maxiedaniels
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ive been searching, i can't seem to find useful info. what is considered a pretty good waterblock for a 6800GT? is the swifttech gonna work well?
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recommended gpu waterblock?
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Checks the holes on your 6800 GT. A lot of the 6800s have the same hole layout as all the older nvidia cards - but suddenly use 2 mm screws instead of 3 mm screws. So many older design waterblocks can't be mounted on the 6800 GT (I have a brand new DD block that I can't fit on mine for that reason).
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Silverprop HL/SL Fusion
Geez, I go away from the watercooling forum for a few months and the entire place turned all AquaComputer crazy...they make decent stuff...but I still prefer the high flow things, and tbh the only thing that AC makes that looks better than any of the other stuff is the aquaero (cause nobody else makes one) and the aquatube resevoir. The rest of their blocks look very similar to DD blocks.
Geez, I go away from the watercooling forum for a few months and the entire place turned all AquaComputer crazy...they make decent stuff...but I still prefer the high flow things, and tbh the only thing that AC makes that looks better than any of the other stuff is the aquaero (cause nobody else makes one) and the aquatube resevoir. The rest of their blocks look very similar to DD blocks.
Erasmus354 said:
I dissagree, for some of us it has to do with the aesthetic value and the engineering. The Germans have a knack for engineering like no other.
I am a total American, ex-military, but the Germans truly bring an art form to engineering. Until the Italians can bring Ferrari type water cooling, or the British can bring Aston type water cooling, there will be no comparison to Aqua Products. Purely my opinion.
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the british: add a new feature. increase weight by a bit. add a new feature to the feature. increase weight by a little bit more. increase engine size by a little to offset the increase in weight. added power buggers up new feature. add still another new feature to the feature to correct the problem. increase weight by a bit more. five design revisions later, everything works and the new feature is kind of handy. production units made up until that time? ridiculously complex and hard to service.
the germans: build it right, build it to work, build it to perform, build it with quality.
the biggest thing for me is that aqua computer puts elegant engineering to work in the quest to make their stuff pretty and compact, but still perform as well as the basic stuff that is bigger. my own preference would be for something well engineered for pure performance.
you pay a premim for either extreme, and i pick the extreme that A-C doesn't push.
as for the block......what is the rest of you loop set up with? maze 4 GPU is cheap and effective when used with ramsinks. silverprop fusion works better, but costs more. AC stuff is for low-lfow loops.
the germans: build it right, build it to work, build it to perform, build it with quality.
the biggest thing for me is that aqua computer puts elegant engineering to work in the quest to make their stuff pretty and compact, but still perform as well as the basic stuff that is bigger. my own preference would be for something well engineered for pure performance.
you pay a premim for either extreme, and i pick the extreme that A-C doesn't push.
as for the block......what is the rest of you loop set up with? maze 4 GPU is cheap and effective when used with ramsinks. silverprop fusion works better, but costs more. AC stuff is for low-lfow loops.
Erasmus354 said:
Welcome back to the Water Cooling Forum! We didn't go crazy in your absence...we just got smarter
DD makes decent stuff as well, but not even in the same class as Aqua Computer gear. If you want mediocrity the DD is for you. If you want lot's of go, plenty of show, and a quiet system then the only choice you have is A-C gear. BTW, What DD product looks like a Cuplex Pro, Cuplex XT, Cuplex Evo, or the upcoming TwinPlex Pro? And if DD stuff looks like Aqua Computer stuff it is because everybody copies Aqua Computer
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And this type of product bashing, even when it performs better, is exactly why I stopped posting here. Every product has it's place as long as it works well. You all can keep this thread and all the others that bash products just because you are FAN BOYS.
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R1ckCa1n said:
Im sorry...I thought that two different blocks each constructed with a copper base and lucite top looked the same...call me crazy. I never said they were engineered the same, or were designed to perform in the same manner. I said that aesthetically they are very similar, even if many of you people are blinded by the AC hype, their blocks are not that spectacular looking, and you cant argue that DD stuff doesn't look very similar in many respects. Also DD has been making their stuff that way for a looong time, so dont try to say they are copying AC either (neither did AC copy DD).
Am I saying that AC stuff is bad? No! What I am saying is that they are not the almighty god of everything water cooling. You can put together a setup just as good that performs just as well, just as quiet, just as cool and cost a fraction using parts from companies like DD, Swiftech, and the like. If you like AC thats fine, use it, what I was saying is that it seems most of the people giving the advice here are largely biased towards AC, and never even suggest to people other alternative solutions.
MY opinion :
AC is great
Innovatek is great
DangerDen is great
Swiftech is great
Lowflow is great
Highflow is great
... all when used properly
You guys are getting nowhere....
For the looks + performance = German stuff like AquaComputer n Innovatek
For the performance = Dangerden, Switftech n PolarFLO
As one guy said here: if you like AC, go for AC, if you like DD, go for DD, everything works and will do the job pretty good.
End of the discussion.
For the looks + performance = German stuff like AquaComputer n Innovatek
For the performance = Dangerden, Switftech n PolarFLO
As one guy said here: if you like AC, go for AC, if you like DD, go for DD, everything works and will do the job pretty good.
End of the discussion.
This kind of looks like DD:
Never seen any DD products look like these:
BTW, getting back to my first comment about the AquagraFX 6800 rev 2 GPU block AFAIK there is nothing like it on the planet. See that red dot in the middle of the core? That is the GPU heatsink and it floats in the block. This allows it to accurately fit any manufacturer's card and equally cool the RAM and GPU. The LED A-C logo is also kinda uniquely cool as well
Never seen any DD products look like these:
BTW, getting back to my first comment about the AquagraFX 6800 rev 2 GPU block AFAIK there is nothing like it on the planet. See that red dot in the middle of the core? That is the GPU heatsink and it floats in the block. This allows it to accurately fit any manufacturer's card and equally cool the RAM and GPU. The LED A-C logo is also kinda uniquely cool as well
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Top Nurse said:This kind of looks like DD:
PICS HERE PICS HERE
BTW, getting back to my first comment about the AquagraFX 6800 rev 2 GPU block AFAIK there is nothing like it on the planet. See that red dot in the middle of the core? That is the GPU heatsink and it floats in the block. This allows it to accurately fit any manufacturer's card and equally cool the RAM and GPU. The LED A-C logo is also kinda uniquely cool as well
The latter are still copper and lexan with a few added twists, it doesn't look exactly the same...but it is not "Oh my god cut out my eyes I dont need to see anything in my life ever again" good looking. Looks are subjective, personally AC gear is nice, but not that much nicer than any of the other places.