EVGA GTX 260/280 Waterblock

[JacobF]

few questions for eddy and evga rep

firstly to evga
can i buy that back plate separately and will it fit with other water blocks?

you market "multiple patents pending" so what are they? and what is there significance? for example, what is "co-op technology"?

when will you have some numbers?

what kind of warranty exists on the card? lifetime? same as waterblock?

do you guys take time to put the thermal paste on by hand and make sure the block fits smoothly by testing it?

eddy:
can you make some back plates like this for extra? maybe 1/4' think and covers the entire backside of the card? it can be sold separately, i would buy it

why does the weight matter? isn't more copper, more heat distribution better?

Evga claims they have very low restriction, i hear, not from experience, that your blocks are somewhat restrictive... what are the cost and benefits to ur cards over evga? will you have more surface area, etc etc

thank you both for acknowledging my existence, and answering my somewhat dumb questions, take care, peace

edit: also evga, is ur cooler 1 slot or 2 slots? if it's 1 slot then how come you didn't use the single slot PCI expansion slot sover...

The patents are the e-Flow pattern and transfer of heat from the backside to the front. Yes, the cards that are sold with the block use ASC and are applied by hand. The warranty is 1 year if you buy just the block, lifetime if you buy the block and card. Unfortunately the backplate is only sold with the block. We use 2 slots because of the LED on the card

-Jacob

[Anemone]

Well it would be nice if it came with a clear top option for those who prefer those things. But don't worry about it too much, the weight is really more than I would prefer. Even horizontal weight can slowly damage a board if it is a large weight.

The heatpipes and backplane are a great idea.
Milling out more of the unneeded copper in the main plate would have helped.
Clear cover plate +++
Temps are good
Screws are fairly small, which may be why you only offered Delrin as a top option. Might have to change those for a durable clear top option.


Pretty good effort all around. I think Ed has the right idea though in using copper but getting it lower in weight wherever possible. On vertical mobo's that's really going to be essential.

[Delfistyaosani]

WoW!

Anyone have a schematic of this beauty? I'm gonna try to make smth like that from a piece of copper :P practically no hope but will try anyway.