Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME 5970

karsa · 17th July 2010, 3:33 PM

Hi all

Just wondering if anybody is using the Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME 5970 and their thoughts on it regarding installation and performance.

I have searched for reviews but there dosent seem to be any that are particularily useful. I have a 5970 and the fan is a little niosy at times so i was thinking of giving it a go.

any input would be appreciated

Lord_Sidious · 17th July 2010, 4:03 PM

I have read that the mounting has caused a lot of damage to peoples cards.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1529536
I don't know if this has been sorted yet or not.

riot123 · 17th July 2010, 4:17 PM

Yes I have it, yes its easy to install (one of my DVI ports have died due to their initial instructions from AC to tighten the screws to 100%. Now their new instructions are tighten the screws to 50%, GG for all the first buyers

)

Performance is good, idle is around 35C and full gaming load can get to around 60C~ @ 70% manual fan control and it is very quiet.

Frontl1ne · 17th July 2010, 4:20 PM

Be careful of their fans. I had an Accelero 4870X2, first fan died after about 5 months, replacement fan died after 1 month.

But they are damn quiet and cool very well. Triple slot cooler though, if they have changed the design.

karsa · 17th July 2010, 5:11 PM

thanks for the input guys, seems there are some issues with the first version though and installation instructions.

master phi · 18th July 2010, 12:40 AM

I wished they would make another run of the 4870X2 batch to replace our old ones.

karsa · 23rd July 2010, 10:51 PM

well picked up one of these yesterday and installed today.

All very straight forward and no issues.Glad to get rid of that rattling stock cooler and temps are fantastic.

Must say i was a little worried after reading some of the horror stories of some people with installing this hsf and bricking the card, just made sure i didnt over tighten the x plates over the gpu's as instructed and all is good.

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 25th July 2010, 7:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karsa

well picked up one of these yesterday and installed today.

All very straight forward and no issues.Glad to get rid of that rattling stock cooler and temps are fantastic.

Must say i was a little worried after reading some of the horror stories of some people with installing this hsf and bricking the card, just made sure i didnt over tighten the x plates over the gpu's as instructed and all is good.

Luck of the draw really. I contacted Arctic Cooling some time ago about the issue and they stated that their internal testing didn't kill the cards that they tested the cooler with.

With such a long card like the 5970, i think the majority of damage is user related, either when removing the existing cooling solution or installing the new one.

FatBoyNotSoSlim · 11th March 2011, 11:36 AM

I know it's a long shot, but does anyone know where to get one of these from?

All the shops on StaticIce that I've contacted (and that have bothered to reply

) have said they have no more stock, and a few have said the supplier won't have anymore.

I don't mind having to import, and if anyone knows of a store that still has one, I'd be all ears.

Tarkhein · 11th March 2011, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatBoyNotSoSlim

I know it's a long shot, but does anyone know where to get one of these from?

All the shops on StaticIce that I've contacted (and that have bothered to reply

) have said they have no more stock, and a few have said the supplier won't have anymore.

I don't mind having to import, and if anyone knows of a store that still has one, I'd be all ears.

Arctic Coolings website says they have stock, but be prepared to pay a premium. US$75.69 for the heatsink itself, plus US$67.40 for delivery (total US$143.09).

FatBoyNotSoSlim · 11th March 2011, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarkhein

Arctic Coolings website says they have stock, but be prepared to pay a premium. US$75.69 for the heatsink itself, plus US$67.40 for delivery (total US$143.09).

~$100 to get one imported from the UK. Might just stick with my original plan then.

17th July 2010, 3:33 PM	#1
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Frontl1ne Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Perth Posts: 3,526	Be careful of their fans. I had an Accelero 4870X2, first fan died after about 5 months, replacement fan died after 1 month. But they are damn quiet and cool very well. Triple slot cooler though, if they have changed the design. __________________ Phenom II X6 1100T :: GA-790FXTA-UD5 :: G.Skill 8GB DDR3 NZXT Phantom 820 :: XFX HD7950 :: Crucial m4 128GB :: Corsair AX860i

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23rd July 2010, 10:51 PM	#7
karsa Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,091	well picked up one of these yesterday and installed today. All very straight forward and no issues.Glad to get rid of that rattling stock cooler and temps are fantastic. Must say i was a little worried after reading some of the horror stories of some people with installing this hsf and bricking the card, just made sure i didnt over tighten the x plates over the gpu's as instructed and all is good. __________________ Folding@Home 2000000 Points Milestone 980x~Gigabyte X58A UD7~3x4gb Corsair vengenance ~2 x 580GTX~Enermax 1250w revolution~DELL 2711~Silverstone TJ07~ 240GB Phoenix pro SSD120~w/c koolance 360 cpu, 580 gpu,MCP655 w/ ek top,280 SR1,240 stealth rad

17th July 2010, 4:03 PM	#2
Lord_Sidious (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,324	I have read that the mounting has caused a lot of damage to peoples cards. http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1529536 I don't know if this has been sorted yet or not.

17th July 2010, 4:17 PM	#3
riot123 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NSW Posts: 41	Yes I have it, yes its easy to install (one of my DVI ports have died due to their initial instructions from AC to tighten the screws to 100%. Now their new instructions are tighten the screws to 50%, GG for all the first buyers ) Performance is good, idle is around 35C and full gaming load can get to around 60C~ @ 70% manual fan control and it is very quiet.

11th March 2011, 11:36 AM	#9
FatBoyNotSoSlim Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne - 3149 Posts: 12,534	I know it's a long shot, but does anyone know where to get one of these from? All the shops on StaticIce that I've contacted (and that have bothered to reply ) have said they have no more stock, and a few have said the supplier won't have anymore. I don't mind having to import, and if anyone knows of a store that still has one, I'd be all ears. __________________ Desktop: 3770K 4.5Ghz \| GB Z77X-UD5H \| 16GB Samsung DDR3 \| Crucial M4 256GB \| SLI GTX 580s \| Lian Li P80B \| AX1200W \| Catleap Q270s \| Ducky DK9008 Shine \| Razer Mamba \| Custom WC \| Other: Norco 4224 32TB NAS \| Panasonic TH-P50V20A \| PS3 Slim 500GB \| SGS3 16GB, ASUS Transformer, Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" \|