INSTALLING an ACCELERO on a GTX 1080 Ti!? How to & Temps vs 1080 Strix

After letting off some Easter Eggs in the last couple of videos, people inquired about the custom GTX 1080ti that I had on display, so here it is. I have fitted a Arctic acclero onto the card and the results are quite simply amazing, even with the extra power draw the 1080ti produces over both the 1080 and 980ti.
I used the thermal grizzly thermal paste, which is a dangerous move (and I don't recommend doing any of this to your 1080ti card btw, as it WILL void warranty), but the results speak for the themselves - phenomal temps and also low noise. This was a really cool experiment that ended up working out really well.
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[@kallibaer32]

Little remark: You won't lose your warranty if you go with MSI or EVGA (just look it up). You can remove the FE air cooling and install whatever cooling you want. Some suppliers will reduce the warranty to 2 or 3 years, some will remove it categorically but some won't care.

[@techyescity]

Thanks, I haven't checked warranty in depth in a while, this is great info.

[@patckpw]

wtf generally you would want to use clu on gpu die like this i.imgur.com/x0CSdiK.jpg so you won't accidentally spread any on the transistors. The way you did it gives absolutely no wiggle room error in case you slip a little while mounting the cooler Edit: yes its off topic but thats because I need to steal the pinned comment for exposure so people won't kill their gpus with clu

[@techyescity]

Yeah I have had a 780 with conductive thermal paste plastered onto the micro SMDs on the side and it didn't kill the GPU, though still not a good thing. The tape is a good idea, but since the paste is pretty thin, it can still leak so finitely, and then it will still cause problems, so I like to just work with precision from the get go and get the amount just right.

[@patckpw]

Interesting, you booted and it didn't die? Pretty lucky, there was probably another one in parallel or something. Just had a guy kill his 7700k earlier this week in r/overclocking by accidentally spreading his clu onto some contacts next to the die. www.reddit.com/r/overclocking/comments/61ny6n/i77700k_delid_fail_who_wants_a_300_keyring/ Generally though you might want to cover up whatever is conductive with some nail polish or tape and just mount the cooler over it.

[@techyescity]

Damn, poor guy :(. Prob also another good reason for modders to get a power supply that doesn't have a huge start up spike voltage. Yeah I agree though you really only need a micro dot of the stuff to start with, I think the CLP application video is an excellent start to show people how much of the stuff you need if applying, so I will update the description with the video, though you can always use mx4, but on a 1080ti putting out so much heat I would rather go with the high performance pastes. Here is the CLP video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3fLk6Sfe81si9U

[@youssefakenkar459]

Arctic should start doing custom graphics card themselves !

[@DerMitWieWoOhneNamen]

Or at least collaborate with one of the manufacturers. They have kickass coolers right up there with Noctua and be quiet!

[@jackbarrett3599]

Monki McAwesome Noctua would make sick GPU coolers.

[@Eihei]

Interesting thing, they actually did that once for Sparkle. Google Sparkle Calibre. That was one hell of sexy purple cooler, but it was monstrous.

[@Speaker-gt9ln]

This test was awful though. Different cards, different thermal pastes, different coolers? Get a 1080TI Strix, and replace the thermal paste on that card also, and then run the tests. We don't know how much of the gains came from the cooler compared to the thermal paste.

[@nikolakarovic5964]

Speaker1264 It was good test and was all about temps, point of it is that less power hungry gpu with custom overpriced cooler performs worse.

[@BudgetBuildsOfficial]

These Coolers have lasted for years and still provide some great temps, great video as always

[@itailevin]

Budget-Builds Official hey :D

[@Colehh]

That fucking ending lmfaooo

[@techyescity]

:D!?

[@noblessus]

The money-shot!

[@-TK-]

I really thought he was exaggerating about the thermal paste..

[@OTechnology]

"F#%K" -Brian 2017

[@bcatbb2896]

The ending is awesome, you definitely need to do it more often.

