7970/50 Arctic Accelero Users

[MOOGLEYS]

Its very wonky.... My ocd would have a fit if that was mine...

 

[Uncle Petey]

I don't have OCD afaik and I still couldn't live with that. Get em' straightened up pronto!

 

[panyan]

Get em' straightened up pronto!

+1

 

[LtMatt]

^^ This.

Also the heatsink on the far right, turn it so its facing sideways. Make sure that bottom heatsink on the vrm is not touching the metal plate.

 

[Frenzy]

Ah i hadnt applied the glue in the pic just showing the setup. None of the other heatsinks seem to stick to the components like the ram sinks do, is this normal?

 

[LtMatt]

Did the cooler come with a tube of glue or where there two packets you had to mix together?

 

[MOOGLEYS]

Mine are not solid stuck they remain removable but enough to hold them on. I used plenty of goop and gave it a nice long dry time to be sure...

 

[Frenzy]

Yeah i mixed a white and grey pack for 5 min then applied the paste generously, made quite a mess actually

 

[LtMatt]

Mine are not solid stuck they remain removable but enough to hold them on. I used plenty of goop and gave it a nice long dry time to be sure...

Put loads on (if its g1 and not the actually glue) and hold down for 30 seconds per heatsink. That's what i did.

Yeah i mixed a white and grey pack for 5 min then applied the paste generously, made quite a mess actually

God i wish i could get my hands on some of that stuff. Did you buy from ocuk? I've considered buying a second one just so i can get some more g1 goodness.

 

[MOOGLEYS]

Yeah i mixed a white and grey pack for 5 min then applied the paste generously, made quite a mess actually

Sounds good. Mine went everywhere but it's non conductive so all is good. Just give it at least an overnight to cure.

 

[wazza300]

what cases are you all using? this thing is HUGE id have to resort to the hacksaw if I wanted to fit one of these coolers

 

[Frenzy]

Going to leave it in the draw at work over night for curing...

I bought the cooler off the rainforest because ocuk didn't have stock and I was being impatient 10 quid premium...

 

[LtMatt]

That bottom heatsink looks like its touching the metal. If it is the card might short then you have an expensive paper weight.

 

[Frenzy]

The bottom ramsink? I put in a gap now, it was touching... I didn't realise it could short like that...

Btw why dont people just place the rest of the heatsinks randomly on the card?

 

[LtMatt]

The bottom ramsink? I put in a gap now, it was touching... I didn't realise it could short like that...

The heatsinks must never touch the main base of the cooler, just remember that. Did you use the insulation strips to protect the vrms ? There are 3 locations to protect. Its debatable if you need to protect all 3, but i did. If you look further back in the thread Moogleys posted a picture. I think i might have as well.

 

[MOOGLEYS]

what cases are you all using? this thing is HUGE id have to resort to the hacksaw if I wanted to fit one of these coolers

I have a Fractal Arc midi. One fits with the top drive bay removed but two will not without a few hacksaw mods....

 

[Frenzy]

I put 2 strips one side and one stripe the other like so

 

[LtMatt]

Perfect. There is also a vrm on the top left corner, where the skinny heatsink meets the tall one. However i don't think its essential to put a strip there but i did just in case. I know others in this thread didn't so you should be ok.

 

[Frenzy]

Excellent, thanks mat and moog. Hopefully I'll have it running tomorrow!

 

[Frenzy]

what cases are you all using? this thing is HUGE id have to resort to the hacksaw if I wanted to fit one of these coolers

I haven't even checked if it fits in my case
I like to live dangerously...

Using the NZXT phantom though.