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FrostyTech has posted a Zalman ZM80A-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler review



There was a time not too long ago when all graphics cards were cooled by tiny little aluminum heatsinks. Then along came ATI and Nvidia who developed faster and stronger GPU's which needed active cooling, and so fans were added.The fans started off fairly quiet, but as graphic card technology continued to advance, things began to get louder and louder. Now as we sit in the face of nVidia's NV30 which is reported to produce as much as 60 Watts under load, it's comforting to find at least one manufacturer producing an after market VGA cooling solution that can handle the heat. Silently. The Zalman ZM80A-HP is the latest incarnation of a revolutionary concept we saw introduced early last year, and one which has been garnering a lot of attention of late.
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