BIG TEC on da' gpu?

[charlie]

I tried over on TEC page,
I'll try here.
Does anyone know of a 226w tec waterblock for the r9700 gpu???
Or is it as simple as a DD waterblock, pelt and 1/2" silver 2x2 coldplate??
C

[OPPAINTER]

Yea Mine, a MCW 462 and a 220 pelt. :D
OPP

[Xenogias]

well, the best you can get, without getting ghetto-ass like OPP and the other DIYers would be the MCW50-T from Swiftech with a 172w TEC from danger den. I dont know of any gpu coolers that accept larger than 40x40mm TECs. The 172w TEC needs a 24v psu to operate most efficiently but it'll still outperform the 80w TEC swifty includes with both running off a 12v psu line.

[sysfailur]

I did a 156w'er on my gf3 :P

http://www.maximumoc.com/img/hardware/gf3_156w_pelt/shot5.jpg

[Nico]

What sort of temps do you get on the back of the Video card behind the GPU with those pelt setups?

[muzz]

I'm seriously considering a 226 or a 156 for my 9700....... maybe pickup a 156w local tommorrow if the weather isn't to nasty ... heheh, was gonna get 1 today, but he wasn't open.

[sysfailur]

I was getting -35C on the back of the core and my overclock was 330/640. Standard geforce3.

[Nico]

Originally posted by sysfailur
I was getting -35C on the back of the core and my overclock was 330/640. Standard geforce3.

Did you ever try it with your Ti4600? as it sounds like it works better than my Vapo GPU does. I can get that down to 20 to 26c operating range but thats positive not negative. :(

[sysfailur]

Originally posted by Nico
Did you ever try it with your Ti4600? as it sounds like it works better than my Vapo GPU does. I can get that down to 20 to 26c operating range but thats positive not negative. :(

Perhaps you should check out my site... www.maximumoc.com ;)

[Galifrey]

ooooh computer pr0n....

nice pics Sys... :toast:

[Entuscan]

Originally posted by muzz
I'm seriously considering a 226 or a 156 for my 9700....... maybe pickup a 156w local tommorrow if the weather isn't to nasty ... heheh, was gonna get 1 today, but he wasn't open.

Get a 172watt model, that's only 40x40 (the ones you mention are 50x50) I have one here to play around with (just for testing and some fun)

Tested it with 3 types of psu: (results only for the 172w tec)

- Meanwell 200watt 24V: man this thing sucks; Voltage only goes down to 20v (to high for 24V tec, sweetspot is around 16v), but resistors start to squeak = annoying sound, Fan immediatly went on, Tec was producing to much heat. Coldside hovered around -1,-2°C using ambient temp water


- stand-alone normal 350 watt ATX psu: Tec hooked up to 12V line, worked great. Fan was running in high mode due to load on psu. Temps were much better -8°C on coldside with ambient temp water.


- Meanwell 300watt 24v: This thing rocks, Voltage goes down to 18v, No fan went on, no squeaking resistors.. and -11°C on the cold side. Have to look for an extra resistor to put inline with the tec to drop the voltage to 16v and that is one mean tec setup.

Just my experiance.

[charlie]

I don't quite unner'stan. Why can't I take a DD gpu cooler, like 2.5" square, a 50mm tec <2" and a 2" silver plate? Make a big tec sandwich and devise mounting (or a big ole clamp)??
Now, Opp's setup...I was under the impression that the mcw462 wa too big (3") to even clear the nasty caps and surface mount pieces??? Now a basic tec q? What's the dif between block with tec exposed to cooling solution, tec under blocks cooling plate and a tec sandwich with block/tec/silver plate?????
LIke I asked earlier, CAN I take a vapochill case VAPO SE and put it on top of a Prommy? Use the Vapo sE for gpu and the Prommy for cpu???
Logic:
alternate cost: High quality water block $40
tec $40
PSU 24v? $125
rad $60
relay, fill and bleed, etc fittings tubing, fans $110
Rubbermaid 5 gal resevoir for dry ice bath, pump $100
DAT's $450!!!!!!!!!!!!I can get the Vapochill for that!
Will the Vapochillevap head stretch and twist to accomodate a vid card?????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????
C

[]JR[]

Originally posted by charlie
alternate cost: High quality water block $40
tec $40
PSU 24v? $125
rad $60
relay, fill and bleed, etc fittings tubing, fans $110
Rubbermaid 5 gal resevoir for dry ice bath, pump $100


Swifty wb with tec is $60, psu can use a beefy cheap atx at a psu $25 rad $10 from a scrappy, fittings tubes and fans, if your paying $110 for that your being mightly ripped off try more like $10, pump and res around $50 for a eheim 1250 and a tupperware pot.

$155 total cost, put in another 2 rads, another psu, and a swifty cpu block and your all set with cpu and gpu chilling for around $200.

]JR[

[OPPAINTER]

The reason mine clears the caps is because I use a 1/2" cold plate, it gives it more elavation and besides, 1/2" is better for a 226 pelt.

OPP

[muzz]

Well I have a standalone 35amp power supply that runs 12-15v, so I shouldn't have a problem......
Thanks Entuscan

muzz

[charlie]

Thanks Opp,
Cool...That explains that. Now for the Vapo/Prommy combo ?
Will the vapo case fit on a Prommy and adapt as a gpu cooler???
C

[muzz]

Look here:
http://forums.teamphoenixrising.net/showthread.php?threadid=11933

[OPPAINTER]

Originally posted by charlie
Thanks Opp,
Cool...That explains that. Now for the Vapo/Prommy combo ?
Will the vapo case fit on a Prommy and adapt as a gpu cooler???
C

If you sat the vapo on the promy, the vapo evap wouldn't reach the GPU.

OPP