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Hi, im looking at WC cooling under 200 pounds for 7950.
My Case antec p280. Over all is it worth to WC?
My friends say that Air now a days is much cheaper and same kind of performance for less.
 
An Accelero would drop the temps and is pretty much inaudible up to 80% fan speed. Mine runs my 7970 at about 50-55 degrees overclocked during gaming. It's idling at 25C right now. :) It is probably easier to install watercooling though, the install is quite long and tricky. I made it easier on myself and bought an Akasa thermal pad sheet for the vram heatsinks instead of the supplied glue. :D

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-062-AR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=787 for £50 you can't go wrong considering the performance and really low noise levels, it really is silent, even at 100% it's loud but not offensive, I could run it at 75% fan speed 24/7 but it's not needed. :) 50% won't let the card go over 60C really unless you are burn testing it.

Positive:

  • QUIET.
  • Performs amazingly well.
  • Look's quite cool. :)
  • Cool's nearly the whole card.

Negative points for me are:

  • I want a backplate.
  • Came with loads of bent fins, but easily straightened
  • No instructions online only.
  • Glue is fiddly didn't bother using it.
  • It's longer than my 7970, so long you can't really have a top HDD cage.
  • It's quite heavy.
 
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Just ran a run of heaven at 4x DX11, max temp was 49C. :) With stock cooler I couldn't overclock and at stock it could reach 78C. It's a big improvement. 7970 1100/1600.

To put it under water it will cost a considerable amount more. I want to watercool but the build I want is over £500 can't justify it. :p
 
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Air won't be as quiet as watercooling, but it'll come pretty damn close for a good deal less. Here are some prospective baskets:
YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC RayStorm D5 EX240 WaterCooling Kit £239.99
1 x EK-VGA Supremacy - Acetal+Nickel £39.98
2 x XSPC G1/4" to 7/16" ID, 5/8" OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) £2.99 (£5.98)
Total : £297.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).




YOUR BASKET
1 x Laing 10W DDC-Pump 12V DDC-1T £54.98
1 x EK-Supremacy - CPU Waterblock - Copper Acetal £51.98
1 x XSPC EX240 Multiport Radiator £43.99
1 x EK-VGA Supremacy - Acetal+Nickel £39.98
1 x XSPC Acrylic Tank Reservoir for Laing DDC (Multiport) £24.98
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Red Coolant 1L £14.99
8 x OcUK 1/2" G1/4 - FatBoy Style - Black Nickel - Barb Fitting £1.69 (£13.52)
Total : £256.45 (includes shipping : £10.00).



YOUR BASKET
1 x XSPC X2O 750 Dual Bayres/Pump (Black) V4 £59.98
1 x EK-Supremacy - CPU Waterblock - Copper Acetal £51.98
1 x XSPC EX240 Multiport Radiator £43.99
1 x EK-VGA Supremacy - Acetal+Nickel £39.98
1 x Mayhems Pastel - Red Coolant 1L £14.99
8 x OcUK 1/2" G1/4 - FatBoy Style - Black Nickel - Barb Fitting £1.69 (£13.52)
Total : £236.46 (includes shipping : £10.00).

 
360 rad (can that fit? might need to drop to a 240) and a full cover block

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-KIT H3O 360 LTX Performance Watercooling Kit £156.98
1 x EK-FC7950 Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Acetal £65.99
2 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 10mm 3/8" - G1/4 - Nickel £2.75 (£5.50)
Total : £228.47 (includes shipping : FREE).




Dropped to a 240 kit

YOUR BASKET
1 x EK-KIT H3O 240 LTX Performance Watercooling Kit £144.98
1 x EK-FC7950 Full Cover Waterblock - Nickel Acetal £65.99
2 x EK PSC Compression Fitting 10mm 3/8" - G1/4 - Nickel £2.75 (£5.50)
Total : £216.47 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
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yeah but that would take it over the 200 quid budget so far 216 quid is the closest to it and with a full cover block

I do agree with you though about ideal world what we would buy but for under 200 quid compromises have to be made
 
TBH, if you're going to watercool, you may as well do it properly or else high end air cooling will be a better option :)
 
i've got the EK 360 kti and had it cooling X6 1075t and 2X gtx 570's nothing went over 50C.

I not have it cooling my X61075t and 670FTW and that doesn't go above 45C.

Dropping my piledriver into it tonight.

I did add a 120mm RAD as well though for extra cooling.

i would deffo get a full gpu block though makes a difference.
 
Iv never tried WC, just heard from my friends who went to Air that in some cases its not worth the extra money and hassel.
I think i would stay with Air for now. anyway thanks for help and different WC setups! :D


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IMO there is as some cards like to OC and sometimes the cooler cant manage.
 
when you get to those levels the gains are not worth it the higher you go the less you gain £200 worth of kit for 5 fps more is not logical
 
How much more FPS would i get in games between 7850 and 7950 with new 12.11 drivers?
I will OC to at least 1Ghz
 
There's a massive thread here on overclocked 7850's http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18389760&highlight=7850+overlocking

From what I can gather looking at threads an overclocked 1ghz 7850 seems to match a gtx 580 or there abouts http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/517?vs=550 it's kinda always the same so an overclocked 7950 at 1ghz + matches or is just behind a 7970

but an overclocked 7850 i'd say is a bit behind a 7950 at stock it's not as good as the gains on a 7950 to a 7970..(but might have to look in to that as latest 12.11 drivers have added a nice boost but whether or not that brings the overclocked 7850 to match a 7950 at stock I cant tell you but it probably does)

There's always a risk that any card you buy doesn't overclock that great though but most seem to be hitting 1ghz with ease.Seem better off throwing as much as you can at just a card no need to watercool a single card these days especially when you look at the cost but if you plan on going sli/xfire later it would be well worth it.

You also need to be careful choosing a model because I believe some don't allow voltage increases.
 
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C64 said:
There's a massive thread here on overclocked 7850's http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18389760&highlight=7850+overlocking

From what I can gather looking at threads an overclocked 1ghz 7850 seems to match a gtx 580 or there abouts http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/517?vs=550 it's kinda always the same so an overclocked 7950 at 1ghz + matches or is just behind a 7970

but an overclocked 7850 i'd say is a bit behind a 7950 at stock it's not as good as the gains on a 7950 to a 7970..(but might have to look in to that as latest 12.11 drivers have added a nice boost but whether or not that brings the overclocked 7850 to match a 7950 at stock I cant tell you but it probably does)

There's always a risk that any card you buy doesn't overclock that great though but most seem to be hitting 1ghz with ease.Seem better off throwing as much as you can at just a card no need to watercool a single card these days especially when you look at the cost but if you plan on going sli/xfire later it would be well worth it.

You also need to be careful choosing a model because I believe some don't allow voltage increases.
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Gigabyte wf, MSI twin frozr or Zotac they are the only 3 im considering.
7950 3GB should be a better buy, but i was thinking to buy 7850 than when 8xxx series comes out buy a card from this series and sell 7850.
But i think i will just stay with 7950 3GB.
 
IC3 said:
Gigabyte wf, MSI twin frozr or Zotac they are the only 3 im considering.
7950 3GB should be a better buy, but i was thinking to buy 7850 than when 8xxx series comes out buy a card from this series and sell 7850.
But i think i will just stay with 7950 3GB.
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Good choice :D
 
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