[@nonsexysecretary]

That's not thermal paste you're using. The Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut is liquid metal, and it's very effective. You have to use the same thermal compounds if you want to compare different coolers, and the same coolers if you want to compare different thermal compounds. Mixing the two together is extremely unscientific and casts doubts on the results, because a large proportion of the lower temperatures can easily be attributed to using liquid metal over the stock Asus thermal paste.

[@potatopobobot4231]

nonsexysecretary ahhhhhh the variables control the VARIABLES

[@asdfomfglol]

Absolutely true. I hate this youtuber now :(

[@luckygayextraaaa]

He didn't really used even same graphics cards.. so what's the point :D

[@WrenFJ]

That thermal paste looks like melted Gallium.

[@justy1369]

Haru Jayasekara It does say not to use it with aluminum, I bet it is at least part gallium.

[@dycedargselderbrother5353]

It's probably a gallium alloy of similar metals (e.g. indium) to make it liquid at room temperature.

[@TheLawnWanderer]

It's a indium and gallium based alloy, with some extra secret sauce impurities to help reduce oxidation.

[@MushBear1]

I have been watching your videos for a very long time and it's great to see you do this full time and gaining so much support. Keep up the great content Brian and good luck!

[@N0N0111]

Nice to see ACCELERO is still making solid cooling stuff. Loved their coolers back in the day! HAHA at the ending, it came out really fast indeed.

[@efernandez2]

Great review, I was crying laughing at the end when the liquid compound shot out and your reaction.

[@hughh106]

Your vids have got shown me how to build a nice used pc (for a total of 125 AUD) - 4gb DDR3 - Q6600 - GTX 750ti - Antec 430w 80+ psu Thanks, Hugh

[@tacocat709]

not bad

[@_BangDroid_]

hey q6600 nice, have you bsel modded it? I got one running at 3GHz stable as a mofo (that's a 25% OC!)

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

Maybe a bit more RAM

[@foreignsgamingtech]

I actually had a choice back in the summer when I was upgrading - get a reference 290X locally and add that extra 70eu for the Accelero cooler or order a Tri-X 290X online from Germany for the same total. I chose the latter, and even though the Tri-X coolers were absolutely amazing, your Accelero videos always bring me back to that point where I decided to not go down this road :p

[@TheCgOrion]

I had a heavily modified GTX 970 (1600Mhz+) with the two fan version and it was almost silent, and never went above the 50's. This might be what's next for my 1080ti. Thank you for the effort.

[@makegaminggreatagain3907]

Great video, those Arctic coolers are amazing.

[@bishmahrok4229]

Your thumbnail pretty much represents this channels ethos.. Odd; but very interesting XD

[@Gilbertify1]

Wow, awesome difference!

[@rrrandommman]

Haven't checked in in a while but you're channel has become a lot better IMO, I love the topics, editing and more concise format. I miss when Tek Syndicate used to do this sort of thing, giving less over the top hardware a chance. My next rig may well not be water cooled so this is very cool to know about. Cheers TC. o/

[@MrJeremydagorn]

i think it should be interesting by taking temp with strix cooler BUT with the grizzly liquid paste. Cuz here maybe it's the paste that does all the job and the accelero just a little

[@timoernst]

Astonishing how Accelero still performs so well after all these years. I remember using these to build silent PCs in 2009 😅

[@QuantumBraced]

I got the Accelero Xtreme III and I'm about to install it on a 1070 inside of an NCase M1. Super excited!

[@USAtotheUK]

that blooper had me cracking up..!

[@dubv6902]

Great review! Thanks for sharing

[@kostasmarkopoulos2443]

A decent thermal paste is the best way to go!

[@mannys4539]

Just got up to a good laugh that ending was hilarious Bryan thanks man good video

[@madkvideo]

Cool! I might buy an accelero in the future

[@D3ViiANT]

"It's a tight fit" "It just came shooting out" What is this, 50 Shades of Tech?

[@SuperLaplander]

Good one. Thanks for sharing.

[@trush0t1]

I love this guys sign off. "Peace out for now... Bye."

[@RepsUp100]

Arctic Accelero coolers are awesome!

