more than adequate performance, low noise
http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/22/accelero-twin-turbo-pro.html
this product is now discontinued but is still available from some retailers for around $35.
it was released in 2009 and the 6870 was released in 2010.
that said, i was pleasantly surprised that all the little heatsinks for the ram and voltage regulators fit on my 6870. the only modification i had to do was cut the ends of the long vram sink so it would fit between some capacitors. everything else attached without a hitch. i'm not a fan of the foam adhesive on the little heatsinks. i considered instead using superglue to attach them but was discouraged because of the difficulty of removing the foam. almost enough heatsinks are provided for two full installations, which is nice for reselling or upgrading.
the stock (sapphire egg-shaped) cooler takes up two slots, has three heatpipes, tightly spaced fins, and a single fan.
the accelero has four heatpipes, widely spaced fins, and two fans.
this is a three slot cooler. that means for my mid tower case, i won't be able to use them in a crossfire configuration due to the position of the power supply. this is not a con but it is a consideration to take into account.
one thing i dislike is the plastic shroud used to mount the fans. i think air coolers should be as open as possible, and i would like to see a metal clip attachment or some other solution.
the fans have 7V and 12V plugs on the included molex adapter. i tried the 7V and it is fairly quiet, not silent but close. 12V is audible but not whiny. it's actually pretty soothing. i opted to plug them into the graphics card so i could use speedfan to control their speed and noise.
i think you get better than 1C returns for every 1C ambient decrease.
stock clocks/volts:
23C ambient
64C 100% fan
72C 25% fan
im not sure you could do much better than this considering noise, performance, and cost. i definitely recommend arctic cooling if you can get a good deal
this product is now discontinued but is still available from some retailers for around $35.
it was released in 2009 and the 6870 was released in 2010.
that said, i was pleasantly surprised that all the little heatsinks for the ram and voltage regulators fit on my 6870. the only modification i had to do was cut the ends of the long vram sink so it would fit between some capacitors. everything else attached without a hitch. i'm not a fan of the foam adhesive on the little heatsinks. i considered instead using superglue to attach them but was discouraged because of the difficulty of removing the foam. almost enough heatsinks are provided for two full installations, which is nice for reselling or upgrading.
the stock (sapphire egg-shaped) cooler takes up two slots, has three heatpipes, tightly spaced fins, and a single fan.
the accelero has four heatpipes, widely spaced fins, and two fans.
this is a three slot cooler. that means for my mid tower case, i won't be able to use them in a crossfire configuration due to the position of the power supply. this is not a con but it is a consideration to take into account.
one thing i dislike is the plastic shroud used to mount the fans. i think air coolers should be as open as possible, and i would like to see a metal clip attachment or some other solution.
the fans have 7V and 12V plugs on the included molex adapter. i tried the 7V and it is fairly quiet, not silent but close. 12V is audible but not whiny. it's actually pretty soothing. i opted to plug them into the graphics card so i could use speedfan to control their speed and noise.
i think you get better than 1C returns for every 1C ambient decrease.
stock clocks/volts:
23C ambient
64C 100% fan
72C 25% fan
im not sure you could do much better than this considering noise, performance, and cost. i definitely recommend arctic cooling if you can get a good deal
