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Nice looking setup stu, id be interested in it myself but iirc you have to epoxy heat sinks to the ram modules, no warranty :(
 
Gerard said:
Nice looking setup stu, id be interested in it myself but iirc you have to epoxy heat sinks to the ram modules, no warranty :(
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That was true with the version 1, but the newer version 2 doesn't require anything glued, the heatsinks screw onto the back of the card and everything can be put back to normal very quickly and easily. You'll only lose your warranty if there are any of the telltale stickers on your existing coolers screws.
 
Confused Stu said:
Any chance you could change my entry in the roll of honour in the OP?

I have definitely left the land of the reference coolers (sorry Matt) and joined the Arctic Accelero Hybrid 2 brigade. I sadly had to change my Silver Arrow for a smaller Phanteks cooler as the heatsink on card 1 was slightly larger than I thought, but other than that it's all good. Much, much quieter, cooler on the cores (60-65C rather than 90-94C), and the VRMs haven't changed too much (about 10C hotter on each, which I'm comfortable with, but VRM1 on card 2 gets warmer than I'd like at the moment so another fan may be popped in at some point).

Anyway, I did promise some pictures. They're not as stunning looking as some of your rigs, but he's always been more of a workhorse than a show pony, and I like the looks - especially the subtle lighting of the NZXT HUE when it's dark. :)

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I was going to go down that road but I don't think I have the space for that and I was concerned about the vrms overheating. Doesn't seem that's an issue though which is good.
 
Confused Stu said:
That was true with the version 1, but the newer version 2 doesn't require anything glued, the heatsinks screw onto the back of the card and everything can be put back to normal very quickly and easily. You'll only lose your warranty if there are any of the telltale stickers on your existing coolers screws.
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Hmm, yours does look a bit different from the videos ive seen, could be worth a look possibly. :)

Really does seem odd that the heatsink is on the rear of the card, id imagine the front components are getting pretty toasty.
 
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Great pics Stu, very useful.

I'm looking into purchasing some for my setup, but I really am curious about the rear heatskin... Does anything actually get warm on the rear?

Surely heat sinks on the chips themselves is going to be way more efficient?
 
I was thinking maybe he was living up to his name and put them on the wrong side but, apparently as Arctic say on their website, the back side cooling is patented.

This time of year I wish my back side was cooler.
 
Anyone know what Powercolor Radeon R9 290 PCS+ would be like in crossifire or have experience ? I know its a 3 slot system pretty much.
 
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