7970/50 Arctic Accelero Users

LtMatt · 14 Feb 2013 at 19:44

Good job and welcome to the club. Post back with your stock and overclocked temps for comparison. Include vrm temps as well plox.

If you leave it in a warm room like i did. Curing time only took 6 hours for me on my second attempt.

Frenzy · 14 Feb 2013 at 19:45

Will do!

I had a play with it today along with a generic with the stock hsf on. Results here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18488366

I warn you, it is not very organised

chipachap · 14 Feb 2013 at 19:55

Using the Phantom 820 myself, had to get a new case after I realised the card wouldn't fit in my old one

LtMatt · 14 Feb 2013 at 19:56

TIme to buy a new case then Frenzy.

Frenzy · 14 Feb 2013 at 20:05

I'll get the dremel out if I need to

I'm really too lazy and skint to build a new pc now.

LtMatt · 14 Feb 2013 at 20:07

Tommy knows all about dremels.

Confused Stu · 14 Feb 2013 at 20:27

wazza300 said:
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

Silverstone RV03. Loads of clearance and no question of issues with "GPU droop" due to weight that some people with aftermarket coolers complain about. However my temperatures are a little higher than others in this thread, so this case might not be the coolest for this style of cooler (or my card may just naturally run hotter).

tommybhoy · 15 Feb 2013 at 00:45

wazza300 said:
this thing is HUGE id have to resort to the hacksaw if I wanted to fit one of these coolers

MOOGLEYS said:
two will not without a few hacksaw mods....

Frenzy said:
I'll get the dremel out if I need to

LtMatt said:
Tommy knows all about dremels.

(Warning-there are 4 large pics in the spoiler tags and I just snipped out the best bits from the post)

tommybhoy said:
What It was like before cutting the case:

As you can see there was no way that the new cooler was going to fit.
Out came the trusty old Dremmel and I cut a hole in the tray and used some 'Blowhole Edge Trim' which OC don't stock so I had to source from elsewhere.

Tray cut out mod of my Antec P-182 case in order for them to fit:

Please note: First Take Everything Out Your Case When Cutting As Things Will Blow Up!!!

I had to remove the bottom fan holder as well in order for the cooler to fit.

In the picture above, the mb was only in the shot in order to check that the card including cooler would fit!
All done and time to go into the case:

(I have since hooked the top card up with ninja wire and it's straight now)

As you can see, the fans protrude through the hole I cut.

A view from below:

Without a doubt my favorite cards ever, my trusty old AC Extreme 6950>70's with my home made custom voltage bios and unlocked CCC limits-no mucking about with ulps.

They were mental@1GHz+ for £40 less than the price of a single 580 when bought and they utterly demolished it without breaking a sweat.

Oh the mammaries!

Always love a good bit of dremel and the banter...

...Oh and they played BF3 on full ultra@launch, they never became redundant overnight!

Frenzy · 15 Feb 2013 at 08:49

Very nice to only I thought you were going to show me something going terribly wrong

Frenzy · 15 Feb 2013 at 10:13

So I got in this morning and had a look to see if the glue had cured. It doesn't look like it has set fully.... The smaller L shape sinks can be moved very easily but nothing falls off if I hold the card vertically. Normal or not?

LtMatt · 15 Feb 2013 at 10:28

Did you leave it in warm room? If it was cold then it will take longer.

Frenzy · 15 Feb 2013 at 10:31

I imagine it was deathly cold... god dammit ><

Won't putting the HSF on then running it cure it faster due to the heat from the card?

Frenzy · 15 Feb 2013 at 10:39

I'm going to cook it using the other 7970 and running some benchmarks

MOOGLEYS · 15 Feb 2013 at 10:46

Frenzy said:
So I got in this morning and had a look to see if the glue had cured. It doesn't look like it has set fully.... The smaller L shape sinks can be moved very easily but nothing falls off if I hold the card vertically. Normal or not?

They don't set hard mine still move after a month, The outside of a static bag is conductive so putting the card on that is not ideal. A piece of card would be better.

Frenzy · 15 Feb 2013 at 11:00

Alright, replaced it with an old MCV mag cover...

MOOGLEYS · 15 Feb 2013 at 11:09

If it has had an overnight to cure I would assemble the card and run a few games on it to warm it up and help it set. Just be careful assembling as the heat sinks will be loose and easily knocked off. Like I said mine are still wobbly after a month or so it's so you can remove them as it is not a permanent bond.

chipachap · 15 Feb 2013 at 11:44

Mine took 24 hours to set properly, they don't move anymore but the stuff is designed to be removable, not like actual thermal glue where you'd pull the chip off the board if you tried to remove it. You can still move the pieces after a month, that doesn't sound right tbh!

MOOGLEYS · 15 Feb 2013 at 12:16

They move if you try. They are not loose just not stuck firm. All works OK so I'm happy....

wazza300 · 15 Feb 2013 at 12:39

what temps were you guys getting in games with a 7970 before and after with accelero fitted? just curious

MOOGLEYS · 15 Feb 2013 at 12:46

wazza300 said:
what temps were you guys getting in games with a 7970 before and after with accelero fitted? just curious

I run the fans at %50 and it remains under 65.c under load. Mine is a 7950 running at 1100/1600 with 1.1v.