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redleader · 08-11-2001, 03:12 PM

My GeForce fan on my silent cool system decided to die and now sounds worse then the entire fan system my watercooling replaced

I looked at getting a decent cooler to replace it, but that means an addition fan. Before you say one fan doesn't matter let me say that I've gone so far as to add resistors to get rid of every extra w/m^3 of sound. Plus many use frag tape to stay on which I dislike. So I figure I may as well pay the extra $20 over the HSF and get a silent, well performing waterblock.

Unfortunately all blocks I've seen are 3/8 inch. That means I need slit my 1/2 inch to 2 3/8 inch just to maintain flow then enlarge it back to 1/2 whent they meet. Thats more complex than I could reasonably fit in my very cramped case.

Also has nvidia standardized on any one type of fitting for their sinks? Most of the Geforces I've seen have the pins slightly offset from opposing corners. If in a year I get a GeForce4 will it still use the same type?

08-11-2001, 03:12 PM	#1
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	Are there any 1/2 inch fitting GPU waterblocks? My GeForce fan on my silent cool system decided to die and now sounds worse then the entire fan system my watercooling replaced I looked at getting a decent cooler to replace it, but that means an addition fan. Before you say one fan doesn't matter let me say that I've gone so far as to add resistors to get rid of every extra w/m^3 of sound. Plus many use frag tape to stay on which I dislike. So I figure I may as well pay the extra $20 over the HSF and get a silent, well performing waterblock. Unfortunately all blocks I've seen are 3/8 inch. That means I need slit my 1/2 inch to 2 3/8 inch just to maintain flow then enlarge it back to 1/2 whent they meet. Thats more complex than I could reasonably fit in my very cramped case. Also has nvidia standardized on any one type of fitting for their sinks? Most of the Geforces I've seen have the pins slightly offset from opposing corners. If in a year I get a GeForce4 will it still use the same type?