ENGTX 470 water block

[eskamobob1]

Hey guys,
I am building a new system and am getting into water cooling for my first time... I have most of it worked out already, but I still don't know what to do for my ENGTX 470... I have heard both to use blocks that cover the entire card and to stay away from them at all costs, so I figured I would ask some people here... Please post the name of your favorite GPU water block for the GTX 470 and it's manufacturer (pictures are welcome)... So please help me out... Thankyou

[nascasho]

I was told to avoid them for multiple reasons as well, primary reason being because they're expensive and resale value goes down really fast, especially if you try to sell it during another GPU generation. Buying something like the EK Supreme you can get away with using it with a multitude of GPU's for a while with the exception of trying to figure out how you'll cool off VRM's, but looks kinda ugly. Depends on your setup I guess.

I bought the EK GTX 470 block since I'm more concerned with the looks of my machine than anything, lol. Re-sale is already low since if I wanted to re-sell it with the block i assume the mose I'm probably going to get for it is $250. I paid $320 for the card and $109 for the block. Another $25 for the EK Nickel backplate to complete the look so you can see how much of a loss I am at if I were to sell now. You could probably get away with buying and re-selling a couple months after the launch of like a newer GPU but other than that it's all opinion and choice I guess.

[Utnorris]

They do cool the entire card better than a GPU only with air heat sinks, however it's a rarity you will get close to what you pay for if/when you decide to sell them. I would only suggest them if you plan on keeping it awhile or if the cosmetics are important to you.

[eskamobob1]

the only thing that would change about my graphics set up in any form of the near future is that i would add 1 or 2 more of the same card... and idc much about ascetics... rite now im looking at the copper EK-FC470 GTX (no back plate)... and all my gear is in a HAF X case with all places for fans filled... just one more quick question... would a single ddc 3.2 pump be strong enough for a CPU, GPU, and 120mm tripple radiator? and how do i know what size rez to get?

[Utnorris]

The pump will be fine. And for a cpu and single GPU, a single triple rad should be ok. Won't be great, but should be more than adequate depending on the CPU and overclock. If you plan on overclocking the cpu and GPU as high as possible I would look at a triple and dual rad setup.

[eskamobob1]

Thanks... I'll check out the tripple and double combo

[v1ral]

I don't have pictures atm but I can point you to my youtube channel.
looks for s16non in youtube and check out my video.
Everyone is right about resale value as with anything and everything it goes down sadly.
I say get a EK block or maybe a koolance.. Those are my two top choices for waterblocks.
In the videos I have my motherboard, chipset and gpu on water and it never gets above 65~69 C, and I live in a tropical island where the weather is always like 85~95 F.
Also to attain these temps I have to add a 240 radiator to the loop which it did quite well.
Happy Modding
v1ral

[eskamobob1]

thats prity nice... i like the double stacked tripple radiators... unfortunalty the radiator in my car died yesterday (it was still $300 with insurance), so looks like i probably wont go to full water for a wile

but thanks for the help everyone!!!