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Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Amazingly low temps on my GTX 275. With a generous overclock the full load temps never got higher than 57 C
Cons: - You really have to buy other heatsinks to make it work.
- NEED TO DO RESEARCH, I bought everything after reading forums for hours. I mean hours. I read ever post on every website I could find. So i was well prepared for everything
Other Thoughts: If you want a simple cooler this is not for you.
But if you want the best cooler I have ever seen and you don't mind researching custom installs to see how others have installed then BUY THIS.
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Insanely difficult assembly, not made for all video cards
Reviewed By: sultan on 1/6/2010
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: Installed this on an XFX GTX 285. The three fans and GPU radiator seem to do the job. After installation, the temps (registered via speedfan) went from 85C to 55C. The fans and main GPU regulator seem to be of decent quality.
Cons: I've been doing computer work for years, and when I read some of the other reviews saying that the installation was difficult, I guess I figured that it couldn't be THAT bad and that maybe people were doing something wrong. They weren't. IT IS THAT HARD. First, the instructions are terrible. Second, the custom aluminum heat radiator didn't match the layout of the voltage regulators on the XFX 285. Third, the other square heat radiators weren't enough to cover everything that the stock cooler was covering. I ended up fabricating something out of other parts that I had around, but it wasn't easy. I had to use thermal expoxy to get things to stick. Also, there's a big metal shield that's supposed to go on the back and stick with just some double-sided sticky heat pads. It's a huge shield (the side of the back of the card) and there's NO WAY it's going to stay on with just these little pads. And, there's no way to secure it with the screws that come with it.
Other Thoughts: I'm usually pretty good at physically hacking things to make them work. All in all I probably spent 4 hours assembling this, requiring the use of not only thermal epoxy, but also pliers, wire snips, a hacksaw, and a grinder! This thing will make your GPU cooler, but it's DEFINITELY NOT one-size-fits all, even though it says (on other sites) that it's supposed to fit GTX 260, GTX 280 and GTX 285, and definitely not an easy installation.
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Hard to install
Reviewed By: DuDeMaN on 12/21/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Nice heat pipes to keep it cool along with 3 fans to keep things quiet. I was really excited to get those high temps on my gtx 280 lower!
Cons: Install was horrible, the thermal pads provided are hard to work with. I had it all put together after about 2 hours of trying to get the screws in and reading the incomplete instructions.... and went to boot up my comp and i had yellow lines through the screen. I had to RMA my gtx 280 because of bad video memory...
Other Thoughts: Never got to use it as i returned it when i RMA'd my card...
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Model
Brand
ARCTIC COOLING
Model
Accelero XTREME GTX 280
Spec
Compatibility
VGA Card Processor
Bearing Type
Fluid Dynamic
RPM
1000 - 2000 RPM (controlled by PWM)
Air Flow
81 CFM
Physical Spec
Heatsink Dimensions
287 x 104 x 54 mm
Features
Features
• Extreme cooling performance - up to 250 Watts • 3 ultra quiet 92mm PWM fans with low noise impeller • Efficient heat dissipation via 5 heatpipes • Patented fan holder eliminates the buzzing sounds • RAM and voltage regulator cooling • Pre-applied MX-2 • SLI compatible
Reviewed By: JeffreySachs on 2/2/2010
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
