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Thermalright HR-03 Plus
"Thermalright is known to produce some of the best performing cooling solutions on the market today. Their design is original and optimized for today’s demands. The cooler I will be taking a look at today is the latest revision of their HR-03 graphics card cooler namely the HR-03 Plus. The Plus appendix is because this cooler supports the NVIDIA GeForce 8800-series graphics card and is capable of dealing with their relatively high heat load. The cooler is made of nickel plated copper and is one of the biggest VGA card coolers on the market.

The HR-03 Plus comes without a 92 mm fan even though Thermalright recommends the use of one if you are going to use it on a 8800-series card. For this review I will be trying the cooler both with a 92 mm Nexus Real Silent fan and a medium performance Papst 120 mm fan even though it's tad too big for the cooler.

Let's see how this behemoth of a cooler performs!"

Zalman Cooler Review
"People who have purchased Radeon HD 2900 series graphics cards will without doubt be constantly bothered by noise from the cooler, while those who own Nvidia’s 8800 series are far more likely to be happy with their heatsink/fan combination. Still, there are always improvements which can be made to cooling solutions and even if performance remains the same, the addition of an aftermarket cooler can take a reference design card and make it more attractive. Ideal for case modders.

Today we are taking a look at one of Zalmans latest graphics card coolers, the VF1000 LED and professional heatsink (ZM-RHS88). We will be installing the products on an 8800 GTS card to see just how well they cope with one of Nvidia’s high end models."

Gigabyte Volar Cooler
"Gigabyte's diversity of the past few years into the cooling market is well known. In that time, they have brought a number of products to market showing a unique blend of style, performance and innovation. Their latest release, the Gigabyte Volar has the usual expected qualities of a 120mm fan and copper heatpipes but puts these into play from a different angle. A 45 degree angle to be exact. Today, we are fortunate enough to have a close up look at the Gigabyte Volar Cooler that demonstrates that smarter cooling is better cooling. Our thanks go out to the Gigabyte folks for sponsoring this review. Let's get started."