White Water on a 9800?

Jewfro · 08-31-2003, 11:46 AM

I happen to have an extra white water on hand (albeit missing one o-ring, but that shouldn't be too hard to find) and was wondering if there's any way to mount this on a 9800, since it should provide better cooling than the average maze4 gpu block right? Thanks!

satanicoo · 08-31-2003, 12:32 PM

I did think about this too, but i was expecting Cathar to release his own version for GPUs

Jewfro · 08-31-2003, 01:46 PM

Well he had 2 prototypes of the Hydra made, but they were quite different from the WW and now the idea's being re-developed with cascade tech.

Cathar · 09-02-2003, 08:26 AM

Hmmm. Tricky one. I can't seem to think of a way around the positioning of the mounting holes. For the GF4's there wouldn't be a problem as the holes are far enough apart.

You could try cutting off the 4 corners of the block (where the current Socket A holes are) and mount the block on a 45 degree angle. This would then allow you to tap some M3 holes into the base of the block and have the holes fall outside of the O-ring channel in the base-plate of the block so you won't cause a leak.

That's about the only thing I can think of. If you ever wanted to re-use the block on a CPU again, just get a plate made up (like I had for the P4 adaptors) with holes in it for the mounting holes and bolt it onto the top of the block.

Jewfro · 09-02-2003, 02:17 PM

Thanks for stopping by cathar

I actually do have a gf4 4200 but since that's a little underpowered now, it's not really worth it to me to try putting it on that one. I'm guessing that cutting the block down to size could be done with a regular hacksaw, but that wouldn't really be neccesary if I could get the fittings right yes? I never really understood how one "taps" threads for a screw into a block, any tutorials out there?

Kumakichi · 09-12-2003, 08:13 AM

WW on a Radeon sounds like fun!!!

dima y · 09-12-2003, 08:21 AM

i wouldnt do it.

it would in my oppinion be a "little" too heavy plus not look as attractive

PooJou · 09-12-2003, 08:26 PM

hehe - i was thinking of doing this, but to my Northbridge and with one of those Silverprop EVO blocks... only problem is length (might clash with my Cascade on the cpu)

and i might upgrade to a hydra from my MCW50 when it comes out

Since87 · 09-12-2003, 09:03 PM

What kind of pump do you have Jewfro?

Two White Waters will drop your flowrate a fair bit.

Jewfro · 09-14-2003, 12:41 PM

Augh I forgot about the flowrate >_<

I have a 1250, currently running:
Pump -> Heatercore (Dtek pro) -> DTWW -> parallel nb and gpu -> y connector -> res -> pump.......but the case is getting a lil crowded so I might change that.

08-31-2003, 11:46 AM	#1
Jewfro Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 33	White Water on a 9800? I happen to have an extra white water on hand (albeit missing one o-ring, but that shouldn't be too hard to find) and was wondering if there's any way to mount this on a 9800, since it should provide better cooling than the average maze4 gpu block right? Thanks!

09-12-2003, 08:26 PM	#8
PooJou Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 13	hehe - i was thinking of doing this, but to my Northbridge and with one of those Silverprop EVO blocks... only problem is length (might clash with my Cascade on the cpu) and i might upgrade to a hydra from my MCW50 when it comes out __________________ OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member 2100+ T-bred 'B' @ 2550MHz / 2.0V LR Cascade / Eheim 1048 / Cathar 'Little Arse' Rad/Swiftech MCW-50 GPU PCDB Delta Goodrem is hot - http://dualxp.net/images/delta/ irc.oz.org #flora - full of erm... stuff :P

08-31-2003, 12:32 PM	#2
satanicoo Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: portugal Posts: 635	I did think about this too, but i was expecting Cathar to release his own version for GPUs

08-31-2003, 01:46 PM	#3
Jewfro Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 33	Well he had 2 prototypes of the Hydra made, but they were quite different from the WW and now the idea's being re-developed with cascade tech.

09-02-2003, 08:26 AM	#4
Cathar Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,538	Hmmm. Tricky one. I can't seem to think of a way around the positioning of the mounting holes. For the GF4's there wouldn't be a problem as the holes are far enough apart. You could try cutting off the 4 corners of the block (where the current Socket A holes are) and mount the block on a 45 degree angle. This would then allow you to tap some M3 holes into the base of the block and have the holes fall outside of the O-ring channel in the base-plate of the block so you won't cause a leak. That's about the only thing I can think of. If you ever wanted to re-use the block on a CPU again, just get a plate made up (like I had for the P4 adaptors) with holes in it for the mounting holes and bolt it onto the top of the block.

09-02-2003, 02:17 PM	#5
Jewfro Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 33	Thanks for stopping by cathar I actually do have a gf4 4200 but since that's a little underpowered now, it's not really worth it to me to try putting it on that one. I'm guessing that cutting the block down to size could be done with a regular hacksaw, but that wouldn't really be neccesary if I could get the fittings right yes? I never really understood how one "taps" threads for a screw into a block, any tutorials out there?

09-12-2003, 08:13 AM	#6
Kumakichi Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: US East Coaster Posts: 4	WW on a Radeon sounds like fun!!!

09-12-2003, 08:21 AM	#7
dima y Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: palo alto, CA Posts: 164	i wouldnt do it. it would in my oppinion be a "little" too heavy plus not look as attractive

09-12-2003, 09:03 PM	#9
Since87 Pro/Guru - Uber Mod Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 834	What kind of pump do you have Jewfro? Two White Waters will drop your flowrate a fair bit.

09-14-2003, 12:41 PM	#10
Jewfro Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 33	Augh I forgot about the flowrate >_< I have a 1250, currently running: Pump -> Heatercore (Dtek pro) -> DTWW -> parallel nb and gpu -> y connector -> res -> pump.......but the case is getting a lil crowded so I might change that.

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