[@youcabv]

hey, got mine accelero xtreme 3 yesterday on a MSI gtx970 Armor 2x 4gdt5 and it couldnt be better. dropped from 75ºC to 55ºC and from a fan usage of 68% to 36%. amazing cooler, money well spent. keep up the good work Brian. Cheers

[@markjakobsen1334]

A good trick when using conductive TIM is to cover the resistors in a non-conductive TIM, such as MX-4, to protect them in case of spills or dripping.

[@SuperAutoVoltage]

top notch video as always

[@MaxMustermann]

Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV + liquid metal thermal grease = profit!

[@Paradox3713]

Tech City, first off good video. I have three of the coolers you are using and you are right that they are very good. I noticed at around 02:10 you discuss concern for using the Grizzly TIM. There is a way that can help with protecting those areas of concern. Place two layers of 'clear' Liquid Electrical Tape, over those resistors/chips surrounding the die/GPU. Allow it to fully dry after each application. This helps give you added insurance that you won't short out your card after applying the TIM. I myself use CLU Pro on my new Titan Xp and previously no less than 7 other cards, I have never had a short happen using CLU because of the added protection. Oh that type of TIM also works well with water-cooling GPUs. Anyway again, good video. Cheers!

[@DUEXCHARLES]

thumbnail ftw hahaha , awesome content

[@boomstick12gnl]

I have the smaller twin turbo III (it has two fans) on the GTX 960 reference founders blower. I went from temps in the 80's down to temps in the 40's. CRAZY difference!!! Great video, I think more people should know about the Arctic stuff.

[@amuserearflap1031]

Im running my RX 480 With a coreclock of 1430mhz and a 30mv (1180mv overall) overvolt... Runs at low ro med 60°s... Really nice cooler

[@amuserearflap1031]

With the arctic accellero IV

[@boomstick12gnl]

I know right?

[@patrickmediodia1952]

Nasty N8 might consider this for my 780

[@ch3fxexcell3nce]

Damn, I hadn't thought of using half of the backplate. I just used the mounting hardware that it came with, and instead of resting the weight on the bracket, I have the GPU supported in the middle fan by a 3d printed platform jack :P I'm waiting on a PCIE extender cable so I can mount the GPU vertically instead so i can take some of the stress off that bracket. Thanks for the ever helpful videos!

[@Demon09-_-]

Man so tempted to put this cooler on my Fe card

[@samdovakin2977]

awesome shit man

[@emp1985]

AC coolers are ridiculously good. manufacturers should just buy them in bulk from them, slap them on as default coolers and call it a day. I installed the smallest one, the Mono Plus, on an OCed RX 480 8GB and temperatures don't go over 70C now. For a RX480, that's insane.

[@TheSilviu8x]

Actic Accelero Extreme on,happy chap! will never go back...

[@Maui69ForU3]

just installed one on a used PNY XLR8 GTX 1080 that i got for $300. The stock cooler was so bad it would hit 90c easy now its max temp is 57c overclocked. AMAZING!

[@SocksworthRiffs]

Nice! I have the XtremeIV instead, works fantastic. Any reason you went with 3 over 4? availability/compatibility? Edit, didn't see the part where you mentioned how you got it l0l

[@TipsOnTheFly]

They also have a phenomenal price to performance ratio on CPU coolers... I bought a freezer 7 rev 2.0 some years ago when I had my AMD phenom CPU, and I just couldn't make the CPU go higher than 60ºC, even when unlocked to an x4 (it was the x2 550) and OCed, and barely audible. and that cooler cost me almost half of what a 212 costs in Portugal... arctic cooling is probably the most hidden gem in cooling matters, but it's a very rare diamond.

[@manolitojimenez3990]

Thanks for doing this. Gives me another option rather than going with the Kraken G10. 👍🏻

[@najtrows]

helping people out in 2021 with this video still :D

[@batmangovno]

That tumbnail has supplied me enough material for Tech City hentai fanfiction. Thank you, Bryan!

