Quick Accelero S1 question

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DaveSt

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I just installed a S1 on my 8800GT yesterday and I must say the temperature performance is as good as reported here in the forums. However, I finally gave up on installing those @#$! plastic clips completely. It seemed like no matter where I installed the clips (and there are precious few places where they seem to fit correctly) I would get a funky bend in my card. Releasing the clips removed the bend from the card, so I finally just went without the clips. My question is: are these clips really necessary? It seems like the majority of the weight with the S1 is on the side with the actual GPU plate. I can't see that the mounting screws aren't enough to properly mount the S1.

Dave
 
Did you install the plastic clips before you screwed on the last 2 screws mounts?

If you screwed on all four screws first that's probably why you didn't have any room. Unscrew the 2 screws that are furthest away from the motherboard, insert the plastic clips, then rescrew the 2 screws.
 
Yes, I installed the clips after the first two screws were loosely installed. I could gets the clips on (after knocking a couple of heat sinks off multiple times) but whenever I had the clips installed, my card would have a noticeable bend in it.
 
I don't have the plastic clips on mine
they get in the way of throwing a 120mm fan on top,

doesnt seem like a problem, its just there for added support, unnecessary IMO
 
I had to remove 4 fins in order to fit mine and still get awesome temps so no worries... :D
 
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