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

[blazarcher]

are you deliberatly trying to get your post count up or are you just being an idiot?

and props to skinnee and vapour, this thread has almost 40,000 views in 8 weeks
people are clearly hungry for facts, figures and the truth (on 480 water blocks..)

lol I feel offended by that. Why in the world would I want to keep my post count up. And who are you to be calling be an idiot? BTW, lets keep things on topic.

[Boyu]

lol I feel offended by that. Why in the world would I want to keep my post count up. And who are you to be calling be an idiot? BTW, lets keep things on topic.

use multi quote bro...............

[zeroibis]

use multi quote bro...............

Why would he do that if he is trying to boost post count, does no one see the irony here

Also when are these results coming!? I think the 485 will be out when the tests come in

Seriously though, keep up the great work

[skinnee]

moving on to HK mount 3 and uploading the install video.

Working as fast as time allows, I want to be done with the round-up as well.

edit:
Fun fact, I've cleaned and mounted coolers on this card more than 24 times now.

[delushin]

access granted hello all...

very excited to see the results will be picking up my 2 480's on thursday and then after the round up ordering my blocks X_X

[p2501]

Except for that backplate the mounting seems pretty straight forward for the HK, nice video!

Allen screws everywhere on that block. While I really like them I can see now why that other reviewer overtightened them around the VRMs, I just don't understand why he blamed this kind of user error on the block.

Edit: Hello there and welcome!

[Systemlord]

XSPC Block Install Video

Excellent video skinnee, keep them coming! Your full report on all of the water blocks cooling performance will be worth it's weight (wait) in gold!

[Conumdrum]

lol I feel offended by that. Why in the world would I want to keep my post count up. And who are you to be calling be an idiot? BTW, lets keep things on topic.

NM, I'll PM it.

[skinnee]

Watercool HeatKiller GPUX3 Block Install Video

[bmg]

Watercool HeatKiller GPUX3 Block Install Video

I'm not getting any audio with that video.

[skinnee]

fixed...

Watercool HeatKiller GPUX3 block install

[Waterlogged]

are you deliberatly trying to get your post count up or are you just being an idiot?

and props to skinnee and vapour, this thread has almost 40,000 views in 8 weeks
people are clearly hungry for facts, figures and the truth (on 480 water blocks..)

Alex, I'll take "being an idiot?" for $600 please.

[cx-ray]

edit:
Fun fact, I've cleaned and mounted coolers on this card more than 24 times now.

It's good to see that these cards are pretty durable. I'm normally quite hesitant to touch a GPU and tend not to remount anything, unless I really have to.

[Camaroz06]

Is the HK block the last tests you are working on?

[Kougar]

I'm afraid I already made my choice with the EVGA GTX 480 FTW card/block combo (I came across a deal I couldn't turn down), but I'm very curious to see your results!

Would wonder if you're going to wear out that GPU just from all the remounts you've been doing!

[Russ_64]

Would wonder if you're going to wear out that GPU just from all the remounts you've been doing!

MSI is Quality

[skinnee]

It's good to see that these cards are pretty durable. I'm normally quite hesitant to touch a GPU and tend not to remount anything, unless I really have to.

Is the HK block the last tests you are working on?

Would wonder if you're going to wear out that GPU just from all the remounts you've been doing!

The card has taken a beating, and I have worn off the GF100 label from the GPU lid. Vapor and I both put a serious beating to the hardware we test with. Once testing is finally done with, this card is going to see some LN2 so she needs to hold on a while longer.

Yeah, finishing HK then back to TIM tweaks. @cx-ray, yeah I have to agree, mount the GPU block once and be done unless you absolutely have to remount. Taking the block off the card is quite a violent process (Thermal pads release easy, the TIM likes to hold) and that is where you are most likely to damage the card.

[blazarcher]

fixed...

Watercool HeatKiller GPUX3 block install

Love the vids, but looking at the HK, I think I'll still go with AC.

MSI is Quality

I heard that ASUS' GTX 480's overclock the best compared to even EVGA and MSI. Is this true? -- I don't think the GPU's are any different internally seeing as no 3rd party designs have come out yet for the 480 so I wouldn't expect performance to differ going from MSI to ASUS/EVGA for example.

[Systemlord]

The card has taken a beating, and I have worn off the GF100 label from the GPU lid. Vapor and I both put a serious beating to the hardware we test with. Once testing is finally done with, this card is going to see some LN2 so she needs to hold on a while longer.

Yeah, finishing HK then back to TIM tweaks. @cx-ray, yeah I have to agree, mount the GPU block once and be done unless you absolutely have to remount. Taking the block off the card is quite a violent process (Thermal pads release easy, the TIM likes to hold) and that is where you are most likely to damage the card.

Wow I guess it's nowhere near as painless as CPU block mounting, you must be mostly worried about the mem chips popping off! What is LN2? Isn't it also true that nickle plating is your friend when it comes the flushing the blocks for cleaning? Keep up the great work!

[Waterlogged]

Wow I guess it's nowhere near as painless as CPU block mounting, you must be mostly worried about the mem chips popping off! What is LN2? Keep up the great work!

Liquid Nitrogen, the beverage of choice for OC Gods.

[DarthBeavis]

Liquid Nitrogen, the beverage of choice for OC Gods.

no, actually liquid helium is.

[Kougar]

@cx-ray, yeah I have to agree, mount the GPU block once and be done unless you absolutely have to remount. Taking the block off the card is quite a violent process (Thermal pads release easy, the TIM likes to hold) and that is where you are most likely to damage the card.

I bet you're glad the TIM hasn't had more time to set! Good way to build up those muscles though...

With enough GPU cycles the heat just cures that stuff like cement... I hope I never have to take mine apart.

[Waterlogged]

no, actually liquid helium is.

Wait. . .what? Since when. . . and why don't we have a board for it?

[skinnee]

Its not really practical, expensive as hell too.

[xguntherc]

Great thread Skinny. I can't wait for your results to finally come out. I'm getting Ansy i must say. But I have ZERO room to complain after all the work your doing for us to benefit. If I could rep you, I certainly would!

and blazarcher, people are getting bothered cuz your posting 4 posts in a row, in a matter of minutes. Thats why this thread is 23 pages.. Use the edit button and keep double, triple, or (uh oh, dare i say it) Quad posting to a minimum.