So I was thinking today (dangerous) Anyway I have noticed lately that the performance of some after market air gpu coolers is similar to those of gpu water blocks. I just recently purchased 2 6800s and was planning on adding them to my water loop but I have been reading around and am having second thoughts.
It seems that coolers like the zalman vf700-cu really perform almost as well as blocks like dangerden's acetal maze 4 from some reviews I read today. It seems that the idle temps are almost always within a few degress of each other. The only notable difference I can see is the load temps are noticeably lower but nothing to drastic.
So I am asking you fellow OCers who have switched from aftermarket air coolers to water how big of an OC difference did you find?
I'm thinking for around $50 I can get 2 zalman coolers as opposed to 2 danger den acetals for $100 or so and still get close to the same performance.
It seems that coolers like the zalman vf700-cu really perform almost as well as blocks like dangerden's acetal maze 4 from some reviews I read today. It seems that the idle temps are almost always within a few degress of each other. The only notable difference I can see is the load temps are noticeably lower but nothing to drastic.
So I am asking you fellow OCers who have switched from aftermarket air coolers to water how big of an OC difference did you find?
I'm thinking for around $50 I can get 2 zalman coolers as opposed to 2 danger den acetals for $100 or so and still get close to the same performance.