EK-full-cover watercooled 9800GX2 reviewed

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Originally Posted by tiborrr

It's lacquer coated copper wire, 100% insulated, always worked like a charm :)

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Ah right, enamelled wire the stuff for coil windings. I like the sound of that, what gauge? Maybe 33SWG?

I would like to see you geting a single-stage unit, capable of handling 3x ~ 250W = ~ 750W of thermal load @ some frosty subzero temperatures. Even 2x 150W @ -20°C is a very nice achievement with some ordinary reciprocracy compressors, not to mention 750W. I'm talking about direct die unit with three evaporators, not a water chiller unit.

If you show me a builder that can build an affordable 3-head single-stage phase change cooler unit that can hold a load of ~ 750W @ -20°C (that means ~ 5 ~ 10°C ++ on the core temperatures) under full load, i'll give my hate off.

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Originally Posted by tiborrr

I would like to see you geting a single-stage unit, capable of handling 3x ~ 250W = ~ 750W of thermal load @ some frosty subzero temperatures. Even 2x 150W @ -20°C is a very nice achievement with some ordinary reciprocracy compressors, not to mention 750W. I'm talking about direct die unit with three evaporators, not a water chiller unit.

If you show me a builder that can build an affordable 3-head single-stage phase change cooler unit that can hold a load of ~ 750W @ -20°C (that means ~ 5 ~ 10°C ++ on the core temperatures) under full load, i'll give my hate off.

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performance is more of a concern to me than the price if were talking about phase change units... but it would be nice to pay a budget range price for a high quality unit.

Not to mention the mounting accessories for the two 9800GX2 cards...

Ill have some rough estimates this week if your interested. Just shoot me a PM.

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Originally Posted by hecktic

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that is 207.182 USD

Id be better off getting a custom block for that much..... or even investing the $207.182 into a phase change unit capable of 9800GX2 SLI load.... (actually for SLI its double that... so $414.364!!!!!)

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That will never happen.
Remember, It is only so expensive for you because the $ is at all time low!

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Originally Posted by fornowagain

Thats some very thin wire on the volt mod, has that any insulation?

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ok, thats OT: great ava fornowagain! :up: was TCOM already broadcasted on SkyOne in the UK? one of my professors has parkinson's desease as well and it's very scary. :( it always hits the wrong people.

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Originally Posted by perry_78

Nice, I got most of that article with my czech. I find that written, slovan languages, apart from russian, are easier to understand than when spoken.

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yeah, just like dutch is to me. I don't understand much if someone tries to talk to me in dutch, but I can read most of it because most of my relatives speak "plattdeutsch", which is a bit like dutch.

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Originally Posted by zbogorgon

cause Americans are spoiled :rofl:

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:D I wasn't going to say it...

But that price situation made me order my GTS block for California, and I can drive to you guys in 2hrs :D
Talk about globalisation:p:

What kind of rad would you need to wc two in SLI? Would you need a triple or could you get by with just a double?

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Originally Posted by FischOderAal

ok, thats OT: great ava fornowagain! :up: was TCOM already broadcasted on SkyOne in the UK? one of my professors has parkinson's desease as well and it's very scary. :( it always hits the wrong people.

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Yeah its been on, HD as well. Shame about poor Terry :(

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Originally Posted by tiborrr

http://www.oc-lab2.com/test.php?t=74

It's in Slovenian language, but you'll get the most of it - lot's of popular games tested:
- Pictures of water block & overclocking with it: Page 7
- Game & 3DMark tests: Page 3 to 6

I can sum up in english language if you would like so. :yepp:

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Uhm...
Can you tell me what freqs you see on water, without vgpu.... THereby I mean, default voltage... : - )
I think the block looks sweet =)

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Originally Posted by Nosfer@tu

That will never happen.
Remember, It is only so expensive for you because the $ is at all time low!

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you have a point there...