GTX 460 aftermarket coolers

[askimo]

It is Thermalright getting ready with the bracket for this card?

[CrArC]

Further to my previous post, I did try the Scythe Musashi heatsink. To fit on the GTX460 Sonic Platinum six of the fins needed their middles removed to make way for the DVI connectors, and the (glued-on) heatpipe ends needed removal, followed by the grating of the PCI bracket, so they could just peep through.

Verdict? I found the Musashi disappointing. Its temps weren't really better than stock and could even creep higher, it did cool the VRMs better though.

So, as I'd mentioned I'd try to, I succeeded in fitting a CoolIT ECO ALC to my Palit card instead.



The 53mm square mounting points actually sit directly on the plastic surround of the ALC's waterblock, so not only do you need to make the brackets (hastily dremeled from an old baking tray, here) but you must sand down the plastic corners of the waterblock so they're not in the way of the bolts.

After that though, the large, flat square base fully covers the GTX 460 chip and its lid. The Musashi did not, though I'm fairly certain it covered most of the silicon itself (haven't delidded to check).

Because of the square nature of the mount the water block can be mounted in any orientation. I found it best with the piping facing the VRMs, then I was able to mount the radiator on the back of the case just like one would normally.



Temps? Idles between 27-30 degrees.

Load tips out at 60 degrees, 900/1800/4000MHz @ 1.125V! Yes, 1.125V... my chip wasn't a good one games tend to run slightly cooler than Kombustor, perhaps 55ish?

[Boulard83]

60c under water, this isnt that good ...

[ctgilles]

Is that at stock speeds? Because I saw someone else with two gigabytes in SLI hitting 99 degrees in Furmark at stock speed.

I'm only at 67°C in SLI (F@H 840 core). Lowest card is 7°C cooler. Damn Gigabyte

[Mungri]

I'm only at 67°C in SLI (F@H 840 core). Lowest card is 7°C cooler. Damn Gigabyte

I think that this guy just has terrible case cooling or something:

http://forums.hexus.net/graphics-car...ml#post1966034

They really shouldnt be that bad.

[Mungri]

Sorry for the low quality, but I need a new memory card for my camera, so these are just camera phone pics. The PCI slot bracket clears the heatsink, but it is removed in the pics because the bracket isn't used in the HTPC case that I am using.

Me thinks that this thing will be just as effective as the Cyclone cooler plus a side fan :p

Its better to just get the cyclones if you arent planning to watercool them.

[CrArC]

60c under water, this isnt that good ...

Yeah, but it's not really water, is it? Look at the size of the radiator, too. The CoolIT ECO is not designed to compete with proper watercooling kits.

Having said that, it's nearly thirty degrees cooler than all my air-cooling attempts with this card, and I can finally hit 900MHz (crap chip, remember), and it's silent. I am, for now, content

[dafour]

Here some reply's from manufactures that are developing a GTX460 kit;

AC
"Hi there,

Thank you for your email.
We are about to release an adapter of MK-13 for the GTX460 cards which follow the nVidia's reference design.
It will be released within 2-3 weeks.
We would like to inform you via email once it's released."

"Dear Sir,

Yes,you can try our Accelero XTREME Plus,the compatible set for GTX 460 will be release within one month,please check our website regularly for latest update.Please check the following webpage for information.
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...ath=2_&mID=619

Have a nice day"



Scythe

Thank you very much for your inquiry and interest in Scythe items.
"We indeed have more than just plans to support the mentioned

VGA Card. As it is complaint to Nvidia GeForce GTX460 mounting

holes and even has its own heatsink for the Voltage Regulators,

means it should be possible to use the upcoming Setsugen 2 VGA

Cooler. You can get details about Setsugen 2 from our latest product

catalog(Page 12 & 13), which you can see/download from our ftp server:

ftp://ftp.scythe-eu.com/Scythe-Katalog-2010-Q3-4.pdf

http://www.overclock.net/nvidia-cool...l#post10663134

[Boulard83]

Here Is my Palit decked out in enzotech heatsinks and a MCW80

Is the MCW80 stock fit with the GTX460 or i need a mounting kit ?

