The ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme 7970 arrives in a tough plastic container which fully exposes the product to the customer. Nice idea for a retail store.
The package contents are extensive, with all the necessary heat sinks, backplate, cables, spacers and thermal glue needed for installation. Surprisingly there was no user manual supplied and after checking with ARCTIC, they told us that this packaging is ‘green', so the instructions have to be downloaded directly from their website.
I really think this is a problem for some customers, especially as the installation of this cooler isn't a straightforward 5 minute process. Arctic should at least supply a little sheet of paper with a URL link. As it stands, the customer has to find the product on the Arctic website then locate the PDF file for download. We will look at the installation in more detail, shortly.
The ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme 7970 Cooler supports:
Series | Chip |
---|---|
7000 |
7970,
7950,
7870,
|
6000 |
6970,
6950,
6870,
6850,
|
5000 |
5870,
5850,
|
It is worth pointing out that ARCTIC highlight the cooler may not fit on some modified board layout configurations. The table above only applies to AMD's reference board designs.
The cooler itself is constructed from tough plastics and metal. It is capable of handling up to 300 watts of heat. It is based around 5 x 6mm heatpipes which link into 84 aluminum fins, with a thickness of 0.3mm each. The three ARCTIC branded fans are 92mm and run at a maximum of 2,000 rpm. They are PWM controlled. The fans are fluid dynamic bearing and require 4.32W of power.
The cooler measures 288mm (L) x 104mm (W) x 54mm (H) and weighs 653 grams.
The construction of the cooler is up to ARCTIC's usual standard, which we rate as excellent.