EVGA Hydro 16 Copper Waterblock Package

[Repliquant67]

Ok, thanks for the response.
I have an EK and wait since more than 1 month they release the ram waterblock.
I want a good block that cool also the ram on the top of the card. At 1300mhz, the gddr3 getting hot ....
There is the danger den block, but I don't like the acrylic top.

[Repliquant67]

Just receive my eVGA black pearl.
Quick test (this is not the max stable) : room temperature around 25°C, loop : see below

[JacobF]

FYI, if anyone wants the Acrylic version, it is available now:

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInf...eries%20Family

[freakgeek1337]

Wow! $630 USD? My brain hurts... Is it available alone?

[septim]

must not yet be updated in their site... i would also wish for the block only with clear acrylic top...

[menace2society]

This block is waaaaay too heavy and toooooo pricy for me.....

To pricey for you... Bill Gates nephew, that has to be a first

[JDawggS316]

Does anyone know if you order the HC from EVGA does the card come pre assembled with the block already on it?

[Repliquant67]

You just need to fix the fittings.

I've seen taht there is a gap between the heat pipe of the alumium plate and the block, and that the two screws that fixe this two parts together miss

[freakgeek1337]

I personally love the design. But like I said earlier, the block is expensive and doesn't come alone so far...

[freakgeek1337]

Thanks for the advice Andy, but I think that the D-Tek FuZion GFX V2 + the uni-sink would be the best option. Though I am still considering FC-blocks.

[Xilikon]

Thanks for the advice Andy, but I think that the D-Tek FuZion GFX V2 + the uni-sink would be the best option. Though I am still considering FC-blocks.

I went that way myself and I don't regret it. 80$ vs 180$ for the EVGA WB is a no brainer, especially when you can reuse the Fuzion

[Repliquant67]

Two screws are missing and I've just seen that all the thermal pads on the v-ram are missing too on the up side of the card.
This kind of work for a 650€ card is really a shame

[Repliquant67]

I just receive the message from the technic support from eVGA :

"Sie haben eine Karte mit dem überarbeiteten Kühler der sogar etwas besser arbeitet. Die Backplate ist nur noch zur Stabilisierung gedacht und dient nicht der Wärmeableitung, da fast die gesamte Hitze auf der anderen Seite anfällt, wo sie vom wasserdurchflossenen Kupferblock abgeführt wird. Bitte belassen Sie den Kühler so und ziehen Sie keine Schrauben nach, da pro Schraube ein genauer Anpressdruck eingehalten werden muss. Wir haben jede HC-Karte auch nach dem Umbau noch mal an einen Wasserkreislauf angeschlossen und getestet."

My german is bad and I use the google translator.
If I understand, the ram-sink is no more use to cool the ram. They use it now only like a back-plate

[Zaskar]

Too pricey for a design that is very unappealing to my eyes...

yea the block doesnt look as refined as the Ek and DD ones, but 1 thing that I really liked was how they did their backplate for the ram, it has a flat heatpipe inset on the inside of the aluminum plate.

Probably the best soloution there aside from the EK watercooled backplate option (any backplate I think removes the possibility of having a soundcard in the very top PCI-E 1x slot unfortunately it seems, so unsure if the added depth of that block has any drawbacks over the plates)

[Repliquant67]

If the back-plate no more cool the ram, a danger den or EK will do the same, maybe better, for cheaper.

I remove the block and their TIM (kind of arctic ceramic) and use noctua NT H1. I gain 5-6°C :

[century child]

I just receive the message from the technic support from eVGA :

Sie haben eine Karte mit dem überarbeiteten Kühler der sogar etwas besser arbeitet. Die Backplate ist nur noch zur Stabilisierung gedacht und dient nicht der Wärmeableitung, da fast die gesamte Hitze auf der anderen Seite anfällt, wo sie vom wasserdurchflossenen Kupferblock abgeführt wird. Bitte belassen Sie den Kühler so und ziehen Sie keine Schrauben nach, da pro Schraube ein genauer Anpressdruck eingehalten werden muss. Wir haben jede HC-Karte auch nach dem Umbau noch mal an einen Wasserkreislauf angeschlossen und getestet.

My german is bad and I use the google translator.
If I understand, the ram-sink is no more use to cool the ram. They use it now only like a back-plate

Here's a translation for you: You have a card with a revised cooler which functions even better (than the original version). The backplate is only intended for stability and does not serve a cooling purpose as almost all of the heat is generated from the other side of the card where it is removed by the watercooled block. Please leave the cooler as it is and do not tighten (or loosen) any of the screws as each individual screw must maintain an exact pressure. After we install the waterblocks on the cards, we once again test each one in a watercooling loop.

[Repliquant67]

Ok, thank you. I understood well the strange translation of google but I had some doubt.

[Repliquant67]

I notice that the back plate become warm only with a contact on the pcb at the level of the gpu when I run 3D. It is maybe the reason why eVGA no more use the back plate to cool the v-ram on the gtx280 black pearl.