DD GF4 WB Review?

chazz469 · 07-01-2002, 02:52 PM

Has anyone done one? I'm looking at including my vid card in my W/C rig and am curious how this beauty performs. Got links???

VIPERMAN · 07-01-2002, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by chazz469
Has anyone done one? I'm looking at including my vid card in my W/C rig and am curious how this beauty performs. Got links???

That is a nice looking block. It's a little expensive for me. $45 bucks plus shipping. Looks like a performer though.

chazz469 · 07-01-2002, 07:32 PM

Yeah, but there's just the one channel. It doesn't seem like it would do that much better than a shit-hot HSF. That's why I'm looking for some reviews. To see if anyone has used it, and posted results. I'm not too concerned about what it looks like, you're not going to see it anyway!

Jason-Pro · 07-02-2002, 02:03 AM

take a look at the swiftech mcw40
http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcw40.asp
Bruce could probably get you one he got me one w/ a pelt i didnt get to use it yet in the process of chanigng the fittings. but it should be a good performer as all swiftech blocks are.

chazz469 · 07-02-2002, 02:36 AM

I do really like the Swiftech cooling equipment. I think that thay are pretty shit-hot. But I didn't get a picture (mental) of what was going on inside of the block. Have there been reviews of this one? How well does it cool? For example, I was able to drop the temps on my GF2 MX400 by 20°C just by adding the Tt BlueOrb3 Chipset cooler (HSF). If I'm going to go to the trouble to W/C my GPU as well as my CPU, I want it to beat those numbers. Otherwise, I'm getting the HSF and some RAM sinks. I was able to get my GF3 to 266MHz core, but it gradually grew less stable the hotter it got. I don't want temps to be an inhibitor.

BTW...who is Bruce? If he could make it cheap for me, I might go to the extra effort.

Jason-Pro · 07-02-2002, 02:40 AM

Bruce is the owner of cooltechnia

and swiftech blocks are just hollow

go to www.swiftnets.com and check out the pics.

ECUPirate · 07-02-2002, 11:24 PM

see if this thread clears up the whole bruce issue...

http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...&threadid=2727

Jason-Pro · 07-03-2002, 01:12 PM

ECU im not talking bruces im talking Bruce (owner of cooltechnica)

ECUPirate · 07-03-2002, 01:20 PM

yeah, you made that clear when you wrote, "Bruce is the owner of cooltechnia".

hmmm. guess you didn't see the little "

"

chazz469 · 07-03-2002, 01:37 PM

I checked out the swiftech, looks good. I like the turbulators on the copper plate. But doesn't more surface area = better heat transferrence like this one?

BTW, how could I get in touch with Bruce about the Swiftech?

[EDIT] I just checked out the cooltechnica site, and they only have DD products there. And only the "old" GF block. :shrug: :shrug: [/EDIT]

Jason-Pro · 07-04-2002, 01:11 AM

you just gotta email him
bruce@cooltechnica.com
he doesnt have the swiftech GF4 block on his site but he can get them for ya.

07-01-2002, 02:52 PM	#1
chazz469 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 150	DD GF4 WB Review? Has anyone done one? I'm looking at including my vid card in my W/C rig and am curious how this beauty performs. Got links??? __________________ "I believe that the moment is near when by a procedure of active paranoiac thought, it will be possible to systematize confusion to the total discrediting of the world of reality" -Salvador Dali AMD XP1600+ @1790MHz and rethinking my cooling.... MAZE3 --> DD Cooler Cube --> Eheim 1048 512MB PC2700 DDR MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU 2x 20GB Maxtor in RAID 0 1x 30GB Maxtor --> WinXP GF3 Ti200 @ 240/499

