Spec me a 680 cooler.

[Gregster]

Hi guys, I wanted to pull the trigger on an Arctic Accelero Twin Turbo II VGA Cooler but OcUK is out of stock. Anyway, I am not sure if I want this cooler as I just read it takes up 3 bays and I need to save as much room as possible (SLI in my system).

Anybody have any good coolers they can recommend or even should I just buy new Akasa tape and reseat the reference cooler. Temps were good before but even before SLI, they were going up.

 

[trisp]

Re applying the paste will not do enough when it comes too sli, i suggest getting the twin for both if you can mange it or you could get a twin for the bottom one and the Accelero Hybrid for the top one? ( and yes i know its very expensive)

 

[Gregster]

I have the Lightning as my second 680 and temps are sweet with this (twin frozr cooler) I have never reseated a cooler but would prefer something that will not take up too much room (better to keep good distances between the cards and PSU.

 

[psychodil]

Just sell it and get another lightning

 

[Gregster]

Just sell it and get another lightning

lol. Wasn't my plan tbh and not worth the loss. I have been looking at the Arctic Cooling - Accelero Xtreme III. Just need to make sure it is good for a reference 680 and I will pull the trigger.

OcUK have none in stock of any decent VGA cooler.

 

[whyscotty]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-000-AN

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-007-AN

Or watercool?

 

[tommybhoy]

AC cooler and put it on the bottom slot, problem solved, you still have the gap, TT II is more than enough for a 680

 

[Gregster]

Cheers guys. I have just replaced my TIM with some IC Diamond. When I took the cover off, the heatsink was fairly blocked TBH, so new paste and cleaned cooler should help. I will report back on temps.

 

[Gregster]

Temps are good again Idle temps on the EVGA are now 33C with 30% fan (previously 40C with ~40% fan). It takes a couple of days for the IC Diamond to bed in and it should lower temps a little further.