Accelero s1... where are you!?

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Modred189

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So I want to follow the lead of a fellow [H] member and slap an accelero s1 on my 8800gt.
But I cannot find a single place on the net that has it in stock!
Must be popular....
Anyone know of a place with them in stock?
 
Arctic Cooling wants the e-tailers to clear their inventory of the older model so that they can flood the market in February with the S1 rev. 2.

The S1 rev. 2 will be conveniently released around the same time as the 9600gt.
 
A Zalman VF900 is a good alternative if you can't find an S1
I use one and it keeps my 88gt nice and cool.
 
I was going to by the S1 until I found out that if you put the optional fans on it, it effectively turned my 1 slot 8800GT into a 3 slot 8800GT. Luckily I ended up with one of the revised OEM coolers which keeps the temps well below 70C under load and overclocked. Hopefully Rev. 2 is able to accommodate the fans while still only using one adjacent slot.
 
RamonGTP said:
I was going to by the S1 until I found out that if you put the optional fans on it, it effectively turned my 1 slot 8800GT into a 3 slot 8800GT. Luckily I ended up with one of the revised OEM coolers which keeps the temps well below 70C under load and overclocked. Hopefully Rev. 2 is able to accommodate the fans while still only using one adjacent slot.
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If you have good airflow and the bracket off the slot where the cooler is, it works great without having a fan on top of it.

I have the sunbeam case that has the middle fans and it keeps my card at 46c max.
 
Last time I checked NCIX they had them in stock. May want to check them out.
 
Hagrid said:
If you have good airflow and the bracket off the slot where the cooler is, it works great without having a fan on top of it.

I have the sunbeam case that has the middle fans and it keeps my card at 46c max.
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Another option is to affix a 12cm fan to blow across the S1 and card. Upside to this is that any cheap sleeve bearing fan (Yate Loon FTW, 80W gear oil lengthens life) could be used in this vertical position as opposed to having a more expensive ball bearing horizontally on the heatsink. I've been running fans like this to enhance memory and VReg cooling with DHES coolers.
 
Modred189 said:
So I want to follow the lead of a fellow [H] member and slap an accelero s1 on my 8800gt.
But I cannot find a single place on the net that has it in stock!
Must be popular....
Anyone know of a place with them in stock?
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I've got an unused Accelero S1 for sale. I bought one from Newegg. I used all, but two of the memory-sinks. The Accelero S1 itself and two of the memory-sinks are unused. PM me if you're interested.

I ended up not using it because I ended up finding a better use for my PCIe 1x slot right next to my video card (which would have been blocked by the S1).
 
Thanks for all the info guys. I hadn't realized that there was a rev1 and rev2. I think I'll just wait a month and get the rev2 for my 8800gt. Hopefully it will come with enough coolers for the power circuitry.
 
The S1 in any revision doesnt have coolers for the power circuitry on an 8800GT.
They claim they arent required.
 
I ordered one from Sidewindercomputers.com (it got here yesterday), and I would've recommended them, but they are also out of stock. I just installed mine, and am loving the 36-38 C my BFG card is running now (installed a Scythe S-Flex 120mm fan to it), as opposed to the ~50-60 C I'd see at idle.
 
Modred189 said:
Thanks for all the info guys. I hadn't realized that there was a rev1 and rev2. I think I'll just wait a month and get the rev2 for my 8800gt. Hopefully it will come with enough coolers for the power circuitry.
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Pretty sure the difference is mostly adapting it for a broader range of cards, and a few more heatsinks for the voltage regulators, which apparently aren't even needed.

If that is the case to why they're sold out everywhere, that's lame -_-
 
I recommend using dual 120mm fans like these with the accelero S1:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=69&products_id=22966

LED, 110CFM, manual and temp controls.This fan is the complete package, and can be used as CPU, VGA or chipset cooler with a CFM/noise ratio that not even the panaflos can beat.Increased 250Mhz onmy E4300 max overclock.

I run my 8800GT at 721mHz core without heatsinks with my acellero S1 rev1 (dual 140mm fans)for personal taste, but one can use the memo heatsinks over the power regs of the 8800GT without a problem, no need to wait for Accelero Rev2 .
 
I just ordered mine from the Egg:

CPU THERM PAS|ARCTIC Ceramique - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$4.99)
CPU CLEAN|ARCTIC CLEAN ACN-60ML % - OEM (Qty=1, Price=$5.99)
VGA COOLER ARCTIC|ACCELS1 REV 2 R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$23.99)
VGA FAN AC|TURBO MODULE R - Retail (Qty=1, Price=$7.99)
 
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