Custom VGA coolers

[Mikesan]

Ill start off by saying that i know i keep creating new threads like this and its almost turning into spam, but id rather not hijack someone elses thread and i like to have your opinions because your advice is always accurate I guess it comes with having your first custom built PC, i dunno.

So yeah, my video card is overclocked and as such it gets very hot, 51 Degrees Celcius idle , 70+ at load. I will usually have to turn up the fan which is very noisy! I thought it might be a good idea to get a cheap and less noisy solution so i did some research and came across the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1. It is very cheap and very quiet (even with the two additional fans) . Reviews show it gives up to 20C drop in temperature. The cooler a card is then the better it will perform.

Does anybody have any past experience with this model or advise against getting it ?

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=138

[kilroy67]

Originally Posted by Mikesan

Ill start off by saying that i know i keep creating new threads like this and its almost turning into spam, but id rather not hijack someone elses thread and i like to have your opinions because your advice is always accurate I guess it comes with having your first custom built PC, i dunno.

So yeah, my video card is overclocked and as such it gets very hot, 51 Degrees Celcius idle , 70+ at load. I will usually have to turn up the fan which is very noisy! I thought it might be a good idea to get a cheap and less noisy solution so i did some research and came across the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1. It is very cheap and very quiet (even with the two additional fans) . Reviews show it gives up to 20C drop in temperature. The cooler a card is then the better it will perform.

Does anybody have any past experience with this model or advise against getting it ?

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=138

Your card came factory OC'ed, so it is designed to accept those temp. Mine also runs at 55C idle and around 70C under load. So unless you plan on overclocking it more, I dont see the point in a 3rd party cooler.
Plus you would probably void your warranty.

[Mikesan]

Ahh yeah thats a good point it would void the warranty. Fair enough then.