Size of accelero?

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Emraith

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I currently have the zalman vf900 on my abit 1950xt, but because of the positioning of the slots in my motherboard(asus p5b deluxe), when I put a sound card in, it fits right next along side the fan, eliminating any airflow, and causing the card to get to around 80degrees when gaming. I'm considering changing to the Accelero X2, because it looks like the fan is near the top of the card, where it should pretty much clear my sound card and not really be an issue.

The only thing i'm wondering though, is does the Accelero take up an additional slot, for a total of 3? I cant really tell from the pics or dimensions only, but I would assume it would basically be the same size as the stock and zalman, and only make the card a total of 2 slots, right? Just want to be sure before I pick it up
 
There is a diagram PDF on AC's site that helps in side clearance and such as, I'm looking but I can't find it..
 
I actually saw that diagram earlier(http://www.arctic-cooling.com/downloads/compatibility/hgt_restr_aclrox2.pdf) but I wasnt sure how it actually fits onto the video card though.. I guess the back part(blue shaded area) is flat on the back? It still doesnt actually show the total width of the card, I'd guess its around 30mm? I hope that diagram is true size when printed..guess ill cut it out and see if it fits..or something, heh. Thanks
 
I use the accelero x2 on my crossfire 1900's and when i used the a8r32-mvp i still had room for the sound card between the cards. The accelero pulls its air from above the sound card so that flow is not restricted ,unlike with the zalman cooler.
 
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