i had spare parts from a dead 480 and i wanted to try that since i got my first one.
what i did/used
Metal plate trimmed
Plastic cover trimmed
Metal cover glued
Koolance GPu-220
block fitted with plastic cover
i've added an extender on the left fitting, not enought clearance for the tubing
noob mistake, super glue leaked a bit and turn some of the plastic near the metal cover white-ish
doesn't look that bad
kept the fan to cool the metal plate a bit, mofsets needs active cooling when overclocked.
First mount was leaking on the metal plate inside the cover, got to be VERY careful, second mount did the trick. (mounting out of PC first is for pussies)
The plastic cover is now really fragile after cutting it and installing/removing it many times, the plastic tab looks a bit tired. I'm in no way implying that this is better or looks better than a full block but I didn't had a full block yet and i like to do work on things like that so why not.
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