14 DAY TRIAL // Arctic Cooling has just announced their new Accerelor Xtreme III custom cooler for AMD and Nvidia single GPU graphic cards on their official website.
The cooler comes with a special mounting mechanism and heatsink design that makes it compatible with a wide-range of graphic cards.
It has an impressive maximum cooling capacity of up to 300 Watts of dissipated heat, and it definitely satisfies all overclockers and enthusiasts with extremely powerful graphic cards.
On the AMD side, it states compatibility with cards from Radeon HD 7870, 7850, 6970, 6950, 6870, 6850, 6790, 5870, 5850, 5830 to Radeon HD 4890, 4870,4850, 4830, 3870, 3850 .
Radeon HD 7900 series doesn’t seem to be listed in the official spec sheet, but it is very likely that the new cooler will be compatible with AMD’s Tahiti based cards.
In the Nvidia camp, the Accelero Xtreme III is guaranteed to cope with the cooling needs of GTX 680, 580, 570, 560 SE, 560Ti, 560, 550Ti, 480, 460, 460 SE, GTS 450, 250, 240 (OEM), 150 (OEM), GT 130 (OEM), 9800 GTX+, 9800 GTX, 9800 GT, 9600 GT, 9600 GSO 512, 9600 GSO, 9500 GT, 8800 Ultra (G80), 8800 GTX (G80), 8800 GTS (G80), 8800 GTS 512 (G92), 8800 GTS (G92), 8800 GT, 8800 GS (9600GSO), 7900 GTX, 7800 GTX 512, 7800 GTX, 7800 GT cards.
Arctic Cooling specifically warns potential buyers that the video cards using a double decked power connector will not be compatible with the Xtreme III.
The cooler has five 6 mm heat pipes , cooled by three 92 mm PWM controlled fans rotating at a speed ranging from 900 to 2000 rotations per minute.
The total power consumption of the fans can reach 4.32 watts, and the unit weighs in at 653 grams. That’s 1.43 pounds in imperial.
The pricing is quite high at 119 US dollars. That’s around 90 euros for European buyers.
The unit will be available from 21st of May 2012.