[Boulard83]

Just ordered for my 2 GTX460

3x Swiftech MC14 BGA Memory Heatsinks (8 Pack) $41.31
3x Swiftech MC21 Aluminum Heatsinks $21.66
2x Swiftech MCW80 GPU Water Block $87.82

170$ shipped

[lowfat]

Just ordered for my 2 GTX460

3x Swiftech MC14 BGA Memory Heatsinks (8 Pack) $41.31
3x Swiftech MC21 Aluminum Heatsinks $21.66
2x Swiftech MCW80 GPU Water Block $87.82

170$ shipped

I assume your Asus cards are reference? If so that won't work. Gabe (Swiftech CEO) says that the MCW80 GTX460 brackets are still a couple of weeks away.

You could also get two full cover XSPC blocks for about the same money. Although you wouldn't be able to use them on a videocard later on.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=29167

[Boulard83]

They are DirectCU.

Ill make it work. With a little thinkering, everything can work together !

Edit : I wrote to swiftech to have any input about this.

[OC Nub]

Im lazy, this is about as far as I will go trying to cool my cards.

[Boulard83]

this is some good VRM sink

[Boulard83]

GPU @ 925mhz/1.087v (this one wont go really far above 925, not that good binned)
Room : 29°c
Idle : 32°c
Load Kombustor : 41°c

[Sn@ke:~]

Just ordered for my 2 GTX460

3x Swiftech MC14 BGA Memory Heatsinks (8 Pack) $41.31
3x Swiftech MC21 Aluminum Heatsinks $21.66
2x Swiftech MCW80 GPU Water Block $87.82

170$ shipped

Ummm ! Why didn't you bought 2 x 470gtx and simply OC them at stock cooling ?..... perf wise it would be better.

[Boulard83]

Cause GF100 never interested me. The efficiency is just to bad. YES it would be better with 2 GTX470 (performance wise)..... but WCing the GTX470/480 is just not an option, its NEEDED. 2 GTX470 + waterblocks ... its never ending !

Im mostly waiting for the GTX475/485 to see if they worth selling 2 of my cards and keep a GTX460 as PhysX.

[lowfat]

GPU @ 925mhz/1.087v (this one wont go really far above 925, not that good binned)
Room : 29°c
Idle : 32°c
Load Kombustor : 41°c

Nice 'case'


And 925MHZ, 1.087 isn't all that bad. Flash the bios and take the Vgpu a bit higher.

[Boulard83]

Thanks alot lowfat, i know the guy that tempted you for this case

Im very pleased with it. Added the top 120mm for better airflow on the mobo/gpu/ram

[lowfat]

Thanks alot lowfat, i know the guy that tempted you for this case

Im very pleased with it. Added the top 120mm for better airflow on the mobo/gpu/ram

I hated mine until I took the dremel to it. Couldn't install my RAID card, soundcard. And couldn't use the top DVI port on any video card I installed pretty much.

[Boulard83]

I hated mine until I took the dremel to it. Couldn't install my RAID card, soundcard. And couldn't use the top DVI port on any video card I installed pretty much.

I agree that some modding can be needed in some case, but i really love the Bench type of case. So usefull.

[Neo4]

Im lazy, this is about as far as I will go trying to cool my cards.

Yeah, seems kinda incomplete. Best go back to the drawing board..

[OC Nub]

^^ Actually the gpu's run cool but the vrm area of the card felt rather hot, so I thought I would give this a try. If that didnt fix it I would just sell them and go back to my crossfire setup. Spending a small fortune to cool a mid level gpu makes no sense to me, would be better off to spend the money on a higher end card, unless you are benching for boints at hardwarebot or something like that.

[Ket]

I've noticed that too, my Asus GTX460s are burning up at the VRM area and I've even lapped the VRM heatsink and used some AS Ceramique instead of the crappy thermal pad. Beyond that would be better lapping and keeping just the VRM heatsink and using screws instead of the rather odd backplate with pushpins Asus have chosen to use. On the plus side I can do 855MHz @ 1.05v.

[OC Nub]

^ Does your board have the large space between the cards like on some other Asus boards? I went back to the Gigabyte UD7 from the R3E, slots 1&3 are very close on the UD7 and the cards are almost touching each other. I can see a 10c difference between the top and bottom card. I will probably put them back in the R3E, temps are more even and cooler.