Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA Cooler

[tommybhoy]

Arctic Readies the Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA Cooler

'The soon-to-be-released Radeon HD 7970 is certainly getting its share of waterblocks but there are also air-based custom coolers coming for AMD's flagship card. One of them is Arctic's Accelero Xtreme 7970 which measures 288 (L) x 104 (W) x 54 (H) mm, weights 653 grams, and features 84 aluminum fins, five 6 mm copper heatpipes, a copper base, and three 92 mm PWM fans that work at 900 to 2000 RPM.

Arctic's cooler comes with pre-applied MX-4 thermal compound, is CrossFireX compatible, and is backed by a six-year warranty. The Accelero Xtreme 7970 costs $97.95 / €73.83 and is set to become available on January 31st.'

http://www.techpowerup.com/158024/Arctic-Readies-the-Accelero-Xtreme-7970-VGA-Cooler.html

I'm guessing since it's the same cooler as the AC Extreme 5870/Extreme 2, 2 in CrossFire would look the same as my 6950>70's in CrossFire:

 

[BaDBoY_uK]

Crossfire compatible too? At last!!!

 

[tommybhoy]

^
The Accelero Xtreme always has been as long as you have a 3 slots for each gpu.

 

[steve1873]

I might be tempted by this, but my only concern would be it doesn't appear to vent outside the case. Is this correct?

And if I decide to crossfire in future it would pose a problem as my current mobo only has 2 slots seperating the cards so there is minimal room. One of the reasons I am looking to go back to a 1 card solution.

 

[Bobisuruncle54]

Arctic Readies the Accelero Xtreme 7970 VGA Cooler

'The soon-to-be-released Radeon HD 7970 is certainly getting its share of waterblocks but there are also air-based custom coolers coming for AMD's flagship card. One of them is Arctic's Accelero Xtreme 7970 which measures 288 (L) x 104 (W) x 54 (H) mm, weights 653 grams, and features 84 aluminum fins, five 6 mm copper heatpipes, a copper base, and three 92 mm PWM fans that work at 900 to 2000 RPM.

Arctic's cooler comes with pre-applied MX-4 thermal compound, is CrossFireX compatible, and is backed by a six-year warranty. The Accelero Xtreme 7970 costs $97.95 / €73.83 and is set to become available on January 31st.'

http://www.techpowerup.com/158024/Arctic-Readies-the-Accelero-Xtreme-7970-VGA-Cooler.html

I'm guessing since it's the same cooler as the AC Extreme 5870/Extreme 2, 2 in CrossFire would look the same as my 6950>70's in CrossFire:

Thanks for the info tommybhoy! Just out of interest, I was looking at the Accelero cooler for my 6950s, how quiet are they? I'm torn between selling my noisy-ass 6950s and getting a 7970 and overclocking the bejesus out of it, or getting a pair of Accelero coolers for my cards.

I might be tempted by this, but my only concern would be it doesn't appear to vent outside the case. Is this correct?

And if I decide to crossfire in future it would pose a problem as my current mobo only has 2 slots seperating the cards so there is minimal room. One of the reasons I am looking to go back to a 1 card solution.

Yes, the cooler wouldn't vent the air outside the case, so you would require decent cooling provided by your case fans in that regard.

 

[steve1873]

Thanks. Yeah case has reasonably good cooling (Antec P180), but shall see how good the stock cooler is for a wee while and how loud it is also.

I wonder how long it will be before AIB partners release their cards with their own cooling solutions, factory overclocks etc?

 

[Defy Belief]

Thanks for the info tommybhoy! Just out of interest, I was looking at the Accelero cooler for my 6950s, how quiet are they? I'm torn between selling my noisy-ass 6950s and getting a 7970 and overclocking the bejesus out of it, or getting a pair of Accelero coolers for my cards.

Tbh, to save the hassle you'd probably be better selling the 6950s and getting some more but with a decent cooler already fitted, TF etc.

Will cost you £100 to buy the accellero coolers.

 

[Bobisuruncle54]

Thanks. Yeah case has reasonably good cooling (Antec P180), but shall see how good the stock cooler is for a wee while and how loud it is also.

I wonder how long it will be before AIB partners release their cards with their own cooling solutions, factory overclocks etc?

Nice, I have a P182 myself.

A current rumour is that custom cards should be available or at least announced from release of the stock card (9th Jan). But it's just a rumour of course, so nobody can say for sure at the moment.

Tbh, to save the hassle you'd probably be better selling the 6950s and getting some more but with a decent cooler already fitted, TF etc.

Will cost you £100 to buy the accellero coolers.

Ah, unfortunately I have two MSI Twin FrozR IIIs at 900Mhz each. In demanding games like BF3 and Crysis 2, the fans are very loud. In other games I can barely hear them but it's pretty frustrating, especially considering my 5870 with a Zalman cooler was barely noticeable no matter what game was running.

That's why I'm mulling over a 7970.

 

[tommybhoy]

@Bobisuruncle54,

Or there is a used 'arctic cooling accelero xtreme 5870 cooler' on the bay right now for £10+ delivery, you just need a few extra heatsinks for it to work on the 6950/70:

Fantastic in CrossFire so they are(5870 Extremes, but are the exact same cooler):

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19041495&posted=1#post19041495

Give the thread a bump if any of this helps you!

They will be very, very quiet, in your P-180 on auto,(check my thread out for info, they were in my P182) they will be inaudible on idle, @70% they are quieter than when the stock fan starts to ramp up, wouldn't swap them for anything.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19041495&posted=1#post19041495

 

[Bobisuruncle54]

@Bobisuruncle54,



They will be very, very quiet, in your P-180 on auto,(check my thread out for info, they were in my P182) they will be inaudible on idle, @70% they are quieter than when the stock fan starts to ramp up, wouldn't swap them for anything.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19041495&posted=1#post19041495

Thanks for the info! I'm a bit weary as my 6950s aren't reference designs though, and I can't seem to find any info as to their compatibility with Accelero's coolers.

I've sent Accelero a message so hopefully they can shed some light on the subject.