Watercooler for my 7950gx2

wiskerbizkit · Sep 6, 2006, 06:50 AM

well I bit the bullet and bought a thermaltake tide water plus to see if it can fit on my gx2 and here is a pic of it. please forgive the crappy camera and all the wires all over the place.

here are the temps, before it was idling at 54c and full load at about 74c. now it idles at 36c and full load at 46c max.Also the electric tape is a temporary support till i get paid lol

mike2h · Sep 6, 2006, 09:48 AM

how much? does it use psu power or outside?

wiskerbizkit · Sep 6, 2006, 03:34 PM

PSU power and the price ranges from $89-$130 online. its a very tight fit but it does the trick.

http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-wat-98

mike2h · Sep 6, 2006, 05:21 PM

thx. what are you using for the mem?

wiskerbizkit · Sep 6, 2006, 07:00 PM

It comes with 16 heatsinks but you will need 1 ram sink to use on the pcie bridge thingy, i got an 80mm fan blowing over the cards at the moment, seems to be working fine.

wiskerbizkit · Sep 6, 2006, 07:01 PM

BTW did you volt mod your 7900? i can pump 1.8ghz out of my gx2's memory but at 606mhz core it artifacts like a bastard I think because of lack of voltage.

mike2h · Sep 7, 2006, 05:05 AM

thx again for info. think i am going to look int othis when my 7950gx2 comes.
no i did not. 7900gtx has faster/better binned gpu than 7900/7950.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 7, 2006, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mike2h

thx again for info. think i am going to look int othis when my 7950gx2 comes.
no i did not. 7900gtx has faster/better binned gpu than 7900/7950.

Makes sense since GX2's run at much lower clocks

NUCLEARWINTER · Sep 9, 2006, 01:40 AM

i thought they clocked dual core cpu's/gpu's lower so that the thermal dissipation needs would be lower seeing that there are two cores to cool as opposed to one. (shrug)

mike2h · Sep 9, 2006, 03:10 AM

that may be part of the reason but the main one is different part/binning. the 7950 sloser t othe 790gt than the gtx. dont know if it is actually a different part, but it definetly a different binning.

Tipstaff · Sep 9, 2006, 10:07 AM

Have you guys taken a look at Aquas AquagraFX? Very cool waterblock that cools not only both GPUs at once, but the memory as well.. in parallel. 'Course, it does require the rest of of the parts unlike Thermaltakes all-in-one solution.

Last time I checked the esimated street price was supposed to be around 125 Euro, however I've yet to see one in North America yet.

wiskerbizkit · Sep 9, 2006, 12:27 PM

yeah i had been waiting and waiting for a better priced waterblock. to be honest, this was only going to be temporary but idk man it works pretty good.

hilfiger · Sep 10, 2006, 03:03 AM

i had thermaltake water cooling system in my pentium.. l let me describe it a little:

quality: crap
the pipes get rust and the hoses get residue, very very cheap material in them
the pump burned 3 times, rma 3 times until the store refused to replace, then i striped all thermaltake rubis system off and replaced with pro systems, little more expensive but dose the job

i think you throwed money out of window, as youll not see major imptovements over ir cooling wit it

NUCLEARWINTER · Sep 10, 2006, 04:12 AM

u're pics are broken. i cannot see u're block

wiskerbizkit · Sep 10, 2006, 12:13 PM

Yeah i know, the site is down and i dont know why

Sep 6, 2006, 06:50 AM	#1
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Watercooler for my 7950gx2 well I bit the bullet and bought a thermaltake tide water plus to see if it can fit on my gx2 and here is a pic of it. please forgive the crappy camera and all the wires all over the place. here are the temps, before it was idling at 54c and full load at about 74c. now it idles at 36c and full load at 46c max.Also the electric tape is a temporary support till i get paid lol

Sep 6, 2006, 09:48 AM	#2
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	how much? does it use psu power or outside? __________________

Sep 6, 2006, 05:21 PM	#4
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	thx. what are you using for the mem? __________________

Sep 7, 2006, 05:05 AM	#7
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	thx again for info. think i am going to look int othis when my 7950gx2 comes. no i did not. 7900gtx has faster/better binned gpu than 7900/7950. __________________

Sep 9, 2006, 01:40 AM	#9
NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	i thought they clocked dual core cpu's/gpu's lower so that the thermal dissipation needs would be lower seeing that there are two cores to cool as opposed to one. (shrug) __________________ insert witty comment here!

Sep 6, 2006, 03:34 PM	Thread Starter #3
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	PSU power and the price ranges from $89-$130 online. its a very tight fit but it does the trick. http://www.frozencpu.com/ex-wat-98

Sep 6, 2006, 07:00 PM	Thread Starter #5
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	It comes with 16 heatsinks but you will need 1 ram sink to use on the pcie bridge thingy, i got an 80mm fan blowing over the cards at the moment, seems to be working fine.

Sep 6, 2006, 07:01 PM	Thread Starter #6
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	BTW did you volt mod your 7900? i can pump 1.8ghz out of my gx2's memory but at 606mhz core it artifacts like a bastard I think because of lack of voltage.

Sep 9, 2006, 03:10 AM	#10
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	that may be part of the reason but the main one is different part/binning. the 7950 sloser t othe 790gt than the gtx. dont know if it is actually a different part, but it definetly a different binning. __________________

Sep 9, 2006, 10:07 AM	#11
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Have you guys taken a look at Aquas AquagraFX? Very cool waterblock that cools not only both GPUs at once, but the memory as well.. in parallel. 'Course, it does require the rest of of the parts unlike Thermaltakes all-in-one solution. Last time I checked the esimated street price was supposed to be around 125 Euro, however I've yet to see one in North America yet. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Sep 9, 2006, 12:27 PM	Thread Starter #12
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	yeah i had been waiting and waiting for a better priced waterblock. to be honest, this was only going to be temporary but idk man it works pretty good.

Sep 10, 2006, 03:03 AM	#13
hilfiger DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 81 Rep Power: 0	i had thermaltake water cooling system in my pentium.. l let me describe it a little: quality: crap the pipes get rust and the hoses get residue, very very cheap material in them the pump burned 3 times, rma 3 times until the store refused to replace, then i striped all thermaltake rubis system off and replaced with pro systems, little more expensive but dose the job i think you throwed money out of window, as youll not see major imptovements over ir cooling wit it __________________ [COLOR=darkorange][/COLOR]

Sep 10, 2006, 04:12 AM	#14
NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	u're pics are broken. i cannot see u're block __________________ insert witty comment here!

Sep 10, 2006, 12:13 PM	Thread Starter #15
wiskerbizkit DH ***** hobo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 467 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Yeah i know, the site is down and i dont know why