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Arctic Accelero for 7970?? Any good?

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i'm currently on a reference 7970 running at 1100/1575 in CCC stock fan profile.

I know my card can OC to 1200/1650 in afterburner at 1.181 volts but i need to keep it below 63 degrees to do it, which mean having the stock fan up as high as 55% which is really noisy

Does anyone else have an accelero on their 7970? How has it affected your temps/overclocks?

In currently on the 12.9 betas which are great in BF3, and work with CoHs (only games i play) but i've heard there may be some problems with them and afterburner...

Anyone?
 
I use the triple fan version Accelero 7970 and the highest temps I get are 52 degrees - most of the time it hovers around 46 degrees whilst gaming and 29/30 on idle.
Needless to say it's also extremely quiet.
These temps are with 1050/1500, but it can definitely go a lot higher.
:)
 
That's the one i'd get. Basically i want to be able to get that overclock - maybe better - and for it to be quiet too

I'm quite happy with the noise of the fan as it is at 1100/1575, i only can't stand it at 55% - loud!
 
are these things worth getting if you have third party cooling on your card already or are they more suited to the reference 7950/7970?
 
KompuKare said:
Coincidentally THG just did a review of both the Accelero Extreme and this Dracula for the 7970:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/dracula-7970-accelero-xtreme-7970-review,review-32538-7.html

The both cool better and are quieter vs reference but the review did not have custom AIB coolers there. Not impressed with the skewed noise graph: starting a graph at 40DBA is not honest!
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I would take reviews from sites like this with a pinch of salt they only used two 92mm fans well that's just a pointless comparison right there there's just no way the accelero is beating the Alpenföhn Peter (aka dracula) with 2x 120mm fans bunged on there the acceleros use their own cruddy little fans
If you have any old fans lying about and don't plan on going xfire or don't mind buying a couple of cheapo 120mm fans then the peter is the better cooler imo it comes with superior heatsinks too especially the voltage regulator heatsink the acceleros just come with a bunch of puny heatsinks not really up to the task of cooling vrm's

what sort of review for gpu coolers doesn't even mention vrm temperatures lol
 
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Nonsense, try doing this with Alpenföhn Peters:

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I've been using them since the 5870 and they have/are doing a wonderful job.

Do you use either, considering that your saying the AC's are rubbish?

I agree on the supplied heatsinks on the 79* Extreme, especially the vrm ones, they could have supplied a bigger vrm heatsink that could be fastned into the PCB holes.

They are pathetic in comparison to the ones found on the older AC 5870 Extremes that was used above, the new ones are lighter and thinner/cheap and nasty.
 
Using big fans on the peter is pointless, as half the air completely misses the heatsink. 92mm fans like the ones on the arctic are just right. If you wanted a gpu cooler where you can use your own fans the prolimatech mk-26 is a better choice (although looking at the review posted by ace-modder on ocuk, my zalman vf3000f performs better)

look what arrived today tommy :)

http://i46.tinypic.com/5v7ps2.jpg
 
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No I am saying for the sake of a few quid more i'd much rather buy the dracula or even shaman if it fits it's better quality I just think the accelero is overpriced at £50 considering you get 3 crummy low cfm fans and substandard heatsinks I am not saying they are rubbish I have loved my accelero's over the years but they are meant to be all about budget cooling solutions but what they have done is kept all the low cost parts and bumped the price to £50+ either cooler will be good but I couldn't bring myself to pay £50 for one I'd rather pay £5 more for the peter seeing as it comes with better heatsinks.So basically I am saying i don't think the accelero extreme is worth £50.

That's like saying 140mm fans are wasted on a noctua d14 or silver arrow as 120mm is the correct size.
 
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tommybhoy said:
Nonsense, try doing this with Alpenföhn Peters:

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I've been using them since the 5870 and they have/are doing a wonderful job.

Do you use either, considering that your saying the AC's are rubbish?

I agree on the supplied heatsinks on the 79* Extreme, especially the vrm ones, they could have supplied a bigger vrm heatsink that could be fastned into the PCB holes.

They are pathetic in comparison to the ones found on the older AC 5870 Extremes that was used above, the new ones are lighter and thinner/cheap and nasty.
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How hot is that top card getting out of interest and btw I already said "if you dont plan on going xfire" I bet that top cards vrm is hitting 80-90c because the heatsinks they provide are not up to the task not knocking them at all I love accelero but they are bunging budget parts in with a £50 cooler thus i personally don't think it's worth £50.
 
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C64 said:
I just think the accelero is overpriced at £50 considering you get 3 crummy low cfm fans and substandard heatsinks I am not saying they are rubbish I have loved my accelero's over the years but they are meant to be all about budget cooling solutions but what they have done is kept all the low cost parts and bumped the price to £50+
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It's went up ~£10 over 3 years while the heatsinks have been gimped.

