7970/50 Arctic Accelero Users

BS Dave · 26 Apr 2013 at 15:52

LtMatt said:
I'm also fed up of fiddling, with what i have planned i shouldn't have to fiddle ever again once ive got things setup properly.

Whatever you say Matt

wazza300 · 26 Apr 2013 at 15:54

im surprised it hasn't dropped off ...keep fiddling :eek:

LtMatt · 26 Apr 2013 at 15:57

BS Dave said:
Whatever you say Matt

wazza300 said:
im surprised it hasn't dropped off ...keep fiddling

Are we talking about My Accelero or something else?

I know no one believes me but my fiddling days are coming to and end. Just you wait and see!

wazza300 · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:05

im talking bout your large piece of equipment :eek:

LtMatt · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:07

wazza300 said:
im talking bout your large piece of equipment

It certainly is a weapon of mass destruction that can go off at any time. :cool:

panyan · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:11

LtMatt said:
Are we talking about My Accelero or something else?

wazza300 said:
im talking bout your large piece of equipment

get a room

wazza300 · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:13

haha

have you don't your's yet panyan?

LtMatt · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:16

I've managed to source a 7970 Hybrid via arctic. Its pretty cheap actually £90 but the shipping drives the cost up to £124. Three day shipping though instead of the 6-8 day if you do it through their website.

Btw panyan they have them available on their website now so you can order directly now. Worked out to about £150 via their website though with slow delivery.

wazza300 · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:18

that's a good price considering what I quoted,my mate messaged back and they charge 6% transfer fees thru pp so it wouldn't have been worth it

LtMatt · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:21

wazza300 said:
that's a good price considering what I quoted,my mate messaged back and they charge 6% transfer fees thru pp so it wouldn't have been worth it

Yeah thanks for trying. This is by far the cheapest way i could have done it, still paying an extra £15 than i would if i got it from the uk but its better than nothing.

Big thanks to Gelly as well. He has given me his Accelero for free so i will have a brand new (well used once) Accelero Xtreme as a spare should anything go wrong with the Hybrid. I'll be glad to ditch my old accelero, i regret messing about with the fins im convinced i did more bad than good.

panyan · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:28

wazza300 said:
have you don't your's yet panyan?

I installed it with tape the other day but the VRMS were hitting 100c with an overclock so this morning i changed to the thermal adhesive - now they are cooler

LtMatt said:
Btw panyan they have them available on their website now so you can order directly now. Worked out to about £150 via their website though with slow delivery.

they have what available? i dont remember what i asked

LtMatt · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:36

panyan said:
I installed it with tape the other day but the VRMS were hitting 100c with an overclock so this morning i changed to the thermal adhesive - now they are cooler

they have what available? i dont remember what i asked

Oh i thought it was you that wanted the Hybrid 7970.

panyan · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:57

LtMatt said:
Oh i thought it was you that wanted the Hybrid 7970

no sir - if i was going to use an all-in-one watercooler on a gpu id use a Sigma_Cool bracket

LtMatt · 26 Apr 2013 at 16:59

panyan said:
no sir - if i was going to use an all-in-one watercooler on a gpu id use a Sigma_Cool bracket

Yeah I've seen those. I prefer the look of this.

wazza300 · 29 Apr 2013 at 13:59

th3illusiveman said:
My awesome luck never ends. Turns out my RMA replacement card was DOA. I took it out of the box and plugged it in and nada. Tried everything to get it working and nothing worked. Anyways i talked to them and they were supposed to pay for the shipping but for some reason the don't do it for Canadians for another $30 for that. Anyways to make up for this they said they would give me a brand new card that they were sending to the stores instead, an AX7970 3GBD5-2DHV3 and it comes with a completely different VRM configuration.

Wazza300 i think i may be getting a Powercolor card with the same VRM configuration as yours. How did you place your heatsinks? Also how do i order the conductive tape? I kinda threw mine out.

looks like the permanent adhesive will be permanent on these types of vrms...

have you fitted your cooler yet?? :confused:

LtMatt · 1 May 2013 at 07:14

Pdscoelho said:
My bro bought one a few weeks back but I see they're sold out...

How did you bro get on with the Accelero Hybrid and what did it do for his vrm temps?

bertybenno · 2 May 2013 at 11:14

You still thinking of getting a Hybird then matt, some reviews i read say the installation is tricky,

LtMatt · 2 May 2013 at 11:34

bertybenno said:
You still thinking of getting a Hybird then matt, some reviews i read say the installation is tricky,

I've installed the Accelero Xtreme about 20 times so im hoping that experience will stand me in good stead. I've also perfected the art of removing the permanent adhesive from my vrm's and vram chips using nothing more than pliers, lighter fluid and gentle wiggling. I'm ready for this tricky install. :cool:

Hybrid should arrive sometime next week hopefully.

MOOGLEYS · 2 May 2013 at 11:37

using nothing more than pliers, lighter fluid and gentle wiggling

LtMatt · 2 May 2013 at 11:40

MOOGLEYS said:

It works on the Accelero glue and the Peter glue. Not sure it would work on that stuff you used though Moog. I've heard that stuff really is permanent.