wow they need to have an acrylic top, that machine work for the internals on that block is beautiful. I will keep this block in mind for the future ^_^
How good is the thermal contact from the ram heatsink to the GPU block? That connection determines how well it will cool that aluminum, thus the ram (and power regulators?). From the looks of it, that thermal connection isnt made or is very poor. The DD block actively cools all heat producing parts of a graphics card, the BlastFlow seems to just radiate that heat into the air.
In my mind, hardly a true or worthy water block when compared to the DD. Show me one that actively cools with water all the heat generating components and is modular, then I will be impressed.
Looks good, but if it's just actively cooling the core then it's the same as all other core only blocks and most of them can be used again with a different bracket. They're also significantly cheaper as well; a decent Alphacool block will set you back less than £30!
Hi guys, the contact between with the cooling plate is made with thermal paste. The final product will come supplied with arctic silver 5. This was an engineering sample that just demonstrates the efficiency of the unit.
a modular watercooler where the value doesnt drop to 0£ (due to new cards released) every few month is well.... genius...
but...
while that cooler certainly does keep the gpu cool, how does the temp of the memory and the voltage regulators compare to blocks with water in those areas too?
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A physician is a medical doctor, perhaps you meant physicist?
while that cooler certainly does keep the gpu cool, how does the temp of the memory and the voltage regulators compare to blocks with water in those areas too?
exactly what I was going to say. The whole point of going 'full block' is to cool all parts of the card - does this actually perform better than a core only waterblock (lower gpu temps than a full block) and sinks for ram/vrm?
It's not really a full cover block so why should i pay that much for it - it's priced way to high imo.
I would much rather have a MCW-60 and RAM sinks.
It's stupid that it will come with AS5 though...AS5 performs very well but is not suitable for long-term solutions. They should use either regular silicone/zinc oxide paste or the phase-changing pads or pastes that come on modern retail CPUs.
I like it as it is tbh, I like the nice clean but rough look. It may have sharp edges, but then HSFs aren't exactly finger-friendly and its not as if you will be handling it very often.
But as others have mentioned, what are the temps like on the VRMs and RAM? No doubt it does cool them, but it looks like the plate may get a bit hot?
I'm tempted as it means I won't have to buy a whole new full cover block everytime I upgrade my card, but what happens if it doesn't take off as planned? Am I going to be able to pick up a new plate for a new card a year down the line? If that is the case, the EK full-cover blocks for ~£60 are looking more appealing.
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In my mind, hardly a true or worthy water block when compared to the DD. Show me one that actively cools with water all the heat generating components and is modular, then I will be impressed.
but...
while that cooler certainly does keep the gpu cool, how does the temp of the memory and the voltage regulators compare to blocks with water in those areas too?
A physician is a medical doctor, perhaps you meant physicist?
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oh, and could you please include a link on articles that point to the forum, and not just the comment-thing at the bottom of the article? :)
exactly what I was going to say. The whole point of going 'full block' is to cool all parts of the card - does this actually perform better than a core only waterblock (lower gpu temps than a full block) and sinks for ram/vrm?
At least the top will be brass so as not to be the cause of a mixed-metals loop.
I would much rather have a MCW-60 and RAM sinks.
It's stupid that it will come with AS5 though...AS5 performs very well but is not suitable for long-term solutions. They should use either regular silicone/zinc oxide paste or the phase-changing pads or pastes that come on modern retail CPUs.
But as others have mentioned, what are the temps like on the VRMs and RAM? No doubt it does cool them, but it looks like the plate may get a bit hot?
I'm tempted as it means I won't have to buy a whole new full cover block everytime I upgrade my card, but what happens if it doesn't take off as planned? Am I going to be able to pick up a new plate for a new card a year down the line? If that is the case, the EK full-cover blocks for ~£60 are looking more appealing.