I bought the exact block for my board and wasn't very happy. Vreg temps were at 68c under load and northbridge was 55c. I switched to the 2 piece Bitspower block and temps dropped to 60c and 45c. My pump RPM increased about 200 when I made the switch. Hope this helps.

KMcCrackan
I bought the exact block for my board and wasn't very happy. Vreg temps were at 68c under load and northbridge was 55c. I switched to the 2 piece Bitspower block and temps dropped to 60c and 45c. My pump RPM increased about 200 when I made the switch. Hope this helps.

Wow that's not good. Thanks for posting your experience! Likely you just saved me a lot of heartache.

Wazooty
I made the jump to the 760 classy because I could get it for a good price. I don't plan on using any usb3 or sat 3 devices until the x68 and related stuff so theres really no reason for the ftw 3.

Also, if you go to evga's youtube channel, the latest video "how to properly isntall SLI" shows the new classified, the E770.

Exactly the same, different SB sticker.  A couple  USB/sata3.  If you dont plan to use usb3 or sata 3, zero reason to get it.

I'm also curious as to why you want the full board waterblock?  99.9% of people who water cool, even those who overclock the cpu well beyond what I do seem to forgo the VREG/NB block...I'm not sure what the practical application for full board cooling is?  I want to cool my full 760 too but I just can't think of a good enough reason why...

My intention is that if I get a new mobo, I will be using it for the next 3-5 years or more. Although SATA3/USB3 is not a major requirement for me right now, in a year or so I may regret not taking that route, particularly when it seems the Classified 770 release could be any day now (or it could be months away - who knows?)

As far as full board watercooling goes, VReg temps in particular have been an issue on my 758 board (as it has for a lot of users) and I have gone to quite a lot of trouble to keep it manageable on my current air-cooled system. I will be clocking the CPU at minimum 4.0GHz (as I have at present), so it is an issue I feel I need to consider. My other rationale is that if I'm going to spend significant money on a new board and convert to water cooling, I might as well go the whole way, as I would certainly want VReg temps under control.

Of course my current system is perfectly capable of handling anything I've thrown at it so far, but that urge to build it better, faster, stronger than it was before is a mighty hard urge to deny.

Thanks for your comments.

Aye, I've actually already ordered the block but I'm having second thoughts.  If I even so much as install it it voids the return policy so...

If it means anything, the temps on my 760 are much more manageable than my 758.

It was a hot day but the vreg on my 758 was hitting 100 c during some testing, that's with a 50mm fan attached to it.   This 760 hasn't gone past 82 with zero additional fans..  

I was basically in the exact same boat you are.  GOing from 758 to 760 (or 770 if it came out soon enough...), seeing the 758s vreg temps and deciding I absolutely want to watercool the entire board.

But now that I have the 760 I'm wondering if it's really worth making my CPU hotter by adding to the loop.

Yeah the warranty I was referring to was the full board water block.  The return policy on water cooling stuff is that once it has been used at all, it can no longer be returned....

I emailed EVGA before I installed my block and was told as long as I have the original parts and there is no physical damage the warranty is intact. So as long as you don't screw up installing the block your cool.

Will try and post pics tomorrow. I finally have a night off from work after 10 weeks of  6 days a week and no skip in between.

Heres my setup for my e758 using the two piece EK block

Looks nice and exactly how I was looking at running the tubing from the nb to the vrm.

Curious about the G.Skill Trident you're running. I had a set of the 3Gb 2000Mhz and could not get it to run at spec for anything. Are yours running at least spec speed? Wonder if they made an improvement to them.

Wazooty


Also, if you go to evga's youtube channel, the latest video "how to properly isntall SLI" shows the new classified, the E770.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm sure that didn't "accidentally" find its way in to that video...

Also wonder if it's worth running a Y-splitter from the rad with one line to the CPU and the other to the VReg/NB heatsinks, and then a reverse Y back to the reservoir. Thoughts?

..maybe I should be asking this part on the o/c cooling & benching forum.

Nereus

Teaprty
cpu loads around 61c @ 4.2ghz  running two dual 120 rads 8 fans push pull,the vregs never go above 60 and idle at 40c. im not sure where to read the NB temp from as i dont see it in eleet unless thats what system is and thats @ 31c right now. As far as the tridents go im running them @ 2000mhz 7-9-7-24 1T

Those temps are sweet, thanks for posting. Maybe I will stick with my 758 after all. I don't know if Eleet shows NB temp.. Everest does, or else in the BIOS screens.

Are the rads are in series (one rad flows directly into the next rad), and what is the sequence? (ie: are both immediately after the pump or what?).. I've seen another dual rad setup where they had one rad before the reservoir, then the pump, then another rad, then into the cpu block etc. Thanks again.

my setup goes   Res>Pump>Rad>Rad>Vreg>NB/SB>CPU>Res
 
heres an everest shot everything idle

Help to find drawings or where you can buy this waterblock for the chipset!