Unless their boards are laid out exactly the same (which they aren't if you google image search "gtx 680 pcb" and "gtx 780 pcb" and compare the results), the reference cooler won't fit on the GTX 680. You'll probably be better off with the stock GTX 680 cooler or a good aftermarket cooler like...
I just fixed my PS3 last week by baking its motherboard. 425F for 8 minutes, aluminum foil over the caps and anything else that might not like high heat, let cool for 30 minutes and it works like a charm now. Maybe I can get through The Last of Us before it dies again!
Scythe Slipstreams are excellent fans for intakes/exhaust. They move a ton of air but have poor static pressure, so don't count on them to push air through densely packed fins on a radiator or heatsink, but in open air, they are very good performers.
No, the ones immediately adjacent to the radiators are probably shrouds. They reduce the 'dead spot' that the fan motor creates when mounted directly on the radiator - it can't push air through the area directly in front of its motor.
You'll be happy with it! I have one and it demolishes everything I've thrown at it. It was expensive, but it'll continue to destroy games for quite some time.
I have the EVGA ACX cooler and I'm glad I went with it, it's very quiet and keeps the card quite cool (70C overclocked on multiple Heaven runs), though the Windforce wasn't available when I purchased mine. It's probably a wash as far as performance goes, and I've never had trouble with either...
I just bought this case for about the same price a while back and the build quality is fantastic. It does a great job of sound muffling and had an enormous amount of space. I love it's styling as well. Highly recommended!
I have the ACX cooler on mine, but it (even overclocked) runs around 70C during repeated Heaven runs. That sounds like you have an issue with heatsink contact, too much/little thermal paste, or a fan that isn't working, especially if you can't hear it. Even the quiet ACX cooler starts making...
Distilled water becomes slightly ionized in the loop and the second it leaks on anything in your system, it becomes conductive. There is dust on the components in your system and any number of other contaminants that make the water conductive immediately. In my old loop, I had a small leak on...
Yeah right now I have a 256GB Samsung 830 which is phenomenal, I love it. My new GTX 780 is destroying right now. I'll keep my eyes out for a good PSU deal, I wish Corsair would get their act together on the coil whine issues. I'd love to get an AX850 but after all their horrible reviews, I'm...
I'm gonna try taking my voltage bump down and see if the card is still stable. I was hitting a hard wall at 1140MHz, which kind of sucks, but it's 120MHz over the stock boost clock, so I can't complain too much.
Maybe I'll give that Tech|Inferno BIOS a shot, but I don't even know what the point...
I was playing around yesterday and got mine to boost up to 1200MHz with 1.2v with the stock BIOS. However, only 1140MHz was stable for multiple Heaven runs. The memory clocked up to 3180MHz before it started giving me issues.
I have some Sickleflows and they're not bad, they move a lot of air, but they can be noisy - especially when blowing up or down or through a fan grill. When I cut the grill out of the back of one of my cases, it was much quieter, even at 12v. Keep that in mind if noise is a concern.
Gentle...
I'm trying to push my 780 SC ACX now. I was using EVGA OC Scanner as a quick stability checker at stock settings, which was 1024x768, which was hardly stressing the card to maximum. The clocks and voltages didn't look like they were being increased to their maximums.
Now I'm making it run at...
Hey guys,
It's been a while (probably 4 or 5 years) since I have bought a new PSU since my HX620 and I have gone through several upgrade iterations since I bought this thing. I have a feeling the answer is either "probably yes" or "absolutely" but I want to make sure that it still has enough...
I completely agree with the comments about the ACX cooler. I have a GTX 780 SC ACX and it performs incredibly. Even with the fan around 55-58% I could hardly hear it over the other fans in my build (140mm Fractal fans running at 7v and 2 Gentle Typhoon 1850s running at 7v). Very impressive.
I was getting some issues with driver crashes while trying to overclock last night. When I tried to enable the additional voltage in Precision-X, often times the driver would crash. I'm going to play with it some again tonight, but I wasn't able to gain much ground. Maybe I need to give the...
Exactly what Skillz said. Even the 2x120 all in ones are only marginally better than a good air cooling setup. The only benefit they offer is not having a huge heatsink hanging off your motherboard, but you run the risk of leaks or the pump dying.
If you want to go watercooled, do it right...
I posted this over on overclockers.com/forums and wanted to post it here as well:
Hey guys,
I just had an awesome experience with Fractal's support and wanted to let y'all know how fantastic they are.
I recently bought a Define XL R2 and like some others have experienced, the included...
I have been reading a little about the TechInferno BIOS and I've got an EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX on the way but I'm a little concerned about bricking my card. I've only ever flashed a video card BIOS with my old 6950 that had a dual BIOS chip so it was essentially risk-free. What are the chances of...
For radiators, you want the coolest air possible blowing on them. That means for a top radiator, you probably want the fans pushing or pulling into the case. That way the air blown across the radiator is as cold as possible and the most heat exchange happens. Of course, now you have warm air in...
Ah, I stand corrected. I do like the ACX cooler, though. Especially with how these new chips run and throttle themselves, the cooler the better with the GPU boost. Now if I could only get my hands on one - I got 2 emails yesterday about them being in stock, but they were sold out before I could...
Plus, every video card is slightly different. The advantage of buying overclocked ones from the factory is that they are guaranteed to run at those higher clocks, meaning they were at least somewhat cherry-picked. They are possibly more likely to run at even higher overclocks if you're so inclined.
I have an HTC Incredible in good condition and can probably dig up the charger if you want it. What are you offering for it?
Edit: it's the AMOLED model