MCW60 + D-tek Unisink on GTX 260/280

[Aldy402]

anybody know if I could use my trusty old MCW60 + D-tek 260/280 Unisink on a GTX 260?

[Petra]

Unless you drill out and re-thread some mounting holes, that's a no. The FuZion GFX 2, as it is, merely screws into the GT200 Uni-Sink and then the Uni-Sink screws onto the card (so, in essence, the Uni-Sink is the GFX 2's GT200 mounting bracket).

[eXa]

Oh.. so u cant have one without the other. Thats kinda, sneaky.

[Aldy402]

that's extremely wrong.. I assumed that the Fuzion GFX2 had the same mounting pattern + footprint as the MCW60 being that it's a supposed universal GPU block.. I'm extremely disappointed but thanks..

[mstrmold]

I'm on the fence about ordering the D-Tek FuZion GFX 2 GPU Waterblock, but after getting tied down with a full sink solution with my 8800GTX, I'm thinking block might be a better way to go in the future. Waiting for Petra's reply on his site to see if the 4 bolt pattern fits the HD4870.

[Petra]

that's extremely wrong.. I assumed that the Fuzion GFX2 had the same mounting pattern + footprint as the MCW60 being that it's a supposed universal GPU block.. I'm extremely disappointed but thanks..

The GFX 2 does share a similar footprint and bolt pattern as the MCW60; however, there is no GT200 adapter plate for either of those blocks right now... which is why D-Tek took a little shortcut and is using the Uni-Sink as a GT200 mounting adapter for the GFX 2.

The GFX 2 includes a standard 4-hole bracket (which works with the usual ATi 4-hole mount, G92 4-hole, GF 68/78/79, etc.) and a G80 mounting plate.

If you really wanted to use an MCW60 with the GT200 Uni-Sink, you probably could... but you'd have to figure out how to mount the waterblock to the GT200 Uni-Sink (hence the drilling, tapping, and reworking of the MCW60's mounting hardware that I was mentioning).

[Aldy402]

ahhhh thanks for the clarification Petra... I get it now..
so basically the GTX 260/280 don't follow the usual 4-hole bracket mounting system..

[Petra]

so basically the GTX 260/280 don't follow the usual 4-hole bracket mounting system..

Yeah, judging by the GT200 Uni-Sink, we're looking at ~86.5mm center-to-center diagonally and ~61mm center-to-center from hole to hole.

As I recall, standard 4-hole (used on most cards) is around 75mm diagonally and 53mm from hole to hole, while the G80 mount pattern is about 82.5mm diagonally and 58.5mm from hole to hole.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

ahhhh thanks for the clarification Petra... I get it now..
so basically the GTX 260/280 don't follow the usual 4-hole bracket mounting system..

the real question now is why would you ever buy a GTX260 when you have an x48 board

[Aldy402]

the real question now is why would you ever buy a GTX260 when you have an x48 board

got it in a trade... that was worth it for me in the end... and I never plan to ever run more then 1 video card..

[Sleepyzone]

So is there any gpu block that will fit it? I have two mcw60 from my old 1900xt and 6800gt cards. You can get a gtx260 for 260$ now. I trust the green teams cards over the reds,, I already got burnt on two ati cards that died in just two years. hmm maybe just use some Arctic Silve Thermal Adhesive