Some current waterblocks are NOT compatible with new EVGA GTX285 cards!

[eponymous]

I did point this out in another post somewhere but I can't remember where and it's such an important point that it deserves its own thread.

I think this is an important point to make before you go out and buy your EVGA GTX 285.

If you look at the product number of your old EVGA GTX285, you'll see it looks like this:

01G-P3-128x-ER or 01G-P3-128x-AR

The newer cards have this model number:

0xG-P3-118x-ER or 0xG-P3-118x-AR

ER = European, AR = American -> This isn't important though.

The part to look at is the 4 numbers near the end. Anything starting with 118 is the newer PCB which features faster memory by 1ns = neglible.

The important point to make is that these newer cards break compatibility with the current waterblocks as they have a revised PCB layout that was done to simplify the manufacturing processes.

Koolance have stated in an e-mail that they may or may not make a new block for this card and are still evaluating the product.

I just thought you guys should have a heads up before you go out buying an EVGA card and a waterblock My advice would be to try and get a hold of an older 128x model (which is easy in the UK as they are all this older model at the moment).