Cooler Master Unveils Hydra 8800 Graphics Card Cooler

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10-20-2007, 07:49 AM
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Cooler Master Unveils Hydra 8800 Graphics Card Cooler

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Cooler Master Unveils Hydra 8800 Graphics Card Cooler

Cooler Master unveils their Hydra 8800 graphics card cooler which is a hybrid air and water cooler. The new cooler is specifically designed for NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 series and features a copper base with three heatpipes along with a silent, 19 dBA, fan spinning at only 1800 RPM. The watercooling nozzles have 360° rotational abilities and perfectly fits 1/2" and 3/8" tubing sizes. Pricing and availability are still unknown.

More information on the Hydra 8800 can be found here.

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NordicHardware

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=42468

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10-20-2007, 08:20 AM
K404

I see a typo!! :D
10-20-2007, 08:20 AM
Exedy

Very nice xD
10-20-2007, 08:57 AM
Dimitriman

Thats one good looking cooler.

Hope it performs as good as it looks.
10-20-2007, 09:12 AM
Vapor

I remember the prototypes of these from over a year ago (when 8800GTX was still pre-release), doesn't look like much has changed, but the idea is still a good one :)
10-20-2007, 10:28 AM
tbone8ty

oh yeah yur right, its basically the referance cooler modid for liquid cooling.

whats the typo?
10-20-2007, 10:30 AM
cozwin

i already posted this a few days ago

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...56#post2497756
10-20-2007, 11:25 AM
Frank M

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Originally Posted by K404

I see a typo!! :D

maybe CFM is just a new unit for rotational speed, who knows ;) :D

There are at least three more grammatical mistakes in the text.
And I'm not an English teacher, English is not even my native language...

On topic:
what is the waterblock material - and how does the block look like,
is it restrictive? Also, what's it's price?
10-20-2007, 11:30 AM
Xenogias

is it liquid on core, air on graphics or what?
10-20-2007, 11:38 AM
Kunaak

wasnt this already done by thermaltake?
10-20-2007, 11:40 AM
SDX

Looks like a potential flow killer there with those 90 degree angles as it enters the block...
10-20-2007, 11:55 AM
Morais

"rellable" is the typo
10-20-2007, 01:02 PM
Eddie3dfx

They also forgot the comma before and mosfet. Also, is it just cooling one mosfet? :down:
10-20-2007, 01:46 PM
pss75

I don't understand the point of this cooler! Why have such a bulky design? Surely water is good enough on its own without that pathetic fan!!??
10-20-2007, 07:51 PM
The_Beast

yeah it looks good but I don't think I would buy one
10-20-2007, 08:07 PM
halo112358

lower loop temps anyone?
10-21-2007, 01:31 AM
Zeus

Does that fan need liquid cooling? :D

I would avoid this thing, combining alu with copper is never a good thing.

For the same price you will most likely be able to get an EK fullcoverblock i presume.
10-21-2007, 06:49 AM
SafeFire

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbone8ty

oh yeah yur right, it's basically the referance cooler modid for liquid cooling.

whats the typo?

:D

J/k, the type is in "Reliable", says Rellable.
10-21-2007, 07:02 AM
naokaji

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Originally Posted by Kunaak

wasnt this already done by thermaltake?

yep, thermaltake is selling watercoolers that require a fan too....
10-21-2007, 09:24 AM
Frank M

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Originally Posted by Morais

"rellable" is the typo

If you look at the other i-s, they too have the dot almost "melting" into the body.
So I'm not so sure that is a typo.
CFM instead of RPM is, however.
10-21-2007, 10:13 AM
Fr3ak

This is old news :P I posted this a month ago :)

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/?article_id=614136
10-21-2007, 06:51 PM
SKYMTL

Got one of these right here. Looks pretty promising...but the realtest is if it will stand up to my air cooling tests and my reviewer's water cooling tests.
10-21-2007, 07:32 PM
MotF Bane

Decent concept, maybe have the fan power down at idle and low loads, then have the fan start going up for heavy gaming.

Aluminum + Copper = Bad. Hopefully they don't both touch the liquid.
10-22-2007, 12:45 AM
Zeus

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Originally Posted by MR_SmartAss

AL is the biggest heat capacitor per gram, while the copper is the best heat conductor.

Aluminiun+Copper = best combo, efficient cooler with high heat capacitance and high heat conductivity.

+ plenty of corrosion. :rolleyes:
10-22-2007, 12:45 AM
saaya

whats the deal with all those hybrid h20 cooling experiments. i dont know of anybody whos using them...

in my opinion it wont ever be successfull...
90% of the people wont use the h20 option and the ones that do want to watercool will replace the stock cooling cause they want a really nice waterblock. i mean people buy blocks over other blocks cause they will get them 1 degree lower temps, why would anybody who wants to watercool settle with a so-so block?