** UNLEASH THE KRAKEN **

[mjones1]

So this is basically an adaptor that allows you to take a CPU cooler such as the Corsair H60/80/100 and use it on a graphics card?

Bingo.

Compatibility Compact Water Cooling:
NZXT: KRAKEN X60, KRAKEN X40
Corsair H110, H90, H55, H50
Antec: Cool H2O 920V4, H2O 620V4, H2O 920, H2O 620
Thermaltake: Water 3.0 Extreme, Water 3.0 Pro, Water 3.0 Performer, Water 2.0 Extreme , Water 2.0 Pro, Water 2.0 Performer
Zalman: LQ-320, LQ-315, LQ-310

 

[MissChief]

Hmm not compatible with any of the refurb Corsair ones. Was hoping for a wee bargain to water cool my 670.

 

[dannywaugh1]

I like the look of these hhhmmm maybe for another project

 

[Kyronn94]

Is it possible to be more precise than 'Stock is due very soon.' ?

Before Christmas?
2014?

Thanks.

 

[Dannyboy84]

These look Awesome

 

[MrMarvelous]

Literally no point in buying the 290X at that price lol. Coolers look awesome though.

 

[Antony101]

Are there any extremely quiet 92mm fans?

Same volume as an AF140 at 5V?

 

[implosiveturnip]

anyone know if these will fit the non-ref msi gtx 670 power edition oc?

 

[misteranonimous]

They just seem quite overpriced to me. I bought a 290 for £300 and a EK-FC waterblock for £80, so my watercooled 290 comes to under £400.

If you're gonna consider watercooling your GPU like this, you're probably cooling the CPU like this too... Probably more more efficient to just have a custom watercooling loop?

 

[Roady]

Thoughts on this as I'm already using an NZXT Kraken cooler... Great idea! My X60 is possibly the best retail AIO cooler... To back that up I'll paste a screeny of some temps so you can see where I'm basing my judgement (the only direct comparison I have is a H60).

1. Do the hoses on the coolers extend long enough to be placed on a back exhaust?

The hoses on my X60 would be more than long enough to support this on a midi case like my (Fractal D Define R4)

Hmm not compatible with any of the refurb Corsair ones. Was hoping for a wee bargain to water cool my 670.

It looks like the mount is for the 'circular type' coolers, the majority of the refirb coolers are the 'square type' (like my H60).

They just seem quite overpriced to me. I bought a 290 for £300 and a EK-FC waterblock for £80, so my watercooled 290 comes to under £400.

If you're gonna consider watercooling your GPU like this, you're probably cooling the CPU like this too... Probably more more efficient to just have a custom watercooling loop?

You don't seem to be including pump, fluid, res and tubing into your price?

I'm guessing these are partially aimed at people *just* cooling their GFX cards... Seems to coincide with the R9 reference cooling problems and all of the people jumping into mining (where you'd not be cooling your CPU, just multiple cards). Nicely timed by NZXT!

Screeny of my X60's cooling potential:

i7 2600K @4.6 (1.344V) 20 mins prime run. 65 degrees CPU, 36 degrees liquid.

 

[rjk]

Gibbo, is there any chance of getting a few copper shims in so we can put these on our 7970/50's?

gibbo doesnt look after cooling.

I do.

EK Water Blocks EK-VGA Supreme HF Copper Shim @ £3.95 inc VAT

A 0.5mm thick copper plate adapter which fills the height gap between the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / 7950 series GPU and the surrounding metal shim.

This use of this copper adapter is mandatory in order for EK-VGA Supreme HF series water block to make proper contact with the AMD Radeon HD 7970 / 7950 series GPU. Also useful for installation of extreme cooling solutions (e.g. liquid nitrogen evaporators).

Notes: Please use thermal grease on both sides of the adapter plate (not included - we recommend Arctic Cooling MX-4)

Technical data:
- Dimensions: 28.5 x 28.5 x 0.5 mm
- Material: Copper
- Application: Radeon HD 7970 / 7950 GPU
- Mounting: Clamp force between GPU and water block

Only £3.95 inc VAT.

