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

[shazza]

the mods can clean it up. job security for them. does not mean we cannot post stuff. And, for the record, I did not mean that part of Ron Jeremy. I meant his belly. Get your mind out of the gutter

job security??? is that a good thing ???


(I cannot be too damning here, having contributed to the original-now-famous-ewe-blow-up)

[DarthBeavis]

job security??? is that a good thing ???


(I cannot be too damning here, having contributed to the original-now-famous-ewe-blow-up)

yes, girl, you are GUILTY as charged. You are a true long-time friend who I have not met in person yet. We still should do former NBFersLAN Hey, that sounds familiar. A group of people get banZored in dramatic fashion from a MAJOR forum and go start their own. So much for originality these days

[skinnee]

Aqua Computer video is up...

[xxrabid93]

keep up the great work skinnee! I can't wait to see the final results all put together.

[ell]

Nice one skinnee, were getting closer to the ultimate truth about watercooled 480s..! quick question though, off the top of your head did you notice if the aqua block was heavier than the majority?

snip....-Vapor

[Systemlord]

The wait will be worth it, no need to rush things! I wish game Dev's would employ the no need to rush things, it gives them time to polish everything. I'm interested in which block will perform best!

[shazza]

Great work, skinnee ...

[Vapor]

Some posts cleaned, if your post has been edited or deleted, you probably know why without me telling. No warnings were given or out anything, let's just keep the religious talk down (especially the us vs. them stuff).

Carry on

[ell]

On a more productive post, i've just noticed the WaterCool HeatKiller for GTX 480 includes a backplate! not only that but it only weighs 850 grams too! and @ £73 makes it cheaper than ek block + backplate

taken from the website :
1x HEATKILLER® GPU-X³ GTX480
1x Backplate GTX480

[P5ym0n]

@ell - I've been searching high and low for the HeatKiller GTX480 block - would you mind posting the url.

Many thanks.

PS - great work Skinnee - I look forward to the results.

[mit78]

today,i receive new zotac gtx 480.
my old evga gtx 285 have mcw60r,and this wb fit perfect to gtx 480.
vga work in idle at 38-39 grades,and at full load 48-50 grades.

[skinnee]

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.

[mk-ultra]

which one is the green line?

[E.R]

which one is the green line?

EK, what else?
Nha, just kidding i wanna know it to before i make the decision but for me EK has the advatage as the SLI-link is what i like and watercool is not an option for me.

[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.

[Systemlord]

It's not an EK, EK uses an acrylic like top piece.

[Bodkin]

It's not an EK, EK uses an acrylic like top piece.

Ek have both acetal and plexi tops

[P5ym0n]

I think the green is either EK or Aquacomputers xD....

Ditto.
Thanks for posting the pictures Blazarcher.

I simply couldn't wait for the test results to arrive so have ordered the Aqua block. Few reasons for my impatient decision:
The microfins always seem to work well in any block, and heck why shouldn't they; if the flow hits it right there's tons of surface area.
The Aqua block comes with a backplate.
It seems one of the lightest.
It's made by Aquacomputers.
It looks cool

[RCG_Bex]

Wow - looking forward to seeing this!

~Bex

[StAndrew]

All temps are well within acceptable I would think. Im more worried about GPU cooling.

[ell]

@ell - I've been searching high and low for the HeatKiller GTX480 block - would you mind posting the url.

Many thanks.

PS - great work Skinnee - I look forward to the results.

if you go to http://www.watercool.de/online-shop/ and type in 480 its the only thing that comes up mate they also sell it at aqua tuning I think.

Im going to stick it out to the bitter end after every last block has been thoroughly tested including the heatkiller (which is the last block to be tested?)

That green line.. its gotta be the EK seeing as someone in the Nvidia section hit 966mhz stable with it, all thanks to low vrm temps he reported back as I quote from http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...249801&page=14 thread

I don´t cool VRM's any other way. VRM's are not very hot at the GTX 480 cards.
Between 40°C und 47°C Load are possible 10 - 15MHz Core.

and isn't that roughly the temps give or take 1-2°C on the green line?

then again, doesn't koolance have micro channels cooling the vrms?

[Vapor]

All temps are well within acceptable I would think. Im more worried about GPU cooling.

These are at stock speeds and voltages....push the card hard and the Bitspower (and probably others) can't keep the VRMs tamed. This is a very basic teaser

Guess I just confirmed the green line isn't BP

[snoro]

Actually my guess is green line: koolance
purple line: danger den
red line and dark blue one: ek or aqua
and light blue is bitspower.

I am right skinee ?

[ell]

These are at stock speeds and voltages....push the card hard and the Bitspower (and probably others) can't keep the VRMs tamed. This is a very basic teaser

Guess I just confirmed the green line isn't BP

Definetley, i'll tell you right now the bitspower block is going to be the worst block in every situation, no questions asked!

[mk-ultra]

stop teasing us skinnee