Evga Voltage Tuner

[T_Flight]

It should. Look in ym sig for my setup. I'm running a single loop. Those Kazes are running at 2000 via a controller. The HW Labs Rads are a little bit more efficient with the faster fans, but I still think you should be good, becasue I have an i7 and you have a Q6600. I'm running at 4.2 with HT also.

I do believe it's the cooling that's doing it. It seems like all the stock watercooled EVGA cards seem to do better, and the ones with custom watercooling do also. That's not saying they all will. You know YMMV on that when it comes to OC'ing, but I really believe it has something to do with the reduced temps.

Another thing I noticed also with the Unisink is it brought down VRM temps which might add to stability, but that's only a theory of mine. I have to do more research on that. It was said by Unwinder on the EVGA Forums in a thread that these VRM's can handle up to 150C. I wouldn't ever get near that, but it's nice to know there is some wiggle room in case something would go wrong. It might be that when they are cooler, they give better electrical properties though.


Aw, and guys, if you read this, please don't push those VRM's. They have a design spec of that, but what we don't know is the time:temp ratio. In other words how long will they handle that? It might be seconds or it might be minutes. I wouldn't push them and find out. hehe

[Sly Fox]

It should. Look in ym sig for my setup. I'm running a single loop. Those Kazes are running at 2000 via a controller. The HW Labs Rads are a little bit more efficient with the faster fans, but I still think you should be good, becasue I have an i7 and you have a Q6600. I'm running at 4.2 with HT also.

Yea, I'd imagine that there's no way my Q6600 is going to produce more heat than an i7. Those things are beastly.

Another thing I noticed also with the Unisink is it brought down VRM temps which might add to stability, but that's only a theory of mine. I have to do more research on that. It was said by Unwinder on the EVGA Forums in a thread that these VRM's can handle up to 150C. I wouldn't ever get near that, but it's nice to know there is some wiggle room in case something would go wrong. It might be that when they are cooler, they give better electrical properties though.

Good points. I think I'm gonna get the mcw-60 + unisink as well. It just seems like the all around best setup in terms of price/performance/future compatability.

[T_Flight]

Yea, I'd imagine that there's no way my Q6600 is going to produce more heat than an i7. Those things are beastly.




Good points. I think I'm gonna get the mcw-60 + unisink as well. It just seems like the all around best setup in terms of price/performance/future compatability.

I also have a fan blowing directly at the face of the card more towards the right hand side where the power section is. It too is an Ultra Kaze 3000 running at 2000 rpms. It made a 4C difference in VRM temps. When I install everything in the case I'm gonna mount that diretcly to the bottom of the case with an air hole I'm gonna cut. Airflow does help with the Unisinks. It is much more efficient than the stock cooler though by far.

It's there in most of these cards. The higher binned GPU's do seem to do a little better also. I really am amazed at the clocks these things will do when they run cool.

[LiquidReactor]

I also have a fan blowing directly at the face of the card more towards the right hand side where the power section is. It too is an Ultra Kaze 3000 running at 2000 rpms. It made a 4C difference in VRM temps. When I install everything in the case I'm gonna mount that diretcly to the bottom of the case with an air hole I'm gonna cut. Airflow does help with the Unisinks. It is much more efficient than the stock cooler though by far.

It's there in most of these cards. The higher binned GPU's do seem to do a little better also. I really am amazed at the clocks these things will do when they run cool.

Yup GTX 280s love low temps. Mine can do 756/1566 as long as I can keep the temps under 60C, but with stock cooler at 100% fan speed that means I need ambient temps of 60F or lower.