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

**mk-ultra** · 07-03-2010, 11:29 AM

that's why i said it loose a ROUND

**zeroibis** · 07-03-2010, 02:03 PM

well I guess if I ever went quad sli I will be needing a few more pumps lol.

**Vapor** · 07-03-2010, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by zeroibis

well I guess if I ever went quad sli I will be needing a few more pumps lol.

Put the GPUs in parallel

**UrbanSmooth** · 07-03-2010, 02:10 PM

I'll be cooling three GTX 480s with three of the winning block (or reasonably-priced block within 1-2C or so of the winner), setup is:
MicroRes > MCP655B > XSPC RX360 > GTX 480s > XSPC RX360 > Repeat

Does anyone see any problems with restriction with this setup?

**Vapor** · 07-03-2010, 02:16 PM

Put the GPUs in parallel and even most restrictive blocks won't mean much in terms of overall restriction. Not that it really matters since your GPUs are the only things in the loop anyway.

**Alexandr0s** · 07-03-2010, 03:03 PM

Get three of these and one of these and you'll be fine

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**UrbanSmooth** · 07-03-2010, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Alexandr0s

Get three of these and one of these and you'll be fine

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Yes, sir, was looking at those. I have them in my favorites as possibilities.

**Alexandr0s** · 07-03-2010, 03:26 PM

Skinnee, OT question, but hows the fixing of the layout of the Skinneelabs site going?

**skinnee** · 07-03-2010, 03:37 PM

Chrome or Webkit browser User?

**Alexandr0s** · 07-03-2010, 03:48 PM

It seems like you're not a chrome fan

?

**UrbanSmooth** · 07-03-2010, 03:52 PM

Hey, Skinnee, I figure the EK and Danger Den blocks are in the top, and about 1-3C close to each other, so, I went ahead got 3 of the cheaper.

Not a bad decision, right?

**skinnee** · 07-03-2010, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by Alexandr0s

It seems like you're not a chrome fan

?

Just the extra work needed to be Webkit compatible too. Plowing through saving some charts and then I'll take a look at it... hopefully its a quicker fix than I am estimating.

Originally Posted by UrbanSmooth

Hey, Skinnee, I figure the EK and Danger Den blocks are in the top, and about 1-3C close to each other, so, I went ahead got 3 of the cheaper.

Not a bad decision, right?

You'll be fine.

**zeroibis** · 07-03-2010, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Vapor

Put the GPUs in parallel

What I thought you needed them in serial so it looks cool

lol

**Captain H.N.** · 07-03-2010, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by UrbanSmooth

HI figure the EK and Danger Den blocks are in the top, and about 1-3C close to each other

I can't remember the last time Danger Den made a block that actually performed as well as its competitors. :/

**Conumdrum** · 07-03-2010, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by UrbanSmooth

I'll be cooling three GTX 480s with three of the winning block (or reasonably-priced block within 1-2C or so of the winner), setup is:
MicroRes > MCP655B > XSPC RX360 > GTX 480s > XSPC RX360 > Repeat

Does anyone see any problems with restriction with this setup?

900 watts under load on that rad? Hope your not wanting quiet. You should go bigger on the rad or get a Black Ice GTX and forget quiet.

No flow restriction worries. I see your temps climbing to silly levels though.

**UrbanSmooth** · 07-03-2010, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Conumdrum

900 watts under load on that rad? Hope your not wanting quiet. You should go bigger on the rad or get a Black Ice GTX and forget quiet.

No flow restriction worries. I see your temps climbing to silly levels though.

I was hoping that two of those radiators would be fine.

**mk-ultra** · 07-03-2010, 05:34 PM

2x rx360 is perfectly fine for 3x480 IMO

**skinnee** · 07-03-2010, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by mk-ultra

2x rx360 is perfectly fine for 3x480 IMO

I certainly agree with that.

**Vapor** · 07-03-2010, 05:51 PM

I think a single 3x120 rad is fine for three GTX480s

Not ideal, but acceptable.

**snoro** · 07-03-2010, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Vapor

I think a single 3x120 rad is fine for three GTX480s

Not ideal, but acceptable.

well a gtx 360 with a san-ace push pull setup could cool those to some pretty acceptable level i would say

**SovietKitsch** · 07-03-2010, 07:36 PM

Uh oh, I have 2 aquacomputer blocks on order that haven't shipped yet. Can't wait to see the results.

**Captain H.N.** · 07-03-2010, 07:40 PM

Aquacomputer's FC-GPU blocks traditionally have performed quite well, just not with this level of restriction. Should be more than acceptable.

**Systemlord** · 07-03-2010, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by mk-ultra

2x rx360 is perfectly fine for 3x480 IMO

Single loop of course, seems if one is going with three GTX 480's external radiator mount seems ideal. There's not many cases that hold three 360 radiators, the third would be for the CPU loop.

**UrbanSmooth** · 07-03-2010, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Systemlord

Single loop of course, seems if one is going with three GTX 480's external radiator mount seems ideal. There's not many cases that hold three 360 radiators, the third would be for the CPU loop.

Mountain Mods.

**Section8** · 07-03-2010, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Vapor

Put the GPUs in parallel

I second that.

Originally Posted by Vapor

I think a single 3x120 rad is fine for three GTX480s

Not ideal, but acceptable.

Yes a triple does in fact work just fine. I have a HWLabs GTX 480 but have yet to swap it out with my PA 120.3 yet in part because I don't think my temps will get much better. With my cards at 850/2100 at stock voltage they idle at 33C and fully loaded never get over 55C.

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