I still haven't decided between the 580 and 6970. I may put one in each of my computers for different reasons. I currently have a 4870 in each with a nice cooling solution to keep them quiet but I have no experience whatsoever with water cooled solutions. I hear great things but because of price and perhaps being timid I've never tried one. I replace the CPU coolers all the time with no issue but have had a bad experience with the GPU coolers I've tried after the fact as I memory seems to overheat, the paste falls off or doesn't do a decent job of transferring the heat. However the powercolor 4870 units I bought work great and I didn't have to mess with replacing the stock cooler.
MSI is the first non stock cooler I read about -
Gigabyte seems to be working on a fan solution -
Asus seems to be working on a fan solution
Inno3d has a water cooling solution
![Image](http://media.bestofmicro.com/O/K/275636/original/iChill_GTX_580.jpg)
http://www.inno3d.com/press/press_2010_ ... _24_2.html
I have no experience with Inno3d so I have no idea of the quality of their products - anyone here? Do I just attach what appears to be a fan to the side of my case? Any big concerns or experiences you'd like to share? How much noise do pumps make or are they silent?
Powercolor seems to have a water cooling solution as well
http://www.powercolor.com/global/produc ... cification
Do I need a pump unit for this?
Thanks for helping out a newbie when it comes to water cooling. I'm not looking to overclock - just get a really fast gaming computer that is very quiet.