9800GX2 Water Blocks...

[|SiLA|]

i wish to have one of these wb asap

[DarthBeavis]

Got Quad SLI working on the Skulltrail . . .just need blocks on teh GPUS cause they get toasty . . .

[Gen]

Air will achieve the highest rated overclock on GPUs unless you volt mod.

little off topic but for my 8800gtx this was not the case. my gtx @100% fan, case sidepanel open, 20-22c ambient reached 85c under load. the highest o/c i could achieve was 621/1621/999. 648 cc would almost instantly produce the nlvdd error or bsod. 621/1674 would produce driver errors or bsod anywhere between 1-5hours under load.

on water i could achieve 648/1674/999 with 45c load, closed case, 20-22c ambient. this o/c has been completely stable so far.

so with water you can achieve higher gpu o/cs in some cases.

my results thread

OT: i usually hate any light coming from my pc (even taped up the mobo power on led) but the look of a cool blue led coming thru a plexi block is nice, great job Eddy.

[Lu(ky]

does 3 9800gtx's outdo 2 x 9800gx2's?

9800GX2 SLI vs 9800GTX Tri-SLI

R E V I E W

[NaeKuh]

little off topic but for my 8800gtx this was not the case. my gtx @100% fan, case sidepanel open, 20-22c ambient reached 85c under load. the highest o/c i could achieve was 621/1621/999. 648 cc would almost instantly produce the nlvdd error or bsod. 621/1674 would produce driver errors or bsod anywhere between 1-5hours under load.

on water i could achieve 648/1674/999 with 45c load, closed case, 20-22c ambient. this o/c has been completely stable so far.

so with water you can achieve higher gpu o/cs in some cases.

my results thread

OT: i usually hate any light coming from my pc (even taped up the mobo power on led) but the look of a cool blue led coming thru a plexi block is nice, great job Eddy.

I dont mean stock cooler.

the HR-03 will meet max overclock @ set factory voltage.


hehe.. if your looking at 50-100 US dollar blocks, a 49.99 dollar air cooler is not even an issue in price.

[sonofander]

9800GX2 SLI vs 9800GTX Tri-SLI

R E V I E W

Those results seem to contradict some other results I've seen from much more reputable sources...

Andy, how's it going? Got an end user verdict for us yet???

[Lu(ky]

Those results seem to contradict some other results I've seen from much more reputable sources...

Andy, how's it going? Got an end user verdict for us yet???

Why because the 9800GX2 did not come out on top vs TRI-SLI and SLI setup.

I think it is very legit review compared to some of the reviews I have seen..

[Pedalmonkey]

they also ran the cards at stock speeds. i think we should wait until some users like Andy get their hands on both set ups with 790i and see which performs better at a max OC.

[gmcg]

I got 9800GX working with default air cooling (70C idle 86C loaded) at 720/1782/1123 (2246) +20%/+12%/+20% OC, waiting for a waterblock ...
In that review they should compare max OC results 2x9800GX2 vs 3x9800GTX as well - default coolers and WC versions, it would be great. Thanks for the link anyway!

[sonofander]

now if we could just get them on water... Are we there yet Eddy?

[Breezyjr]

Awesome...

Subscribed...

breezyjr

[|SiLA|]

still no news from eddy?


can't wait anymore

[Eddy_EK]

Hey,

Nothing to worry.
The block will be available on friday.
But lease be patience when purchasing the block because we expect high denand and limited qty in first week or two.

[Lu(ky]

Hey,

Nothing to worry.
The block will be available on friday.
But lease be patience when purchasing the block because we expect high denand and limited qty in first week or two.

Thanks Eddy

Will a NICKEL version be available as well on the 9800GX2 & 9800GTX?

[|SiLA|]

yahoooo

thank you so much hope to get 2 blocks friday then

[E.R]

Thanks Eddy

Will a NICKEL version be available as well on the 9800GX2 & 9800GTX?

Check EK:s webshop, and while you are there put your own order for it at the same time.

[|SiLA|]

ordered 2 gx2 and 1 x2

[aussie-revhead]

Check EK:s webshop, and while you are there put your own order for it at the same time.

How do I order something that isnt on the site yet ? Or is it there somewhere ?

[sonofander]

They're up on his site

I'm in for 2

[aussie-revhead]

I found them but its a bit steep for me ....

[QuadSLI]

Just ordered nickel plated x2 , USD 500 with ship cost. OMG! You can get phase change unit with this price.

Can't believe i clicked the send payment button.

[QuadSLI]

They're up on his site

I'm in for 2

Don't you worry the 2 KG on your Vertical MM?

[QuadSLI]

Man,

I was ready to get two last night when I saw the total and it jerked me up. I'll wait till they hit a US supplier and then order 2. I'm not that hard up for GFX WC. AS anyone can tell you around here, I'm not shy about dropping coin on gear, but it's gotta make sense to me first

andyc

Everything seems so Expensive when you holding USD.

[Breezyjr]

Well the nickel plated one is 139eur, which is "only" $200 USD. That's not bad really.... Wasn't the DD version going to run close to $300?
Of course I didn't add in shipping. But, personally I think the cost is VERY fair. Newegg would probably charge $300-$350 for the same blocks. Recently it seems like the egg has been "kind of" taking advantage of new, or limited stock items.

I'm going to hold off on mine, since I'll plan it for my next build.... unless of course something better comes along, GPU wise, that is.

One other question, do all of EK's blocks come with a Nickel plating option? I think a system for of Nickel plated EK blocks would look rather nice, and from what I've read, they also perform well.

later,
breezyjr

[E.R]

Well the nickel plated one is 139eur, which is "only" $200 USD. That's not bad really.... Wasn't the DD version going to run close to $300?
Of course I didn't add in shipping. But, personally I think the cost is VERY fair. Newegg would probably charge $300-$350 for the same blocks. Recently it seems like the egg has been "kind of" taking advantage of new, or limited stock items.

I'm going to hold off on mine, since I'll plan it for my next build.... unless of course something better comes along, GPU wise, that is.

One other question, do all of EK's blocks come with a Nickel plating option? I think a system for of Nickel plated EK blocks would look rather nice, and from what I've read, they also perform well.

later,
breezyjr

Innovateks alu-crap block run you down 197 Euro, thats 315 USD or so without shipping for aluminiumblock and for that you still only get ugly 1/4" twistbarbfittings. it should be goldplated 1/2" highflow for that price.
Thats a pure ripoff even for us in Europe and i was fearing higher price than 135 Euro for the 9800Gx2 Acetal so i have no problem of ditching this block in 3-4 months when 9900GTX see the light of day just in time when my extended stepup expires and it is time for better single-GPU stuff and SLi the normal way on 790i.