Would You Bother With an AC Accelero Twin Turbo II?

[Leyawiin]

I've got an ASUS DirectCU II GTX 670 (the standard 915 Mhz model). I notice while gaming it tops out at about 75C (and pretty much stays around there with the fan on auto). If I manually increase the fan to 60% it drops to 68C, but is a bit noisy. I have a small Lian Li PC-A05NB with a 140mm fan on the optional top panel.

I have an Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo II I bought over a year ago for a GTX 460, but never used it. Its compatible with the GTX 670. Should I even bother with installing it on the GTX 670? The DirectCU II looks like such a nice cooler, plus the card has a standard backplate. Just seems its should do a better job cooling. Should I worry about a constant 75C? I don't OC it right now (paired with an X4 980 BE, so its already slightly bottlenecked by the CPU).

 

[hans030390]

Is this the newer one that cools up to 250W? I've read reports of people using these on GTX 680s with good results. I'm not sure if it would make a huge difference in your case. It might be more of a side grade if anything, but you'd have to research that.

What I can say is that the Twin Turbo II is very quiet, even at 100% fan speed. I had one on a delidded GTX 480 that was highly overclocked and overvolted, and it did a wonderful job for being a fairly cheap and simple cooler.

 

[Leyawiin]

Yes, its the 250W version (although I think they're identical - AC just changed the sticky label on them). The quiet is the part I'm most concerned about - although dropping the temps say 10C would be nice!

Guess the other concern is the warranty - don't know how fussy ASUS is about third party coolers. Even if you put the old one back on for an RMA they might notice the TIM being replaced.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

If your card was getting too hot, it would let you know. If it aint broke.

 

[Ketchup]

I bet it would help a little. I am curious though, have you even taken off the stock HSF and re-applied some good thermal material?

My current Gigabyte card had a good spread on it, but the EVGA card I had before that was awful.

 

[Leyawiin]

I bet it would help a little. I am curious though, have you even taken off the stock HSF and re-applied some good thermal material?

My current Gigabyte card had a good spread on it, but the EVGA card I had before that was awful.

No, not yet. I figured since I already had the AC Accelero if I went that far I might as well replace it completely.

 

[Corporate Thug]

I wouldn't. The DirectCU II is a very nice cooling system. I bet the Arctic would give you marginally better results. Not worth the hassle or the money.

 

[Ketchup]

I wouldn't. The DirectCU II is a very nice cooling system. I bet the Arctic would give you marginally better results. Not worth the hassle or the money.

Money? He already has the cooler. I would try it just to see what happens.

 

[deimos3428]

The Twin Turbo II should be a bit quieter, and possibly a bit cooler as well. But the tradeoff isn't free. In exchange, you'll need more room in your case. (Three slots vs. two.)

That said, 75C on a GPU is nothing to worry about and it may not be worth the trouble.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

I wouldn't bother. The DCII cooler on the 670 is among the best custom coolers in existence. The TT2 might be a little bit better, but you'll risk voiding your warranty, and you have to glue on those PITA memory and VRM heatsinks. Plus the TT2 is much less attractive.