Watercooling HD4870, MP-01

I went with an AquaExtreme MP-01 since Jab-tech had them on clearance for $36+. In the past I had an MCW-60, I just hate spending $40 then another $10 for chrome barbs (I hate plastic ones). Installation was easy on the HD4870, no issues with the shim on the HD4870, the MP-01 fit and made perfect contact with the core. I added mosfet sinks and ram sinks and have a few low speed yates blowing over the card. DDR5 does get hot and even though I can run them at 1100 (4400Mhz effective), there is enough memory bandwidth already and the extra speed equates to more heat and little performance so I've been keeping the ram about 980 - 1000mhz.

Idle runs about 32deg c load has never broken 40c yet. Big difference from 60c idle and high 80s loaded with the stock cooler. Using the TT Duo Orb idle was in the mid 40s, load in the low 70's.

Enjoy.

http://3dxtreme.net/other/HIS%20HD4870/H2O/IMG_5318.JPG

http://3dxtreme.net/other/HIS%20HD4870/H2O/IMG_5320.JPG

http://3dxtreme.net/other/HIS%20HD4870/H2O/IMG_5322.JPG

http://3dxtreme.net/other/HIS%20HD4870/12minsload.jpg

http://3dxtreme.net/other/HIS%20HD4870/3dmark06.jpg

nice, where are the low speed yates blowing over the card? I have the same style case and an MCW60 and im always plagued with extremely hot ramsinks.. looking for a nice way to mount a fan over the ram but I can't seem to figure it out..

I've got two yates cable tied together and velcro that holds them in place - it blows over the ram, GPU and pushes hot air out the back. Works great have been using it like this for awhile. The pics above were with the case on my counter hooked up to my spare PSU bleeding and leak testing so the fans werent back in yet. This is a pic with my GTX in there (older pic) but you can see the fans installed here with velcro for easy removal.

This is my patent pending 'WALL OF AIR' ;)

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3015/img5196fd0.jpg

Looks good! Glad to see some 4870s on water. So youre 37C idle/ 39C load?! haha, whats the highest temp youve registered?

Off topic, but what OS are you running? I am assuming XP 32-bit. I am running Vista64 and Catalyst control center doesnt work. A known issue without a fix supposedly.

Vista 64 and CCC aren't incompatible. I'm using it now.

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Looks good! Glad to see some 4870s on water. So youre 37C idle/ 39C load?! haha, whats the highest temp youve registered?

Off topic, but what OS are you running? I am assuming XP 32-bit. I am running Vista64 and Catalyst control center doesnt work. A known issue without a fix supposedly.

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32 idle, 39 max load. Hasnt broken 40 yet.

Using XP32 on one HD and Vista 64 on the other, I bounce back and forth. Using Vista 8.6 hotfix on both OSes, no issues with CCC, its fast and always comes up.

im dissapointed that the 4870s don't have ram plates already installed under the air cooler like the last gen for an easy WC...

You can remove the red backing plate and remount that, then just pop a waterblock on like the 2900XTs.

Like I had done here -
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/2991/img4410je6.jpg

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Vista 64 and CCC aren't incompatible. I'm using it now.

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Yeah, so i hear! I am getting .NET errors saying it could not change registry because of privileges. I am administrator, and have all .NETs installed. Im running Vista 64 Business so I am not sure if its my version or something. Its a fresh install, but Ive installed available updates. Video drivers work fine, its just CCC.

I can open CCC after the errors, but it doesnt display a graphics adapter to change settings for. Whereas some people cant even get CCC to open. The only reason I really need CCC is overdrive, and the fan fix.

dnottis, those are good temps! Im tempted to get a MCW60 for mine, but I want to see what kind of full cover blocks that will come available.

With my water loop. My 4870 idles at 30C. When I load my CPU and GPU at the same time, my max temp is 37C. Mine is currently clocked at 790/1000. Links in sig

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Yeah, so i hear! I am getting .NET errors saying it could not change registry because of privileges. I am administrator, and have all .NETs installed. Im running Vista 64 Business so I am not sure if its my version or something. Its a fresh install, but Ive installed available updates. Video drivers work fine, its just CCC.

I can open CCC after the errors, but it doesnt display a graphics adapter to change settings for. Whereas some people cant even get CCC to open. The only reason I really need CCC is overdrive, and the fan fix.

dnottis, those are good temps! Im tempted to get a MCW60 for mine, but I want to see what kind of full cover blocks that will come available.

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you need to install the .net framework 2.0 before you install your drivers. i got my installer from my mobo manf. website (dfi) but yeah you installl that then re-install your vga drivers and you should be all set

That's a pretty neat block. As much as I like the MCW60, there is no way I would use the plastic barbs.

That looks awesome! I'm not a fan of the color of your coolant though.

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That looks awesome! I'm not a fan of the color of your coolant though.

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Thats ok, I use Swiftech Hydrex in the loop, thus the green.

I own a HD4850, yeah it's fit well with zalman ZM-GW3. HD4870 board design's different with HD3850-HD3870-HD4850, that's why I cant use my old water block from zalman for it.