[@lennykai1298]

Hey man, Great video! I was wondering a few things: I bought the Accelero you put in the description, does it come with enough thermal pads if any? Does it come with heat sinks and heat sink plaster? Does it come with the PWM Fan connector? What thermal paste do you recommend I use to mount this to my 1080Ti?. What comes with it and what comes seperate? I'm desperate for an answer from pretty much anybody that knows the answers to my questions. Fast as possible

[@Keatononame13]

Extremely specific niche they're trying to fill with this cooler.

[@DanielRichards644]

little tip, when showing benchmark results on the screen they need to last long enough for people to locate and read all the random locations you show them, maybe reduce the benchmark runs where the ticker in the corner is to blurry to read and just give that extra time to the results phase.

[@neoskribe8986]

Its like putting racing stripes on an old honda. Might look terrible but gives it that nice racing style.

[@BhInsane]

I used this cooler with msi 1080ti armor 11GB, the only difference is I custom cut the backplate with cnc machine. works great and advantage is that I kept that thermal rubber on the card where aluminium coolers couldnt be applied. Great cooler.

[@TSLMachine]

6:41 That bent fin BibleThump

[@The_Noticer.]

Dat thumbnail

[@ler1234ses]

ex dee

[@anguswilson1724]

/:D

[@The_Noticer.]

also, you don't void your warranty with an EVGA card.

[@angus823]

8:18 best part of the video

[@DIYTech21]

I was going to comment the same :D :D :D

[@storage-space4927]

Hey Tech! Love the vids you put out I appreciate your style and information given so thank you again! I was curious because I want to mount the arctic accelero iii xtreme on my evga gtx 1080 sc due to the cooler being noisier then I would like, but I was curious as to where I need to plaster on the little fin heatsinks? The vram of course and then the vrm, but where else do they need to be placed? I am just a little nervous due to the heat issues that card has had in the past with evga issuing thermal pad kits and all. Thank you again!

[@techyescity]

Hey John, you will need to cover the mosfets and also the vram, that usually does it. The Vram is usually around the GPU Die and the mosfets for the VRM are usually before the chokes. Just make sure nothing is touching those heatsinks other than the die to which its connected too.

[@storage-space4927]

Tech City Thank you so much for the response! I am going to embark on installing the xtreme iii in the next few days! I was going to use the protective clear tape next to the components close to the vrms.

[@storage-space4927]

Tech City Hey I wanted to up date you and say the xtreme iii is the BOMB! I got it mounted shortly after the first question I asked you and it has been working so well! I put it on and evga sc 1080 due to the stock cooler being noisy and really not keeping temps that low (ambient 29c) card ran at 70% fan speed with temps in the 70-80c range! Put in the new cooler and same ambient temps the card is running at 58-60c with fan speed at 50%. Quiet and cool, so thank you again for making this video and answering my questions! You rock!

[@tomgrow2279]

Those little colored eyes!!, haha ​​very well explained, thanks

[@mitchellblu3]

I put an Accelero on a reference R9 290 for a friend of mine and i can say that these coolers are well worth the price. You can literally crank the fans up to max on the accelero and barely hear it they're that quiet.

[@Kletterhaus]

We need you in Scrapyard wars from LTT.

[@ethanoux1532]

YES PLEASE!

[@coccoborg]

Nah, he would wreck them

[@timXJ220]

Truth xD

[@W0LV1E45]

His in Australia. And flying to Canada, or America is expensive.

[@AmrothPalantir]

That end lmaooo funny

[@demolitionkid2]

Very nice ty for this

[@tech6294]

Great ending! ;)

[@TechThrowdown]

I think accelero would make a great graphics card board partner.

[@andresgallego5727]

Idk why arctic don't redesign their coolers, i mean they perform well, but damn aren't they ugly.

[@BatTech]

You don't have to worry about the GPU shorting from the paste spilling a bit off the die.

[@DerMitWieWoOhneNamen]

The paste is Gallium-based. Not only is the paste itself conductive, it also actually corrodes Aluminium in a matter of hours. That's the main problem with this product. Thermal Grizzly also produces more traditional pastes like Kryonaut which I'd rather use

[@TheLastCast.]

