Need help on VGA cooler!

[cloverbucks]

Anyone knows if an accelero XTREME Plus II VGA cooler would fit on a CM storm sniper case? I'm gonna use it for my GTX 570 graphics card. I just want to know if this graphics card cooler would fit in my case before i buy it. Anyone tried?

GPU COOLER: Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Accelero XTREME Plus II Fluid Dynamic VGA Cooler for NVIDIA and AMD Radeon

my rig: Sandy Bridge Gaming PC 24/7

i recently bought a hyper 212 plus for my cpu cooler. im running my pc 24/7. im getting 70C on my GPU so im trying to buy a GPU cooler. thnx a lot!

[mjkovis]

Originally Posted by cloverbucks im running my pc 24/7. im getting 70C on my GPU so im trying to buy a GPU cooler.

Are you getting that temp under load or while you PC is idle? That seems normal for that card while under full load... If you are reaching above 85°C under load, then you should start worrying. Your case should also be providing plenty of airflow for your system, unless you have it placed where the exhaust heat is not dispersing well enough.

[cloverbucks]

Originally Posted by mjkovis Are you getting that temp under load or while you PC is idle? That seems normal for that card while under full load... If you are reaching above 85°C under load, then you should start worrying. Your case should also be providing plenty of airflow for your system, unless you have it placed where the exhaust heat is not dispersing well enough.

thnx for the reply.. the system is idle, but im running like 3-7 applications. i want to have a better temp. i dont mind if i dont need the gpu cooler that much. so i want to know if it fits. ty ty for the reply appreciate it.

[mjkovis]

Originally Posted by cloverbucks the system is idle, but im running like 3-7 applications.

Idle means running nothing at all. When idle, you should be seeing temps around 30-40°C. What programs are you running at these times where your GPU starts seeing temps of 70°C?

Originally Posted by cloverbucks i want to have a better temp. i dont mind if i dont need the gpu cooler that much. so i want to know if it fits. ty ty for the reply appreciate it.

I am not certain what exactly is in your case or how it is arranged, so it is hard for me or anyone to tell you if it fits or not. The documentation says it is compatible with the nVidia 570 series video cards, so it should fit on the graphics card. I am also not too certain how much of decrease you will see in temps if you aren't overclocking this card as the temps you are describing are normal.

[cloverbucks]

im running a game server and 2-5 game clients.

here is my rig Sandy Bridge Gaming PC 24/7

and i have a hyper 212 plus cpu cooler as an addition to that rig. cpu temp is fine. my gpu is not overclocked.

just want to know if it will fit the case

i only have 1 graphics card on

[mjkovis]

Originally Posted by cloverbucks im running a game server and 2-5 game clients.

Gotcha. The extra cooling is up to you.

Originally Posted by cloverbucks just want to know if it will fit the case

As I mentioned before, the GPU cooler you linked is compatible with your video card. It appears that it is just about the same size as your video card. About 1/3" longer and 0.5" taller... If you have that much extra room around your video card, where it is now, it should fit just fine. No one can tell you if it will fit or not because they don't know how your case is set up so you are going to have to manually measure to double check yourself.

[cloverbucks]

Originally Posted by mjkovis Gotcha. The extra cooling is up to you. As I mentioned before, the GPU cooler you linked is compatible with your video card. It appears that it is just about the same size as your video card. About 1/3" longer and 0.5" taller... If you have that much extra room around your video card, where it is now, it should fit just fine. No one can tell you if it will fit or not because they don't know how your case is set up so you are going to have to manually measure to double check yourself.

okay. thnx a lot!