1/19/2012 06:50:00 PM
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The number of third-party cooling solutions available for AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 keeps growing, Deepcool being the latest to join the party with a special version of its Dracula VGA cooler redesigned for the HD 7900-series.
The new Dracula heatsink will be released by the company into the same Gamers Storm series as its predecessor and targets gamers and computer enthusiasts alike.
Compared to the other VGA cooling solutions launched before by Deepcool, the Dracula uses an entirely new design which relies on two separate heatsinks.
Heat is driven form the GPU and into the two separate fin stacks by no less than six U-shaped heatpipes.
Just like the heatsink, these are also silver nickel plated in order to protect the cooler from erosion or oxidation and prolong its service life.
On top of the massive heatsink, users can install up to three 140mm, or four 120mm fans, but have also the option of using low-speed 92mm fans, if they so desire.
Deepcool doesn't mention how will the fan choice affect the cooling capacity of the Dracula VGA heatsink, but the guys from Expreview have tested it with a pair of 92mm fans and the results are pretty impressive.
Compared to the standard cooler used for the Radeon HD 7970, the Dracula managed to keep the graphcis card a good 35 degrees Celsius lower (55 vs 99 degrees), with the two fans spinning at 1800RPM.
In fact, its maker says that the Dracula can dissipate up to 250W of heat which should be more than enough for handling an overclocked Radeon HD 7970.
Deepcool hasn't provided us with any information regarding the price or the release date of the Dracula, but this monster of a VGA cooler is expected to cost quite a pretty penny. Fortunately, performance also seems to be on-par.
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