Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV 280(X) GPU Cooler Review

Posted July 2, 2014 by Joe Kershner in Cooling

Overview

Hardware: Cooling, Video Cards

Manufacturer: Arctic Cooling

Price at time of Review: $94.99 at newegg.com

WHAT WE LIKED:

Great design and acceptable performance, alternate cooling option for non-referenced graphic cards.

WHAT WE DISLIKED:

rear heatsink too thick for placement in PCIe slot closes to RAM

BOTTOM LINE:

The Arctic Accelero Xtreme offers a great option for a custom air cooler but slot position is limited due to it requiring 3 slots.

by Joe Kershner

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Introduction

Today’s high demanding games can cause serious heat issues with improperly cooled graphic cards, so what do we do when they start to overheat? Look into water cooling? Not if your graphics card uses a non-referenced PCB. I’m in that boat; I picked up a few video cards without realizing they were non-referenced. The question is, what other options do we have in order to better cool the GPU and memory? Arctic has came up with a solution with the Accelero Xtreme IV 280(X), which is an upgraded air cooling solution that cools the GPU and memory utilizing 5 heatpipes and a custom rear heatsink. First, here’s a word from the company:

We put global options to good use in making a lasting impression in the markets we service. Our products not only meet the needs of our customers, they actually exceed their expectations. ARCTIC is committed to supporting and helping their customers in their daily lives, giving them more opportunities, and maintaining sincere and direct contact to them. We aim to establish ourselves as innovators in our new product areas to the same extent that we already are in our PC cooler business, and to achieve the same high levels of market penetration and popularity.