Older GPU water cooling blocks on clearance at MicroCenter

[legoman666]

Quite a steal, I almost bought a few to resell:

DangerDen Koosah SLI (for 7800/7900 series) set for $20.95
Normal price is $259.95: http://www.dangerden.com/store...ctid=232&cat=67&page=1

DangerDen NV-68 SLI set for $27.25
Normal price is $259.95: http://www.dangerden.com/store...ctid=168&cat=67&page=1

DangerDen 6800 SLI set for $54.51
Normal price is $97.75 x 2 = $195.50: http://www.dangerden.com/store...uctid=64&cat=48&page=1

They also had the MPC-680i Chipset Block for ~$20
Normal price is $42.95: http://www.dangerden.com/store...ctid=292&cat=46&page=1

And the MPC ASUS A8N Chipset Block for ~$20
Normal price is $38.50: http://www.dangerden.com/store...ctid=296&cat=46&page=1

Pics for proof:
http://i28.photobucket.com/alb...oman666/0328081142.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/alb...man666/0328081142a.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/alb...oman666/0328081143.jpg

Quite a steal if you're looking for any of these specific things. YMMV of course.

 

[Lithan]

Great prices... but since 6800 and 7800 cards are going for $50 these days, is it really worth upgrading their cooling anymore? Might as well pull the two 7800's sell em for $100, take that plus the $$ you'd have spent on the blocks and buy a 9600gt or 8800gt/92gts.

 

[legoman666]

my thoughts also, but i figured someone might want..

 

[OfficeLinebacker]

can these maybe be adapted for other chips(ets)?

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: OfficeLinebacker
can these maybe be adapted for other chips(ets)?

very unlikely, a full cover GPU block is designed specifically for that card/generation.

 

[OfficeLinebacker]

Oh OK, I think I misunderstood the scale of the blocks--I thought the size was on the order of 1"x1", and it was a matter of the hole pattern in the PCB right near the chip.

Thanks for the post.

 

[Throckmorton]

Wow.. Who would spend the price of the video card for just a water block?

 

[QuixoticOne]

Thanks.
Looks good, I'm tempted to get some.

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Wow.. Who would spend the price of the video card for just a water block?

copper ain't cheap! Back when the cards were new, the block price wouldn't have been as high a percentage of the card cost. I replaced the stock coolers on both of my HD3870's with EK's full cover water block. They were $110 each 🙁 They look pretty, the keep the card 40C lower under load, allow for higher overclocks, and make 0 noise.