I put a aftermarket arctic hybrid water cooler cooler on my very first high end GPU back in 2013 a gain-ward phantom GLH gtx 780 within a week of buying it new as i wasn't happy with the sound + temps.... man was i shitting myself through the whole process when i plugged it in and it was working i felt like a god xD......Temps Dropped by 30c on load and you couldn't hear the thing at all i still have it now as i just love how quite it makes my whole system.

[@badlilstang]

Also, many companies are ok with aftermarket coolers.. does not void warranty.. verify with the manufacturer first.

[@gamerdad9870]

great vid

[@kkzooi]

have you also tried the accelero hybrid coolers? i have one on my old 980 and it doesnt go above 35 c with a 20 degree ambient. i did have to drill a few new screwholes in the vrm heatsink but that was because the holes didnt line up with my card.. (its not a reference card) also i like the arctic f12 fans. they are cheap, really quiet and provide a good airflow with decent pressure

[@kommandokodiak6025]

Pro Tip: With the grizzly liquid metal you should place the tube in hot water for a couple minutes so its completely liquid and there are no solid bits blocking the nozzle.

[@iankester-haney3315]

Only physical modifications void Warranty in the USA. So swapping a cooler will never void your warranty, unless you lose or damage the original.

[@jakestewart7079]

That's pretty cool. Depending on the price of that vs water cooling I would go with this if it were cheaper by 40%

[@TheGamesBlog997]

Try to do something to make the accellero more, ehm, appealing . Great as always bryan

[@abedfo88]

kryonaut grizzly paste really is the dogs bollocks. I put some on my aio cooler for the cpu and saw a good 5-10 degree c drop in Temps.

[@RetroSnoop]

i am setting this thumb nail as my desktop wallpaper

[@ConceptProductions80]

u should use clear nail polish to cover the tiny little smc's around the die, so if the liquid metal gets on anything it wont be an issue due to the barrier the nail polish creates over the smc's

[@Felix-ve9hs]

0:27 if you have a EVGA Card, you don't void your warranty when installing another cooler

[@Niidea1986]

The most extreme air solution that I have seen was a guy who stuck one of those noctua heatsinks to the GPU...for me the easiest, cheapest, most effective way to upgrade your cooling solutions is simply mounting a fan to the side panel.

[@Synikoss]

This is madness :D

[@karnijool770]

WOOOPS LOL love your work brian lol, ,love your work

[@techyescity]

Thanks mang.

[@sebastiaanscholtens7763]

Use electrical tape to prevent that thermal compound leaking around the gpu

[@bobbymccourt6794]

Sebas scholtens electrical tape is a poor choice. The temps near the die will cause the tape to soften. The bad part of that is the tape adhesive will become very “gooey”. A much better choice is clear nail polish. Electrically non conductive, easy to apply, dries very fast and much neater.

[@cloroxbleach6751]

Sebas scholtens i dont care. I use it without it

[@AVINIDE]

1:31 look at those soldier points for VRAM on the right of GPU core.. It looks like Nvidia used the PCB from Titan XP for 1080 Ti..

[@NicknackLP]

Arctic coolers are really good, but look terrible

[@amused7928]

I would much rather have looks than 1'c

[@Thunterise]

+Ziggy Wiggy No, it means you have different taste and priorities. "If you don't have my priorities you're a snob" doesn't really work.

[@polskideveloper5522]

you can spray this.

[@EasternUNO]

The problem is that if you will have some really amazing looking case and components, you will stop paying attention to it soon, since there is dust on it in 3 days -.-

[@DIYTech21]

Yea look terrible just like noctua's fans

[@SamaraRing]

I have them put on a 5850 and 570, and what a big drop on temps and also quieter. Next in line is 1070.

[@spacecy]

The benchmark readings are not much visible... but nice video!

