It got you involved, divided opinion and generated a little controversy. That's always good.
JR
EK is releasing Intel SSD 750 Series water block
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It got you involved, divided opinion and generated a little controversy. That's always good.
JR
Kilbane
Hagrid Look-A-Like
Winters coming, too cold to go out. Seems a lot of posts lately with nothing constructive in the comments. This is the reason i always have a cuppa and cookies sat with me on OC3D
shambles1980
New member
a decent loop once bought "rads mainly" can be re used as you upgrade the system. just buy new blocks.
So i dont see the argument that people spend to much on them.
my loop may moniteraly be about the same value as my gpu and cpu now. actually its probably worth more. (but it didnt used to be)
And when i upgrade again, i will just sell the gpu + block and the cpu/board combo
then use that money to buy a new block for my new cpu and gpu.
They will then go back in the loop. its not that expensive at all once you have it set up.
And i know people do it for asthetics but i just dont. liquid cooling is the best way to keep a systems components close to a nominal temp. And you can do that almost silently With an over clock.
So you get more value for your money out of the components..
Now i know some people do it for the asthetics.. And that is their choice.
but really given enough rad space and res volume. you can over clock as far as voltages will let you. have your fans on lowest speeds when gaming. and off when not. and still keep the system nice and cool (your house will be hot mind you.. but the components will be fine)
So i dont see the argument that people spend to much on them.
my loop may moniteraly be about the same value as my gpu and cpu now. actually its probably worth more. (but it didnt used to be)
And when i upgrade again, i will just sell the gpu + block and the cpu/board combo
then use that money to buy a new block for my new cpu and gpu.
They will then go back in the loop. its not that expensive at all once you have it set up.
And i know people do it for asthetics but i just dont. liquid cooling is the best way to keep a systems components close to a nominal temp. And you can do that almost silently With an over clock.
So you get more value for your money out of the components..
Now i know some people do it for the asthetics.. And that is their choice.
but really given enough rad space and res volume. you can over clock as far as voltages will let you. have your fans on lowest speeds when gaming. and off when not. and still keep the system nice and cool (your house will be hot mind you.. but the components will be fine)
Kilbane
Hagrid Look-A-Like
I want it for both, cant stand seeing untidy systems. I love the fact that EK making a water block for this has caused such controversy, split the forum in two. Just remember people, keep the comments friendly
AlienALX
Well-known member
Last year some one gave me a large box of water cooling stuff. Three rads, two pumps etc. Everything I needed.
Blocks however were ludicrously priced. For the GPUs I had they were £120 each plus the CPU block. I never bought them because I knew how quickly my GPUs would be out dated (two Titan Black).
The problem for me and the one that's always put me off is the price of the blocks. Not only that but the fact that they only fit that one specific GPU and when it's out dated (about ten months going by recent releases) you need to break down the entire system and spend more money on more blocks.
And as I said, most of the time it's pointless. My Titan Blacks ran perfectly well and well within safe limits on their stock air blower coolers. Had I water cooled them I would not have gained much, because overclocking on them was not about temps it was just about how much they could take.
Even if I gained 20% more performance it would have cost me around £300 just to cool the GPUs (because I would need the joiner for the pair).
I've actually just edited out the rest because with things like this it's incredibly easy to insult some one... So I will just leave it there.
When I stupidly spent £3500 on a rig I made sure I had my priorities straight and spent every last penny on power and performance, rather than what it looked like.
DarthDudo
New member
you should take a look at the alphacool gpu blocks they can be updated by buying a plate for 40-50 euro to allow compatibility with newer gpu's
Kilbane
Hagrid Look-A-Like
They are a great idea in principle. Seem to work quite well from reviews I have seen. However they are butt ugly lol
shambles1980
New member
well my 780 was a LOT less than a 780 ti. and the water block for it was only £40 new with back plate.
After a quick bios mod to edit the TDP limit, it beats a 970 at bench tests now (stock 970) "so it also beats a 780 ti)
It would have been a LOT more money for me to buy a 970 and if i didn't over clock the 970 i would have slightly less performance at the 1080p i game at..
You could argue i could have put the £40 i spent on the block towards the 970. but i would have had no where near the money to buy it, after all i bought this 780 for £50
So for me. water cooling means i get more performance for less money.
I cant afford a titan this or 980 ti g1 that.
so for me it was always better to build up a water cooling system that can cool down the sun. then buy slightly outdated hardware and squeeze every last drop of performance out of them i can "at safe voltages." (which is why the cpu is only 4.33)
If i had the money to buy dual 980 ti's etc.. I would also have the money to water cool them. So i would do the same to them.
Its what i have always done. Pushed the things to the safest possible limits where i can use the over clock 24/7
I dont do 1 run suicide bench tests. "that is something i never did understand" if i cant use it 24/7 stable then its not worth doing.
And the only way i can do that is with water..
After a quick bios mod to edit the TDP limit, it beats a 970 at bench tests now (stock 970) "so it also beats a 780 ti)
It would have been a LOT more money for me to buy a 970 and if i didn't over clock the 970 i would have slightly less performance at the 1080p i game at..
You could argue i could have put the £40 i spent on the block towards the 970. but i would have had no where near the money to buy it, after all i bought this 780 for £50
So for me. water cooling means i get more performance for less money.
I cant afford a titan this or 980 ti g1 that.
so for me it was always better to build up a water cooling system that can cool down the sun. then buy slightly outdated hardware and squeeze every last drop of performance out of them i can "at safe voltages." (which is why the cpu is only 4.33)
If i had the money to buy dual 980 ti's etc.. I would also have the money to water cool them. So i would do the same to them.
Its what i have always done. Pushed the things to the safest possible limits where i can use the over clock 24/7
I dont do 1 run suicide bench tests. "that is something i never did understand" if i cant use it 24/7 stable then its not worth doing.
And the only way i can do that is with water..
DarthDudo
New member
I dont mind the aesthetic too much I like the "heatsink" look personally apart from the inlet/outlet coming straight out the side (obviously a necessity considering it is eseentially a "universal gpu block with a compatible mounting pate) but some 90° fittings could make it look a bit neater
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I'd rather have some kind of custom backplate to cover the green pcb before I put a block on it. However If i was going all out on a build with a huge loop, I don't see the harm in adding this new EK Block to the loop. It's certainly not that expensive as other blocks and it would be weird having something not be under water that's sitting right under the GPU. Would look out of place
Think we can all agree if you are fortunate enough to have money to use as you please and it doesn't bother you spending it, then this is something you would add on "just cause". However for the normal consumer(basically all of us) it's an unnecessary luxury for a full loop.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Kyle from Awesomesauce Network painted his, Looks damn nice -
MrKambo
New member
Don't be ridiculous, custom loops look sick, irrelevant if they are needed. Water cool everything you can because you can, nothing more is needed to be said
Nothing else needs to make sense other than these two statements.
I feel like i should get one or two...
Doomslayer
New member
Still doesn't change the fact it's still a green PCB :lol:
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Doomslayer
New member
I wonder if you could make a backplate for it
