4870 x2 waterblocks

scoopjeff · 30 Aug 2008 at 22:51

Hi, when can we expect some of the waterblocks for the 4870x2. Im burning up here in my room, its very hot.

1kiwi · 30 Aug 2008 at 22:55

The heat has to go somewhere so watercooling will not make any difference.

scoopjeff · 30 Aug 2008 at 23:01

it did before with my danger den 29xt. Out from under my desk to the water cooler, Im sitting here in my shorts the heats blowing out. Ive tried the fan trick profile but it dont work

fornowagain · 30 Aug 2008 at 23:08

Water cooling will drop the card temps sure, but if the room is sealed the room temperature will end up exactly the same.

scoopjeff · 30 Aug 2008 at 23:30

yes but at least it wouldnt be stuck under my desk with no where to go, it be in the whole room keeping me nice and warm, however in the winter it will be very nice and save me a bit on the huge increases in heating bills!! Roll on the winter!!

Rex-Kramer · 31 Aug 2008 at 01:51

The heat the x2 puts will probably be enough to warm the whole house!

dipsta · 31 Aug 2008 at 03:02

i need a water block, the sec i cool the 4870x2 in my rc100, it will crash under vantage, needs to be kept cooler and quieter.
with the core at 790 and the mem at 1050 it tries to set fire to the case, water cooling must amke a difference on temps especially with a decent pump and block.

gary996 · 31 Aug 2008 at 10:01

Go to B&Q and get a portable A/C unit

Clok · 31 Aug 2008 at 10:05

try this fan mod first
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3249343#post3249343

Acid_death69 · 31 Aug 2008 at 11:26

Clok said:
try this fan mod first
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3249343#post3249343

that's quite a good idea, fans that come with the heatsinks on GPU's are poo tbo, aftermarket are so much better.
But that link is pretty cool and money saving aswell!

CraigN · 31 Aug 2008 at 17:04

EK Have one out just need to wait for it to be available in the UK

scoopjeff · 31 Aug 2008 at 17:27

Clok said:
try this fan mod first
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3249343#post3249343

Thats brilliant idea. I gave it a go and am onto mark one version. temps have dropped from 78 idle to 49 or 50.!! Also maxs out 76 whilst playing games. Better than I was getting before with watercooled, plus the fan dont make much noise. Im happy camper!!

Temperatures
Motherboard 47 °C (117 °F)
CPU 39 °C (102 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 39 °C (102 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 34 °C (93 °F)
GPU1: GPU Diode (DispIO) 50 °C (122 °F)
GPU1: GPU Diode (MemIO) 52 °C (126 °F)
GPU1: GPU Diode (Shader) 56 °C (133 °F)
GPU1: GPU VRM 63 °C (145 °F)
GPU2: GPU Diode (DispIO) 40 °C (104 °F)
GPU2: GPU Diode (MemIO) 52 °C (126 °F)
GPU2: GPU Diode (Shader) 46 °C (115 °F)
GPU2: GPU VRM 60 °C (140 °F)

dipsta · 31 Aug 2008 at 20:27

i tried that with 2 akasa silent fans 80mm one on each but i think they just spin too slow to get rid of the heat. Didnt work for me. Dropped temps 4c at idle and about 6 max, but its a damn sit quieter, still waiting for the block.

CraigN · 3 Sep 2008 at 14:45

my 4870X2 EK waterblock landed on my desks today quality looks superb.

Deleted member 66701 · 3 Sep 2008 at 14:55

That's a nice bit of kit - my twin 4870 blocks will be jealous!

Nick1881 · 3 Sep 2008 at 15:08

Clok said:
try this fan mod first
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=3249343#post3249343

Thats a nice fan mod, I wonder if anyone has tried taking the heat sinks off and using AS5 or something?

Acid_death69 · 3 Sep 2008 at 15:15

looks heavy, but nice at the same time

fulcrumer · 3 Sep 2008 at 18:38

I may now need to change my GPU that looks a fine piece of kit

scoopjeff · 3 Sep 2008 at 21:36

CraigN said:
my 4870X2 EK waterblock landed on my desks today quality looks superb.

Thats a fine bit of kit mate. I have been lucky enough and found one to test too. it should be with me tommorow so will post some temp details and some pics of installation., looks a bit easier than the hell i had installing the dd29xt as in spillage!!

N19h7m4r3 · 3 Sep 2008 at 22:21

This looks even better.

It's a Nickel coated 4870x2 full cover block.

4870 x2 waterblocks

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