Hello all,
Just got CoolIT’s Omni ALC 120mm version. So here are some game results/QUICK review
*Just letting you know i’m not an expert reviewer, but i’ll provide as much details as i can. Review and test reults are just based on playing video games because thats what i mainly do with my computer*


My test setup:
Case: 800D – w/ 120mm front inake (via sycthe kama bay) and modded 2 x 120mm side intake. Rear (exhaust) and bottom (intake) fans replaced with Xigmatek XLF 140’s. 1 x 120mm exhaust fan on top. (the other 2 fan bays are occupied by the H70 and OMNI)
CPU: i7 930@4.2ghz [1.35 vcore] w/ H70. Top mounted: Push>Shroud>Rad>Pull (using SFLEX-G)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 SLI E758
RAM: G.Skill 6gb 9-9-9-24 w/ Zalman RC1000 cooler.
Power supply: Corsair HX1000
Video cards: EVGA 480 2-Way SLI (GPU 1 - 16x and GPU 2 - 8x)
*Because of the mobo, both cards are automatically running PCI-E  8x/8x*

(i may move my other card to the 16x slot so i can have 16x/16x)



I used to run both GPU's at 80% fan speed via EVGA Precision. Yes they are loud, they sound like 2 mini hair dryers, but it was the max i can tolerate for noise. I installed the OMNI on "GPU 1" (GPU 2 always ran warmer, but decided to put in on GPU 1 for now). 
**comparisons will be made w/ GPU 1: Stock Cooler@80% fan speed VS OMNI (stock fan) VS OMNI SFLEX-G on Pull w/ 25mm shroud**

Ambient room temp is: 23C (73.4F)
GPU1: Stock – IDLE (after 30 mins): 41c
           OMNI (STOCK) – IDLE (after 30 mins): 34c
           OMNI (SLFEXG) - IDLE: (after 30 mins): 31c



Gaming sessions at 25min each:
Playing Battlefield Bad Company 2: 1920 x 1200/Max settings/ 8x MSAA/8x AF/vsync on/DX11
Stock Cooler 80% =  GPU1: 60c
Omni                     =  GPU 1: 56c
Omni (SLFEXG)      =  GPU 1: 50c
 
Playing Far Cry 2: 1920 x 1200/Max settings/vsync on/DX10
Stock Cooler 80% = GPU1: 59c   
Omni                     = GPU1: 57c
Omni (SLEXG)        = GPU1: 49c
 
 Playing Crysis Warhead 2: 1920 x 1200/Enthusiast settings/AF 8xQ/vsync off/DX10 64-bit
*This game humps my cards to town*
Stock Cooler 80% = GPU1:  74c
Omni                     = GPU1:  66c
Omni (SLFEXG)      = GPU1:  58c <---very impressed!!

So its been a long wait for the OMNI and i'm glad i got my hands on it. I think i got a sample version because there was no officail box and no design on the plate. Just a flat piece of black metal, oh well, i'll just make some OMNI decals and slap those on later. Anywho, in my opinion, in terms of the stock fan for the OMNI, it's kinda lacking. I believe the stock fan is auto-regulated by the OMNI itself, but i dont think it speeds up enough in terms of high temps. So i feel the OMNI performs just like the stock/reference cooler set at 85-90% fan speed, but these speeds on the reference cooler is very loud. The stock OMNI fan is very quiet and i feel it's quieter than my Scyth S-Flex's. Just wish i had more control over it. But as soon as you slap on your favorite performance fans i'm sure you'll get a good performance jump (Gentle Typhoons, Noctura's, CM R4's, etc). So just like the H70, dump the stock fan and put a better one on! For people who do their own loops they shouldn't even bother looking or even going near the OMNI.
Anyways, i'm very happy with my OMNI, and i'm leaving it with my shroud + SFLEX-G Pull Combo. 8 of of 10 ^__^
*I'm sure Tweaked will have a better and more comprehensive review on the OMNI very soon, so stay tuned for that one!!!!*



Any other questions let me know,
Thank,
Mark
 

Thanks Tweaked!
*update:
Did a quick and slightly ghetto mod to my OMNI. I decided to be stupid and I was able to put a push fan on the radiator, just to see what it was like.
So setup goes as follows: Pump>Push>Rad>Shroud>Pull
I did a quick test and played Bad Company 2 for about 20 mins and max temp went down to 47c. Not to much of a change, considering the pump is blocking half of the fan. I should stop messing around with my OMNI, i'm gonna destroy the tubing


 
 

I thinks what makes this product so attractive is the fact it's a universal product.

Meaning that, at the moment it is compatible with 480/470 5870/5890.

That said it's obvious the mass appeal a general feeling for future GPUs that I belive CoolIt intends to adapt it's product to. Do I here AMD  6000 series???,,...



Along with compatibility and ease of installation my concerns extend to something I learned from a recent GPU water block roundup. That is to say, many of those blocks,which were specifically made for the 480 had trouble dissipating heat from the VRMs

So I guess my question is two fold.

#1 how were your VRM temps through out testing? which I guess is next to impossible given no vrm sensor on PCB.

#2 Do you have any pics that might show coverage and or how it adapts to the 480, what it covers and so on?

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Thanks!  Very nicely done.  Now I can see the fan setup clearly as you did it.  I actually like what you did and the performance difference is what I will recommend to anyone that purchases the Omni.
 
From the looks of things...the interposer plate/block covers the VRMs but it all depends on the flow chambers inside that block.  Just from the pictures I think it will do a very decent job of covering and that is a good thing.
 
Anyway, congrats and I hope you feel better. (talking about your cold...you probably already feel better about the temps/noise. LOL)  Are you going to get another one for your second 480 or wait for the SLI version?

Any idea what screws do I have to use if my GTX 470 came with custom cooling and only had the 4 large screws that do not fit on the OMNI?

aside from  the website, are there any etailers that sell these? $215 is kinda pricey