My Radeon HD 4850 works ok with the standard cooler. That is, it is said to become 90C without real trouble, while mine hasn't got above 80C yet.
I have some questions though, namely:
- What are, besides the lower temperatures, the advantages of an aftermarket VGA cooler?
- How high are the chances of my card "whacking off", if you take my maximum temperature into account?
- If I decided to use one, would it be easy enough to install? I am asking this because, as you know, killed a mobo this summer due to "noobdom".
- What cooler do you recommend? Preferrably not above 40 euros.