new NB/SB Aqua Computer waterblock for 790i ref.

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,65...ainboards_vor/
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http://translate.google.fr/translate...hl=fr&ie=UTF-8

price is 49,90 euros @ AC
from AC web site:

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The chipset cooler for motherboards with 790i chipset cools both North and South Bridge on the motherboards by reference design. The soil is cooler from a massive copper block manufactured and has a stainless steel lid and a port terminal plexiglass. The water overflows inside the cooler to cool the two chips on the motherboard, thereby ensuring optimum heat dissipation. Similarly, the cooler in the development of a low flow resistance optimized.

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sounds like this is for reference boards only, probably too short on SIIE
(hope this is not a repost)

Looks very nice, aslo looks like no confilicts for SLI/ Tri SLI.

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Originally Posted by shabranigdo

Looks very nice, aslo looks like no confilicts for SLI/ Tri SLI.

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yeah, it's really flat, like other AC WBs

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Originally Posted by mcoffey

Now that's a nice concept and I'd get one in a heartbeat. But unfortunately, we'll never see the block availible in the US. It seems like we're about 2-3 months behind on everything new from AC, and that's a shame, because they are coming out with some really nice stuff now.

andyc

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you could always order directly from AC. Don't they ship to individual customers in the US ?

edit: yeah I just checked on their site: sounds like you got to ask about the conditions if you want them to ship anything out of the EU...so no automatic checkout for the US...

Im very surprised more block manufactures dont do this. Most boards have a 1 inch path going from the SB to NB that is free of components sticking up since they usually have their own flat metal heat sink connecting the 2.

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Originally Posted by mcoffey

yeah,

In the US we're dependant on Sharka Computers as the disti., and either AC doesn't have supply for them, or they are just really slow in bringing the stuff over.

andyc

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Yeah AC needs a better US distributor, dunno why they don't look at Petra or PPCS for example. I have dealt with both of these companies and had great experiences. AC has some great looking stuff but dealing with a company on the other side of the pond (I'm in the US) is difficult and I don't want to worry about shipping something to the other side of the plannet if I have an issue. I'd jump on alot of AC and ANF stuff if it was easier to get here in the states.

Makes me wish I had a mill, there's little to designing a monolith block besides plotting where the resistors/such are... However, there's lots of resistance for some reason to changing block designs. This is a step in the right direction. A big one.

That block is hawtness.

Can't buy a mill, getting a K9ND-Speedster and dual Opties. My wife wants an upgrade, so she's getting CrossFireX.

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Originally Posted by RealRedRaider

SHARKA is no more..... RIP......

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I'm not concerned 'cause I live in the EU, but just to avoid that some users could be mislead by R3's joke (was that supposed to be funny ?),

Sharka Computers is absolutely alive
http://www.sharkacomputers.com/

edit: sounds like R3 was not completely wrong: Sharka must have been down during a few days

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Originally Posted by Logos4

I'm not concerned 'cause I live in the EU, but just to avoid that some users could be mislead by R3's joke (was that supposed to be funny ?),

Sharka Computers is absolutely alive
http://www.sharkacomputers.com/

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That wasn't there the last couple of days, it was a place holder for Go Daddy IIRC.

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Originally Posted by Waterlogged

That wasn't there the last couple of days, it was a place holder for Go Daddy IIRC.

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Oh OK, I didn't know that...

Damn that is really nice. Getting AC products in the US has always been expensive and time consuming. If they want a US market they really need to help out their US suppliers. I think Sharka gets it from a source other than AC directly, therefore slowing the process down even more. Get AC products on Jab-Tech and fast if AC wants to sell some in the US.

Can someone contact AC to make this for the 780i????

Or, can't eddy make this kind of warez?? Full copper with plexi or delrin cover? :p:d would be cool

NB/SB Supreme!

That block is teh sex right threre! :eek:

Oh that thing is sexy as hell alright. Gotta git me one of them.

i hate to say this, and i know in no way AC was here to hear me say it. So im not saying they stole it.

But that looks almost exactly like how i was gonna have iandh do my chipset blocks earily this year b4 he had to pull the project because of time. :T

Im glad a vendor finally got smart and thought of a 2 in 1 block. I seriously was trying to ask a few people to make them. But now you can space the barbs in a perfect gap and get both northbridge AND southbridge!

GOOD JOB AC! Looks like you guys are coming out with some really nice stuff now :up:

Incase you guys were wondering about thiness, if you made the water path really really WIDE, its okey to go thin. I think thats what AC did as well. Only way is to pop the lid and see. :T

Wait first, sharkas website is back! yay, so they didn't go under

Innovatek took it one step further with the x38
Northbridge, 2 Mosfets, and Cpu all in one. Not to mention nickel plated copper.. How much is this bad boy going to cost you, um only $369 lol

http://www.frozencpu.com/images/prod...-blc-462_5.jpg

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Originally Posted by Eddie3dfx

Wait first, sharkas website is back! yay, so they didn't go under

Innovatek took it one step further with the x38
Northbridge, 2 Mosfets, and Cpu all in one. Not to mention nickel plated copper.. How much is this bad boy going to cost you, um only $369 lol

http://www.frozencpu.com/images/prod...-blc-462_5.jpg

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:slap:

...and the rest of it is all aluminum...:shakes: :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

To be fair, it doesn't say it has any aluminum in this block, just all nickel plated copper. Doesn't matter, it could be all silver, $369 is still way too high lol.
Most innovatek has aluminum, as does my radiator (only used for alumium ram blocks though!)