07-01-2002, 07:32 PM	#3
chazz469 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 150	Yeah, but there's just the one channel. It doesn't seem like it would do that much better than a shit-hot HSF. That's why I'm looking for some reviews. To see if anyone has used it, and posted results. I'm not too concerned about what it looks like, you're not going to see it anyway! __________________ "I believe that the moment is near when by a procedure of active paranoiac thought, it will be possible to systematize confusion to the total discrediting of the world of reality" -Salvador Dali AMD XP1600+ @1790MHz and rethinking my cooling.... MAZE3 --> DD Cooler Cube --> Eheim 1048 512MB PC2700 DDR MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU 2x 20GB Maxtor in RAID 0 1x 30GB Maxtor --> WinXP GF3 Ti200 @ 240/499

07-02-2002, 02:36 AM	#5
chazz469 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 150	I do really like the Swiftech cooling equipment. I think that thay are pretty shit-hot. But I didn't get a picture (mental) of what was going on inside of the block. Have there been reviews of this one? How well does it cool? For example, I was able to drop the temps on my GF2 MX400 by 20°C just by adding the Tt BlueOrb3 Chipset cooler (HSF). If I'm going to go to the trouble to W/C my GPU as well as my CPU, I want it to beat those numbers. Otherwise, I'm getting the HSF and some RAM sinks. I was able to get my GF3 to 266MHz core, but it gradually grew less stable the hotter it got. I don't want temps to be an inhibitor. BTW...who is Bruce? If he could make it cheap for me, I might go to the extra effort. __________________ "I believe that the moment is near when by a procedure of active paranoiac thought, it will be possible to systematize confusion to the total discrediting of the world of reality" -Salvador Dali AMD XP1600+ @1790MHz and rethinking my cooling.... MAZE3 --> DD Cooler Cube --> Eheim 1048 512MB PC2700 DDR MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU 2x 20GB Maxtor in RAID 0 1x 30GB Maxtor --> WinXP GF3 Ti200 @ 240/499

07-02-2002, 11:24 PM	#7
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	see if this thread clears up the whole bruce issue... http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...&threadid=2727 __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

07-03-2002, 01:20 PM	#9
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	yeah, you made that clear when you wrote, "Bruce is the owner of cooltechnia". hmmm. guess you didn't see the little "" __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

07-02-2002, 02:03 AM	#4
Jason-Pro Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Posts: 217	take a look at the swiftech mcw40 http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcw40.asp Bruce could probably get you one he got me one w/ a pelt i didnt get to use it yet in the process of chanigng the fittings. but it should be a good performer as all swiftech blocks are.

07-02-2002, 02:40 AM	#6
Jason-Pro Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Posts: 217	Bruce is the owner of cooltechnia and swiftech blocks are just hollow go to www.swiftnets.com and check out the pics.

07-03-2002, 01:12 PM	#8
Jason-Pro Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Posts: 217	ECU im not talking bruces im talking Bruce (owner of cooltechnica)

07-03-2002, 01:37 PM	#10
chazz469 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 150	I checked out the swiftech, looks good. I like the turbulators on the copper plate. But doesn't more surface area = better heat transferrence like this one? BTW, how could I get in touch with Bruce about the Swiftech? [EDIT] I just checked out the cooltechnica site, and they only have DD products there. And only the "old" GF block. :shrug: :shrug: [/EDIT] __________________ "I believe that the moment is near when by a procedure of active paranoiac thought, it will be possible to systematize confusion to the total discrediting of the world of reality" -Salvador Dali AMD XP1600+ @1790MHz and rethinking my cooling.... MAZE3 --> DD Cooler Cube --> Eheim 1048 512MB PC2700 DDR MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU 2x 20GB Maxtor in RAID 0 1x 30GB Maxtor --> WinXP GF3 Ti200 @ 240/499 Last edited by chazz469; 07-03-2002 at 01:39 PM.

07-04-2002, 01:11 AM	#11
Jason-Pro Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Posts: 217	you just gotta email him bruce@cooltechnica.com he doesnt have the swiftech GF4 block on his site but he can get them for ya.

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