Poseidon whats the point?

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Chadwokie

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Ok 1st off this isnt intended as a "flame" post for the poseidon card, but it does have me scratching my head.

Whats the point of having a hybrid cooled gfx card?

Why i ask this question is surely if your going to have a water cooled card you would just buy a block for it and fit it your self? ....or even buy a pre-fitted one.

Is the theory that calling just the gpu on the card will allow for better cooling performance?

Is it a aesthetics choice? does it look better having a big cooler on it make it look better than a plain water block?

Is it the versatility? Im not water cooling now but maybe in the future i plan on doing so....

Am i missing something?
 
Yeah youre being a bit narrow minded really.

It just does both. Wait for the main review before having a heart attack because its got barbs and fans.
 
yeh i gathered i was fella :D but i thought it would be interesting to discuss the point of a hybrid calling system? those were just the points that came to my tinny mind :D
 
I'm interested in watching the review, because at the moment I'm also struggling to see the point - the Poseidon (po-sigh-don, Tom!!!) is around £500 but a GTX780 on its own is around £380, leaving £120 to buy a waterblock and backplate. Which is easily doable, and gives you that "I made this" manpoint feeling.

Although I guess with the Asus product you do get to keep the warranty... OK I'll shut up now and wait until Monday.

(All prices from Scan btw for fairness)
 
I'm only speculating here, but I'm assuming a fully blocked card would cost more to produce, and being heavier would cost quite a bit more to ship in bulk. That being said, it's still pretty expensive as Davva2004 pointed out. Can't wait to see the full review on this one.
 
I thought it was a full waterblock with an optional aircooler, but now I know its a hybrid cooler I don't thinks as good as I first thought it was.

Like said above it cost the same amount as a ref 780 with a proper full cover waterblock.

PROS
Looks awesome
it's unique
good performance
No warranty issues

CONS
Its a hybrid cooler and not fully water cooled
Fans on it which create more noise
Expensive and costs the same as a 780 with a full cover block
 
I know what you mean.

If you want to air-cool, you buy a card with a good aftermarket cooler. If you want to watercool, usually just buy a reference model with a waterblock.

The only reason I can think to buy this is if you want to air-cool at first, with the potential to watercool later when you upgrade your rig.
 
honestly i dont know if a card+block would cost more to produce against a card that had a mini block and 2 fans and fins for the fans?
 
The previous Hybrid Cooled GPUs from Asus all have proved to be far more effective than an air cooled only solution but not as effective as a Fully Blocked card. Hence why its a hybrid.

Don't overthink it but just enjoy some cool technology that comes out these days:)
 
NeverBackDown said:
The previous Hybrid Cooled GPUs from Asus all have proved to be far more effective than an air cooled only solution but not as effective as a Fully Blocked card. Hence why its a hybrid.

Don't overthink it but just enjoy some cool technology that comes out these days:)
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Trouble is, although it may be effective and better than an aircooled only solution.
It is still not as effective or cheaper than the fully watercooled solution it's aimed to compete with.

It does look awesome and it is a unuiqe product, but if you are going through the trouble of watercooling why would you choose a hybrid cooler instead of a full waterblock, especially when the cost is the same?

If it was a good £40 cheaper I think it wouldn't be a prob, but it's the fact that it's the same price that is the problem.
 
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NeverBackDown said:
The previous Hybrid Cooled GPUs from Asus all have proved to be far more effective than an air cooled only solution but not as effective as a Fully Blocked card. Hence why its a hybrid.

Don't overthink it but just enjoy some cool technology that comes out these days:)
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I'm assuming that to get the performance to the point where it's better than air cooled, but not as good as fully blocked you need to be running (or create from scratch) a custom water loop?
So why wouldn't you buy a full cover block? It seems cheaper, quieter and better.
If you're air cooling, surely there are better air coolers?
 
i do love new tech i just dont like seeing it "flop" (and im not saying this is going to flop by any means.... well maybe a little) but when new tech doesnt lead to anything or ends up costing the company's that have the balls to be the first to try things.

I can see one possible function of this if your cooling less of the components on the card and just the gpu it should mean it would need a smaller rad in the loop because of it no?
 
So should we see it as a slightly cheaper alternative to a 780 hydro-copper in the grand scheme of pre-assembled just bosh it into your loop kind of thing. I guess it's kinda like an Ares II but their giving you the option to have a better radiator, which is nice.
 
tbh what i would love ......maybe kill for is a gpu with a pre fitted block that looks as good as some of the cards 3rd party company's release and this is a very good step in that direction
 
I think this is a card for someone who is not ready to disassemble the stock cooler but still wants watercooling performance.
The warranty in not an issue with EVGA cards.
There are still plenty of people out there scared to death to mess with their new 400 dollar card and are willing to pay extra for the security. Although if you ask me that kind of defeats the purpose of water cooling.
 
SieB said:
I thought it was a full waterblock with an optional aircooler, but now I know its a hybrid cooler I don't thinks as good as I first thought it was.

Like said above it cost the same amount as a ref 780 with a proper full cover waterblock.

PROS
Looks awesome
it's unique
good performance
No warranty issues

CONS
Its a hybrid cooler and not fully water cooled
Fans on it which create more noise
Expensive and costs the same as a 780 with a full cover block
Click to expand...

I thought there were a few manufacturers who allowed water cooling without warranty issues. (scroll up: EVGA)

Either way, other than it being a novelty I don't see much point in a hybrid cooler of sorts. It is more expensive and I am pretty sure it performs worse than the better air coolers when running on air only and worse than a card with a full cover block.

It would be a bit like trying to make a bus that can race as well as carry passengers. It will not be as good as a race car for racing, and it will be very uncomfortable for passengers.

Back to the cooler, is there really any advantage to air cooling other than the price?
 
What's the point?

Like carrying condoms I'd rather have one and not need it, than need one and not have one.

I actually really like the idea of having a card that's ready for a loop and not have to worry about getting 3rd party block for it, lets face it it makes that inevitable jump into custom loops that much easier.

Here's hoping all manufacturers are looking down this avenue and possibly thinking of their own CPU blocks too.
 
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