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Amenothep · 02-19-09

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Originally Posted by coffeejunky

The Accelero S1 does fit. It doesn't officially support HD4xxx series cards but it will fit. The S2 is pretty useless for most modern cards. As for the rev 1 vs rev2 its purely a matter of VRM sinks. The rev 1 doesn't come with suitable VRM sinks but the rev 2 does. I have a rev 1 and I just bought a couple of extra ramsinks for the VRMs.

The ramsinks, fall off I tried both of them. The general big heatsink fits if I use the 2 of the stock ram spreader screws and 2 which come with the accelero.

The main problem now is what has been covered with the ram spreader. The Ics or chips are too small so that it holds. I guess thats why the original spreader is screwed on.

The actual original fan heatsink was glued on. At least what I would describe as glued on. When I wiggled it, it came off but leaves a hard mass, i had to scrape off. On the stock heat sink remains a hard block of something. I'd call that glue or at least some form of cement. What was on the GPU though was thin enough to get it away. But it doesn't react to solvent so I think that's some form of hard binding.

**coffeejunky** · 02-19-09

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Originally Posted by Amenothep

The ramsinks, fall off I tried both of them. The general big heatsink fits if I use the 2 of the stock ram spreader screws and 2 which come with the accelero.

The main problem now is what has been covered with the ram spreader. The Ics or chips are too small so that it holds. I guess thats why the original spreader is screwed on.

The actual original fan heatsink was glued on. At least what I would describe as glued on. When I wiggled it, it came off but leaves a hard mass, i had to scrape off. On the stock heat sink remains a hard block of something. I'd call that glue or at least some form of cement. What was on the GPU though was thin enough to get it away. But it doesn't react to solvent so I think that's some form of hard binding.

Did you replace the thermal paste under the GPU die?
Just checking.
Also the ramsinks should stick - you may need to press them on firmly but gently for a minute or so.

master_stu · 02-19-09

i have this same card with an accellero on it and i left the vrm heatsink (the one with 2 screws) on as it does a good job. i just removed the plate that says asus off the top and bent a couple of the accellero fins and it fits snuggly. then i used the 8 ramsinks for the ram chips surrounding the gpu . and it all works nicely much better than that noisy asus heatsink/fan. hope this helps

pez · 02-19-09

Oh, so the Accelero S1 is actually a newer version of the S2?

Amenothep · 02-19-09

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Originally Posted by coffeejunky

Did you replace the thermal paste under the GPU die?

There was none (it was that hard cement about 5 mm thick) but the accelero has a thermal paste.

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Originally Posted by coffeejunky

Also the ramsinks should stick - you may need to press them on firmly but gently for a minute or so.

They stick fine on the rams around the gpu, the others are just useless, so I am gonna try what master stu says. The asus plate came of tomorrow I am gonna try to fit that heat sink back.

Amenothep · 02-19-09

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Originally Posted by master_stu

i have this same card with an accellero on it and i left the vrm heatsink (the one with 2 screws) on as it does a good job. i just removed the plate that says asus off the top and bent a couple of the accellero fins and it fits snuggly. then i used the 8 ramsinks for the ram chips surrounding the gpu . and it all works nicely much better than that noisy asus heatsink/fan. hope this helps

Yeah I am gonna do that. I had already fitted the square heatsinks to the ram where they stick. I hope I can bend it enough. Let's see.

mr.derp · 02-19-09

I wish I got here earlier, Asus does GLUE ON that type of cooler (some kind of thermal glue). If you already pried it off, you might have already broken the fragile gpu.

Amenothep · 02-19-09

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Originally Posted by mr.derp

I wish I got here earlier, Asus does GLUE ON that type of cooler (some kind of thermal glue). If you already pried it off, you might have already broken the fragile gpu.

great

Time for Nvidia...

BlankThis · 02-19-09

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185081

Just sold one of these to a member here on OCN. Very nice cooler.

~B~

Amenothep · 02-20-09

Sadly this card is now history..

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