May I ask what mounting equipment you are using? Is it the screws into the base at the very edges? I ask as I bought mine AGES and AGES ago, before the X1000s and 2900s appeared, so I am unsure whether there was a second revision or such to allow mounting on those cards, or whether it needed it. Anyone know? I wouldn't mind recycling my block for a HD4870 myself. Although I would like to know how the D-Tek Fuzion GFX2 performs anyway.

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May I ask what mounting equipment you are using? Is it the screws into the base at the very edges? I ask as I bought mine AGES and AGES ago, before the X1000s and 2900s appeared, so I am unsure whether there was a second revision or such to allow mounting on those cards, or whether it needed it. Anyone know? I wouldn't mind recycling my block for a HD4870 myself. Although I would like to know how the D-Tek Fuzion GFX2 performs anyway.

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just the standard setup, screws into the holes on the base of the MP-01.

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Yeah, so i hear! I am getting .NET errors saying it could not change registry because of privileges. I am administrator, and have all .NETs installed. Im running Vista 64 Business so I am not sure if its my version or something. Its a fresh install, but Ive installed available updates. Video drivers work fine, its just CCC.

I can open CCC after the errors, but it doesnt display a graphics adapter to change settings for. Whereas some people cant even get CCC to open. The only reason I really need CCC is overdrive, and the fan fix.

dnottis, those are good temps! Im tempted to get a MCW60 for mine, but I want to see what kind of full cover blocks that will come available.

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you don't have to install any .net under vista :shrug:

just install the driver reboot and done, no extra .net needed (i had some issues when i first tried the ati driver, however a system restore and reinstall fixed it!)

make sure to restart immediatly after driver inst, i always had problems in vista when i didn't restart after a driver install while i was able to install all drivers in one restart on xp...

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Originally Posted by dnottis

You can remove the red backing plate and remount that, then just pop a waterblock on like the 2900XTs.

Like I had done here -
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Woah what the hell that is cool! Screw you stupid ramsinks, I'm doing that!

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Originally Posted by dnottis

just the standard setup, screws into the holes on the base of the MP-01.

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Oh cool, means it the 4870 uses the standard mounting holes, meaning if I get one (if budget allows :rolleyes:) I shouldn't need anything extra to mount my MCW60 on there :D Although, I'll have to buy more sinks for the top of the card and cool those...fullcover block is tempting that's for sure but that's another $100-ish. Ehh.

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Oh cool, means it the 4870 uses the standard mounting holes, meaning if I get one (if budget allows :rolleyes:) I shouldn't need anything extra to mount my MCW60 on there :D Although, I'll have to buy more sinks for the top of the card and cool those...fullcover block is tempting that's for sure but that's another $100-ish. Ehh.

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MCW60 will fit with stock bracket. Check my post up a few (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...50&postcount=8) with the 2900XT. You can remove the red backplate of the stock cooler, remount just that to contact ram, mosfets, etc and avoid having to buy anything else. ;)

It is just a flat plate though, is it enough to keep the stuff cool?

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Originally Posted by dnottis

You can remove the red backing plate and remount that, then just pop a waterblock on like the 2900XTs.

Like I had done here -
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/2991/img4410je6.jpg

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DOes it work for HD4870 too?
eh...does the fan help on cooling there??
cause it seems so naked... wouldn't there be turbulence around it when it start spinning?

i'm thinking of adding a MCW60 on my HD4870 to my existing loop to.
hope the temp work effect my CPU temp alot.

Those MP-01 blocks are really quite good. I've had one in my rig for the past 2 years and it's cooled my 7800gt, x1900xt, and 8800gt all perfectly.

The only problem with them is that they are restrictive as all hell...

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Looks good! Glad to see some 4870s on water. So youre 37C idle/ 39C load?!

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+1 That's encouraging. My 4870 is going underwater soon, i'll prolly use the EK FC block. It'll be interesting to see how temps stack up.

im going to the store tomorrow to get 2x mcw-60's and a PA120.3 :D:D:D for my 4870's

(i know the PA is overkill buts its just sitting at micro-center with no one to buy it ;))

May I ask u something?

I have a EK 2900xt full cover block can I use it with a 4870? As far as I see both 2900 and 4870 have same mounting holes what do u thing?

AFAIK, No - all Full Cover blocks are unique to the reference design for each card.

Danger Den and EK both say that new cards should be ready next week and XSPC already have place holders on their website. The only one already available is Aqua-computer.

thx but I ll try in any way :P

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/635/img0971ds2.th.jpg

havent powered it up yet because im waiting on my second card back from RMA and they only had one MCW-60 at microcenter

That 's look nice !

yeah.. but OUCH...need to saw it apart.

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yeah.. but OUCH...need to saw it apart.

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eh, I had already voltmodded the card so I didnt see any issue in chopping up the heatsink as well. It's a great way to get air over the ramsinks without wire clutter of zipping a fan to blow over them.

Has anyone fitted an EK-FC4870 block yet?

Just read this:
http://coolercasesuk.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4169

I am due to fit mine this weekend........ :shocked:

I didn't have a problem lining up the holes on mine:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...d/CIMG1866.jpg

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I didn't have a problem lining up the holes on mine:
*snip*

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looks very good, love the BP 90 coming off of the second block :up:

Update:

I fitted my EK-FC4870 onto the Sapphire HD4870 - no problems.

It was confirmed that the problem was with Club3D cards.......