Accelero Xtreme IV with R9 290

[theaterix]

Do I only need to buy the cooler and thats it? No VRMS?
I have the reference 290, just need a better cooler as its stupidly loud, and thought it would be a good idea to match my new PC

 

[Dave2150]

Do I only need to buy the cooler and thats it? No VRMS?
I have the reference 290, just need a better cooler as its stupidly loud, and thought it would be a good idea to match my new PC

I'd definitely get VRM heatsinks as well as the Accelero IV. The 290's VRM's need cooling, or you'll run into problems for sure.

Here's a detailed post of someone fitting the Accelero IV to a reference 290 - they used small heatsinks on the VRMS etc:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2385368

Even with the heatsinks his VRM's got to 77dc, without your looking at 100+dc.

 

[ICDP]

Do I only need to buy the cooler and thats it? No VRMS?
I have the reference 290, just need a better cooler as its stupidly loud, and thought it would be a good idea to match my new PC

Save the money you would spend on such an expensive and difficult to install cooler cooler and sell the reference 290. With the money saved on the cooler and the second hand price for the 290 you should end up with about £180-£200 to spend. You could go for a second hand 290 with custom AIB for the same money. Or go with a brand new 390 for £230 ish.

Don't start messing with aftermarket coolers.

 

[theaterix]

Save the money you would spend on such an expensive and difficult to install cooler cooler and sell the reference 290. With the money saved on the cooler and the second hand price for the 290 you should end up with about £180-£200 to spend. You could go for a second hand 290 with custom AIB for the same money. Or go with a brand new 390 for £230 ish.

Don't start messing with aftermarket coolers.

Thing is, with selling I run so many risks, and the Bay is full of scum that scam, and the fees just are not appealing...

 

[theaterix]

I could either get the Xtreme IV or the HG10/Kraken G10 and then a compatible watercooler, but if I got the HG10, chances are i could use the H100 with it, if it still works, but wont the reference cooler still make it loud as poop??

 

[Confused Stu]

The Xtreme IV uses the same rear plate cooler as the Hybrid II I'm running, it does very well at cooling the VRMs and memory, but I still attached some VRM heatsinks because for what they cost (about £6 I think) it seemed silly not to.

The Arctic coolers are excellent, and you won't be sorry if you go that way on a 290, so long as you have nothing in the PCI-E slot above your GPU, or a 140mm CPU heatsink or the heatsink won't fit. The HG10 should still be pretty quiet as although it uses the reference fan it should never spool up beyond minimum speed so won't be noisy. Haven't tried one myself but most feedback I've seen online for them is positive.

 

[theaterix]

The Xtreme IV uses the same rear plate cooler as the Hybrid II I'm running, it does very well at cooling the VRMs and memory, but I still attached some VRM heatsinks because for what they cost (about £6 I think) it seemed silly not to.

The Arctic coolers are excellent, and you won't be sorry if you go that way on a 290, so long as you have nothing in the PCI-E slot above your GPU, or a 140mm CPU heatsink or the heatsink won't fit. The HG10 should still be pretty quiet as although it uses the reference fan it should never spool up beyond minimum speed so won't be noisy. Haven't tried one myself but most feedback I've seen online for them is positive.

All I will ever have in my PCI slots is my wireless card
Still so stuck on what to choose... I have my Corsair H100 sitting round after i get my AsTek 240mm for my 5820k, although I am currently questioning how well it works still, so I was thinking HG10 JUST for that reason...
I am currently between the Accelero or the HG10...

 

[tommybhoy]

Depending if your looking for proper silent air cooled-AC IV and vrm sinks.

My old 290X Modded Xtreme sat@59c stock silent.

Miss that card now, and the one on top

Ahhh, and that modded and abused custom 5870 Xtreme is sitting doing nothing.

Been on a fair old trip 5870>6970>7970>7950>290X 24/7, not bad for £29 back in the day.

The HG10 should still be pretty quiet as although it uses the reference fan it should never spool up beyond minimum speed so won't be noisy.

Anyone got a HG10 to shed any light on the blower noise?

The vrms are still going flat out delivering power to the (cooler)core-mine ran ~80c@stock/~100c@1100MHz when I had them but mine was on custom curve for minimal noise.

 

[theaterix]

Depending if your looking for proper silent air cooled-AC IV and vrm sinks.

My old 290X Modded Xtreme sat@59c stock silent.

Miss that card now, and the one on top

Ahhh, and that modded and abused custom 5870 Xtreme is sitting doing nothing.

Been on a fair old trip 5870>6970>7970>7950>290X 24/7, not bad for £29 back in the day.



Anyone got a HG10 to shed any light on the blower noise?

The vrms are still going flat out delivering power to the (cooler)core-mine ran ~80c@stock/~100c@1100MHz when I had them but mine was on custom curve for minimal noise.

