cooler for under $5
A video card gets hot, hot, hot! Ram heatsinks on a performance video card can get 150 degrees Fahrenheit hot. The large fan and heatsink assemblies on the graphics processor chip can get equally as hot; around 130 degrees Fahrenheit. PC enthusiasts know heat is the enemy of PC stability and successful overclocking. Sure a VGA cooler could be the answer for $25-$35 USD (plus taxes, shipping and handling) but we set out to build our own for under $5.
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