nicros

Seeing lots of mixed reviews out there... temps drop A LOT, super quiet (these are good!), but there are two main concerns I have:

1. The VRM cooling is supposedly worse.
2. The install is very tricky.

I have a 285, and would like to cool it down. Is there a way to deal with 1 that is satisfactory, and is 2 really a problem?

Thanks!

ZealotKi11er

If you plan to keep it for long but if you upgrade when GT300 comes there is no point.

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fibua

For me it's not worth't.Go for watercooling.My fan die after 2 days use.

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Demented

I'd say take a look at this thread at Techpowerup.com, and then decide. A few different people there have found good ways to combat the VRM heat issue, and it's not even that much of an issue. The VRM's only get really hot even on stock cooling when running Furmark it seems.

If you want to see for yourself, run your most graphically intense game, and let GPU-Z run at the same time, writing a log file of temps. Then run Furmark, and watch the temps yourself. I dunno, I was worried about the VRM thing too, until I read that thread, and saw it for myself.

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bluepiglet

get the hr-03 gtx, if you really want an aftermarket cooler. its far supperrior than the accelero one.

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bluepiglet

i used to have it on a gtx280 for 4 months. but its sold now. 60c fully loaded. 60c........

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Demented

And the comparison to the hr-03 gtx on the same card with same test? To me, 60c under full load(which for me would be Crysis at 1680x1050, 4x AA, and all things set to High, would be an improvement of over 10 degrees. Not too shabby.

I'm not trying to start anything, but was hopping for a review, or real comparison of the two coolers, not just your opinion.

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Chris Ihao

Hmm. My accelero gtx280 flats out at 58c on the core. And its really hot outside around here now as well. Probably about 30c ambient temperature in my room.

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azcrazy

well my question will be, im running the stock cooler on my 285 SC 2GB , folding 24/7 and i only get 63ºC,with the OC in sig, would any of this 2 coolers improve my temps, and i will have to improve my case air flow to get the hot air out of it?

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