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Products
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Arctic Cooling Accelero S2
VGA Cooler
Arctic Cooling Turbo Module
Dual 80x15mm fans |
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Manufacturer
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Arctic
Cooling |
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Market Price
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US$20 & $8 |
The recently reviewed Arctic
Cooling Accelero S1 left us with a very positive impression — finally
there is a dual-slot, passive heatsink that could handle the majority of
modern video cards with ease. Its little brother, the Accelero S2, is a slightly
smaller version with only two heatpipes. It is designed with less demanding
GPUs in mind. Along with the S2, we'll be taking a look at Arctic Cooling's
Turbo Module, an add-on for the S1/S2 comprised of two frameless 80mm fans.
Judging from our S1 testing, any amount of direct airflow blowing between
the fins will improve performance dramatically. If this holds true, the Turbo
Module should do fairly well complimenting the S2's cooling performance, so
then ultimately, the amount of noise it produces will determine whether or
not it gets our final recommendation.
ACCELERO S2 OVERVIEW
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The Accelero S2 box.
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Features & Brief
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Our Comment |
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Noiseless Cooling
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Passively cooled
of course, it will be completely silent. |
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Dual Heat Pipes
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Half that of the
S1. |
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Memory Cooling
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8 ramsinks included.
Hopefully the adhesive will hold this time around. |
| High Reliability |
Difficult to verify. |
| Low Weight |
30% lighter than
the S1. |
| 6 Years Warranty |
Six is such an odd number — must be a European thing. |
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| Heatsink Dimensions |
140(L) x 188(W) x 32(H)
mm |
| Heat Pipe Dimensions |
6 mm x 2 |
| Weight |
202 grams |
| Accessories |
8 Memory Heat Sinks |
| Compatibility |
ATI: HD 2400 series, X1650,
X1600, X1550, X1300, X1050 series, X850, X800, X700, X600, X550, X300
series, 9XXX series
nVIDIA: GeForce 8500, 8400 series, GeForce 7600, 7300, 6600 series,
FX 5950, 5900, 5700 (Ultra) series, FX 5600, 5500, 5200 series, GeForce
4 Ti, MX series |
TURBO MODULE OVERVIEW
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The Turbo Module box.
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Features & Brief
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Our Comment |
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Dual High Performance Fans
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One larger fan would have been more
efficient. |
| Enhance Cooling Performance |
Not a hard claim to make. The S1
did not need very much airflow to achieve stellar performance. |
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Extremely Quiet
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We shall see. |
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High Reliability
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Difficult to verify. |
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Easy Installation
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No screws or tools requried. |
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Low Weight
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Mostly because the fans do not have
frames. |
| Long Lifetime |
Difficult to verify. |
| 6 Years Warranty |
Seems like overkill in the case of
the Turbo Module. It's probably not worth sending back to the manufacturer. |
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| Fan: |
80 x 80 x 15 mm (each) |
| Fan Speed: |
1500 RPM |
| Air Flow: |
42 CFM |
| Bearing: |
Sleeve Bearing |
| Plug: |
3 pin plug (with power plug
convertor) |
| Weight: |
35 g (each) |
| Warranty: |
6 Years |
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