Designed to offer a powerful VGA cooler for maximum overclocking potential, the Accelero XTREME GTX 280 is compatible with the nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, GTX 280 and GTX 285.

The Accelero XTREME GTX 280 is equipped with three 92mm PWM fans that run from 1,000 to 2,000 RPM. Together with five heatpipes, the Accelero XTREME GTX 280 achieves 250 Watt cooling capacity – 31°C lower than the stock cooler. This exceptional cooling performance will not only bring enthusiasts an ultimate overclocking experience, but it also extends the service life of your valuable graphics card.

Even with three 92mm fans, the Accelero XTREME GTX 280 manages to keep the noise level extremely low. ARCTIC COOLING’s signature low noise impeller and patented fan holder are equipped to lower the noise level. Controlled by PWM signal, the fans run just the necessary speed in order to offer sufficient cooling at the lowest possible noise level. Even at full fan speed, the Accelero XTREME GTX 280 generates only 0.5 Sone of noise, a much quieter and better performance than the standard cooler and other aftermarket coolers.

With an incomparable cooling/noise ratio, the Accelero XTREME GTX 280 is without a doubt the best cooler in the market for nVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, GTX 280 and GTX 285.

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• Extreme cooling performance - up to 250 Watts
• 3 ultra quiet 92mm PWM fans with low noise impeller
• Efficient heat dissipation via 5 heatpipes
• Patented fan holder eliminates the buzzing sounds
• RAM and voltage regulator cooling
• Pre-applied MX-2
• SLI compatible

Dimensions:	287 L x 104 W x 54 H mm
Fan:	92mm x 3 fans
Fan speed:	1000 - 2000 RPM (controlled by PWM)
Air flow:	81 CFM / 138m3/h
Max. Cooling Capacity:	250 Watts
Bearing:	Fluid Dynamic Bearing
Weight:	680g

08-14-2009
Reviewer: Papa_K (1)
Installed on an EVGA GTX 285 (01G-P3-1180-AR) I knew going in that the provided heatsinks may not be compatible or do the job fully. That''s a possible "negative" for this cooling kit, but it''s understandable with the all the variations in board layouts. The site and instructions may say various chips don''t need heatsinks, but I didn''t want to leave it that way. One negative in reviews of this product had to do with that same subject, so I installed heatsinks. Inspired by this thread: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread?t=224043 I added Enzotech heatsinks, very similar to the linked thread, but I was also able to use one of the larger heatsinks that came with the kit for the small chips to the right of the GPU (with the card face-up). The GTX 285 board layout seems to have changed, making it easier to cover some chips, but it also proves how hard it would be to make the heatsinks in the kit fully compatible with every possible card configuration. For clearance purposes, I did have to do some modifications to my add-on heatsinks. That took some time, but they''re easy to work with, and the result was well worth the effort. As per the instructions, I disabled the blue fan wire, which has the fans run at continuous full speed. Results: GPU idles at 35C and peaks out in the mid-50s. The heatsink with fans is big enough and thick enough that it probably does make it impossible to use two of these for an SLI setup. It may take some extra heatsinks to complete the job, and maybe a little work to modify things the way you want, but the basic heatsink/fans are highly recommended in my book.

07-22-2009
Reviewer: proper.octopus (2)
I bought this for my EVGA GTX 285 (01G-P3-1180-AR) with great expectations. Disassembly of the card was rather difficult (had to use a blowdryer to heat up the face of the card to remove the two screws under the DVI-out ports) and even after all of that work, the heatsink would not fit over the memory controller due to a small part that was raised too high. I''m sure this cooler is as great as it sounds, but be warned that it does not fit that card.

06-23-2009
Reviewer: sturm (2)
I purchased this item as a replacement heatsink/fan unit for a GTX 285 card. The actual installation on the GPU is simplified since it does not require the VRM heatsink or several of the RAM heatsinks, as well. The actual cooling performance is very impressive: Running Folding@Home continuously, GPU temperatures rarely went above 60 degrees Celsius, and that was without the PWM kicking up fanspeeds above the stock 40 percent setting. There are a few issues that keep this from earning a 5. First, the heatsink/fan, when bolted onto your video card, will occupy three expansion slots. Although the company says it''s SLI compatible, I''ve not seen any cases which would provide enough room for a second heatsink installed on a lower of two video cards in that configuration. Second, this is the longest heatsink/fan i''ve encountered. When bolted on, overall length of the video card comes close to 12 inches. I had to remove the upper hard drive cage of an Antec p180 case in order for the videocard and heatsink to fit.

06-16-2009
Reviewer: cruizer (1)
Very impressive looking, and it all stops there.... installation of the ram heatsinks with the thermal pads is the worst won''t stick at all to the chips but it''ll stick to everything else, upon opening one of these cus I ordered 2 for SLI!! I found that one of the tabs that holds the fans and the shroud on the heatsink had already broken off, and it, wasn''t even out of the package YET! I have an Asus Rampage Extreme II mother board, and using these in SLI is a NO GO, with this cooler on it takes up a whole 3 slots on the board! Needless to say I''ll be putting my stock coolers back on tomorrow, after trying to get these installed all day. Very disappointed! Doubt I get to return these either, guess only thing I can do now is go water cooling......ugh......