Which manufacturer is going to be ready with 5850/5870 blocks?

[HESmelaugh]

Wow, new blocks are rolling in fast for this GPU!

[gabe]

Do this mean it will or will not work on both?

Clarification:

The heatsinks will be two different models, one for the 5850 and one for the 5870. The waterblock will be all-in-one.

[zrasuh+jam]

Swiftech will be supporting the 5850 and 5870 with both hybrid and full cover solutions.

The MCW60 is already fully compatible with both cards.

Individual heatsink solutions will be offered respectively for 5850 and 5870.
MSRP $29.95 - ETA End of october.

Rendering:



A full-cover Komodo class water-block will also be offered:
ETA End of october.

Hey Gabe... any idea when heatsinks would be available in UK?
Cheers.

BTW.

[gabe]

Hey Gabe... any idea when heatsinks would be available in UK?
Cheers.

BTW.

Mid-November.

[Baulten]

What about pricing on the Komodo? That's going to be the deciding factor for me...

[gabe]

What about pricing on the Komodo? That's going to be the deciding factor for me...

I can't say right now.

[Utnorris]

Several questions for all vendors:

1 - I have seen some pricing, but I did not see it on the EK, Koolance or the Swiftech.

2 - Who in the U.S. will have them? The only place I have seen any of them is Tiliatech.com. Usually Gary has AC and BP, Hank usually carries Koolance, BP, Swiftech and EK, but no one is showing them available.

3 - This is mainly at Shoggy, last time I owned a AC GPU block it seemed to get corroded easily due to fingerprints on the copper, do the new ones have a coating like the Heatkiller blocks to prevent this?

4 - Anyone going to be offering a backplate for them?

Thanks

[gabe]

Several questions for all vendors:

1 - I have seen some pricing, but I did not see it on the EK, Koolance or the Swiftech.

2 - Who in the U.S. will have them? The only place I have seen any of them is Tiliatech.com. Usually Gary has AC and BP, Hank usually carries Koolance, BP, Swiftech and EK, but no one is showing them available.

3 - This is mainly at Shoggy, last time I owned a AC GPU block it seemed to get corroded easily due to fingerprints on the copper, do the new ones have a coating like the Heatkiller blocks to prevent this?

4 - Anyone going to be offering a backplate for them?

Thanks

1/ We have not established pricing yet, reason why I couldn't answer.
2/ We anticipate that all Swiftech resellers will carry one or both of our cooling solutions (hybrid or full-cover).
3/ I cannot comment on a back-plate at this time.

[Utnorris]

Thanks for the quick reply Gabe. By the way, love the XT block. Definitely thought about giving up my Nickel Plated Heatkiller for it.

[DeanB]

Several questions for all vendors:

1 - I have seen some pricing, but I did not see it on the EK, Koolance or the Swiftech.

Our price is $99.99... its on our website here as well.

2 - Who in the U.S. will have them? The only place I have seen any of them is Tiliatech.com. Usually Gary has AC and BP, Hank usually carries Koolance, BP, Swiftech and EK, but no one is showing them available.

No one has shipped any anywhere yet, Tilatech is located about 30 minutes north of Koolance so he's probably counting on having them asap. I'm also sure many of the resellers listed on our website will have them very very quickly.

4 - Anyone going to be offering a backplate for them?

We offer a backplate when the card manufacturer does or there is memory to be cooled on the back. Otherwise its a bit redundant with standoffs isn't it?

[Utnorris]

Our price is $99.99... its on our website here as well.



No one has shipped any anywhere yet, Tilatech is located about 30 minutes north of Koolance so he's probably counting on having them asap. I'm also sure many of the resellers listed on our website will have them very very quickly.


We offer a backplate when the card manufacturer does or there is memory to be cooled on the back. Otherwise its a bit redundant with standoffs isn't it?

Well, it's kinda hard to tell with just one pic Dean, but it's good to hear that you will have a backplate also. Is it going to cool the VRM's also?
Thanks

[Fafeifa]

Our price is $99.99... its on our website here as well.



No one has shipped any anywhere yet, Tilatech is located about 30 minutes north of Koolance so he's probably counting on having them asap. I'm also sure many of the resellers listed on our website will have them very very quickly.


