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07-15-2010, 03:13 PM
Biffa

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Originally Posted by TRICHEESE

thats a bit cr*p, i hate it when manufacturers show amazing concepts and then the real thing is rubbish :shakes:

http://www.guru3d.com/news/palit-gef...-have-issues-/
07-15-2010, 09:33 PM
Johnny87au

wow alot of the cards have missing the black heatisnk on the pcb, Guess its a PALIT problem.. lol
07-16-2010, 08:17 AM
Neutronman

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Originally Posted by NaeKuh

oh gowd do yourself a freaken favor.

Dont watercool the 460GTX.. and instead use funds on a 480GTX.
OR Go SLI on 2 460GTX. and Air cool both of them.

Sometimes i honestly dont understand the mentality of people.

Hardware first and primary.
Cooling should be secondary.

Why? its easier to upgrade cooling then it is to upgrade entire hardware.

i would grab another 460 and go SLI and forget a full card block.

The whole point in the 460 was lower thermals... less power draw... and a overall cooler card.. yet you guys want to watercool it and make it cost as much as a 480GTX?

Agreed +1. well put NaeKuh.....
07-16-2010, 08:14 PM
Johnny87au

just to clarify some issues within this thread, take a look here guys, Seems like the gigabyte 1gb 460 is quiet as...
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/340...d/index18.html
07-17-2010, 07:42 AM
prznar1

what about core blocks and swiftech unisink?

what about palit gainward cards?
07-17-2010, 07:49 AM
lowfat

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Originally Posted by prznar1

what about core blocks and swiftech unisink?

I don't Swiftech announced a heatsink for it yet.
07-27-2010, 03:49 AM
Lu(ky

Any one here buy a MSI N460GTX CYCLONE card? Just bought one for a friends build 1GB versional back in stock at the egg.
Going by that tweaktown review the MSI N460GTX CYCLONE is the quietest @56.7 not bad at all also good OCer.
07-27-2010, 07:02 AM
Guapa5000

VID-NX460 (GTX 460)

EK-FC460 GTX
07-27-2010, 09:24 AM
Church

Half of card price for full cover? :/
I'll keep on promoting universal GPU waterblock usage for low end cards. They do the job, are cheaper, are reusable after upgrades. Leave expensive full cover blocks which are specific only to some particular model of gpu for top-end cards where wb price isn't that high compared to that of card itself, where you won't upgrade card that soon and so on.
07-27-2010, 09:40 AM
Vapor

I think Koolance's GPU-220 is the only core-only block that would support the GTX460....reference mounting holes are not a square.
07-27-2010, 09:45 AM
Koolance

Guapa5000 beat me to it. Our GTX 460 block is now available. Pics are below. It uses 0.5mm microfins on the GPU and VRM like our GTX 480 block.

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...d-nx460_p0.jpg

(Just to show it CAN be run without LED's :) ):
http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...d-nx460_p1.jpg

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...d-nx460_p2.jpg

http://www.koolance.com/water-coolin...d-nx460_p3.jpg

Tim
07-27-2010, 09:58 AM
Alexandr0s

Wow, wicked inner design Tim :eek:! Also love the blue Koolance logo :).
07-27-2010, 10:00 AM
Utnorris

It's a shame you guys didn't do a GTX470 block that had the LED setup also. Think that would have sealed it for me.
07-27-2010, 11:01 AM
Koolance

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Originally Posted by Utnorris

It's a shame you guys didn't do a GTX470 block that had the LED setup also. Think that would have sealed it for me.

Yeah. It's really easy to do, though. The acrylic on the VID-NX470 is the same thickness as the VID-NX460 (8mm). We use 3mm wide LED's. So a couple small holes in the bottom would do it:
07-27-2010, 02:18 PM
lowfat

Hopefully e-tailers will start showing stock here soon.
07-28-2010, 12:19 AM
Tackleberry

Was it really necessary to get water over mosfets (koolance block)?
It looks PITA to assembly IMO.
I just hate too many orings when it comes to opening and cleaning blocks.
07-28-2010, 09:03 AM
Koolance

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Originally Posted by Tackleberry

Was it really necessary to get water over mosfets (koolance block)?

VR microfins *might* be considered overkill here. But if you're already water cooling the GTX 460, why not go all the way? :)

Tim
07-28-2010, 09:10 AM
Waterlogged

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Originally Posted by Tackleberry

Was it really necessary to get water over mosfets (koolance block)?

How about because ppl have been screaming for MOSFETs to be actively cooled?
07-28-2010, 10:08 AM
Alexandr0s

Tackleberry is referring to the triple plated bridge (or whatever NaeKuh and Bei Fei named it when they designed it for mobo blocks) which seems to pass over some capacitors. It got me wondering as well as to why a more 'normal' method wasn't possible :).
07-28-2010, 10:14 AM
Waterlogged

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Originally Posted by Alexandr0s

Tackleberry is referring to the triple plated bridge (or whatever NaeKuh and Bei Fei named it when they designed it for mobo blocks) which seems to pass over some capacitors. It got me wondering as well as to why a more 'normal' method wasn't possible :).

Looks like they had to dodge some caps. Honestly, I don't really see a problem with assembly, but then, I'm pretty mechanically inclined. :shrug:
07-28-2010, 10:42 AM
crash5s

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Originally Posted by Vapor

I think Koolance's GPU-220 is the only core-only block that would support the GTX460....reference mounting holes are not a square.

Well crap. I was hoping to use an enzotech one.
07-31-2010, 06:34 PM
~CS~

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vapor

I think Koolance's GPU-220 is the only core-only block that would support the GTX460....reference mounting holes are not a square.

That's a bummer,considering I have a ref GTX460 coming in... What are the chances swiftech will release an adapter plate for MCW60/80 ? Can we put you in charge of finding that out,Vapor ?:)
08-01-2010, 04:03 AM
Ild

According to the Hardwareluxx link posted on page 1, AquaComputer are designing a block for the GTX460.

Quote:

Ein Kühler für die GTX 460 wird übrigens auch kommen..... (Stephan)

"A cooler for the GTX 460 is on the way." - Stephan of AC

So, we might have a good looking block for the 460 after all.

Now, as for people suggesting we just get a 480... what's the point? Rumor is that the 480 will be phased out, its next iteration likely based on dual GF104s. Don't see a point in buying a card that's been out-revisioned.
08-01-2010, 04:50 PM
lowfat

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Originally Posted by Koolance

Guapa5000 beat me to it. Our GTX 460 block is now available. Pics are below. It uses 0.5mm microfins on the GPU and VRM like our GTX 480 block.
Tim

Is this a single slot block?
08-01-2010, 10:31 PM
Tackleberry

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Originally Posted by Waterlogged

Looks like they had to dodge some caps. Honestly, I don't really see a problem with assembly, but then, I'm pretty mechanically inclined. :shrug:

Are you telling you never actually opened block and have it cleaned?
And then reassemble it?

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