K7 to K8 and X800 Blocks

TbirdX · 05-22-2005, 11:17 AM

Hello all. I'm just about to upgrade from a socket A system to a AMD 64 system, currently I'm running a swiffy 6002a and a HL fusion.
Does anyone know where in the UK I can get the K8 retention plate and fittings for the 6002a. I've had a look about but can't see them listed other than on the Swiffy site.
Secondly, is there a waterblock made for the X800 series. I'm guessing like the 6800 stuff it'll need to have the ram and GPU cooled. I've seen the DD one for the 6800 but haven't, as yet, come across one for the X800.

Many thanks.

Tempus · 05-22-2005, 11:36 AM

I have an HL fusion on my X800. Works fine.

The ram doesn't really need the extra cooling.

BRiT · 05-22-2005, 11:37 AM

The Maze 4 is said to work well with the X800. And as for the cooling the memory on the video card, unless the block is custom made, you're better off just using memory heatsinks. This prevents the heat of the GPU being dumped into the memory and heating them up. I think a search for the Nv68 waterblock will reveal people saying it doesn't work as well as the Maze 4, since it overheats the memory after a while and is too flow-restrictive.

TbirdX · 05-22-2005, 11:44 AM

Well that sorts the X800 cooling. I'll retain the Fusion.

JSimmons · 05-22-2005, 02:45 PM

I have a Maze4 on a X800XTPE, and copper heatsinks on the memory. Got both the maze4 and the heatsinks from DangerDen. No interference problems at all.

05-22-2005, 11:17 AM	#1
TbirdX Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 28	K7 to K8 and X800 Blocks Hello all. I'm just about to upgrade from a socket A system to a AMD 64 system, currently I'm running a swiffy 6002a and a HL fusion. Does anyone know where in the UK I can get the K8 retention plate and fittings for the 6002a. I've had a look about but can't see them listed other than on the Swiffy site. Secondly, is there a waterblock made for the X800 series. I'm guessing like the 6800 stuff it'll need to have the ram and GPU cooled. I've seen the DD one for the 6800 but haven't, as yet, come across one for the X800. Many thanks.

05-22-2005, 11:36 AM	#2
Tempus Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 456	I have an HL fusion on my X800. Works fine. The ram doesn't really need the extra cooling. __________________ Thou art God.

05-22-2005, 11:37 AM	#3
BRiT Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 39	The Maze 4 is said to work well with the X800. And as for the cooling the memory on the video card, unless the block is custom made, you're better off just using memory heatsinks. This prevents the heat of the GPU being dumped into the memory and heating them up. I think a search for the Nv68 waterblock will reveal people saying it doesn't work as well as the Maze 4, since it overheats the memory after a while and is too flow-restrictive. __________________ --\|BRiT\| / WTF?! "That which does not kill you, makes you wish it did."

05-22-2005, 11:44 AM	#4
TbirdX Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 28	Well that sorts the X800 cooling. I'll retain the Fusion. __________________ War will not determine who is right, however, it will determine who is left.

05-22-2005, 02:45 PM	#5
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	I have a Maze4 on a X800XTPE, and copper heatsinks on the memory. Got both the maze4 and the heatsinks from DangerDen. No interference problems at all. __________________ My Watercooling Stuff

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