new system, first ever mod, ek 8800 block

Just got it up and going im post more after some 2142


vertical video card mod

pci-e cable i gt at rackmountmart http://rackmountmart.stores.yahoo.net/r11u1slotpci.html
it comes i 3 sizes or you can get a custom legnth,,, if not from them i saw it somewhere else,,, the part is made by someone and is sold other places also...


i will post pics of how i did it and what i used to make video card supportage (weight)

the support on the left side,, vga plug side the vga female screw-in's are attached to the case
(see pic 3 second post)

the support on the right side is part of a sunbeam pci rack that i cut up one of the things for
NOTE between the card and metal part there is a O-RING,,, so the card cant accidentally bridge a connectin to the support leg
(see pic2 second post)


i will clean up the light wires later also




playing bf2142 and 95 fps

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1289/dsc01176ql0.jpg

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http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3...1118sx8.th.jpg http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4...1138xw0.th.jpg

May I be the first to say, I'm thoroughly confused.

It definetely looks very nice, though.

wow, nice job :D

Id say shorten up those tubes though

where did you get that PCIe Ribbon cable thing ?

looks nice, is that the only reason for the change?

very nice, really shows up the water block nicely...

you ever thought of simply propping the card up with a piece of plexi tube ect...

That looks really nice, but it looks unusual so I think I must get used to the look to really like it.. :D

So, is the waterblock the only reason for the vertical video card?

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where did you get that PCIe Ribbon cable thing ?

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ya I was wondering the same thing???

It definatly is an original idea.
Looks cool :D
But... if i was you i just turned the card up side down so you just could see the waterblock but still in a more efficient place.
Also wonder or the SB and NB get proper cooling with this setup ?

Those ribbons are mainly used for PCI-e raid controllers.
Could buy them here http://rackmountmart.stores.yahoo.net/r11u1slotpci.html

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Those ribbons are mainly used for PCI-e raid controllers.
Could buy them here http://rackmountmart.stores.yahoo.net/r11u1slotpci.html

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yup thats where i got it

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So, is the waterblock the only reason for the vertical video card?

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that and it runs 200% faster...... lol joke joke



also i dont care much for sb/nb cooling,,, im not a big overclocker (dont yell at me lol) but im happy without it,, for me this sys is done maybe nexttime il go with one of the upsidedown cases so i can see the gpu block and do the nb/sb cooling next time if i go for max o/c





basically i had the gfx block in the mail and i was thinking ,, crap im not even going to be able to see the block in the standard setup,,, then i almost droped 2 hundo or more on the lain-li upsidedown motherboard case and window befor i thought of this 60$ alternitave, i like my case anyway, it was fun. nexttime il looking forward to a bigger case and maybe 2 loops, this case is full

Wow.. I'd been thinking about pci-e ribbons for a while... are there varikous lengths?

Like could you technically run the card out of the case? There has to be some way of making what is often the most expensive component a showpiece.

Hmmmmm... 95fps BF2142? My dual 7900gs's which are supposed to perform better than a 8800gts don't get that much, even when overclocked to 650MHz:D. Well maybe its just that I put quality higher than you. Oh and BTW, the coolant doesn't look very red... anyways, the lights make it look red anyways:D

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Wow.. I'd been thinking about pci-e ribbons for a while... are there varikous lengths?

Like could you technically run the card out of the case? There has to be some way of making what is often the most expensive component a showpiece.

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Sure, buy 20 of these cables and hook them together.
Glue your videocard on your monitor and there you have it !! :banana:

LMAO 52 dollars for a ribbon cable:lol:

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Like could you technically run the card out of the case?

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yup

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Hmmmmm... 95fps BF2142?

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about 80 at 1280x1024 with 16xQ aa super mode and everything just up except for af at 8x .... im switching back to a crt till i can get a good lcd so i can run 1600 my lcd wont do it

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Sure, buy 20 of these cables and hook them together

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you can get it in any legnth

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LMAO 52 dollars for a ribbon cable

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ya i know i can say however its a quality part the specs claim full 16x speed




have not seen the gfx go above 40c but i havnt done any long game sessions,, droping in a thermochill pa 120.p tonight

was there any performance decrease after adding that hardware into the loop?

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was there any performance decrease after adding that hardware into the loop?

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Why would there be LMAO?

I would thinkt that after a certainl lenght there would be latency issues.

I have to ask why??? Is there any performance gain???

He already said that basically the only reason he did it was because it would look cool.

I need two of those.. one twisted 180 degrees.

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I need two of those.. one twisted 180 degrees.

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They're 50 bucks each...

i think it looks awesome....but thats just me :D

great job!