EK-5970 vs stock cooler tests

[Lord_Farken]

alright finally I got today the EK-5970 nickel water block
so I decide to dedicate some time to show guy's what is the performance gain
compare to stock cooler


here it is look gorgeous, now put this sucker in


all thermal pads on place ,lets put some diamond grease and install it


done, not too hard .exempt for the plastic spacers you to stick them to the block before stick the block




alright is ready ,look awesome took now lets tested to the limit
first on vista 64 ,


stock clocks and vots okay now OC al the way


better but no what I was expecting ,lets try win 7 64



uff much better , now crank all the way



damn is smoking
**update**
well it been a few days and no problem ,from a gtx295 water cooled and OC to this is a havens to earth different
the ability to run anything at max is priceless ,thanks to klyser I reached higher oc in i7 ,above in the new score for warhead and under the vantage 3dmark06 score for the guys who ask for it, even when some say there are rigged



personalty I tough that EK blocks were for show up
but I was wrong the perfomace in temps is solid
from 64c idle 86c load OC to 26c IDLE 45c oc
beside the fps increase the game run smother no slow downs or dose
out of place images that look like pic cut in two misaligned
no mater what OC I try it won't crash no more
before I have to reboot 100+ times doing OC tests
it somebody want me to try something else let me know

[jfer]

(Win7 64-bit rocks!)

[lowdog]

Don't think you have flashed your cards bioses correctly.

GPU Clock is showing 735 and default clock is showing 725, similarly memory is showing 1000 and 1010.....so it looks like you have one core flashed to the oc bios and the other core hasn't been flashed and is at the stock values. Master and slave cores both need to show the same values.

[Lord_Farken]

Don't think you have flashed your cards bioses correctly.

GPU Clock is showing 735 and default clock is showing 725, similarly memory is showing 1000 and 1010.....so it looks like you have one core flashed to the oc bios and the other core hasn't been flashed and is at the stock values. Master and slave cores both need to show the same values.

you got point there but I haven't do it
maybe I need to flash the bios with the new ones
but not sure how do it safety without bricking my card

[ViViD]

Block Look Shiny
Some Benching Test 3D Specially 06

[Lord_Farken]

Block Look Shiny
Some Benching Test 3D Specially 06

no can't do ,cuz you in Iran and I in Iraq ,WE ENEMYS LOL WTF

[ViViD]

no can't do ,cuz you in Iran and I in Iraq ,WE ENEMYS LOL WTF

OK Tanx For Sharing m8

P.s We Are Not Enemy Anymore

[Lord_Farken]

Block Look Shiny
Some Benching Test 3D Specially 06

there's you go


for vantage I know that awesome score
for 3dmark06 no sure I just trying it now
I getting loots of messages sayings I'm cheating
is really possible with this kind of reliable software ?

[Jamesrt2004]

dont fun the fail futuremark tests please, stick to real world games =D (sorry to be an ass)


p.s whats the rest of your cooling loop?

[Lord_Farken]

dont fun the fail futuremark tests please, stick to real world games =D (sorry to be an ass)


p.s whats the rest of your cooling loop?

I not shure what you mean Ichigo,
dont fun the fail ,wtf ?
now the loop is not the best set up right now
cuz is a lanbox is damn tight fit , 1/4 i.d. hoses koolance C-145 cpu,full mobo and one single 240 thermaltake motorsport radiator
koolance reservoir pump /combo bk-980 mod with a switch 350 moded to pump more

I,m building a new case ,with new radiator ,bigger hoses
but is hard to believe the such overloaded loop do so good still

[nusihb]

You're not cheating
I'm getting similar scores with my PC 5970/DD wb running at 990/1200/1.25v, i7 at 4.4ghz.

[Lord_Farken]

You're not cheating
I'm getting similar scores with my PC 5970/DD wb running at 990/1200/1.25v, i7 at 4.4ghz.

thanks ,now I know for sure is no a fluke
so now we running at same pace
damn at this point do you fell the need to add another one?
I'm sure not,damn there no game this can't handle in this set up
hope something come soon that make all this hard work worthy

[nusihb]

Nope one is enough, and I'm keeping mine at 800/1200 for 'everyday use'... just so I don't have to rise the voltage.

[Razrback16]

What are max load vrm temperatures with the EK block?

[Lord_Farken]

What are max load vrm temperatures with the EK block?

Can't check now ,case mod/upgrade in process ,I post a pic tomorow
But pretty low, I was on a uncompleted cooling system and still with cpu and gpu at full load ,no overheat

[affiliate13]

Can't check now ,case mod/upgrade in process ,I post a pic tomorow
But pretty low, I was on a uncompleted cooling system and still with cpu and gpu at full load ,no overheat

Yes i would also like to know what your VRM temps are.
I have the same block installed and i think GPUz is reporting them too low.

[Lord_Farken]

ahh I was worryed that on my rig in 06 was bad :/

ok what you got to get 27k

Yes i would also like to know what your VRM temps are.
I have the same block installed and i think GPUz is reporting them too low.

this what I got after crysis bench run before cooling upgrade
can't today ,too much crap going on here,
don't let me finish my rig and test

[Diverge]

That doesn't look like it was under load. If you look at the graphs, you'll see at the very right a little bump in temps coming in. If anything, it should show a drop in temps, as temps go from very high under load, to cooling down after the bench stops.

Also, you need to toggle each item in GPU-Z to show max.

So many people who post pics of GPU-Z don't seem to do it correctly, or do it in a misleading manor.

[XS Janus]

I love the temp drop!
Feeling that alone makes it worth it!

[Phoenixdancer]

ahh I was worryed that 27k on my rig in 06 was bad :/

[jaredpace]

I think people are wanting to see your gpu load at 100% (instead of 0%) & your max values like Diverge suggested. Let it heat up for about 5-10 minutes before you take screen.

[ajaidev]

Ooo shiny nice performance also for the 5970 such a cooler is always recommended

[jaredpace]

Farken, nice work on that Crysis benchmark. 89 FPS WOAH! Is that 1 5970, or two? heheh.

Also, now that you have reseated the waterblock and doubled up on the padding & paste, whats the new VRM maximum temps after gaming for a few minutes in Crysis? I don't see it in your screenshot.

[Lord_Farken]

Farken, nice work on that Crysis benchmark. 89 FPS WOAH! Is that 1 5970, or two? heheh.

Also, now that you have reseated the waterblock and doubled up on the padding & paste, whats the new VRM maximum temps after gaming for a few minutes in Crysis? I don't see it in your screenshot.

the max temps are in 2nd pic on above post just zoom with the browser
is only one but my set up beat some user scores that got tri-fire
they are really pissing me of by saying that is bull and cheated when I use the same tool
now at last I can play crysis and warhead all the way without slowdowns
at everything max ,it like playing a new version ,everything behave so different
thanks for the comment

[jaredpace]

Well if you notice, in that gpu-z sensor tab window card reads idle clocks of 157/300, 0% gpu usage. VRMS of 32C in crysis & 105C in furmark doesn't jive. I would expect them to be around 75-85C