hp7909
09-17-2008, 08:18 PM
After 7v-ing stock case fans & a PWM HSF, remaining noisy item was GFX. Decided to try out the Accelero S2 (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=125)...
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3135/dsc03105xz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Candidate for the surgery is a factory OC'd Xpertvision 8500GT Sonic edition 256MB DDR3 (spec here (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/5xzn5/))
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4695/dsc03104io2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Struggled (a-bit) with that latch mechanism. Note the 'are you sure you want to proceed' AKA warranty sticker
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4446/dsc03110al3.jpg
Quite dirty
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9458/dsc03113yu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Nice & clean. Cotton buds helped but left fibres :mad: IPA & spectacles cloth cleaned thoroughly
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7718/dsc03116ww0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
DDR3
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/214/dsc03120nr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
RAMsinks on. But came into a problem here. Notice the thermal compound is smudged...
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3874/dsc03121tp5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
...happened when aligning the card & cooler to see which holes it fits in since AC don't provide info for this card. BTW use hole 3, same as for 7600 & 6600.
But that's why I don't like pre-applied stuff
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7020/dsc03123av4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Fitted
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9270/dsc03124ht3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Used the included plastic clips because cooler was seating on some tall capacitors. Also, length blocks 2 top SATA ports which has worried me. But that's down to mobo design not the Accelero. Think I can get away with some L-shape cables though
Idle temps are still around the same 46°C & load (20-mins HL-2) 57°C.
Overall happy with result since nowadays hardly play games but THE SILENCE!!! Stock fan ran at full speed because of the OC, gathering dust every 2-months making it nosier.
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3135/dsc03105xz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Candidate for the surgery is a factory OC'd Xpertvision 8500GT Sonic edition 256MB DDR3 (spec here (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/5xzn5/))
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4695/dsc03104io2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Struggled (a-bit) with that latch mechanism. Note the 'are you sure you want to proceed' AKA warranty sticker
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/4446/dsc03110al3.jpg
Quite dirty
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9458/dsc03113yu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Nice & clean. Cotton buds helped but left fibres :mad: IPA & spectacles cloth cleaned thoroughly
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7718/dsc03116ww0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
DDR3
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/214/dsc03120nr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
RAMsinks on. But came into a problem here. Notice the thermal compound is smudged...
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/3874/dsc03121tp5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
...happened when aligning the card & cooler to see which holes it fits in since AC don't provide info for this card. BTW use hole 3, same as for 7600 & 6600.
But that's why I don't like pre-applied stuff
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7020/dsc03123av4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Fitted
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9270/dsc03124ht3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Used the included plastic clips because cooler was seating on some tall capacitors. Also, length blocks 2 top SATA ports which has worried me. But that's down to mobo design not the Accelero. Think I can get away with some L-shape cables though
Idle temps are still around the same 46°C & load (20-mins HL-2) 57°C.
Overall happy with result since nowadays hardly play games but THE SILENCE!!! Stock fan ran at full speed because of the OC, gathering dust every 2-months making it nosier.