X1900XT Cooler options?

I was wondering if anyone modified their CTO MacPro with this VGA Cooler:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=125
im not sure how much i want to test the waters with the one i purchased or look for a used X1900xt and try it on there
i just want to add extra coolness to my macpro + video card since i running a 30" Cinema Display + doing high res graphic editingand occasional video games on XP and OSX10.4.10
any suggestions?
thanks!

I must have time on my hands, but it is cold and windy outside, so:
Tested the Thermaltake TMG SL1 Dual Slot Fan installed directly over the X1900XT / Accelero S1 passive cooler. I spliced the little card power connector to the TMG, removed the 2 slot covers, and installed it. It has 3 cool blue LED's that I would immediately clip off, as you can only see them from the back of the MP case anyway. It spins quietly away, and the air coming out of the 2 slot vent is quite noticeable by putting your hand to the back of it.
I taped the Fluke thermocouple to the center of the S1 heat sink, between the fins, directly below the new case cooler fan.
I ran iTunes with full screen visualizer to give the GPU something to think about, for 20 minutes. Then with that running, opened Temperature Monitor and did a screen capture.
Powered off, waited 10 minutes, opened up the MP, and removed the Thermaltake (had to remove the X1900XT to pull the power connector, and noticed that I use the middle finger of my left hand to reach down and move the release clip upward, not the index finger.)
Powered up, ran the iTunes visualizer 20 minutes, and did another screen capture of Temperature Monitor. Here is what I found out:
1) Apple recommends you wait 15 minutes after powering down before opening the case. I now believe it - the thermocouple temperature went up 3 degrees F. immediately after powering down - no fans running! It took 10 minutes to go back down those 3 degrees. So, waiting 10 minutes will get the internal case temp back down to what it was when it was running, and an extra five minutes drops it a few degrees more - but still 20 degrees above ambient. From now on, I am going to wait the 15 minutes just to reduce any thermal shock.
2) The Thermaltake did make a difference in a wide variety of internal temps, just not very much difference. CPU temps averaged 2 degrees F cooler with it, expansion slot temp was 1 F cooler, Hard Drive temps averaged 1 degree cooler, Memory modules A2 and B2 (my 2 hottest, always) were 2 degrees F cooler, Northbridge heat sink was 1 degree cooler, and both power supply temp points were 2 degrees cooler. Interestingly, the only temp that showed absolutely no change was my themocouple temp, directly below the Thermaltake cooler! My theory there is that the Thermaltake is covering enough of the fins so that the air it removes from above the X1900XT is a wash with the covered fins.
So, it is helping to remove enough case air to make a difference in temps all over the place, but only a very small difference. I can always increase the MP fans a tiny bit more with smcFanControl and get the same cooling difference.
Oh, the themocouple temp with the sensor in the middle of the cooling fins was 100 F in both test cases. Ambient was 69F.
I'm not putting the Thermaltake back in, at least until spring when ambient will be 89F instead of 69F. Then, maybe I'll try it again.
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