Arctic Accelero Mono Plus installed on a GTX 670 and GTX 680 reference

[The_Golden_Man]

Is the Mono Plus a dual or triple slot cooler? I have a 560Ti that was under water (replaced by a 670 ) and I need a cooler for it. Hoping to put it in a mITX build for my brother, but I think a triple slot cooler will be too large.

Looks like a triple slot

 

[guskline]

Did that 8800GT have reference cooling? And what type of Accelero was it? I find it very strange you did get higher temps on the vram when using heatsinks and fans blowing on them.

Yes. The Accellero instructions did not call for additional fans. It was only after checking temps and reading did I discover, that despite adding their passive heatsinks, there needed to be active cooling fans. When all was said and done, the reference solution wasn't so bad.

I like the Gigabyte approach which clearly deals with active cooling of gpu, vram and memory. In the alternative, a full waterblock can be used.

 

[boiler1990]

Looks like a triple slot

Thanks for the photo. I think I'll go with an Accelero Twin Turbo II that I found cheaper than the Mono Plus, since they're both triple slots.

It's a great looking cooler, but it needs to be dual slot IMHO in order to be truly worth buying.

 

[guskline]

Now this is more like it. The Accelero hybrid. Expensive but LCS and active ram and memory cooling.
http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/569/accelero-hybrid.html?c=2182

 

[boiler1990]

The issue I have with those coolers is the single rad. It would certainly help in my situation, but it seems too expensive for what I think can be engineered these days.

 

[staryoshi]

The Twin Turbo II and Mono Plus are indeed triple slot coolers. I had wanted to wait for the Accelero Hybrid, but with no sign of retail availability in the US and a price that's likely four times what you can find the Twin Turbo II for, I jumped on a TT II.

I wouldn't grab the Mono Plus when the Twin Turbo II is similarly priced. It's more conveniently shaped despite being larger, too. 2 x 92mm fans take up less depth than 1 x 120mm fan.

For those interested, I've posted some pictures of my EVGA GTX 670 FTW through the installation process here:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1255980/official-nvidia-gtx-670-owners-club/440_20#post_17413813

 

[boiler1990]

I went ahead and got the TT II, since it was on $40 on [H]

Thanks for all the pics guys; they really did help.

 

[staryoshi]

I went ahead and got the TT II, since it was on $40 on [H]

Thanks for all the pics guys; they really did help.

Congrats! It's a quiet, effective cooler. Please feel free to message me if you need any assistance with its installation... The one thing I'd also recommend is using 3M thermal tape instead of the included thermal glue for heatsink application, but that's a personal preference of mine

 

[kmmatney]

"So people, stop assuming if you don't know."

The Golden Man: My vram temps slightly increased when I used the Accellero on my 8800GT. I know, I checked. I made sure the passive heatsinks were cooled with a fan. Your experience may be different than mine.

My point is to be careful with aftermarket coolers that you not think that just cooling the GPU will do.

"It is much better to have a naked PCB with sinks on everything and fans blowing directly down on the PCB to cool everything even better."

A qualified yes. IF the heatsinks are properly applied and good ones - yes it makes a difference.

When I tried using an Accelero on my HD4890, the gpu cooled fine, but the included VRM heatsinks were worthless, and the card basically wouldn't run. Luckily I was able to pick up a nice VRM heatsink from Zalman for $10. I had to dremel part of the VRM heatsink down to make it fit with the Accelero, but after that it was amazing. I could run it heavily overclocked with just a slow spinning silent fan blowing some air over the fins.