I did not use the heatsinks that come with the cooler, as they need to be glued on.
Instead I used some heatsinks I still had from my Scythe Setsugen 2.
No need to replace the reference VRM heatsink!
Ref temps: ~40c idle, 70c stressed. But used a pretty aggressive fan profile to keep it below 70. (without it, easily reached 80c)
The 670 is not loud at all. It is most likely the quietest reference design card in that performance segment.
But I can imagine the Accelero to be dead silent. You even have some headroom regarding the temps, lowering the fan speed would literally make it inaudible, pretty nice.
The 670 is not loud at all. It is most likely the quietest reference design card in that performance segment.
But I can imagine the Accelero to be dead silent. You even have some headroom regarding the temps, lowering the fan speed would literally make it inaudible, pretty nice.
Do you own a 670? If not, you should'nt be saying the 670 ref design isn't loud.
It's pretty silent at idle, true... but even then it has that annoying grinding sound all 670 ref's have.
Anything above a 1300 RPM 120mm fan is extremely annoying to me.
Do you own a 670? If not, you should'nt be saying the 670 ref design isn't loud.
It's pretty silent at idle, true... but even then it has that annoying grinding sound all 670 ref's have.
Anything above a 1300 RPM 120mm fan is extremely annoying to me.
Gonna have to agree with you, the 670 is not a quiet card. At idle it's fine but when it gets over 50% fan that's when it's pretty loud. Honestly though, I don't think there's one reference card that's actually quiet.
Hi Deluxe..would there be a need to remove the reference VRM heatink if using the included Arctic heatsinks?
Thanks...was going to go for the twin turbo 2 but this looks a better solution regarding weight on the card.
Good for you, but nobody cares.
This topic is for reference design users that want a silent cooler.
I bet no default cooler is as silent as this while maintaining temps below 60c.
Also, i'm not entirely convinced you're telling the truth.
Good for you, but nobody cares.
This topic is for reference design users that want a silent cooler.
I bet no default cooler is as silent as this while maintaining temps below 60c.
Also, i'm not entirely convinced you're telling the truth.
- Don't use the white stand-offs, I fear they might be too high and cause bad connection with the core.
Just use common sense and don't screw it on too tight
- Don't install memory heatsinks before you checked how the cooler will fit on.
I've used a couple of smaller heatsinks on chips that would be blocked by the cooler.
I can guarantee you, you won't actually need any heatsinks on the memory at all though
Be careful the memory sinks don't make contact with the transistors close to the mem-chips!
And yes, it is as easy as it seems. Just remove old cooler, screw this baby on and done!
Also no need to replace the default paste, you can see my temp's are just fine
I'm glad that the cooler meets your expectations, Deluxe. I had a reference GTX 670 for a short while - It was louder than my tolerance level, ran hot, and had the turbine motor issue seen in many EVGA 670 models. I swapped it out for a GTX 670 FTW, which was better but still too loud for a PC that sits on top of my desk. I have been using the Twin Turbo II for quite a while and it exceeds expectations. Arctic Cooling makes effective coolers - they aren't too hard to find on sale, either
The only complaint I have is minor coil whine from the card... but that's no fault of the cooler
Awesome thanks for the info Deluxe! Gonna have to grab 1 of these coolers to replace the stock on my MSI 670. Started over clocking yesterday and realised how terrible the stock cooler is with noise and heat. Was checking out the Twin Turbo II at first but just seems way to big for the reference 670 and puts to much weight on it, this looks like a much better solution for the short reference card.
Thanks. Any other aftermarket coolers that will fit flushed with the PCB? I also don't want something like the Accelero Extreme III, which is really too wide for the card, with two of its fan just sitting out to the right of the PCB.
Arctic Accelero product it the best solution for keeping the card cool as well as being silent.
I have one on my GTX 580 and idle temps dropped by 10c as well as load temps. With the Msi Twin Frozr II (which is one of the best stock heatsinks on the market imo) my Idle temps were in the low 40c mark and with the Arctic it's now low 30c. Load temps with the Twin Frozr II I was running in the low 60c and with the Arctic I run in the mid 50c.
Great heatsinks and well worth the money!
Arctic Accelero product it the best solution for keeping the card cool as well as being silent.
I have one on my GTX 580 and idle temps dropped by 10c as well as load temps. With the Msi Twin Frozr II (which is one of the best stock heatsinks on the market imo) my Idle temps were in the low 40c mark and with the Arctic it's now low 30c. Load temps with the Twin Frozr II I was running in the low 60c and with the Arctic I run in the mid 50c.
Great heatsinks and well worth the money!
I'm not saying it's a waste of money. I know it's a great product. I just rather have something flushed with the GTX 670. The Accelero Extreme III has three fans, one of which fits great on the PCB, but the other two are just hanging off on the end.
Thinking about getting a Mono Plus for my 670 (tried DWood's mod, but I'm concerned about the VRM temperatures), just wondering if you could check exactly how much the heatsink extends from the side of the card? I've got a P183, which doesn't have quite as much clearance to the side as your case.
Old topic, but since it was resurrected and exactly relevant when i was looking to post myself, I'll reply here!
I'm interested in getting one of these (or the Twin Turbo II) for my reference GTX 660 Ti, but VRM temperatures are a concern. Here's a sample review for Accelero and Gelid Icy Vision heatsinks on some AMD cards:
Those VRM temperatures are a concern, for me at least. I was thinking about getting other heatsinks for VRMs, like something made of copper perhaps--would that help? Something like these:
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And another question: would it be better to get the Mono + instead of Twin Turbo, such that I could keep the large aluminum heatsink pre-installed (on the VRMs?) on toward the PCI-E bracket?
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