Accelero | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:56:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Accelero | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Exclusive interview with Peter Jankowski from Arctic https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/andrzej/exclusive-interview-with-peter-jankowski-from-arctic/ Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:56:13 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=254983 The Arctic Freezer series is arguably the most famous ‘first cooler' in the market. Over the past 14 years, the company has maintained focus on low noise, low cost and low temperatures. More recently, it's had a tendency to diversify into everything from remote control helicopters to rechargeable batteries and USB desktop fans. But Arctic's …

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The Arctic Freezer series is arguably the most famous ‘first cooler' in the market. Over the past 14 years, the company has maintained focus on low noise, low cost and low temperatures. More recently, it's had a tendency to diversify into everything from remote control helicopters to rechargeable batteries and USB desktop fans. But Arctic's primary business is still cooling. KitGuru had the chance to chat with Peter Jankowski who runs sales.

Arctic started as a pure cooling company – but you have evolved – what is your business these days?
PJ: Our core business is still cooling and cooling accessories. However, we have entered the sound market successfully and do more and more monitor arms. In the meantime, you may have seen different other products from us. Let’s see what else we will introduce to the market successfully in the future. Our basket is full of ideas.

Between cooling, audio and other products – What is the balance?
PJ: We still do 70 % cooling and the other 30 % are sound and other areas.

Your Accelero Xtreme IV did well with KitGuru Labs (GPU Cooler of the Year) – how difficult is it to make GPU coolers fast enough – i.e. with all the new cards launching?
PJ: This actually is the challenge. Here, we have an entire team to work on reliable solutions quickly. We are very proud to be able to always provide a multi compatible cooler with such kind of performance and such a price tag.

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Traditionally, Arctic had a strong relationship with HIS etc – do you now spend most of your time making new products for nVidia – or is the split still the same?
PJ: We still have a very good relationship to many VGA manufacturers and especially to HIS. It is not related to AMD or nVidia solutions – we provide both. We provide still to a lot of them solutions.

Intel will announce new processors after Computex starts – Will Arctic be making new coolers specifically for these chips?
PJ: If I remember correctly, in the last 10 years we have always developed a reasonable solution for any chip from AMD or Intel. Just lately, we launched a cooler for the relatively new socket from AMD M1.

Have you noticed any growth in coolers? For example, low profile or high end GPU?
PJ: Honestly, the low end solutions for CPUs as well as GPUs are slowing down. I think that the reason for this is the notebook and tablet consume as well as the implementation of the VGA chip in motherboards. The high end market is still growing because with a reasonable PC you can still enjoy a fantastic game much better in comparison to a tablet.

With the rise in NUC/BRIX type products (APU etc), do you see new markets for cooling in the future?
PJ: Well, we do some projects, but I do not see a huge market here. Most of the time the solutions are just for one mini PC and it would be very challenging to build an aftermarket cooler.

What can we expect from Arctic in 2015/16?
PJ: Spirit of Innovation, less noise, more sound – we are thrilled to make our current award winning products even better. Day by day we try to improve the performance, the efficiency as well as the price. To give you an additional outlook, when you have a look at our portfolio one product is still missing – and this gap we will fill up this year – a CPU water cooler.

Which countries are best for Arctic? i.e. Where are you most popular?
PJ: We are popular in a lot of countries. We have direct distributors in 52 countries currently. The highest turnover we do in Germany. But UK, Sweden, Russia as well as the US market are also very important for us.

KitGuru says: Big thank you to Peter for taking the time to speak with us. Given how good Arctic's Accelero Xtreme IV cooler was, it will be interesting to see what his R&D team will come up with nVidia and AMD's next-gen cards.

 

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Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV GPU Cooler Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/henry-butt/arctic-accelero-xtreme-iv-gpu-cooler-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/henry-butt/arctic-accelero-xtreme-iv-gpu-cooler-review/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:37:25 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=216177 Today we are going to look at Arctic's top-of-the-range GPU air cooler, the Accelero Xtreme IV.  We recently took a look at Arctic's take on all-in-one graphics card cooling, the Accelero Hybrid II, which performed well, despite being let down by a complicated installation process.  We are excited to see how the Accelero Xtreme IV …

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Today we are going to look at Arctic's top-of-the-range GPU air cooler, the Accelero Xtreme IV.  We recently took a look at Arctic's take on all-in-one graphics card cooling, the Accelero Hybrid II, which performed well, despite being let down by a complicated installation process.  We are excited to see how the Accelero Xtreme IV compares.

We tested the Accelero Xtreme III back in 2012 and were very impressed with what it had to offer, awarding it our coveted ‘Must Have' award.  Although the design of the coolers are fairly similar, the Accelero Xtreme IV has been updated to offer support for more recent graphics cards and offers a backplate heatsink to further improve heat dissipation.

