ARCTIC COOLING Accelero XTREME Plus II

jtheater — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:41:55 GMT

This really isn't a review but more like advice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186048

I recently purchased this GPU cooler because I couldn't stand the noise coming from my 6970. It was just unbearable. I decided on picking this up to help alleviate the C130 taking off in my case. It worked flawlessly, except the installation process. I just want to let you all know what I did.

1. I bought these for my larger RAM heatsinks cause the crap they give you (aka thermal glue) is literally poo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708009 These copper heatsinks stick and stay and you feel more secure since you know they won't fall off.

2. I used these for your smaller heatsinks: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708011 These are a little taller than the ones listed above but filing them down or Dremmel time works well. Like I said, stick and stay, sense of security.

3. The preapplied thermal paste didn't line up with the GPU chip. I found out the hard way by seeing the temps rise on my card. Hence, my system shut down. Scrape that stuff off and apply your favorite (Artic Silver 5) thermal paste directly on the chip to avoid what I did.

All in all, I am happy and had some lessons learned accomplishing this task. My load temps dropped from 80-90 to 50-55. Literally silent to say the least. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I may not know the exact lingo for all PC parts, but i will try and steer you in the right direction.

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ARCTIC COOLING Accelero XTREME Plus II