So glad i didn't sell! Watercooled GTX 680 :D

jonneymendoza · 4 May 2012 at 22:41

how was it to take off teh stock gpu cooler? The reason i ask is because teh 480gtx was a NIGHTMARE to take off

craarc · 5 May 2012 at 00:00

Jay85 said:
Although it doesn't show in the pics, my tubing is quite cloudy. Not sure if its the mix thats causing it but think i'll be using coloured tubing next to avoid this.

Its not that thick trust me lol, the gpu core was surprisingly shiny or you could say lapped when i removed the original thermal paste.

Before the coil i dif have a slight kink in it, i could try without but dont want to drain the loop again tbh.

ah ok just seems that such an amazing setup as yours and it is one of the best looking ive seen is spoilt by that damn coil .

Jay85 · 5 May 2012 at 00:32

jonneymendoza said:
how was it to take off teh stock gpu cooler? The reason i ask is because teh 480gtx was a NIGHTMARE to take off

It was a doddle, the thing practically fell off when i removed the last screw. First and easiest removal lol. All the thermal pads stuck to the cooler aswel.

craarc said:
ah ok just seems that such an amazing setup as yours and it is one of the best looking ive seen is spoilt by that damn coil .

Hmm the more i look at it the more i think so too. I'll see about removing it tomorrow without cutting into the tubing. Will be precision surgery

craarc · 5 May 2012 at 01:44

Jay85 said:
It was a doddle, the thing practically fell off when i removed the last screw. First and easiest removal lol. All the thermal pads stuck to the cooler aswel.

Hmm the more i look at it the more i think so too. I'll see about removing it tomorrow without cutting into the tubing. Will be precision surgery

pics mate plz

btw im on baby blue water now also and its awesome the only thing i think looks as good is custard water tbh

i want to try tangerine tho i think that would look nice

Jay85 · 5 May 2012 at 10:27

craarc said:
pics mate plz

btw im on baby blue water now also and its awesome the only thing i think looks as good is custard water tbh

i want to try tangerine tho i think that would look nice

Will do tonight after work

, the coil might leave an imprint on the tubing though which will make it look lame...

Pics of your baby blue?

Which 2 coolants did you mix to get it?

Jay85 · 6 May 2012 at 00:45

Took the anti-kink coil off tonight and it came off easier than expected!

No time for a pic though so will have to do it tomorrow.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 9 May 2012 at 08:48

Nice!

I will post my results later on (and edit my sig

), so you've got something to compare with.

topgun06 · 9 May 2012 at 10:55

Very nice. Where did you get the thermal gunk stuff from which you put on your memory modules?

Jay85 · 9 May 2012 at 12:56

jimbob27 said:
Nice!

I will post my results later on (and edit my sig ), so you've got something to compare with.

sweet, thanks for that. I'm back tomorrow so will do some further testing with the card using 3Dmark11.

topgun06 said:
Very nice. Where did you get the thermal gunk stuff from which you put on your memory modules?

it's thermal pads, they come with the EK kit

topgun06 · 9 May 2012 at 15:09

Arrr right! I was after something like that a few years ago when I had watercooled my 7800GTs. When the time came to upgrade and put the stock coolers back on, I needed some of those thermal pads. Still to this day I have two 7800GTs with their coolers detached

topgun06 · 9 May 2012 at 15:10

Just had a search... I can find them being sold everywhere now! Seems they were not so common a few years ago.

Jay85 · 9 May 2012 at 15:52

Watercooling has only really kicked off these past 2 years or so really. Even back in the 8800GT days most were on aircooling. The variety of waterblocks and liquid cooling companies now is on the rise with some bringing years of experience to give us the best with todays technology.

I for one is looking forward to the next few years in new waterblock designs in not just performance but in aesthetics/styling aswel

. Should be a good year for watercooling users.

Barrybear · 9 May 2012 at 16:08

Never did see how your installation went but apparently it went nice and smooth.

I knew that putting GPUs under water reduced temps but im so impressed so far.

I must have been getting about 90 degrees topping out on BF3 on air
I now get 40-41 tops after about 5 hours gameplay on BF3 under water.

System looks great BTW.

Jay85 · 9 May 2012 at 16:39

Barrybear said:
Never did see how your installation went but apparently it went nice and smooth.

I knew that putting GPUs under water reduced temps but im so impressed so far.

I must have been getting about 90 degrees topping out on BF3 on air
I now get 40-41 tops after about 5 hours gameplay on BF3 under water.

System looks great BTW.

It went much smoother than my cpu block installation went with the leaking rads i had to deal with.

Those are some seriously high temps!! Did you have it overclocked?

Mine on air never breached 74c :S

King Damager · 9 May 2012 at 16:45

Barrybear said:
Never did see how your installation went but apparently it went nice and smooth.

I knew that putting GPUs under water reduced temps but im so impressed so far.

I must have been getting about 90 degrees topping out on BF3 on air
I now get 40-41 tops after about 5 hours gameplay on BF3 under water.

System looks great BTW.

With a 680? o.O No way...

kd

Jay85 · 9 May 2012 at 17:11

Do the EVGA cards run hotter or something?

No way you could be getting 90 odd on stock cooling.

Barrybear · 9 May 2012 at 18:38

Woops pressed 9 i meant 80.

Had no overclocks on either just my case wasnt set up for air cooling but now its all good.
Not even attempted overclocks yet.

topgun06 · 9 May 2012 at 19:58

Jay85 said:
Watercooling has only really kicked off these past 2 years or so really. Even back in the 8800GT days most were on aircooling. The variety of waterblocks and liquid cooling companies now is on the rise with some bringing years of experience to give us the best with todays technology.

I for one is looking forward to the next few years in new waterblock designs in not just performance but in aesthetics/styling aswel . Should be a good year for watercooling users.

Yes, that is true. Just had a look at the thread I made about it. It was way back in 2008!

jonneymendoza · 9 May 2012 at 21:51

i get 50c on my 480gtx and that is maybe 30% hotter then yoour 680gtx plus my GPU is overclocked like crazy to its maximum. near 900mhz mate.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 10 May 2012 at 13:42

My results are in, and my card is pretty much the same. I've got the standard KFA2 version.

Cooler was a doddle to remove. First graphics card I've had where they used the correct screws: Torx instead of philips, so no worries about stripping the screws. Cooler was stuck down with thermal paste, but after a bit of careful prying at the edges it popped right off.

***Anyone with a KFA2 who's keeping it on air...... the TIM application was the best I've ever seen on a GPU, so it doesn't look like you'd get any benefit removing the cooler just to replace the TIM.***

On air at stock speed it was hitting around 70-71 on full load in a fairly well ventilated case. On water it stays at 50, overclocked, full load, with the loop fully warmed up.

Increased the core by 150...... afterburner is reporting to to be at 1234 when the boost thingy kicks in. I don't really understand that.

I tried it at 175, but it didn't boost as high, and scored less in 3dmark..... so the sweet spot is somewhere between 150 and 175. I will fine-tune later. I only increased the memory a little bit; I once wrecked a card overclocking the memory, so I'm paranoid. 76mhz extra didn't do much to the 3dmark score, so I just left it at that.

Graphics score in 3dmark is almost identical.... only difference is our cpu's.