MX19892
Arctic Cooling
Accelero S1 Rev. 2 VGA Cooler
From 9 Customer Reviews
MX19892
Only$29.99
- SKU: MX19892
- ILC: 872767002180
- Part #: DC-S1-AC-02
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Very Good Heatsink
1/3/2012 1:25:30 AMClarence from Winnipeg, MB writes:
- Strengths:
- Passive, therefore silent 4 heatpipes and copper contact Not too large height wise, it's a dual slot cooler Clear instructions
- Weaknesses:
- May be a bit long for some cases depending on card/motherboard/case layout Requires some DIY/modding knowledge to install
- Summary:
- I'm very impressed with this heatsink. I have this installed on a Radeon 4670 with Arctic Silver 5 and my idle temps sit around 36-38 degrees Celsius, and my load temps are around 45-55 while playing Starcraft 2 on high at 1920x1080, as opposed to 70-80 with the stock cooler. The cooler fits well in my case, but it may cause problems in smaller cases. I find the mounting spacers a little too tall so I sanded them slightly down for better GPU contact (for good measure).
Nice!
12/2/2010 10:57:08 AMFreaknugget from Redwater, AB writes:
- Strengths:
- Dropped temps from stock passive cooler close to 30 degrees C. Easy to install, comes with a good amount of chip heatsinks.
- Weaknesses:
- Large (unavoidable for a good passive heatsink but you should know it IS big)
- Summary:
- Very happy with this cooler. Personally I removed the thermal paste from main unit as well as the thermal tape from the other heatsinks. Using ceramic thermal adhesive and silver based thermal paste I dropped the gpu temp 26-32 degrees on an old 2600 XT being used in a HTPC. Money well spent! If you have any experience with such upgrades at all it is a SUPER easy install. For me it saved me a good deal of cash re-purposing on old video card that had been gathering dust.
not as good as they said
5/1/2010 9:51:25 AMJoseph from calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Huge area for heat disipation. SILENT, easy to install, cheap
- Weaknesses:
- Not recommended for GPU Cuda Cruching machines. you'll fry your video card even with 2 chasis fans installed. for GPU cruching machine betther buy GPU cooler with it's own fans.
bad pre applied thermal adhesive paste - Summary:
- not recommended for GPU cruchers,
recommend light GPU users
Good Fanless Cooler
1/11/2010 4:49:28 PMTerry Matthews from Bon Accord writes:
- Strengths:
- Install was not too hard. Lightweight, fit my Sapphire 4670 1GB well. Took their recommendation and used an eraser to clean any thermal compound off the ram sinks. Didn't bother to install the L-clips, screws holding card just fine. Dropped temps by about 10/c at idle, 10-15 c during games.
- Weaknesses:
- Screws are almost not long enough, their washers are a bit too thick, used the ones off my sapphire card. Otherwise, painless
- Summary:
- Very good fanless cooler, though I dont know if i would recommend it for larger cards, unless you got the fan module that goes with it.
The Scoop
4/3/2009 9:48:00 AMAdam G from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Works well
No noise (obviousaly) - Weaknesses:
- Large
Had to get creative (See Summary)
The therman tape pre-applied is garbage - recommend buying thermal adhesive and save yourself the fustration.
Because these are larger then the video card, you will require a longer 4-6 inch SLI cable to get over the heatsinks. - Summary:
- My 2 SLI'd 8800 fans were the loudest things in my cases so I picked up these to lower noise. Installation was fairly easy, but I would suggest ALSO buying some Artic Silver Thermal Adhesive, as the pre-applied thermal tape is garbage and doesnt stick.
After installation, i saw a -10c decrease in temp on both cards, i was quite suprised! Im not using an additional fan either, just letting the case fans move the air around the cards.
It is as good as they say!
12/15/2008 2:20:36 AMBarry L from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- Large surface area
Light weight
Good fin spacing
Can run fan-less
Efficient
Good list of cards that it will fit - Weaknesses:
- Big
- Summary:
- If you use this on a Sapphire 4850 dual slot fan version, you may find that it does not fit your case as it extends quite a bit beyond the edge of the video card.
The professional reviewers hit this nail on the head, a great video card cooler at an amazing price, add a $10 Scythe 120mm fan and you are laughing at high temperatures!
Not a bad cooler
4/9/2008 11:33:51 PMFrank Delaware from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- The CPU heatsink itself is sturdy, and easy to attach.
- Weaknesses:
- The ramsinks aren't of great quality - the tape packaged is not adequate.
- Summary:
- I would heavily recommend going for the additional fan module.
Best Cooler Available?
3/27/2008 5:23:29 PMMatt from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- + Best (and biggest) cooler
+ Impressive passive performance
+ Fits over 20 video cards
+ Copper base smooth with pre-applied thermal paste
+ RAM sinks included (and voltage regulator heatsink which only fits certain cards)
+ Solid build quality considering design
+ Lots of surface to add your own fan(s) but you'll have to figure out a way to attach them (I used twist-ties for now) - Weaknesses:
- While I haven't experienced these issues (yet...), I think buyers should know:
- No heatsinks to cover voltage regulators cooled through stock HSF on 8800 series (more detail in enthusiast.hardocp.com review)
- Adhesive on RAM sinks is weak and they can fall off (I applied with steady and even pressure and left some textbooks on top of the sinks for an hour, hopefully that'll work) - Summary:
- Its hard to not be impressed with this massive heatsink, or find a better alternative considering the price. I installed it on my 8800GT; here are some numbers generated with ATITOOL:
Stock HSF @ 50% and Default Frequencies: Idle (60) Load (92)
Accelero S1 with 90mm fan @ half voltage and 700 / 1700 / 2000 Frequencies: Idle (42) Load (54)
Passive or quietly active, this heatsink offers the best cooling performance out there. Just make sure it'll fit in your case and on your motherboard!
One of the best VGA card coolers on the market
3/18/2008 10:29:50 AMMax Leung from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Cools better passively than card's own stock heatsink and fan (8800GT).
Becomes the best VGA cooler on the market if you add a fan. - Weaknesses:
- Uses 2 PCI slots with the Turbo Module, 3 PCI slots if using a standard 120x25mm fan!
- Summary:
- Installation is easy, and performance is the best I've seen yet (just look at the reviews online!).
I have this on an evga superclocked 8800GT 512mb card. Without the fan I get 55C idle, and 65C at full load (using UT3 or COD4). With fan, idle temps drop to 45C idle and 55C load. I used a Scythe Kaze-Kun 500 RPM 120m fan which is nearly inaudible at 2 feet. I can undervolt this fan to 8V for silent operation.
This is the best VGA cooling solution I've used - far far better than the old NV Sile
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