7970/50 Arctic Accelero Users

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:08

Look what i found

http://www.overclock.net/t/1297766/alternative-to-g1-thermal-glue

I can't believe they sent some out for him and not me. I'm going to have to contact them again! :mad:

TaKeN · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:17

That is annoying Matt

On another note, got home for lunch. Booted up pc.. locks up with black screen. Won't boot.

So I removed the card and took the cooler off. A couple of the heatsinks were too close to some electrical parts at the top left of the card. So I gently moved them across slightly.

Starting to regret fitting the cooler now!! I've just played ten minutes of FarCry 3 without issue. But only time will tell if I've fluffed this install.

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:22

TaKeN said:
That is annoying Matt

On another note, got home for lunch. Booted up pc.. locks up with black screen. Won't boot.

So I removed the card and took the cooler off. A couple of the heatsinks were too close to some electrical parts at the top left of the card. So I gently moved them across slightly.

Starting to regret fitting the cooler now!! I've just played ten minutes of FarCry 3 without issue. But only time will tell if I've fluffed this install.

I know Taken, i bet they will deny it now as well. I've sent them the link to that thread incase Daniel tries to deny it. I'm going to badger them and hope they pull their finger out. Gits!

What were your temps like? If you have sleeping dogs id advise on having a good long go on that.

If the card works now then im sure you'll be ok, but moving those heatsinks will probaly cost you at least a few c. If it was the GDDR heatsinks, or the heatsinks on the left of the card, i wouldn't worry too much.

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:30

I'd be interested if all of my Accelero brothers could post up some of their gpu/vrm temps while playing sleeping dogs for 30 minutes. Vsync on, 1080p or 1440p, highest possible settings but SSAA on High instead of extreme. If you could leave you card on stock voltage, or as close to that as possible, run clocks of 1125/1563, or as close to that as possible so i can compare my temps.

This is what i got

I have to say the vrm temp is mostly between 72-74c. It goes up to 75c in daytime at one specific part of the second city. Not sure why, maybe that part is very heavy on the compute SSAA. Anyway if anyone could take the time to post their results, id be grateful. :cool:

THE FAN RPM and Voltage reported are both incorrect. I've noticed that HWINFO never reports the correct values for these. My voltage was 1.112 in afterburner.

TaKeN · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:31

Temps are fine. 45 on the core playing fc3. Must be something shorting out somewhere arghh

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:34

TaKeN said:
Temps are fine. 45 on the core playing fc3. Must be something shorting out somewhere arghh

That sounds about right give your low clocks and game time. Why do you think something is still shorting?

TaKeN · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:38

Just worried that it will break.

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:44

TaKeN said:
Just worried that it will break.

If it was going to break it would have done by now when you let the heatsinks touch the base plate. Relax and enjoy...

And post your sleepin dogs temps.

tommybhoy · 4 Jan 2013 at 14:55

Yep, if you shorted it, that would be it dead first time, it wouldn't have booted up at all.

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 15:10

tommybhoy said:
Yep, if you shorted it, that would be it dead first time, it wouldn't have booted up at all.

Amen.

P.s Don't forget your sleeping dogs temps tommy.

tommybhoy · 4 Jan 2013 at 15:19

LtMatt said:
P.s Don't forget your sleeping dogs temps tommy.

I'll see what I can do about SD temps, though I can't get anywhere near my rig right now, between my boy being cracked up with Minecraft and the leash round my neck right now as the missus is still on holiday and stays up later than usual, it may be a while. :eek:

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 15:34

tommybhoy said:
I'll see what I can do about SD temps, though I can't get anywhere near my rig right now, between my boy being cracked up with Minecraft and the leash round my neck right now as the missus is still on holiday and stays up later than usual, it may be a while.

Damn i thought you were about to share a kinky bondage story with us.

Sleeping dogs temps whenever you're ready mate.

Five.Stars · 4 Jan 2013 at 16:05

LtMatt said:
I'd be interested if all of my Accelero brothers could post up some of their gpu/vrm temps while playing sleeping dogs for 30 minutes. Vsync on, 1080p or 1440p, highest possible settings but SSAA on High instead of extreme. If you could leave you card on stock voltage, or as close to that as possible, run clocks of 1125/1563, or as close to that as possible so i can compare my temps.

This is what i got

I have to say the vrm temp is mostly between 72-74c. It goes up to 75c in daytime at one specific part of the second city. Not sure why, maybe that part is very heavy on the compute SSAA. Anyway if anyone could take the time to post their results, id be grateful. THE FAN RPM and Voltage reported are both incorrect. I've noticed that HWINFO never reports the correct values for these. My voltage was 1.112 in afterburner.

Which program is that you are using for monitoring Matt? I only use gpu-z and hwmonitor (which looks similar, but doesnt have as much gpu details).

If you can link me to that program I will give it a shot at those setting over weekend and post results in here.

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 16:09

That is using HWINFO Fire.

I'm playing sleeping dogs again, since its been a week or so since i ran those last temps. I think my temps may have dropped a few c, i will repost my results shortly.

LtMatt · 4 Jan 2013 at 16:32

I seem to have gained a few C by changing my top 200mm fan round to one that runs 100rpm faster. Moving my two pci-e cables away from the card, they come down from above at angle, previously they were coming in front of the 3rd fan, possibly blocking some of the air.

Finally i unscrewed the card from the bracket as i wanted to make sure that no heatsinks had slipped off. They hadn't but when i screwed it back in i pushed up against the fans and i noticed that i had much less slant on the pcb this time. Maybe that made the difference i don't know, but one of those three things has knocked 4-5c off my temps. 71c was the peak this time before it dropped lower, but before the peak was 75, this time it spent most time between 67-69c.

That seems pretty good to me, will see what you guys come back with. This was with the Accelero at 100% and my two 200mm fans at 100%. All those still sound much quieter than the reference fan at 50%. Room temp was 25c.

TaKeN · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:05

Matt.. I think you should take a look at the Fujipoly Ultra Extreme System Builder Thermal Pads. These look like they'd work well.

Not sure how sticky they are though? I used a hairdryer to warm the adhesive up last time I removed ram sinks.. I haven't had the Fujipoly stuff though.

LtMatt · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:36

TaKeN said:
Matt.. I think you should take a look at the fujifilm thermal pads. These look like they'd work well.

These things?

http://www.fujipoly.com/products/sarcon-thermal-management-components/88.html

TaKeN · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:43

Fujipoly Ultra Extreme System Builder Thermal Pad - 60 x 50 x 1.5 - Thermal Conductivity 17.0 W/mK

Google it!

LtMatt · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:49

TaKeN said:
Fujipoly Ultra Extreme System Builder Thermal Pad - 60 x 50 x 1.5 - Thermal Conductivity 17.0 W/mK

Google it!

17.0 W/mk

Can you buy it over here though?

TaKeN · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:52

1.5mm is too thick for the stock cooler from what I've googled.

We'd probably be best off with 1mm, I don't know if you can get it over here. From what I've read it's used in laser PCB applications

Order some from the states and have a play!