Hi,
I have just watercooled my CPU and the noisiest part of my rig is now my graphics card.
I been asking around a little bit and by the sounds of it, it is not a reference design =( but still not 100% on that.
Just wondering how you guys would go about solving my situation?
My idea so far is:
- Get a waterblock for the graphics chip (not sure what to look for, so will need help on that).
- The VGA Ram haven't got any sort of heatsinks on them currently so I was going to put some BGA ram sinks on them, that's gotta make it better surely.
And that's it. But obviously I would prefer to have the VGA Ram water cooled too.
Thanks in advanced
JM
9800GTX + 1GB watercooling? (GV-N98XPZL-1GH)
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Awesome, as I thought. So the MCW60-R will work with my card?1398342003 wrote:That sounds like the only solution that will work in your situation. The GV-N98XPZL-1GH doesn't appear to have any Ram cooling, but it does receive airflow from the GPU fan. Adding the BGA Ramsinks you mentioned should compensate for the reduced airflow.
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It most likely will, but Swiftech seems to have inconsistent compatibility info. Their compatibility list shows it is designed for GF 8800s and lower, while the 'recommended accessories' lists a GF 9800 mosfet heatsink.
I think it is compatible with the factory card. If your's isn't, then you may find that nothing works.
I'll try to help with that. I have an MCW60-R, and it fits on the reference 9000 GTX.
Okay, now for the more difficult stuff. We have our four mounting holes:
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Diagonally these are 75 mm apart center to center. That's about 1/64 of an inch under 3". Horizontally and vertically they are 53 mm center to center or 2 1/8".
If your holes match, then this block will work for you. When measuring, don't try to find the center of the screw/bolt/hole/whatever, measure from the side to the side of the bolt. Example: for the diagonal, measure from the top-left of the top-left bolt to the top left of the bottom right bolt.
I think it is compatible with the factory card. If your's isn't, then you may find that nothing works.
I'll try to help with that. I have an MCW60-R, and it fits on the reference 9000 GTX.
Okay, now for the more difficult stuff. We have our four mounting holes:
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Diagonally these are 75 mm apart center to center. That's about 1/64 of an inch under 3". Horizontally and vertically they are 53 mm center to center or 2 1/8".
If your holes match, then this block will work for you. When measuring, don't try to find the center of the screw/bolt/hole/whatever, measure from the side to the side of the bolt. Example: for the diagonal, measure from the top-left of the top-left bolt to the top left of the bottom right bolt.
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1398342003 wrote:It most likely will, but Swiftech seems to have inconsistent compatibility info. Their compatibility list shows it is designed for GF 8800s and lower, while the 'recommended accessories' lists a GF 9800 mosfet heatsink.
I think it is compatible with the factory card. If your's isn't, then you may find that nothing works.
I'll try to help with that. I have an MCW60-R, and it fits on the reference 9800 GTX.
Okay, now for the more difficult stuff. We have our four mounting holes:
0--0
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0--0
Diagonally these are 75 mm apart center to center. That's about 1/64 of an inch under 3". Horizontally and vertically they are 53 mm center to center or 2 1/8".
If your holes match, then this block will work for you. When measuring, don't try to find the center of the screw/bolt/hole/whatever, measure from the side to the side of the bolt. Example: for the diagonal, measure from the top-left of the top-left bolt to the top left of the bottom right bolt.