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Unread 11-08-2002, 06:12 PM   #6
jtroutma
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For my last video card (the GF3 that I murdered ) I just epoxied a Thermatake Golden Orb on it. That thing OC to 250 and wasnt even warm. However it took up 2 full PCI slots.

I have always wanted to watercool my GPU but I felt it would be a waste of money on a video card that I also had to cool the memory on. NOW I can just cool the core and put passive heatsinks on the memory and call it a day! AND I can always increase the core voltage on the GPU and get extra OC without changing the GPU cooler.

Another point, I dont want to use epoxy on the GPU core because that was how I killed my GF3; tried to get it off and the knife slipped. DOH!

I dont mind loosing 1 PCI slot but 2 is pushing it

Truth be told, I am leaning towards the DangerDen block. I like Dteks block much better (It uses a HorseShoe design) but I doubt that Danny will ever get those available. The InnovaBlock would work great if it wasnt for those pressure fittings. If Swiftech has a good GPU block, please reference it and give its pros and cons.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
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