Arctic Accelero S1 Plus Passive Cooler Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and contents3. Installation4. Performance Testing5. Closing thoughts6. View All Pages

The S1 Plus is packed in a molded plastic shell which protects the cooler and allows potential buyers to get a great look at the product before a purchase.

Turning the package around we are able to see the base of the Accelero S1 Plus.  Arctic have applied a layer of MX4 thermal compound at the factory for those that may not have a supply of thermal paste on hand.  Also included are 8 heatsinks for memory chips and 4 additional heatsinks for any other components that may require additional cooling.

Here we have removed the Accelero S1 Plus from the packaging and have it turned over to fully expose the base of the heatsink.  The base of the S1 Plus is a copper block that the heatpipes pass through. The 4 heatpipes draw the heat away from the GPU and distribute it across 32 rows of aluminum fins.

There is no denying that the S1 Plus is a rather large cooler but it has proven successful back as far as the original Accelero S1 versions.  To compliment the S1 Plus, Arctic have included 8 small memory heatsinks and 4 additional heatsinks in case more coverage is required.

As we mentioned earlier Arctic have switched from thermal tape to thermal adhesive that requires mixing. We have no doubt that the adhesive works far better then tape, but at the same time, preparing the compound takes time and patience which is not for everyone.

Arctic have improved the retention bracket on the S1 Plus, making it out of  a much stronger metal that wont bend as easily as some of the earlier models did.  Let's move on and look at installing the Accelero S1 Plus

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