How many heatsinks would I need to buy? 16? OCUK WHY YOU NO STOCK 16 huh?!?!
Surely that would just be sensible bearing in mind 99% of these that are sold are probs for 290's...
Oh well, I can get one for £45 for the IV that is for the 290 so its not too bad, but what would I rather, a game or a GPU cooler that will stop me going crazy with that STUPDILY LOUD AEROPLANE IN MY PC... I think you know

 

[tommybhoy]

Gelid Solutions AMD R290 290X Enhancement Kit

http://gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=1&cid=13&id=108

Every sink you need and the easiest vrm to fit as it screws in and doesn't need tape/glue, but when fitting vrm sinks to 290's if you don't isolate components, you can short it:

Spoiler

When fitting any heatsinks to the vrms(small flat silver bank next to the end yellow line), use electrical tape and completely isolate all of it-you have been warned.

If you go this route, download 7970 Xtreme fitting guide, it'll show you where to find the vram vrm(and you need to be careful with that one too.

Good luck what ever way you go, keep us updated please and show us your build.

 

[Confused Stu]

I went with the Gelid "ENHANCEMENT KIT OF REV. 2 ICY VISION FOR AMD R9 290 / 290X" to cool my VRMs, but Google doesn't show up anywhere obvious with any in stock at the moment (the place I bought from is listed as expected late January). Maybe you'll have better luck tracking them down as they fit perfectly and are very cheap. I left my RAM chips cooled by the Accelero backplate only and didn't bother getting any extra heatsinks for those. I was going for quiet at pretty much stock clocks (1000 core, 1250 memory) rather than chasing overclocks and this has been more than enough cooling for me.

EDIT - too slow typing on my phone, Tommy beat me to the punch!

 

[theaterix]

Gelid Solutions AMD R290 290X Enhancement Kit


http://gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=1&cid=13&id=108

Every sink you need and the easiest vrm to fit as it screws in and doesn't need tape/glue, but when fitting vrm sinks to 290's if you don't isolate components, you can short it:

When fitting any heatsinks to the vrms(small flat silver bank next to the end yellow line), use electrical tape and completely isolate all of it-you have been warned.

If you go this route, download 7970 Xtreme fitting guide, it'll show you where to find the vram vrm(and you need to be careful with that one too.
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Good luck what ever way you go, keep us updated please and show us your build.

Cant find any, anywhere... Poop...

 

[tommybhoy]

I went with the Gelid "ENHANCEMENT KIT OF REV. 2 ICY VISION FOR AMD R9 290 / 290X" to cool my VRMs, but Google doesn't show up anywhere obvious with any in stock at the moment (the place I bought from is listed as expected late January). Maybe you'll have better luck tracking them down as they fit perfectly and are very cheap. I left my RAM chips cooled by the Accelero backplate only and didn't bother getting any extra heatsinks for those. I was going for quiet at pretty much stock clocks (1000 core, 1250 memory) rather than chasing overclocks and this has been more than enough cooling for me.

EDIT - too slow typing on my phone, Tommy beat me to the punch!

Ha,

That's where I saw the kit, fleabay if you don't want to wait.

1100 core, 1350 memory is nice and stable wee boost.

 

[theaterix]

Ha,

That's where I saw the kit, fleabay if you don't want to wait.

1100 core, 1350 memory is nice and stable wee boost.

They are all from the US

 

[ICDP]

Thing is, with selling I run so many risks, and the Bay is full of scum that scam, and the fees just are not appealing...

I do agree it has become an absolute mess on ebay for sellers and buyers recently. My last 3 experiences buying and selling on ebay turned in to nightmares due to scammers and morons.

One seller didn't send the item. Had to get a refund from ebay
One seller refused to accept the item he sent was faulty. I had to open a paypal dispute for that one and waited 3 weeks for my refund.
One buyer claimed the item I sent was faulty two weeks after leaving positive feedback saying the item was perfect and I was a great seller.

Thankfully ebay is not the only way to sell your unwanted hardware.

 

[theaterix]

I do agree it has become an absolute mess on ebay for sellers and buyers recently. My last 3 experiences buying and selling on ebay turned in to nightmares due to scammers and morons.

One seller didn't send the item. Had to get a refund from ebay
One seller refused to accept the item he sent was faulty. I had to open a paypal dispute for that one and waited 3 weeks for my refund.
One buyer claimed the item I sent was faulty two weeks after leaving positive feedback saying the item was perfect and I was a great seller.

Thankfully ebay is not the only way to sell your unwanted hardware.

My last 3 are:
Sold a 7870 - The guy was a bit of a tool and hadn't plugged the PCI connector in and claimed it didnt work and wouldnt listen to help and opened a case on ebay before even asking, but why buy a GPU if you have no clue about how to plug it in lmao
Sold 15 million fifa coins - Sold a few million for about £80 and then another guy bought a ton and claimed unauthorized access and ebay gave him the money back
Bought fifa 16 - Guy was a scammer and sold thousands of games (latest releases) for about £30 each and never replied to messages and closed his account and luckily PayPal held his money!

So hopefully you can now see why im so skeptical...
Luckily my G27 and Stand sold perfectly, but I imagine i just got the luck of the draw of decent people and not silly nincompoop scammers and tools...

 

[ICDP]

You are not far off 1000 posts and could sell on MM. Or put at least put it on Gumtree for a few days to see if someone local shows an interest.

My experience with aftermarket air coolers such as Accelero Xtreme, Alpenphon and Gelid was that VRM cooling was poor at best and at worst was down right atrocious. Yes they are much quitter at stock but a decent AIB air cooling version will give much better results.