4870 Waterblock Options

[NaeKuh]

if im looking at those pictures carefully... make sure you just got good pressure on the middle 4 mounts.

If you start artifacting my first guess is its gonna be the side memory overheating from poor contact..

If everything is fine and dandy then im sure your mod is good.

[PCFlip]

It will work with you as you modify it.

alright cool.

if im looking at those pictures carefully... make sure you just got good pressure on the middle 4 mounts.

If you start artifacting my first guess is its gonna be the side memory overheating from poor contact..

If everything is fine and dandy then im sure your mod is good.

the contacts for the memory hasnt changed, and make full even contact when the four screws are full secured but of course once I modify the other waterblock and finish waiting for the rest of the plumbing for my loop to come in I will then post pics and results

[terroristone]

i just finished reading every post in this thread, system overload!! i have 2 asus 4870 in crossfire (ref board v1 i believe) im using mcw60 on them and i have left the stock fan and plate on, i just renamed furmark and man what a difference in vrm temp and vddc current load. seems that this might be why i cannot overclock past 840/1200 even with my volt mod, in australia i can get the dangerden fullcover block at my local store, are they any good at cooling the vrm and ram?? or should i go for ek. im worried buying from the net as i have recently lost money to a "watercooling" site here in australia who shut up shop and took alot of peoples money.
Andrew

[tsukuyomi]

alright cool.



the contacts for the memory hasnt changed, and make full even contact when the four screws are full secured but of course once I modify the other waterblock and finish waiting for the rest of the plumbing for my loop to come in I will then post pics and results

as soon as you get the missing part please do post your results, as i have the same card and am waiting to see if there is any "misbehavior" with that block(ope there is not) just for reference furmark 120s stability test hits 97c on my stock DK 1GB , the other temps are 105c and 94c can't remember which is which).

I am really hoping this works as intended because otherwise i will be restricted to Fuzion +Iandh memory cooler and everyone seemed to have "issues" with that set up(GPUonly cooling) earlier on this thread.

[terroristone]

i just tested mine again with the stock covers over the cards ( cut the cover to allow water pipes in and out) i put fan speed to 100% and pwm went to 89 and card shut down.

still need an answer about the dd fullcover please.
Andrew

[PCFlip]

well I will get the last of the plumbing for the loop on Dec 30th so I will try to get the system done that day and get pics up.

[fiveprime]

Would this: http://www.petrastechshop.com/iwrd24vdcinp.html

and a DD Maze 4 work? I know there hasnt been any luck yet, but I figured I'd ask because I have two Maze 4 blocks laying around and not the cash for a FC block :p

[fasttruck860]

Just curious as to what people are getting for memory temps on stock cooling. I've seen 70c during gaming, but that was the highest. Most of the time I get around 65c.

[tsukuyomi]

idle asus dk 1gb @ 22C ambient are :

GPU Diode(DispIO)58C
GPU Diode(MemIO)70C
GPU Diode(Shader)60C

Reading from Everest 4.60.1500


what are you temps on?(stock cooling also if so which board?

[fasttruck860]

Diamond 4870 512mb reference design 1. 23c ambient- Stock cooling during gaming (GTA4) GPU 55c, mem 67c, shader 56c, VRM 60c with fan at 40%. Read from rivatuner 2.20.

[fluffysheap]

Would this: http://www.petrastechshop.com/iwrd24vdcinp.html

and a DD Maze 4 work? I know there hasnt been any luck yet, but I figured I'd ask because I have two Maze 4 blocks laying around and not the cash for a FC block :p

That's pretty much what I'm planning to do. It seems like the hard part is cooling all the various things that aren't the GPU, so just don't mess with that part and use a GPU only waterblock. Eastcoasthandle did this five months ago all the way back on page 3 and I can't see any reason why it won't work. Plus, you don't have to worry if your card is reference or not. It looks like you may not even have to cut up the stock parts.

