Hmm....Looks like eVga is gonna do the GTX 480 shipped w/ water block

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Kenmitch

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Looks like eVga is gonna be the place to go for the GTX 480 at least for the die hard gamers.

Just got this in an email from eVga....Looks like the way to go if your gonna go fermi.

http://www.evga.com/products/moreinf...015-P3-1489-AR

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The world’s fastest GPU now meets the world’s best waterblock. EVGA teamed up with Swiftech to deliver a solution that truly goes “For The Win!” The EVGA Hydro Copper waterblock uses a 0.6x0.6mm thin pin matrix, and the base plate is made of chrome plated electrolytic C110 copper which gives it a clean look. The integrated heat pipe connects to the power mosfet heatsink for optimal cooling.
 
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Looks very nice. Solves the noise problem and makes it really convenient to add to a water cooling setup. The only thing that concerns me about this is that video cards that come with a water block installed are a LOT more expensive than the air cooled counterparts. This thing might cost about as much as a 5970 at $649. 5970's msrp is $599.
 
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dguy6789 said:
Looks very nice. Solves the noise problem and makes it really convenient to add to a water cooling setup. The only thing that concerns me about this is that video cards that come with a water block installed are a LOT more expensive than the air cooled counterparts. This thing might cost about as much as a 5970 at $649. 5970's msrp is $599.
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GPU water blocks on their own can easily run around $100 or more.

Granted, this card will likely be for the lazy "diehard" enthusiast as I'm betting there will be better 3rd party water blocks than the one evga puts on this card.
 
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dguy6789 said:
Looks very nice. Solves the noise problem and makes it really convenient to add to a water cooling setup. The only thing that concerns me about this is that video cards that come with a water block installed are a LOT more expensive than the air cooled counterparts. This thing might cost about as much as a 5970 at $649. 5970's msrp is $599.
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The reason for the price increase is water blocks aren't cheap....Factor that in with the hassle of swapping it and the possiblility of voiding your warranty and it's most likely gonna be a no brainer to the die hard gamer.

The limited lifetime warranty is also a major plus!
 
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I wonder how much radiator an Overclocked Fermi will need?
 
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Kenmitch

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reallyscrued said:
http://tinyurl.com/yz8aavd

This much.


If this waterblock isn't shitty and people were gonna go water anyway, this is pretty convenient. For people thinking about putting a third party water block, wouldn't that void the warranty?
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The water block is made by Swiftech and has a heatpipe going to the vrm's it looks like. I'd say when the block hits the market most likely it'll be over $100 as far as performance goes it looks like it may work pretty good. As far as it being the best water block for the 480 I doubt it'll be that....But pretty sure it'll get the job done way better than the stock fan.

Yes I'd think that the removal of the stock cooling system would void the warranty on the card. Not sure if they could tell or not but for those who care and wanted to go water cooling so far this looks like the best alternative.
 
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Well that solves the noise issue, and I bet it would raise the OC ceiling pretty decently to boot. The only remaining problems are that you need God's own wallet and God's own power supply to build a worthy rig altogether :

Two i7-980X Processors
Evga Classified Dual Socket 1366 Mobo
2 OCZ 1TB PCI-Express SSDs (~800mb/sec write each)
4 2TB WD BE
24GB DDR3-2200
etc

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Computer Bottleneck said:
Don't Full cover water blocks usually have liquid cooling for the VRMs?
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Depends on the manufacturer. If you look at full water blocks some just have a copper plate that covers them and water only around the gpu. Others will have water running thru the entire block including the area above the vrm's and memory. Performance wise the blocks with water above the vrm's and mem do keep the vrm's cooler. As far as this eVga setup results would be unkown untill the product is released and tested. I'd say that this setup should keep the vrm's cooler than the stock setup....Of course you'd need good airflow in your case to keep the mem cool.
 
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300 watts?

CHarlie was right?

PSU's shall be tested! My Ultra x3 1000w is a but underwhelmed with my 3870. I wonder if SLI 480's will bring it down.
 
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Stoneburner said:
300 watts?

CHarlie was right?

PSU's shall be tested! My Ultra x3 1000w is a but underwhelmed with my 3870. I wonder if SLI 480's will bring it down.
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On full load, two GTX 480's with an oc-ed Core i7 will draw like 700W-ish from the wall. An 800W-psu will suffice, but it will around 75% of it's capacity, which is pushing it, especially if you run multiple hdd's etc.

This looks nice though, I think GTX 480's can actually do 850 or maybe 875MHz on water. That will make short work of any oc-ed HD 5870, but it will also cost you dearly ...
 
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I am wondering how much power a watercooled 800 Mhz 480 GTX will use in comparison to the reference air cooled design also running 800 Mhz?

Would watercooling improve the efficiency? If so, by how much?
 
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I have been buying/given EVGA's water cooled cards since they came out.

- Card is only $100-$130 more for silence.
- Warranty if something goes wrong with water. I once had a GPU block I put on a 7900GTX that developed slow leak start eating at insert pins and BFG would not cover because I put a waterblock on, my fault. EVGA solves this problem.

May have to rethink my hate for this dustbuster as now it can be silently cooled with my triple rad....

Don't forget OCing either. WC cards run at 35-45C loaded meaning better OCing.
 
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It would justify getting one if it performed above or very close to 5970 levels (which the GTX480 clearly isn't), I wouldn't buy one otherwise.
 
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Apocalypse23 said:
It would justify getting one if it performed above or very close to 5970 levels (which the GTX480 clearly isn't), I wouldn't buy one otherwise.
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Yes, but some people don't care if HD5970 is faster. They prefer single fastest GPU.
 
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