Originally Posted by gr8golf
Catalyst Control Center - the drivers
Catalyst Control Center - the drivers
i7-2600k @ 4.8Ghz 1.38v L044A892
ASUS P8P67 LGA
16GB G.Skill Rip Jaws DDR3 1600Mhz Memory
1/2" ID Masterkleer, Swiftech MCP-655, Thermochill PA120.3 Rad, XSPC Rasa, MCW-60
Cooler Master UCP 1100 Watt PSU
GTX 680 1300/7000
Lian Li PC V-2000
Catalyst Control Center
Hi, sorry to resurrect this but some may find it interesting.
I just read the production description for the Accelero X2 on Arctic Cooling's page and I noticed this paragraph regarding why they didn't design this cooler with DHES (Direct Heat Exhaust System) in mind. Apparently they feel everyone should be using a BTX setup which rectifies this. Here is the exact quote from their page.
Fully Crossfire and BTX compatible
The Accelero 2 is Crossfire compatible with all mainboards and offers in such a configuration exactly the same performance. In contrast to our ATI Silencers, the Accelero is 100% BTX compatible, thus a DHES is not possible/necessary anymore. The hot air is removed by the BTX airflow.
Too bad for those who don't use a BTX setup such as myself. It means the hot air of 70c+ will be dumped right over the chipset to linger all through your case.
Silverstone Temjin TJ-09BW w/ Silverstone DA750
Asus P8P67
2600K w/ Thermalright Venomous X Black w/ Sanyo Denki San Ace 109R1212H1011
8GB G.Skill DDR-1600 7-8-7-24
Gigabyte GTX 460 1G
Modded Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty w/ Klipsch Promedia 2.1
1 X 120GB OCZ Vertex
1 X 300GB WD Velociraptor HLFS
1 X Hitachi 7K1000 1TB
Pioneer DVR-216L DVD-RW
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
and only about 0.01% of all enthusiasts (pretty much the only ones who would buy an after market cooler) use BTX
Fold for XS!
You know you want to
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