Panos said:

My EK block and the backplate were superb.

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I ain't bought an EKWB product as such, I bought 2nd hand gtx 480's with them already on and look great, and this block looks great too!

Just something i wasn't expecting I suppose!

They got back to me asking for shipping details so they can send me out the screw. I've asked them the specification of the screw (or what ever it is), so I can maybe try and find one from the local shops.

so I got my nano

I noticed I wasn't getting the performance I was expecting

I check the core clock it was never hitting the 1000mhz mark

I done some reading, looked like I had to adjust the power limits

So I adjusted the power limit to +50%

then my performance increased dramatically.

My question is, will this big increase in power limit damage the card?

even in the review for the card I see the reviewer only set about 35% for overclocking.

Here a photo of my system

I have plenty of space so I don't think i'll run into cooling issue

Guys i am toying with an idea of taking the shroud of completely
Distance between bottom intake and the shroud is 25-26mm, basically just enough for a 120/140mm fan. Which would be a static fan, to break thought a filter and a bubble mesh of the case.
Can you suggest anything? I have tried akasa apache but they do not blow in to the centre but outskirts, wide. Good static pressure that blows directly in the middle would bring the temps down i recon
Please advise

ishoeyi said:

I have plenty of space so I don't think i'll run into cooling issue

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Its not really an issue if your airflow is good

CivilDrone said:

Its not really an issue if your airflow is good

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yea I didn't think so

I just couldn't believe how much of a handicap the card was running on standard form.

Decided to go for:
Phanteks PH-F120MP
Buy 2 get 3rd free
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phan...ue-radiator-performance-bundle-bu-001-pt.html

Hope those are OK fans

ishoeyi said:

Here a photo of my system

I have plenty of space so I don't think i'll run into cooling issue

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Welcome and on TROH.


Don't forget that pics wider than 1280 pixels need to go into spoiler tags.

Kaapstad said:

Welcome and on TROH.

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The Roll of Honour.

Reference, ishoeyi, Link, Date 24/02/2016
Reference, CivilDrone, Link, Date 20/02/2016
Reference, Panos, Link, Date 20/02/2016
Reference, Benny144, Link, Date 11/02/2016
Reference, Boomstick777, Link, Date 08/02/2016
Reference, Radox-0, Link, Date 13/10/2015
Reference, spikerules, Link, Date 12/10/2015


To get on the Roll of Honour all you have to do is post a pic with your user name on it of your R9 Nano.

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thanks for add

and post fixed.

Hi all,

I've bitten the bullet and gone for a Nano. Was just wondering how any of you have got on with watercooling. Do you have any waterblock recommendations etc? Thanks!

andyc123 said:

Hi all,

I've bitten the bullet and gone for a Nano. Was just wondering how any of you have got on with watercooling. Do you have any waterblock recommendations etc? Thanks!

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Yep gone down the watercooling route. Does wonders for the card in my opinion as it runs very quiet (Obviously) and temperatures prevent any throttling. You can also seem to eek a bit more overclocking headroom out of the card which is nice bonus.

For waterblock, I use the EK one and its doing a great job.

andyc123 said:

Hi all,

I've bitten the bullet and gone for a Nano. Was just wondering how any of you have got on with watercooling. Do you have any waterblock recommendations etc? Thanks!

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I use the EK waterblock and I am happy. Bought it pre-filled and plugged it to the Predator 360 also.

Panos, a little OT but how is the Predator running with the Nano? Running well? Does it get loud at all?

Very tempted to get one and try it with a pair of Ti's (as long as it kept them under 80c whilst being fairly quiet I'd be happy tbh!!)

JediFragger said:

Panos, a little OT but how is the Predator running with the Nano? Running well? Does it get loud at all?

Very tempted to get one and try it with a pair of Ti's (as long as it kept them under 80c whilst being fairly quiet I'd be happy tbh!!)

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Is running fine. I use the fans at 70% speed, overclocked the 4820K at 4.9Ghz and the Nano at 1100/545. Temps at worst 35C while gaming and the Nano is running at 100% load. Usually around 30C and idling at 20C.

All in all I am very happy with the Predator 360. Fantastic product.
Is huge true, but has all the benefits of a proper watercooling system (great radiator, fans, proper pump, can be refilled), the great flexibility of the plugin extensions and same cost of a "home made" system, without the hassle of leak testing etc.

Agreed, it does seem fantastic now that they're ironing all the kinks out!!

Is it noisy at 70% fan?

JediFragger said:

Agreed, it does seem fantastic now that they're ironing all the kinks out!!

Is it noisy at 70% fan?

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Nope. Is quieter than the H100i with 2 Akasa Apaches and the 295X2 rad fan. Which was my previous setup.
According to the Sound Meter app, where I am sitting, 1.2m away from the system is only 11db.

Sweet thanks, means I have a little head-room if I need it

Your temps are so good I think it's going to handle a 2xTi setup, and someone has gotta try it right!!!

Just a matter of picking up a couple of blocks now, or do I switch to a pair of Titan X's hmmmmmm

Panos said:

All in all I am very happy with the Predator 360. Fantastic product.
Is huge true, but has all the benefits of a proper watercooling system (great radiator, fans, proper pump, can be refilled), the great flexibility of the plugin extensions and same cost of a "home made" system, without the hassle of leak testing etc.

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That's interesting, I've been looking at the predator for a while, not sure the 360 would fit in my case though (phanteks enthoo evolv matx). Where did you get the prefilled block from?

andyc123 said:

That's interesting, I've been looking at the predator for a while, not sure the 360 would fit in my case though (phanteks enthoo evolv matx). Where did you get the prefilled block from?

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Directly from EK, if I am allowed to post that. OCUK didn't have any waterblocks in stock back then even empty ones.


But they do have prefilled for GTX980/Ti/970 waterblocks today.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search/index/sSearch/Pre+Filled/sPerPage/12/sPage/1

I just bought the TitanX one, my plans have changed slightly and I'm switching to TX's