EK waterblocks DO NOT BUY THEM FOR 470/480

[RavenLunatic]

Starting a thread with a title like that is a bit over the top. Full cover GPU blocks will cause any card to bend slightly when installed not just EK ones.

 

[jazzy182]

lmao love VoG's solution with a peg , that wouldnt of even crossed my mind haha. But its usually weight of car + weight of block then weight by pressure of water passing in and out giving it the slight bend.

 

[layte]

A peg is some NASA style **** compared to cutting edge masking tape!

(Hardly ideal, but better than nothing.)

 

[Troezar]

Get a case with the card running vertically, problem solved

 

[davido6]

well ive been talking to EK support about this and trying to sort something out allso the evga card thats watter cooled will do the same even with there back plate
as all backplates do nothing to support the card all the weight is on the dvi porst and pcie port


allso EK support rock really they do i emailed them they replayed right away and ive been talking to them since i posted this

 

[davido6]

Gees the guy has identified a problem and a couple of people jump on him for bringing it to people's attention. Support is probably the way to go for now and then buy the backplate once they are available but yes your main point of this problem not being seen before selling the blocks does warrant a concern.

thanks

I'd be surprised if the 480 block is any heavier than their other blocks.

not sure tbh

VoG is right though, no water block supports the card that well as they don't attach to the black plate like the stock HSF. That give the whole assembly more rigidity.

There aren't that many benefits to having a HTPC case, but having the GPUs upright when water cooling is definitely one of them.

yep

A peg is some NASA style **** compared to cutting edge masking tape!

(Hardly ideal, but better than nothing.)

lmao love that

 

[davido6]

Will the blocks on the pre-watercooled EVGA cards have the same issue?

yes it will tbh since there backplate is not much good since it dont fasten any were bar the card its self putting all the weight back on the dvi port and pcie slot

 

[sas.wlv]

im really happy with my aquacomputer 480gtx watercooler tbh, no bending at all on that.

 

[Locky]

On my Tri Sli setup I used a piece of car exhuast rubber to support my cards, took it off now as it doesn't really need it, I would try a piece of solid tube rubber so it doesn't look rubbish.