We offer a backplate when the card manufacturer does or there is memory to be cooled on the back. Otherwise its a bit redundant with standoffs isn't it?

I am really interested in the block, can you provide some pics of the interior

[Razrback16]

No for the aquagrafix one, it doesn't look like there is waterflow over the VRM. Confirm?

I noticed this as well. Given my previous experiences with heat on the VRMs when the water-path does not include the VRMs, this will be a deal breaker for me. Right now, I'm really liking the Swiftech heatsink setup with an MCW-60 block for the core. If they can make the pricing right that will likely be a good route.

[Shoggy]

@Bojamijams: there is no flow above the VRMs because of the thin copper block. If we want to have flow there the block must be much higher (= more expensive) or we had to use a bridge like for one of the HD48X0 blocks (see example, also more expensive).
The VRMs can handle very high temperatures (which you will never come close to) without any problems so I see no reason to worry here.

@Utnorris: there is no coating.

[Jamesrt2004]

I noticed this as well. Given my previous experiences with heat on the VRMs when the water-path does not include the VRMs, this will be a deal breaker for me. Right now, I'm really liking the Swiftech heatsink setup with an MCW-60 block for the core. If they can make the pricing right that will likely be a good route.

win .. now i just need to buy everything

@Bojamijams: there is no flow above the VRMs because of the thin copper block. If we want to have flow there the block must be much higher (= more expensive) or we had to use a bridge like for one of the HD48X0 blocks (see example, also more expensive).
The VRMs can handle very high temperatures (which you will never come close to) without any problems so I see no reason to worry here.

@Utnorris: there is no coating.

sorry shoggy but we did see with the 48XX they do reach those temps etc.. and a lot of cards died from it :/ so its hard to just try dismiss it

[Eddy_EK]

Aquacomputer could go closer if they were not so saving on copper and using so thin plates.
EK block for example uses thicker copper and we were able to go as close as there was possible to the VRM's.

[Shoggy]

sorry shoggy but we did see with the 48XX they do reach those temps etc.. and a lot of cards died from it :/ so its hard to just try dismiss it

We sold many 4870 cards with pre-assembled blocks. Most of them were tested by myself and the VRM temperature was always far away from anything critical. My current system has one of the first 4870 which is still alive
I also can not remember that we ever got a card back with burned VRMs.

[Jamesrt2004]

We sold many 4870 cards with pre-assembled blocks. Most of them were tested by myself and the VRM temperature was always far away from anything critical. My current system has one of the first 4870 which is still alive
I also can not remember that we ever got a card back with burned VRMs.

i have one of the first ones too :P its still alive also, but saying that.. the problem was still there :/ i thinks it more a non issue as I think this round they are running cooler anyways, but from a buyers point of view after last time i'd think they would like somethign jsut for piece of mind

[Utnorris]

Tilatech is showing the EK and Koolance blocks in stock for anyone looking for them. I still would like to know if the EK blocks have standoffs or not and what the Koolance internals look like.

[Fafeifa]

^^^
The only way to find out what your koolance block look like is voiding their warranty. So i rather see the internals first before getting one.

[fornowagain]

If anyone's waiting EK 5850 water blocks are up.

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/bl...ek-fc5850.html

[millertime359]

^^^
The only way to find out what your koolance block look like is voiding their warranty. So i rather see the internals first before getting one.

Wait, you void the warranty on Koolance blocks by opening them? That makes sense.

[Stealth5325]

If anyone's waiting EK 5850 water blocks are up.

http://www.ekwaterblocks.com/shop/bl...ek-fc5850.html

Have some money Eddy! I'll let everyone know how it works out for me when i get my 5850 block.

[DeanB]

Wait, you void the warranty on Koolance blocks by opening them? That makes sense.

Well, if you open it and break it, of course we won't warranty it. But if you don't break it then... how can we tell?

Edit: Our's will be available on the website in the next hour or two.

[millertime359]

Well, if you open it and break it, of course we won't warranty it. But if you don't break it then... how can we tell?

ahh, fair enough. It made me think you guys marked a screw or something.