Been reading some other threads relevant to either product but didn't want to thread hijack to I made another.
I just bought an accelero twin turbo for my 9600GT, it is working very well (except the galaxy PCB is screwed up so i have to use 12V for the fans), but I'm planning a bit in case the 9600GT decided to die one day. The 5770 seems to be a good replacement/upgrade. I'm wondering whether I can re-use the twin turbo on a 5770? I'm probably going to buy the cheapest XFX 5770 I can find for its modding friendly warranty. I guess it will be a reference design. the website of arctic cooling didn't list the 5770 as compatible but the height restriction looks OK.
Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks in advance
5770 + twin turbo?
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I've tried putting a Twin Turbo on a 5770.
The short answer is that the Twin Turbo can fit the 5770 with some modification, but keeping the fan shroud intact is a major PITA. If you can handle the space, I strongly recommend ditching the shroud and zip-tying a quiet 120mm fan to the cooler. Alternatively you could keep the fans (/shroud), but use zip-ties on the end closest to the video connectors instead of the molded clip.
See viewtopic.php?t=56355&highlight= for details and pictures of my experience.
Hope this helps.
The short answer is that the Twin Turbo can fit the 5770 with some modification, but keeping the fan shroud intact is a major PITA. If you can handle the space, I strongly recommend ditching the shroud and zip-tying a quiet 120mm fan to the cooler. Alternatively you could keep the fans (/shroud), but use zip-ties on the end closest to the video connectors instead of the molded clip.
See viewtopic.php?t=56355&highlight= for details and pictures of my experience.
Hope this helps.