New 4800 coolers from arctic cooling

[Darkwave]

I'd have thought venting out the rear of the case would be a better design, you can certainly feel the heat my 3870x2 chucks out the back under load - ow!

I went from a 3870X2 to a 4870 and you should feel the bloody heat that comes out the back now, oh my lawd. I am convinced you could cook a mean fried egg on the PCB, though I wouldn't recommend it.

Definitely interested in these new Arctic things but, even though they're probably still going to be much dearer, I might invest in a HR-03-GT instead.

 

[Yewen]

Looks good - OcUK getting them in?

We most certainly will be.

Will be going up for pre-order shortly.

 

[MacMiniBoy]

Sorry to hijack Im thinking of getting one of these to replace my acc s1 with turbo module, Im not sure it will be a better cooler then the S1 (8800GT) but it has a lower profile then the S1, and at the moment I cant put the 3.5" bay bracket back in my Silverstone SG03 because of it.

So does anyone think it will be superior to the S1 with Turbo module

 

[muon]

So does anyone think it will be superior to the S1 with Turbo module

Looks pretty much the same but just with an included fan. The turbo module is pathetic though, so yes it would perform better.

 

[MacMiniBoy]

Looks pretty much the same but just with an included fan. The turbo module is pathetic though, so yes it would perform better.

to look at yes but the fact there is so much alu on the Accelero if you were to take the side of your case off and just blow on it you would drop temps by 5 degrees

 

[muon]

to look at yes but the fact there is so much alu on the Accelero if you were to take the side of your case off and just blow on it you would drop temps by 5 degrees

Ive actually tried the turbo module and a 120mm fan @7v. The turbo module doesnt come close. The 120mm fan is a good 10C better under load.

 

[Richdog]

I think these look good... certainly a better design than the turbo module for the S1, which wasn't the most secure or convenient of things.

Don't they? Thought that was the whole point!

The fans are pointing straight down towards the card... do YOU think they really look as though they are pushing air out of the chuffing case?

 

[Duke]

/pokes Yewen a bit

 

[Big.Wayne]

/pokes Yewen a bit more

 

[MacMiniBoy]

Ive actually tried the turbo module and a 120mm fan @7v. The turbo module doesnt come close. The 120mm fan is a good 10C better under load.

what did you use to fix the 120mm fan and did you put it dead center?

would a couple of 92's work better

 

[p4radox]

I hope they sell it without the fans.

 

[muon]

what did you use to fix the 120mm fan and did you put it dead center?

would a couple of 92's work better

I did at first. But then I moved the 120mm towards the end of the card and added an 80mm fan above the VRMs since they were getting a bit hot. I used cotton string to attach them. Anything which wont melt will work fine.

I hope they sell it without the fans.

Isnt it simply a slightly modified S1 if it is? 4 copper heatpipes with alumininium fins.

 

[marscay]

what did you use to fix the 120mm fan and did you put it dead center?

would a couple of 92's work better

i use a 'heli mod' 120mm on my top S1 and another 120mm blowing from the side onto both cards VRM area - holds to 50c under load with 1.3v 800/1050

considering the confined spaces and clocks/volts the temps are very nice for 2 cards under air - certainly a lot better than the turbo module would achieve.

 

[Stu]

Is the stock cooler on the 4870 genuinely trash or is it just poorly installed. I've heard of people have significantly lower temps after re-installing the stock cooler with some proper TIM.

 

[Big.Wayne]

Who said the stock cooler was trash?

And I'm not sure it's worth tasking the cooler off just to replace the stock TIM as from this review all it did was lower the GPU core temp 3°C

Maybe a HD4870 owner who has tried this can confirm.

 

[Big.Wayne]

certainly a lot better than the turbo module would achieve

Deffo! and it would seem your lower card is getting some backdraft cooling from the top fan too?

 

[MacMiniBoy]

i use a 'heli mod' 120mm on my top S1 and another 120mm blowing from the side onto both cards VRM area - holds to 50c under load with 1.3v 800/1050

considering the confined spaces and clocks/volts the temps are very nice for 2 cards under air - certainly a lot better than the turbo module would achieve.

nice any info on how to err helli mod

 

[MacMiniBoy]

I did at first. But then I moved the 120mm towards the end of the card and added an 80mm fan above the VRMs since they were getting a bit hot. I used cotton string to attach them. Anything which wont melt will work fine.



Isnt it simply a slightly modified S1 if it is? 4 copper heatpipes with
alumininium fins.

Its not as tall so it wont stick out above the card asmuch making it more SFF friendly

 

[Greebo]

Who said the stock cooler was trash?

And I'm not sure it's worth tasking the cooler off just to replace the stock TIM as from this review all it did was lower the GPU core temp 3°C

Maybe a HD4870 owner who has tried this can confirm.

It varies though. I have seen 3C to 15C. I suppose it depends how bad your card was put together as to what the gain is but until you do it, you will never know whether you are going to get 3c or 15c drop.

 

[sunderland]

just a quick question on the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev2 Passive VGA Cooler do you have the fan blowing air onto the card or drawing the air away from it and would a 120mm artic cooling fan do cheers