Smart design.

Still waiting for a BIOS chip waterblock :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Eddie3dfx

To be fair, it doesn't say it has any aluminum in this block, just all nickel plated copper. Doesn't matter, it could be all silver, $369 is still way too high lol.
Most innovatek has aluminum, as does my radiator (only used for alumium ram blocks though!)

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No, to be fair, FrozenCPU's description says "Nickel-plated copper block core with low profile design". Note it says copper core, meaning the only nickel plated copper is over the CPU and NB.

Sharka is like 20 minutes from where I live... I wonder if I could just stop by! I could ask them straight up about the block if so...

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Originally Posted by YugenM

Still waiting for a BIOS chip waterblock :rolleyes:

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One day mate, one day :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Eddie3dfx

Wait first, sharkas website is back! yay, so they didn't go under

Innovatek took it one step further with the x38
Northbridge, 2 Mosfets, and Cpu all in one. Not to mention nickel plated copper.. How much is this bad boy going to cost you, um only $369 lol

http://www.frozencpu.com/images/prod...-blc-462_5.jpg

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You have no idea how stupid that is. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by NaeKuh

You have no idea how stupid that is. :rofl:

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Yeah, i can't imagine it would work too well. Noobification FTL!:rofl:

Anyone know any distributors that can ship to the US that carry this chipset block?

Looking at the pic I wonder if due to the barb location if it will prohibit a soundcard like the new SB one from going in the top PCI-E 1x slot

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Originally Posted by RealRedRaider

SHARKA is no more..... RIP......

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Not true! I was just there last Friday and orders were shipping. Maybe you should try and secure some 10k plus orders for AC and see how fast you get it :shakes:

The problem with AC is they don't care about the US market. It takes a good month (if you are lucky) to get a large order and by then there are new products out. This means old stock is hard to sell and your cash flow is negatively impacted.

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Originally Posted by NaeKuh

You have no idea how stupid that is. :rofl:

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They forgot to integrate the memory and the graphics cards.... They also should have integrated the pump on top of the cpu to save space, and the reservoir on top of the pump as well.

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Originally Posted by RealRedRaider

Well RickCain..... I ordered direct from Aqua-Computer, mainly because the owners/employees @ Sharka refuse to answer e-mails..... Poor customer service :down:

I am in sales, the way you sell someone is you respond to the customer, not ignore them.....

Needless to say, SharkaComputers, will never see any of my $$$..... Believe me I've spent lots of it so far and will continue to spend, never with them....

OLD STOCK ??????? They have NO STOCK......... Only thing they have in stock is not worth buying.... if they don't/won't stock AC parts, then give up the distributorship.... All they are doing is hurting AC in the US of A

I've also heard, the problem is not AC, but rather the problem lies with Sharka...

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Wait how? Their site says they don't ship to the US when i tried to place an order.

unless ofcourse they don't view Texas as part of the US and as its own country where everyone wears giant hats :rofl:

But really how did you pull that off :D Emailed them?

I've ordered a lot of AC parts from both aqua-pcs.co.uk and heranke.com (in Germany.) Only problem is that you'll get it broken off in you because of the weak exchange rate and shipping. Aqua-pcs gets to me in MI in about 5 days from England. Heranke ships by DHL and can 2 to 3 weeks.

I think some people have also ordered from Vcore.dk and were happy with the experience.

I have had a great experience with aqua computers. I broke the top acrylic (lexan??) piece of my ram waterblock and they sent me a new top piece for a minimal charge. The process was quick and they requested paypal, which was perfect!
Too bad our exchange rate sucks the big hiney though.

I just talked to Mike a frozencpu.com and he told me to e-mail him on this item and he would see about getting Aqua PC items depending on what people wanted. So with that in mind Logos can you send me the the link to this, I can not find it on the Aqua PC website. All our US dreams may come true.... We may finally get a good US distributer for aqua pc items... Feel free to PM me

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Originally Posted by jdridnlow2

I just talked to Mike a frozencpu.com and he told me to e-mail him on this item and he would see about getting Aqua PC items depending on what people wanted. So with that in mind Logos can you send me the the link to this, I can not find it on the Aqua PC website. All our US dreams may come true.... We may finally get a good US distributer for aqua pc items... Feel free to PM me

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pm sent ;)

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Originally Posted by jdridnlow2

I just talked to Mike a frozencpu.com and he told me to e-mail him on this item and he would see about getting Aqua PC items depending on what people wanted. So with that in mind Logos can you send me the the link to this, I can not find it on the Aqua PC website. All our US dreams may come true.... We may finally get a good US distributer for aqua pc items... Feel free to PM me

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Mike is a good guy. He helped me out when I showed up @ FCPU looking to buy a NZXT Rouge only to find out it was a drop shipped item. The wholesaler was in Cali and he ordered the case 2nd day FedEX only to find that the wholesaler sent the wrong case (blue instead of red), sent me an email stating what happened and that he got them to send another case (on wholesaler's dime) 2nd day FedEx again, had my case the following weekend from when I originally went to get it through no fault of FCPU's. :up: