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Aftermarket Cooler For 4850

Azza said:
Heres a picture. :)

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Fixed! :)

I wouldn't mind comparing one of those vs Accelero S1 inc fan. . .
 
s1 with 800 rpm fan will be around 35 c idle and 39 c full load dependant on room temp etc
 
As much as I loved the S1 on my GT, it was an absolute dog to install!

The Akasa looks like it can be done in 2 minutes :)
 
I guess it depends on fan size, clocks etc but this new 55nm tech does seem to run damn *cool* once you sorted the cooling!

Hopefully my little HD4850 will be here tomorrow so I can get stuck in and sus it out.

Reading up on Azza's and Gurusan's experiences to see how they get on with overclocking, cooling etc
 
krooton: I found the S1 to be really easy to install, even got those funny black clips sorted! ;)

The S1 just has to be a better cooler than the Akasa jobby?

Good the way the Akasa acts as exhaust though.
 
Did they use arctic silver though ? or the pad that came with it that is the question
 
that vortex neo looks pretty smart but for the money i don't think you can look past the Accelero S1 unless you're doing crossfire in which the S1 is no good i guess.

the cheapest i can find for both has the S1 half the price ....knock a fiver off the akasa and it will fly out the stores.

now if only i could decide on crossfire 4850 or a single 4870 :)
 
anyone got any views on how the vortexx neo compares to the stock 4870 cooler. trying to decide between them, and my thoughts are that cost of 4850 and 3rd party cooler plus hassle, warrenty issues, might make the 4870 a better buy if you can live with the stock cooler. for me i really need a cooler that sends the heat out of the case, as its an old case with poor air flow (80mm fans). i installed an arctic cooler (x1 i think) on my current x1800xt and my temps inside sky rocketed.
 
any of the decent aftermarket coolers do a much better job than the stock cooler, applies to pretty much all cards.

you're looking 40-50c load instead of 85c+ for the 4870
 
marscay said:
any of the decent aftermarket coolers do a much better job than the stock cooler, applies to pretty much all cards.

you're looking 40-50c load instead of 85c+ for the 4870
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but i thought the 4870's are only running at those temps, cause the fan controller is set way down? or do they become dust busters at higher RPMs?
 
I was expecting the double slot HD4870 cooler to work quite well but from everything I am reading it seems to not do much better than the single slot jobby of The HD4850?

I'm sure the double-slot cooler does help with exhausting hot air out the case which is handy but when I was thinking of going the HD4870 path I still intended to attach a 3rd party cooler.

The HD4850 will run fine out the box for most people I imagine but for peeps like myself (overcoolers) its a bit sweaty betty and demands attention!

I read that ATI execs were upset when The Mob called the cooler on the HD2900XT "Horribly Loud!" so it appears they have gone the other way at the expense of cooling.

From a marketing point of view quiet really sells cards now, as long as its fast, stable and quiet thats all that matters.

I'm gonna run my card with the stock cooler for a few days to check it out then slap on an Accelero S1 and laugh. Still deciding whether or not to go with a 92mm fan again or perhaps try a 120mm?
 
br83taylor said:
but i thought the 4870's are only running at those temps, cause the fan controller is set way down? or do they become dust busters at higher RPMs?
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if they're anything like the 3870 which i have then yeh anything above 50% is starting to irritate - if you want lowish temps and moderate/low noise grab a vortex neo or Accelero S1 or similar.
 
Big.Wayne said:
I was expecting the double slot HD4870 cooler to work quite well but from everything I am reading it seems to not do much better than the single slot jobby of The HD4850?

I'm sure the double-slot cooler does help with exhausting hot air out the case which is handy but when I was thinking of going the HD4870 path I still intended to attach a 3rd party cooler.

The HD4850 will run fine out the box for most people I imagine but for peeps like myself (overcoolers) its a bit sweaty betty and demands attention!

I read that ATI execs were upset when The Mob called the cooler on the HD2900XT "Horribly Loud!" so it appears they have gone the other way at the expense of cooling.

From a marketing point of view quiet really sells cards now, as long as its fast, stable and quiet thats all that matters.

I'm gonna run my card with the stock cooler for a few days to check it out then slap on an Accelero S1 and laugh. Still deciding whether or not to go with a 92mm fan again or perhaps try a 120mm?
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i'd go a 120mm so the vreg area can get a nice dose of air also - maybe 2 yate loons would work nicely with little to no noise.
 
Heh I think two 120mm fans may be a tad OTT on the S1 though! :D

The Passive results on the S1 look really good when running with the HD4850 and its 55nm GPU but the P182 system I'm installing it in doesn't have great air movement around the GPU area (uber everywhere alse though!).

Hmmm so 120mm Helimod sounds like a small project, offset a little towards the PWM area for maximum cooling.

Just read though that the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev 2.0 has been updated again? All Rev 2.0's produced since May 2008 come with custom heatsinks for the HD48xx series?

Just checked mine and it's not a Rev2.0a poo! :D
 
Got an S1 with 120mm Yateloon on my HD4850 and Im currently idle at 34C and I never seen loadtemp higher than 41C :p
 
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