Does the R9000 Pro need cooling?

[CaptainNemo]

Along with the HD (which makes an annoying constant whine), the R9000's fan is the biggest noise source in my PC.

Does the R9000 actually need a HSF/combo, or is it only there for cosmetic purposes?

 

[svol]

Well how big is the heatsink? If it is pretty smal then yes it needs it, otherwise it might be unneeded.

My CPU fan spins so fast that it creates a wormhole 😱

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

There are Pasive Heatsinks solutions (often shipped with the cards you buy INSTEAD of an HSF) for the 9000non-pro, the 9100NP, and the 9200NP (is there a pro 9200?)

Adding one afterwards will be just as hard as any other HSF switch, but is likely possible as long as you're not OC'ing it. I think a Zalman is overkill, but maybe an old Celeron one might work fine for relatively cheap.


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[recruit370]

NO, only when overclocked

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