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rn2 · 15 Mar 2018 at 13:34

I edit the title for help with different questions regarding this product rather than creating a new thread each time.

My question is now, is it normal for these fans to intermittently rev up when idling at a low rpm?

Grandmaster Fap! · 15 Mar 2018 at 18:02

Never heard anything bad about Arctic coolers, what was the fans problem?

rn2 · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:04

Well I remember that there used to be a warning on their website about the fans havingto be set up s certain way or ssomething using software but it seems to be gone now.

I have my own custom cooling setup on the GPU but I've bought a new monitor with 144hz so my card needs proper cooling again lol.

Grandmaster Fap! · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:14

Weird, ive used an Arctic GPU cooler before, admittedly on a 6870 but it was nothing short of stellar, the fans just plugged in to the header on the gpu and it controlled them as if it was the stock cooler. I have no idea if the Turbo III connects the same but if it does i think you'll be impressed with it

rn2 · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:20

Yes weird indeed! Ha I will but the twin turbo 3 then cheers

Grandmaster Fap! · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:27

rn2 said:
Yes weird indeed! Ha I will but the twin turbo 3 then cheers

Let us know how you get on with it

rn2 · 16 Mar 2018 at 10:51

Yes I'll order it over the weekend!

Brozart · 17 Mar 2018 at 11:19

You should be fine, I've just bought an Accelero Xtreme III for my 1080ti - its a really good quality cooler.

rn2 · 18 Mar 2018 at 07:43

Brozart said:
You should be fine, I've just bought an Accelero Xtreme III for my 1080ti - its a really good quality cooler.

Nice! Do you get any unwanted noise from the fans other than the obvious air movement?

Brozart · 18 Mar 2018 at 11:09

I haven't fitted it yet but I'm planning on using the AX3 heatsink and two Noctua fans in exhaust.

I've got a Ncase M1, so the Noctua fans will fit snug under the GPU heatsink and should be silent compared to the FE blower.

buttkinz · 19 Mar 2018 at 06:39

Iv just fitted one to my old 980ti, fantastic thermals and whisper quiet, even under high fan speeds, very impressed, also comes with tonnes of vrm and ram heatsinks. Full load at 1450mhz for me is 48 degrees, but I do live in the frosty north

the fans do plug straight to the port on the GPU which is another great design. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Brozart · 19 Mar 2018 at 10:13

buttkinz said:
Iv just fitted one to my old 980ti, comes with tonnes of vrm and ram heatsinks.

Did you use the thermal plaster that came with it?

There's mixed reviews on how to stick the heatsinks down, some use the plaster, others resort to thermal pads or tape - I'm trying to find a balance between something that's effective, won't fall off but not permanent either.

mcsalty · 21 Mar 2018 at 14:11

Tech Yes City did some videos last year with an Arctic Accelero on a 1080Ti, might be worth searching YouTube for them.

rn2 · 22 Mar 2018 at 10:46

It's on it's way! It looks pretty fiddly to put onto the GPU, do I have to buy a substance to attach the heat sinks which I assume come with it? P.S. I found it a lot cheaper than it's usual price by about £20.

Grandmaster Fap! · 22 Mar 2018 at 11:13

rn2 said:
It's on it's way! It looks pretty fiddly to put onto the GPU, do I have to buy a substance to attach the heat sinks which I assume come with it? P.S. I found it a lot cheaper than it's usual price by about £20.

From looking at the spec the cooler doesnt have any heatsinks you put on the ram/vrms, that massive sink that fits on the back of the card does that job. All you have to worry about it cleaning the gpu die of old paste then fitting the cooler(which has paste pre applied)

rn2 · 22 Mar 2018 at 11:18

Grandmaster Fap! said:
From looking at the spec the cooler doesnt have any heatsinks you put on the ram/vrms, that massive sink that fits on the back of the card does that job. All you have to worry about it cleaning the gpu die of old paste then fitting the cooler(which has paste pre applied)

Oh right, the videos I watched shows people sticking little heat sinks on, weird. Well that's good to know thank you

No wonder the it keeps the gpu so cool and so well then with those fans with lower RPMs, nice!

Grandmaster Fap! · 22 Mar 2018 at 11:20

Ah wait, are you getting the Twin Turbo III or a different one? the Turbo II has loads of sinks to fit.

rn2 · 22 Mar 2018 at 12:01

Definitely the TT3 I must have been watching the wrong videos my bad lol.

Grandmaster Fap! · 22 Mar 2018 at 12:15

Ha no worries

rn2 · 28 Mar 2018 at 08:32

Damn this thing is difficult to figure out for me

I am not sure where to put the thermal foam other than the obvious black squares around the main middle part, https://ibb.co/fd6E9n