WayTronX: OCZ HydroJet

[Nullack]

Well, what happened to the OCZ phase change cooler that was going to bring super cheap phase change?

This product looks good but I would think that phase change is the way to go.

[Movieman]

If they say you could mount that in a tower case, I would laugh in their face.

Might have to pick the right case.. I bet that will fit in 3 of my cases:
LL PC76, SM SC750A and my SM cube..
The PC76 has a TRUE on a P5K Premium and a good 2.5" left before hitting the side would be an issue.

[Senater_Cache]

considering these are still prototypes with the plastic parts still coming from a 3D printer, id say we are a bit away from teh release date.

[dinos22]

I am sick of hearing about this thing.

release it already.
stop showing pics.
just release it.
I've been hearing about this thing for like a year and a half now, and always some big promises about when its coming out, what to expect and blah blah blah....

but never anything to buy.

i agree with you wholeheartedly


on another note

that's a couple of 8800GTS cards in the loop as well
EEK that's pretty good if they can actually manage that sort of load WOW

[GripS]

Now hold on just a minute here.

Are we reading the same article? I do not see OCZ in any of those pictures. If I read right, this was all in the WaytronX suite at CES.... so why all the BS and whining about OCZ in this thread?

Right at the beginning of the article:

WaytronX is the company behind the Hydrojet produced by OCZ Technology

[Polizei]

Might have to pick the right case.. I bet that will fit in 3 of my cases:
LL PC76, SM SC750A and my SM cube..
The PC76 has a TRUE on a P5K Premium and a good 2.5" left before hitting the side would be an issue.

I was refering to the weight. I think any motherboard, even with a CPU backplate would cry in agony before snapping.

[Spawne32]

Well, what happened to the OCZ phase change cooler that was going to bring super cheap phase change?

This product looks good but I would think that phase change is the way to go.

it phased out of existance

[dinos22]

but didn't you guys see the boxes all ready to ship about 10 million years ago for those SS units

[Craftyman.]

it phased out of existance

[kuhla]

it phased out of existance

<insert loud groan>

[Spawne32]

<insert loud groan>

was the joke THAT bad?

[[XC] gomeler]

Was pushing the limits I'm genuinely interested in this product as it looks like a very interesting concept but I hope to all things water-cooled that there isn't any aluminum in the actual waterloop. I'd love to seriously review one, couple the CPU heatsink with a northbridge and PWM loop and it could be a convenient solution for those warmer days.

[hecktic]

it phased out of existance

lol.. but no seriously where did they go?

but didn't you guys see the boxes all ready to ship about 10 million years ago for those SS units

Yeah I remember seeing that.... and it HAD OCZ stamped all over those piles of boxes

[Ugly n Grey]

I for one am thankful if they recalled the launch because of some fatal flaw. Smaller companies have to have perfect launches. Better to not have launched at all if there was something wrong.

And @ Ryder, isn't the term HydroJet an OCZ trademark? That makes this an OCZ product even without the stickers on it

[Frank M]

The cpu version still looks nice - in fact, it looks even better now that it
seems to be extendable. But that gpu unit? ~4 slots, and it's own DDC?
A single DDC can power an entire rig, using a DDC for each component
is way overkill. A smaller pump (both in physical size and performance)
would be more than enough.

[pH(x)]

The cpu version still looks nice - in fact, it looks even better now that it
seems to be extendable. But that gpu unit? ~4 slots, and it's own DDC?
A single DDC can power an entire rig, using a DDC for each component
is way overkill. A smaller pump (both in physical size and performance)
would be more than enough.

I agree here, the attached DDC, that surprised me.

[MikalCarbine]

I think the attached DDC is only for the gpu only solution, if you look at the setup with the CPU+GPU they only have full blocks on them, no DDCs, whereas that 36 slot solution has its own pump

[RyderOCZ]

I think the attached DDC is only for the gpu only solution, if you look at the setup with the CPU+GPU they only have full blocks on them, no DDCs, whereas that 36 slot solution has its own pump

Roger that

[Frank M]

I think the attached DDC is only for the gpu only solution, if you look at the setup with the CPU+GPU they only have full blocks on them, no DDCs, whereas that 36 slot solution has its own pump

Gosh you don't say
Care to read my post please?
Then you'd see that I saw those were just simple full-cover blocks that were
added to the loop (extension was the word I used). What I said was that
adding a DDC to single graphics card is overkill, as a single DDC can take an
entire loop. A smaller pump could also handle a single graphics card, and
maybe it could trim the size down by a slot (and the weight also).
Clearer now?

[dinos22]

problem with going smaller is reliability is probably not the same

lol i know some will jump down my throat for saying that but i think DDC pumps are reliable pumps considering how many manufacturers use them

the fact you see some dying out of soooo many out there is skewing your perception of reliability

[Fr3ak]

The CPU cooling unit might be nice, having the possibility to cool the video cards too. That is a very compact cooling solution in case the performance is right. Now the GPU only cooler looks a little weird to me. It uses copper heatpipes and alu fins in combination with a fan. How is that cooler different from a ordinary hybrid air/watercooler? It needs at least 4 slots from what it looks like and I have no idea how they think it will fit into the first PCI-E-x16 slot of a modern mainboard without hitting the NB cooler or memory with huge heatspreaders. It would be interesting to see some numbers. The product is definately not in a alpha state, so what are they waiting for?

[Tony]

I love how all you XS experts think a product is ready, it will be released when we think its ready not you guys LOL

Cryo-z....more news soon

[hecktic]

I love how all you XS experts think a product is ready, it will be released when we think its ready not you guys LOL

Cryo-z....more news soon

[dinos22]

Cryo-z....more news soon

at CES 2009 in Vegas right

[Tony]

no man a lot sooner than that. Remember I know what is going on, you lot don't

Keep pushing me and I will release the news away from XS