Stripping a 680 for watercooling

[Markyboybatey]

Hi folks,

I had a discussion with one of my friends a while back and he told me there's no point buying a pre-ready to watercool 670-80-90 because they stick a massive expensive and it would be cheaper to stick the water cooling plate on the graphics card.

Now, my question/s is; How hard would it be to strip an air cooled card? What the potential danger is of breaking the card? Is it worth doing?

Thanks

 

[Vicey]

It's very easy to do. All you need is a screw driver.

Here is a tip: Make sure the screw driver you use fits very snug, do not even attempt to unscrew the cooler on the card if your screwdriver is loose as you will damage the screws. NVIDIA has typically used thread locker on their screws which means to unscrew them you need a lot of force so don't be afraid to put a substantial amount of downward force on to the screwdriver when you turn it but be very careful and hold everything tightly, you don't want to slip!

 

[Josh Weston]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwGG8JhBAnM&feature=g-user-u

 

[Markyboybatey]

It's very easy to do. All you need is a screw driver.

Here is a tip: Make sure the screw driver you use fits very snug, do not even attempt to unscrew the cooler on the card if your screwdriver is loose as you will damage the screws. NVIDIA has typically used thread locker on their screws which means to unscrew them you need a lot of force so don't be afraid to put a substantial amount of downward force on to the screwdriver when you turn it but be very careful and hold everything tightly, you don't want to slip!

I see, I'm guessing is easier putting the watercooling plate on the card. Does the fan simply unplug and unscrew?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwGG8JhBAnM&feature=g-user-u

I guess I must of missed that one

 

[Vicey]

Yes once you remove the cooler (Heatsink, Fan etc) it all just comes off as one thing. There will be a single cable connected from the fan to the PCB which you can just unplug it uses a standard plastic header, it isn't soldered.

 

[Markyboybatey]

Yes once you remove the cooler (Heatsink, Fan etc) it all just comes off as one thing. There will be a single cable connected from the fan to the PCB which you can just unplug it uses a standard plastic header, it isn't soldered.

I see, I guess this going to save me a couple of £100 and possibly able to SLI on the money I could save

Thanks Vicey and Josh

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

It's quite easy.
The tools you will need is a Hammer, large flat head, Super glue, and thermal paste.