Gelid Icy Vision Rev. 2 VGA Cooler Review

Test SetupWe decided to compare the Gelid Icy Vision rev. 2 against two VGA coolers that we have previously had experience with, the Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro VGA Cooler and the Thermalright T-RAD² VGA Cooler. The Thermalright T-RAD² will be using a single Scythe Kaze Jyuni “Slip Stream” 120mm fan as we found this to be the most effective all round cooling setup.

Testing method:

• Stable recorded GPU, VRM and GPU (MEMIO) temperatures from a 15 minute idle test
• Stable recorded GPU, VRM and GPU (MEMIO) temperatures from a 15 minute load test
• Maximum recorded GPU, VRM and GPU (MEMIO) temperatures from a 30 minute gaming test
• The cooler’s fans are set at 100% speed unless otherwise stated
• All tests are repeated to check the consistency and reliability of the results
• Delta temperatures are used in the charts to provide more accurate results
• Maximum recorded noise output at 100% fan speed
• The supplied thermal paste is always used to make the results a fair interpretation of the cooler’s stock performance

Test system:

• MSI P67A-GD65
• Intel Core i7 2600K
• 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz
• XFX Radeon HD 4870 1GB
• Intel Stock LGA1155 CPU Cooler
• 128GB Kingston SSDnow V100 (OS)
• Corsair TX650
• NZXT Phantom Case
• Supplied Gelid GC-2 Thermal Paste
  

Comparison used:

• Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro VGA Cooler with supplied Arctic MX-2 thermal paste
• Thermalright T-RAD² with a single Scythe Kaze Jyuni “Slip Stream” 1900RPM 120mm fan and supplied Thermalright chill factor thermal paste

Software used:

• Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• HWMonitor
• GPU-Z
• MSI Kombustor
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2