14 DAY TRIAL // Arctic Cooling has just announced that it has finished designing a couple of special cooling mechanisms intended for use with the currently best graphics cards Advanced Micro Devices offers. The company has released what it has dubbed the Accelero XTREME. These two coolers are aimed at the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and Radeon HD 5970 graphics cards and are as large as they are effective. The new products are intended for consumers that want better cooling for the stock models and, of course, for users who want a reliable device capable of keeping their cards alive while they experiment with higher clock speeds.
Stock models of any card do not really require any sort of special modification in order to suit the needs of mainstream or even high-end users. However, there are consumers that like to operate in overclocking scenarios or just enjoy testing how high their cards can go. The most hardcore enthusiasts always go for liquid cooling, but for those that are not interested in such complex installments, cooling developers bring out special heatsinks and fans aimed at certain, popular products.
AMD specifically designed its HD 5870 and HD 5970 cards with overclocking in mind and there is no question as to their popularity, being part of the only series with support for DirectX 11. Arctic Cooling made its Accelero XTREME as oversized as the cards and the heatsinks themselves come with pre-applied MX-2 thermal paste. In addition, they are each coupled with a set of three 92mm fans that spin at 900 to 2,000 RPM.
The only noticeable differences between the two are their size and number of heatpipes. The HD 5870 model measures 290 (L) x 104 (W) x 56 (H) mm and has five copper heatpipes and 84 aluminum fins, whereas the one aimed at the HD 5970 measures 290 (L) x 104 (W) x 58 (H) mm, has eight heatpipes and 119 fins. The former will launch in April, at a price of $67.95 / 49.95 Euro, whereas the latter will debut in May, priced at $76.95 / 56.95 Euro. Both will come with a six-year warranty.