Only thing is that I think you have to buy the upgraded top for the Maze 4 with new mounts in order to fit the newer ATI cards. But this costs only $15 from DD as opposed to ten times that for a full coverage block so it's a good deal.

[PCFlip]

well a bit of sad news, the four little pieces of plumbing needed to finish the graphics card loop has been delayed due to UPS and well I dont know but now it states it wont be here until the 2nd so my guess is a storm or somethin is slowing the shipment so we must wait for now ~_~

[tsukuyomi]

well a bit of sad news, the four little pieces of plumbing needed to finish the graphics card loop has been delayed due to UPS and well I dont know but now it states it wont be here until the 2nd so my guess is a storm or somethin is slowing the shipment so we must wait for now ~_~

errr, yeah very bad news indeed as i am waiting to see your results so i can follow up and buy that block and mod it for my Asus DK 1GB, oh well i guess it can't be helped!.

[tsukuyomi]

browsing PPC i found this WB that EK made for NON-Ref ATI cards EK 4870 GS.

Earlier on this Thread someone used his dremel to forcefully remove the PWR MF Cooling part of the block , it seems that the PWR MF cooling plate uses a slightly difference attachment method here so i wonder if maybe this block would work for the Asus DK 1GB without the use of the fearful dremel.

Again the Card i want to cool is the Asus Dark Knight 1GB

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

browsing PPC i found this WB that EK made for NON-Ref ATI cards EK 4870 GS.

Earlier on this Thread someone used his dremel to forcefully remove the PWR MF Cooling part of the block , it seems that the PWR MF cooling plate uses a slightly difference attachment method here so i wonder if maybe this block would work for the Asus DK 1GB without the use of the fearful dremel.

Again the Card i want to cool is the Asus Dark Knight 1GB

there are no blocks compatible for the asus dark night. You would need to do the mod linked to in your post.

[PCFlip]

OMG so I get the last fittings I needed from Koolance and guess what not only was there a delay in shipping but they shipped me the wrong fittings >_< UGH....

[Eddy_EK]

Hi!

Now available ALU replacement arts for 4850/4870 EK blocks:
http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...6bf89f2cf25e99

http://ekwaterblocks.com/shop/produc...6bf89f2cf25e99

[PCFlip]

nice EK, version 2 looks pretty neat.

[TexT]

Nice work eddy.
Order that up next payday for sure.

[scamps]

@Eddy
That´s a great idea! Just replace the Alu and done. Very userfriendly!

[Sparky]

The aluminum is outside the water contact area, so no problems with it.


A while ago I had seen people bemoan the fact a little that most cards were all the same reference design and really didn't have anything special to set them apart. Now the 4870 has more "other" designs and now we are realizing why the reference design is better after all

I still think about going full cover on my 4870 at some point, what I have set up works OK I guess but it is hardly the nicest looking setup around with ramsinks everywhere and an 80mm fan hanging off the backside of the card

[Levish]

Would this: http://www.petrastechshop.com/iwrd24vdcinp.html

and a DD Maze 4 work? I know there hasnt been any luck yet, but I figured I'd ask because I have two Maze 4 blocks laying around and not the cash for a FC block :p

maze 4 is what i'm using, works fine. I do have sinks on the memory and vrms and a 120mm fan blowing right on top of the card

[Ric2L]

After reading this thread for the 3rd time I'm wondering what would be the best option for a 1Gb 4870 (first reference design), Ek (http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ekwaekcfac.html) or Aqua Computer AquagratiX (http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/aqforatihd48.html)

[PCFlip]

Alright well I got everything I was waiting for, Spent the day to I plumbed it all and bleeding, fixed some leaks and now Im going to let it do some burn in time and tomorrow I will post pics and some results, so far as it stands idle is 34-36c and load is 41-42c

[tsukuyomi]

that is great new, i went ahead and ordered mine on Friday and arrived today Monday (talk about ultra fast shipping) from Sidewinders Computer if i can get those temps, my GPU will be running much cooler than my CPU loop lol.