Lol oh Petey.
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7970/50 Arctic Accelero Users
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Got those heatsinks yet?
I didn't click your spoiler earlier, must have missed it.
No, they didn't arrive sadly. Should be here tomorrow though. I've ordered two cans of this as well in preparation. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-083-OE
Everything has arrived. I have to say the cooper sinks are smaller than i was expecting.
Holding these copper sinks up to the ones ive already got on there, im not sure how much, if any, difference these will make. I will try anyway though as ill just swap it back if it doesn't work out.
That's what im thinking tommy. Well ive taken the vrm heatsinks off. Man, g1 everywhere on the pcb. This is gonna take some cleaning up. The downside of g1 i guess. I have to say i did a sterling job, the heatsinks were stuck pretty firmly to the vrms.
That is a spare set, i ordered them from HK as last time i did this i improvised with akasa tape.
I haven't touched them yet. Though i might have to neck them both quickly to help clear up the g1. This is where im at so far. Gonna try a hair drier to warm the g1 up so i can get it out of those nooks and crannies easier.
That will be my next port of call Pete.
That is a spare set, i ordered them from HK as last time i did this i improvised with akasa tape.
I haven't touched them yet. Though i might have to neck them both quickly to help clear up the g1. This is where im at so far. Gonna try a hair drier to warm the g1 up so i can get it out of those nooks and crannies easier.
That will be my next port of call Pete.
Having lots of trouble getting the tape off the thing to stick on to the vrms. Had to use the tweezers.
houston we have a problem!
i don't have enough, need two more for the vrm on the left!! Will have to use some akasa tape and stick a accelero sink on that one for now.
i don't have enough, need two more for the vrm on the left!! Will have to use some akasa tape and stick a accelero sink on that one for now.
Managed to squeeze one of the large L shapred sinks in the top left corner. Is that safe? Its touching the mofset.
No i don't. I have insulation tape protecting the metal part of the mofset though as i do on the right side.
Well because that small one was pathetic.
I could use the longer version of the thin one. However i managed to get that L shaped one in and seeing as it has more surface area i thought it would cool better.
It does look lob sided but its sitting in there comfortably held down by akasa tape.
What do you think? That looks pretty close. 
I'm gonna have to do that i think Tommy. Its too close. I'll take it apart and try bending the fins a bit. Damn good thinking tommy. Wish you were here with your dremel tbh.
Won't i short the card if they touch?
Sorry. I was just asking Tommy if it was safe for them to be touching the main heatsink, but since you'd already asked...
Ahh roger that soldier. Well i was under the impression its not safe and would short the card. But i don't know for sure. If it won't then i don't really need to bend the fins. I have to say though i just tried on one and they do bend really easily.
The AC heatsink literally holds my chunky Alpenfohn heatsink firmly in place on my DD, I don't think it would stay on otherwise it's that heavy-without using glue.
It's not pushing down on the heatsink onto the vrms though, my guestimation/hand/eye/dremel job resulted in a perfect fit.
Well im not going to take any risks so ill bench the fins out of the way.
Well good news lads the gpu turned on ok.
I won't lie my heart was in my mouth. Now to see if its made a difference.
I won't lie my heart was in my mouth. Now to see if its made a difference.
Idle temps, here comes the moment of truth.
Uplay updated and now farcry 3 crashes as soon as i try to load it. That was the only thing i could compare my temps to for now Lol. Typical.
I don't have that installed any more.
However i found this post here http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23767974&postcount=380 and i have that installed so will run it now and see how it compares.
However i found this post here http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23767974&postcount=380 and i have that installed so will run it now and see how it compares.
Here are the results.
Using G1 + AC Sinks
Using the Copper Sinks +L Shaped AC Sink on VRm left
VRM seems identical. Everything else is better. I think i might improve vrm if i put a whole line of akasa tape over the vrms instead of those little squares. Also one of the vrm sinks didn't stick very well and fell off a few times but its on at the moment. Might take it apart and use akasa tape.
Using G1 + AC Sinks
Using the Copper Sinks +L Shaped AC Sink on VRm left
VRM seems identical. Everything else is better. I think i might improve vrm if i put a whole line of akasa tape over the vrms instead of those little squares. Also one of the vrm sinks didn't stick very well and fell off a few times but its on at the moment. Might take it apart and use akasa tape.
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