Skinnee Labs - GTX480 Block Round-Up (working thread)

[blazarcher]

Just so you know I'm not just kicking back playing BF:BC2 and still waiting for a sammich... a little teaser.



Mounting up the EVGA/Swiftech block in a few minutes.

I think the green is either EK or Aquacomputers xD

They both are superior in terms of design, the Aquagrafx sticks out because it only has microfins for the GPU, not the VRM so most of the cooling will be left for the GPU. It's like the Swiftech block, where it's a hybrid, which most ppl hate. But it DOES perform much better, or at least it should, because rather than focusing on cooling everything (including the VRM's etc), the Swiftech focuses mainly on the GPU so naturally the GPU should be cooler.

Here's a pic of the Aquagrafx 480's internals, it's simply amazing wouldn't you say?



Above shows how much focus is on the GPU rather than the other components. Compared to the VRM's...



And here's the external,



That's all for now, if you want more pictures check out the gallery.