Installation
Installing the Accelero Xtreme 7970 is not a 10-minute process. If you are in a rush I would suggest waiting to do this until you are about to go to bed.
Staring out you must clean all of the components with a pencil eraser. This ensures that proper contact is made with all of the components.
Then you mix the grey and white packes of the G1 paste. Make sure to mix it properly for about 5-minutes before you attach any heatsinks.
Give the paste a nice thin layer on each component and press on the heatsinks.
Just make sure not to bump the heatsinks or they will come off very easily.
Then it comes the drying stage. I really suggest leaving it overnight to make sure everything dries properly even though it says the paste should be cured in about 5-hours. It never hurts to be safe.
After everything is dried make sure to not use any force on the heatsinks or they will come off. This is both a positive and a negative. It means you will not kill your card removing a heatsink, but it also means that they are very easy to knock off on accident if you are not careful.
Installing the actual Accelero is not too hard. Just make sure that you do not move the brackets around too much or you will knock off a heatsink.After everything is installed you will notice how big this heatsink really is. Make sure to measure your case to confirm that everything will fit properly.
