New Cooler "Blew" Me Away

[SchmoSalt]

So over the past few months my Stock 8800 GT cooler had been getting worse and worse. It got to the point where I couldn't even play Burnout Paradise or Crysis without it overheating (Peaked at 105C). After asking around here, I decided to get the Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev.2.

 

I installed it with 1 Silverstone 120mm fan zip tied to it two nights ago and man, does this thing cool. Before with stock cooling running Crysis at Very High (1920x1200) would result in a peak temp of 105C. My GPU was getting so hot it could boil water. Now, running Crysis at Very High (2048x1152) results in a mere peak of 45C.

 

That's a 60C difference right there. Was this cooler worth $25? Hell yeah. If you're still stuck with the 8800 GT's ****astic stock cooler and are looking for a good aftermarket, you can't go wrong with the Accelero S1. Just make sure you have the space. With my fan attached, the cooler takes up a good 2 slots in addition to the graphics card.

 

Stock 8800 GT Crysis Very High Peak (1920x1200; 100% Fan Speed): 105C

Accelero S1 8800 GT Crysis Very High Peak (2048x1152; 100% Fan Speed): 45C

 

Here's a pic, taken with my camera phone. I know, it's a really terrible shot, but it's the best the phone can do. D:

 

[ReGIONALS]

your cable managment makes me want to throw up mine just makes me want to smack corsair in the face for not making all of their psu's modular, and antec for not putting enough room behind the mobo tray

[SchmoSalt]

It looks bad, but it really isn't. This was with the case open, most of the cables are pushed behind the mobo tray or out of the way of the airflow. Not a fan of modular power supplies, having a single direct connection is the way to go for me. As I said I can just route all unwanted cables behind the mobo tray.

[ReGIONALS]

ive got mine all stuffed in the lower drive cage and i still get good airflow through the thing even with one of my fans disabled but it looks horrible when my panel is off which brings me to my next points i need to put in my full window.

[Akaru]

I've always wanted one, but my card never overheats, so I find no reason to waste 25 dollars when my current cooler does the same thing, but at higher temperatures. For the last year, I have been trying to get one, but when I am in checkout, I decide to take it off since it's not truly necessary, like in your situation.

[Shadowex3]

GPU coolers, if you get a 2-slot card, are by and large unnecessary as long as your keep your stuff clean. 1slot cards that are really beefy like an 8800gt might need one IF your ambient is really high AND your case has poor ventilation AND you don't keep the fan and heatsink fins on it clean. My 8800gt never topped 80C except when I was running rthdribl fullscreen with massive antialiasing.

 

The real question I've got is why are you using that overhyped "wind tunnel" CPU cooler? Please tell me it either came with your comp or you didn't pay more than ~$20 for it, it would SUCK if you payed anywhere near what a real cooler costs for that thing.

 

p.s. what kind of fan do you have on that thing? Sleeve bearing fans REALLY don't like being mounted horizontally because of the way they're built. Ball bearing fans are best for GPU/CPU work since they can run much quieter at their max speed than the others, can be mounted horizontally without damaging them, and they tend to be higher quality overall.