[@sudabadri7051]

You know when you sit there thinking, fuck theres GN water hybrid 1080ti but where Brians on air hybrid... and here it is

[@ALazyMeme]

"It just came shooting out" *wink*

[@TheCgOrion]

They should extend your warranty by a year, for putting on a proper cooler (compared to the founders edition). I put the dual fan version on a GTX 970 years ago, and it was amazing. Virtually silent, and my custom modded Bios 970 would run around 1600Mhz stable. It's now in my fathers PC, lowered to 1530Mhz I think, and running well. I lowered it slightly on his, because he doesn't monitor it, and I want it to be problem free. Even if it goes a few months without cleaning. Their coolers look dated and basic, but they are very impressive. Function before form I guess. I think I'm going to do this for my 1080ti. I went from the Strix O8G 1080 to a Gigabyte 1080ti, and the noise level is a lot higher. Enough to want to rip it apart.

[@adamgustafson5475]

Not sure if this has been covered but in introducing a different thermal compound, you cannot isolate whether the effect is due to the cooler vs the thermal compound itself. I.e., what happens if you use the same thermal compound on both the 1080 Ti Strix and the Artic cooler? Also are the PCB on the FE and the Strix the same? Lot of variables weren't controlled here :( Additionally,

[@Krakn3Dfx]

Picking up one of these today to replace the blower fan on my Gigabyte 1080Ti, which is stupid loud under load, doesn't get great temps even then, and I've replaced the thermal paste on it a couple of times and it's still a huge disappointment. Thanks for the video!

[@freyaboniface1450]

you should compare this to other GTX 1080Tis when they come out

[@Garrett1974]

You could have used thin masking tape to 'protect' the small resistors around the GPU die... that way if the liquid metal DOES squeeze out you're much less likely to short something out...

[@joker2100]

What are those black washer things (and other hardware used) you're using to secure the backplate to the rear IO? 4:12, far right. There is nothing like that in the kit. It would be really helpful if you could reply.

[@45eno]

Just bought a PNY 1080ti for $140. Middle fan was bad. Decided to try a 250watt tdp rated Artic Twin Turbo II that I already had. Looks like 5c-10c improvement. Not bad for their mid range product on a high watt GPU.

[@user-oh3gr8zh1c]

The next time put some lacquer on the little condesers It will aboud short-circuit if LM moves from its position, remember that is LIQUID metal.

[@AdamLop314]

That thermal compound is conductive!? LOL. Haven't seen conductive compound in awhile.

[@user-ng4oo1ld4v]

Adam Lopez It's liquid metal.

[@nsa1341]

"DO NOT USE WITH ALUMINUM HEAT SINKS, ahh it looks copper"

[@TotalNinjaLover]

Just ordered my pc and didn't realize which graphics card I was getting. Got the MSI Armor OC 1080 ti which supposedly runs very hot. Will this cooler work on it? Also will I need to get a toolkit and is thermal paste optional or a must have?

[@Matlockization]

Loving the 1080ti, after its a rebrand.

[@MedicatedReviewer]

Initially I was interested in the Arctic Air gpu coolers for the 1080ti, however having a mid-tower restricted it to only one of their air coolers, and it wasn't recommended for the 1080ti. Finally went w/ the Arctic Hybrid Accelero III - 120, and I share similar feelings as Tech City. OC set @ 150CC, 500MC, and 105% power yields similar Core Clock speeds @ 2012 maybe being the high, and generally hovering just under 2000Mhz. Memory Clock reached 6000Mhz, but wasn't monitoring memory clock outside first OC. It was HOT in my room today, played Rise of the Tomb Raider for 3+ hours, OC all the time, and stayed below 70C, hitting a max temp towards the end @ 68C. It's quiet, and performs much better than the reference cooler. I guess you felt compelled to recommend not taking off the reference cooler (*If not EVGA Reference) due to warranty, however it's not really an option if you bought a reference. The Reference 1080ti is a volcano followed immediately by a hurricane. It's unbearably loud, and anxiety producing to think your card might simply melt through your mobo if you don't watch the temps. This is valid option @ $100 for the Hybrid, and around 50$-60$ for the Air Cooling options. EVGA lost me when they listed $120, and then increased the cost by $40 due to demand. That is not typical EVGA customer treatment, and I hope they take a loss on the Titan / ti hybrid to learn a lesson. I'll still buy EVGA, but not that one.