Arctic Accelero Hybrid Review | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:44:21 +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 Arctic Accelero Hybrid Review | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 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 Accelero Hybrid Review (with Nvidia GTX680) https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/arctic-accelero-hybrid-review-with-nvidia-gtx680/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/arctic-accelero-hybrid-review-with-nvidia-gtx680/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:41:34 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=100625 If you have recently bought a new high end video card then there is a good chance you will want to improve upon the cooling proficiency of the reference cooler. Nvidia's GTX680 ships with a decent standard cooler, but today we are ripping the reference card apart and installing the ultra high end ARCTIC Accelero …

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If you have recently bought a new high end video card then there is a good chance you will want to improve upon the cooling proficiency of the reference cooler. Nvidia's GTX680 ships with a decent standard cooler, but today we are ripping the reference card apart and installing the ultra high end ARCTIC Accelero Hybrid – an integrated air and liquid cooling solution. ARCTIC claim a 200% cooling performance improvement with a 9 times noise reduction. For around £130 it will certainly need to deliver the goods.

Last month we reviewed the excellent ARCTIC Accelero Xtreme II, which claimed our top award. We installed this cooler onto the Asus GTX 680 Direct CU II TOP, one of the finest graphics cards on the market and it greatly enhanced the overall cooling performance, while reducing noise levels.

When it comes to ‘all in one' cooling solutions for the mass enthusiast market, ARCTIC have been releasing proven solutions for many years.

The Accelero Hybrid is an interesting new cooler for the company, ditching the tried and tested triple fan air cooling solution. This product is a similar design concept to the array of ‘all in one' liquid coolers already available on the market for AMD and Intel processors.

The Hybrid comprises a single unit comprising a radiator, fan, pump and copper block. The main plastic shell section which mounts to the card also contains a fan, which forces cool air over the VRM's and memory.

ARCTIC don't seem to have missed a trick, but does it perform as well as it sounds?

Before we install the Accelero Hybrid, we needed to line up a ‘test subject' … so we opted for a reference card by Palit courtesy of ARIA.

They sent us a PALIT GTX 680 which features a standard board design. You can pick this up for £403.04 inc vat today.

It is worth pointing out early in the review, that the Accelero Hybrid will work perfectly with the reference GTX680 design, shown in the image directly above. The two 6 pin PCI e power plugs are ‘stacked’ above each other as shown in the image above. The Accelero Xtreme III which we reviewed in June does NOT work with this stacked power plug design.

This card is clocked at 1006mhz, with a rated core boost speed of 1,058mhz. This is the style of card that many people will want to upgrade.

A structural diagram of the Accelero Hybrid highlights the liquid flow system, flowing a traditional design implementation identical to CPU units we have tested recently. It is capable of dealing with 320watts of heat. The graphics card module weighs 363g and the Heat Exchanger Module weighs 503g.

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