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[Kyronn94]

Thanks for getting some of those in!

Just cancelled my order with another site who has a minimum spend, and shipping from Europe, couldn't find them anywhere else!

Any details on the ETA?

Thanks.

 

[rjk]

no eta currently as we are so close to christmas.

could be here before hand but its unlikely. depends when EK are open and able to ship the complete order.

 

[Flashheart]

Sorry rich! Excellent thanks muchly I'll put my preorder in tonight!

 

[rjk]

YW

its going to be difficult to put an ETA on it as its so close to christmas.

 

[Jaysquirrel]

How are the VRM temps on the R9 290 with this?

 

[Geeman1979]

Considering going down this route. How are the Vrm's being cooled on this 290X?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-069-TL

Or is the NZXT KRAKEN G10 GPU Cooling Adapter sufficient enough to do this job on it's own?

 

[anderp]

Arctic Accelero Hybrid -£75
It's no contest to be honest... The Hybrid is cheaper, looks better, is more compact and provides better VRM and VRAM cooling.

To you perhaps. To others out there, they may prefer the NZXT. I know I do. It looks clean and rather tasty, whereas the Arctic one looks a bit plasticy and weird with all the angles. Not bashing it, I'm sure it's great. But, how do you know it provides better cooling? Just out of curiosity...

Tis personal preference though when design comes into play

 

[Devrij]

To you perhaps. To others out there, they may prefer the NZXT. I know I do. It looks clean and rather tasty, whereas the Arctic one looks a bit plasticy and weird with all the angles. Not bashing it, I'm sure it's great. But, how do you know it provides better cooling? Just out of curiosity...

Tis personal preference though when design comes into play

to be fair he does say better VRM/VRAM cooling, which would be a logical assumption to make. Better gpu cooling, however, I don't think you could assume. That legitreviews review showing a 50C drop in temps on a 290x is pretty damn impressive.

 

[rjk]

just launched a 280X in the range also

OcUK Tech Labs KRAKEN Custom Radeon R9 280X Watercooled Graphics Card From £394.94 inc VAT

The New, Ultimate Solution

The OcUK Tech Labs KRAKEN Custom R9 280X combines a great bang per buck gaming Single Core Graphics Solution with the most effective cooling solutions available.You can expand your visual real estate across three HD displays in jawdropping 3D and experience immense framerates with blistering graphics.

Pre assembled in house by our expert technical staff, the OcUK Tech Labs KRAKEN Custom R9 280X gives you the option to use a range of coolers to cool your GPU.

The addition of a Liquid Cooling Solution on your GPU can reduce operating temperatures of the GPU core by up to 40%

For additional fans, please note that the Corsair Fans suggested are 120mm and will not fit the NZXT coolers as they use 140mm fans.

We fit a special copper shim on this model to allow for perfect core contact on the GPU.



R9 280X has the performance to power the latest games with ease but at a very aggressive price point making it incredible value for money.

Equipped with a near silent cooling solution meaning you can game in near silence.

Specification:-
- PCI-E 3.0 Ready: Delivers double the bandwidth per lane of PCIe GEN2 for faster GPU- CPU
- Hugely overclockable
- Core Clock Speed: 850MHz
- Boost Clock Speed: 1000MHz
- Shader Architecture: GCN
- Stream Processors: 32 CU / 2048 ALU
- Texture Units: 128
- ROPS / Z-Stencil: 32 / 128
- Frame Buffer / Memory: 3GB GDDR5
- Memory Width / Speed: 384 bit / 6000MHz
- Power Connectors: 8-pin + 6-pin
- Display Outputs: 2x DVI + 1x DP + 1x HDMI
- Power: 250W TDP
- 2yr Warranty

From £394.94 inc VAT.

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