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!

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They're 50 bucks each...

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yeah :(

its says on it 16x pci-e so its all good,,, this part is made for servers its very good quality part thats why its expensive

Not so expensive here in the uK, £20/$40

Ebay maybe?

Try here in the UK, £19.
http://linitx.com/index.php?cPath=26_124

That photo is real :banana::banana::banana::banana: :slobber:

what would be better is a staggered SLI setup with EK blocks exposed ...:eek:

i dont have the sli mb but as far a space its possible

Just noticed that picture of your storm, did you widen the jet holes?

Hey woah, that's a pretty cool mod! :cool:

I didn't know they made such ribbon cables, but I'm glad to know, since I'm planning to make my own case in the near future, and have always thought it would be nice to see the video card and its heat sink at a better angle.

Thanks for letting us know about this. :)