9800 XT anyone?

brucoman · 12-02-2003, 07:31 PM

Alrighty.... got my hands on a Asus 9800 XT/TVD today & without destroying it in the first 30 minutes thought I would check here...
did a search & nothing... has anyone watercooled this beast yes?

Thoughts/links are welcome!

rocketmanx · 12-03-2003, 07:05 PM

Yes and Yes

Uses the same block as a 9700. The socket is the same, the ram appears to be exactly the same layout too. The only difference I can see is with the cooling solution and the extra holes in the pcb for the mounting posts. That's with an ATI card though, would assume the Asus is the same.

nexxo · 12-07-2003, 02:14 PM

If it's the fit you're concerned about: here's a Maze4GPU (polished) on a Radeon 9800 Pro 256Mb. Fits a treat.

RedPhoenix · 12-08-2003, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by nexxo
If it's the fit you're concerned about: here's a Maze4GPU (polished) on a Radeon 9800 Pro 256Mb. Fits a treat.

Oh wow, nice! Did you sand blast that or something?

RickCain · 12-08-2003, 01:40 PM

Where did you get those colars for the tygon? Those are cool and would come in handy!

nexxo · 12-08-2003, 01:42 PM

If you mean the clamps, they were bought at a marine supply store. They are marine-grade stainless steel (no corrosion there!).

If you mean the hose seperator, they come from Billet Specialties :here:. They are polished aluminium, and are made for car customising purposes. The ones I used are 0.625 " x 0.625" size, suitable for thick-walled 3/8" ID Tygon, but they come in a range of sizes.

As for the block, yup: I had it sandblasted, and then I hand-polished it to a shine.

Thanks for the idea, Coolermeister!

rocketmanx · 12-08-2003, 04:28 PM

The silver hose clamps he's using are from Pi-thon. They can be found here- Pi-Thon Design Hose Clamps

They are the coolest hose clamps I've seen

12-02-2003, 07:31 PM	#1
brucoman Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midwest Posts: 157	9800 XT anyone? Alrighty.... got my hands on a Asus 9800 XT/TVD today & without destroying it in the first 30 minutes thought I would check here... did a search & nothing... has anyone watercooled this beast yes? Thoughts/links are welcome!

12-07-2003, 02:14 PM	#3
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	If it's the fit you're concerned about: here's a Maze4GPU (polished) on a Radeon 9800 Pro 256Mb. Fits a treat. __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"

12-08-2003, 01:42 PM	#6
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	If you mean the clamps, they were bought at a marine supply store. They are marine-grade stainless steel (no corrosion there!). If you mean the hose seperator, they come from Billet Specialties :here:. They are polished aluminium, and are made for car customising purposes. The ones I used are 0.625 " x 0.625" size, suitable for thick-walled 3/8" ID Tygon, but they come in a range of sizes. As for the block, yup: I had it sandblasted, and then I hand-polished it to a shine. Thanks for the idea, Coolermeister! __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness" Last edited by nexxo; 12-08-2003 at 01:50 PM.

12-03-2003, 07:05 PM	#2
rocketmanx Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 127	Yes and Yes Uses the same block as a 9700. The socket is the same, the ram appears to be exactly the same layout too. The only difference I can see is with the cooling solution and the extra holes in the pcb for the mounting posts. That's with an ATI card though, would assume the Asus is the same.

12-08-2003, 01:40 PM	#5
RickCain Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 110	Where did you get those colars for the tygon? Those are cool and would come in handy!

12-08-2003, 04:28 PM	#7
rocketmanx Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 127	The silver hose clamps he's using are from Pi-thon. They can be found here- Pi-Thon Design Hose Clamps They are the coolest hose clamps I've seen

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