The fans are more than up to the task of cooling the gpu very well while being extremely quiet all the way up to 75%(if you can here it at all still) in conjunction with low spinning case fans at the same time with CCC controlling fan speeds, something most coolers don't do.

C64 said:
How hot is that top card getting out of interest and btw I already said "if you dont plan on going xfire" I bet that top cards vrm is hitting 80-90c because the heatsinks they provide are not up to the task not knocking them at all I love accelero but they are bunging budget parts in with a £50 cooler thus i personally don't think it's worth £50.
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On the 6950's, the heatsinks over the vrms were thermalright ones as the 5870 Extreme vrm cooler was a different fitting from the 6950's.

Temps were only +3-5c over whatever the core reached, however the vram sinks from the 5870 Extreme were much better/heavier in comparison to what you get now.

The 5870 extremes done me all right for 2½ years+ over two series of cards and one of them is still going strong in another system.

Between the AC's and the Peter, there is only one winner, but for me I still wouldn't change it for a Peter as your ruled out of CrossFire, two good quality quiet fans are an extra expense and you need an adapter to use the pcb fan header for auto fan profiles(if it isn't supplied).

There is a place for both of them.

:)
 
For me, although I'd love to get a gpu cooler to match my Alpenfohn K2 (especially one which shares my name lol), losing 5 slots for the privilege isn't happening as I'd have to say bye bye to my Xonar plus the fan bracket is foul imo.

The Prolimatech MK-26 looked to be the perfect solution until I noticed the position of the contact plate.
7950/7970 gpu cores are in the centre of the card and the MK-26 plate is near the edge of the cooler meaning that about a third of the card would be left uncovered and that the heatsink would require even more case clearance. Bugger...

Looks like an Accelero then.
Might get an Alpenfohn heatsink kit and use all the ones that fit with an Accelero (should be most except the long, tall one). Might not have to wait 5hrs for the glue to set with those either.

Btw, at a core temp of 73C, my VRM 1+2 temps were about 81C/61C with the Sapphire dual-x cooler. I can't see it being any worse with an Accelero.

Dual-X coolers aren't anywhere near as silent as some would have you believe btw.
 
Uncle Petey said:
For me, although I'd love to get a gpu cooler to match my Alpenfohn K2 (especially one which shares my name lol), losing 5 slots for the privilege isn't happening as I'd have to say bye bye to my Xonar plus the fan bracket is foul imo.

The Prolimatech MK-26 looked to be the perfect solution until I noticed the position of the contact plate.
7950/7970 gpu cores are in the centre of the card and the MK-26 plate is near the edge of the cooler meaning that about a third of the card would be left uncovered and that the heatsink would require even more case clearance. Bugger...

Looks like an Accelero then.
Might get an Alpenfohn heatsink kit and use all the ones that fit with an Accelero (should be most except the long, tall one). Might not have to wait 5hrs for the glue to set with those either.

Btw, at a core temp of 73C, my VRM 1+2 temps were about 81C/61C with the Sapphire dual-x cooler. I can't see it being any worse with an Accelero.

Dual-X coolers aren't anywhere near as silent as some would have you believe btw.
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yea good idea to get the heatsink kit
 
Ok, so this is the latest in my totally unnecessary upgrade/tinkering plans.

Since I want something like the Peter or MK-26 but can't use either due to weird fitting options, I've been thinking about possibly combining their benefits with the Accelero.
Basically, I'd remove the Accelero's fans/shroud and use it's heatsink in conjunction with the Alpenfohn PCI fan bracket (used with the Peter) and a couple of 140mm fans.
Also, I'd be using the arguably better Alpenfohn VRM/RAM heatsinks where applicable.
It should take up 4 slots which is just about acceptable to me (Card/heatsink-2. Bracket/Fans-2)

As I said, this is almost totally unnecessary, but I reckon the results would be pretty damn good plus it looks like fun :D.
I did consider removing the shroud and fans from the Sapphire cooler and using it's heatsink, but after closer inspection it's about 30mm narrow than the Accelero and I'd prefer to replace the chip heatsinks too.

I know it's not exactly cost-effective and I'd be invalidating warranties all over the place, but why the hell not apart from all the obvious reasons? :)


YOUR BASKET
1 x Arctic Accelero Xtreme 7970/7950 VGA Cooler £49.99
1 x Alpenföhn Passive DRAM / VRAM Chip Coolers £11.99
1 x Alpenföhn PCI-Slot Fan Bracket System £11.99
Total : £82.67 (includes shipping : £7.25).



Inb4 'Just get the Arctic you silly div' ;)
 
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