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Specification

  • Dimensions: 288 x 54 x 104 mm (W x H x D, with fan)
  • Weight: 653 g
  • Heatpipes: 5x 6 mm
  • Fan: 3x 92 mm (max. 0.5 Sone, 900-2000 U / min, PWM)
  • Cooling power: 300 watts
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 6 years
  • Compatibility (AMD Radeon): R9 290 (X) 270 (X) Radeon HD 8870, 7870 (XT, GHz), 7850, 6970, 6950, 6870, 6850, 6790, 5870, 5850, 5830, 4890 , 4870, 4850, 4830
  • Compatibility (nVidia GeForce): GTX Titan, 780, 770, 760, 680, 670, 660 (Ti), 650 (Ti, boost), 580, 570, 560 (Ti, SE), 550 Ti, 480, 460 (SE), GTS 450, 250, 240
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Arctic Accelero Hybrid II-120 Liquid GPU Cooler Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/henry-butt/arctic-accelero-hybrid-ii-120-liquid-gpu-cooler-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/henry-butt/arctic-accelero-hybrid-ii-120-liquid-gpu-cooler-review/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:07:44 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=213904 Today we are going to take a look at a the Arctic Accelero Hybrid II-120 GPU Cooler, an aftermarket graphics cooling solution which is designed to improve the cooling performance of your graphics card, allowing more overclocking headroom while reducing the noise level. We tested the original Arctic Accelero Hybrid graphics cooler back in July 2012 which was one …

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Today we are going to take a look at a the Arctic Accelero Hybrid II-120 GPU Cooler, an aftermarket graphics cooling solution which is designed to improve the cooling performance of your graphics card, allowing more overclocking headroom while reducing the noise level.

We tested the original Arctic Accelero Hybrid graphics cooler back in July 2012 which was one of the first attempts at closed loop GPU cooling in the market.  This was an impressive product, earning our coveted ‘Must Have' award.  We are excited to see how they have improved on the design over the past two years.  We will also be comparing the Accelero Hybrid II-120 with the NZXT Kraken G10 that we recently reviewed.

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Specification

  • Dimensions (radiator module with fan): 150 x 120 x 50 mm (W x H x D)
  • Dimensions (water cooler with pump): 70 x 70 x 28 mm (W x H x D)
  • Dimensions (Back-Plate): 217 x 98 x 23 mm (W x H x D)
  • Weight (total): 793 g
  • Fan: 120 mm F12 PWM (400-1300 U / min, 0.3 Sone, 125.7 m³ / h)
  • Cooling Capacity: 320 Watts
  • Tube: 420 x 11 mm (length x diameter)
  • Compatibility (for reference only layout!):
  • AMD Radeon R9 290 (X) 270 (X), R7 265, HD 8870, 7870 (XT, GHz), 7850, 6970, 6950, 6870, 6850, – 6790, 5870, 5850, 5830 , 4890, 4870, 4850, 4830, 3870, 3850, 3690
  • NVIDIA GTX Titan (Black), 780 (Ti), 770, 760, 750 (Ti), 680, 670, 660 (Ti), 650 (Ti boost), 580, 570, 560 – (Ti, SE), 550 Ti, 480, 470, 465, 460 (SE); GTS 450, 250, 240 (OEM)
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Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo 6990 Cooler Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/arctic-cooling-accelero-twin-turbo-6990-cooler-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/arctic-cooling-accelero-twin-turbo-6990-cooler-review/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:23:49 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=63474 When AMD released the HD6990 in March it broke all performance records and seven months later is still the fastest video card on the planet. There are certainly no issues with the frame rates, but there have been plenty of concerns raised about the unpleasant noise emissions. AMD can create brilliant video cards, but until …

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When AMD released the HD6990 in March it broke all performance records and seven months later is still the fastest video card on the planet. There are certainly no issues with the frame rates, but there have been plenty of concerns raised about the unpleasant noise emissions. AMD can create brilliant video cards, but until they ditch the tiny red fans they have been using for the last couple of years they haven't a hope in hell of making a great cooling solution. Their partners have been benefiting the most, by releasing a series of cards with custom cooling solutions.

The AMD HD6990 has needed a third party cooling solution now for some time and unless you fancy watercooling your system, there hasn't been a whole lot of choice. Arctic have spotted the gaping hole in the market and are due to release their Accelero Twin Turbo 6990 cooler which features a custom cooling solution with two 120mm fans and two separate racks of heat pipes across 86 aluminium fins. Impressively, it is also CrossfireX compatible, if you have deep enough pockets.

Main Features:

  • Unmatched cooling performance – 400 Watts
  • 2 ultra quiet 120mm PWM fans with low noise impeller
  • 10 heat pipes and 86 fins for efficient heat dissipation
  • RAM and voltage regulator cooling
  • Crossfire Compatible.
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