Water blocks

Jack Bauer · 18 Nov 2006 at 10:44

Im looking to upgrade to a conroe and maybe a 8800 if I can afford it. Ive currently got a DD TDX on my opteron and and a maze4 on my x1800xt.
Im pritty sure I can get a new top for my TDX to make it fit a conroe, but im not sure about the maze4, anyone managed to fit one of these to a 8800?

cheers

Jokester · 18 Nov 2006 at 16:21

The mounting holes on a 8800 are not standard, so you'll need to be creative to fit it.

Jokester

Jack Bauer · 18 Nov 2006 at 16:42

creative is fine however its the DIY bit in between creative and having a working system what i have problems with. Ill google for a pic of the bear board and have a look.
cheers for the help

maddness · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:15

after removing the 20 odd screws youll eventually get to this

2bullish · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:21

<maddness> said:
after removing the 20 odd screws youll eventually get to this

What a beast of a card, gonna have to be modded brackets in the short term methinks as Swiftech and the like are not renowned for getting new designs for gpu blocks to market that quickly.

Jack Bauer · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:24

difficult to say from that pic but compared to the x1800xt it looks like the holes are slightly wider apart.

and yer I cant see anything on the market for it yet

Jokester · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:26

They definitely aren't the same size. None of the holes line up with the Maze4 mount, including the ones for the shim.

Jokester

maddness · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:29

that surround around the gpu core is removable (8 screws)

so you'll have a few more holes to play with, the core looks pretty
solid too from what ive seen!

Jokester · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:31

The core is covered in a IHS, it's massive - bigger than a whole A64.

Jokester

Jack Bauer · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:32

off topic a bit but that board is massive, makes the x1800xt look small and its big enough

2bullish · 18 Nov 2006 at 18:36

Jokester said:
The core is covered in a IHS, it's massive - bigger than a whole A64.

Jokester

Wonder if a modded Apogee would fit as it has a huge footprint and excellent flow?

cypriobrit · 18 Nov 2006 at 21:22

Ive seen GPU blocks secured with cable ties before. You could try that... then again i wouldnt want to burn £500 worth of GPU.