Crossfire Connector?

QuantumX · 12 Aug 2013 at 13:13

Gents,

Looking through the products on OC i could only fined one crossfire connector for my water blocks..

Phobya Variabler SLI/Crossfire Connector 2 Slot - Gold

Is this the only thing from OC i could use to connect my two Watercool Heatkiller GPU-X³ 79X0 Ni-Bl, but being gold this may be an issue?

any advice?

BluSky · 13 Aug 2013 at 14:57

When you say gold may be an issue, are you concerned about the material of the connector or the colour scheme of your rig? It is slightly ambiguous.

Heatkiller make a bridge that is compatible with their blocks (Heatkiller gpu-x dual/tri/quad link). It is often referred to as an SLI bridge by retailers but it will work fine for crossfire too as it connects to the waterblocks and not the cards. They come in a variety of slot widths so make sure you buy the right one if you are going to.

OCUK don't sell it but a google around should turn them up, the manufacturer also sells them direct on their website.

I use one myself and it looks pretty good and works well.

QuantumX · 13 Aug 2013 at 15:32

Sorry i was talking about the metal itself... i heard mixing metals within a loop is bad...

panyan · 13 Aug 2013 at 16:12

QuantumX said:
Sorry i was talking about the metal itself... i heard mixing metals within a loop is bad...

I doubt that its real gold mate - the inside (where the fluid goes) will probably be brass like most fittings

QuantumX · 13 Aug 2013 at 16:32

Thanks i assume its gold painted or gold plated either way i did not want that going into the water... thanks for responses

Something Else · 13 Aug 2013 at 17:01

Gold doesn't react with anything though does it? Thought it was the most stable metal which is why it doesn't tarnish.

Its aluminium and copper you should worry about but most wc components now are copper or nickle plated copper

You will be fine.

BluSky · 14 Aug 2013 at 10:59

As others have said - the outside will just be gold plated / painted, the internals will not be gold and are most likely brass. Either way gold shouldn't react badly with other metals anyway to my knowledge.