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Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:28 AM (permalink)
Just wanted to inform you guys that I received my EK waterblock this morning.  I already installed it and it is very nice.  I got the nickel and acetal block.  I haven't used it much yet but my temp as we speak is 26 Celsius, and so far haven't seen it above 38 when I was running Heavon.  I only have 1 triple 120 rad for the cpu and gpu.  So as I said the blocks are available now. 

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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:12 PM (permalink)
    EK always makes good stuff.  Glad to hears its working well, it's about what I expected from EK.
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:43 PM (permalink)
    Have you noticed you can push the card further now that it is running cooler?
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:45 PM (permalink)
    I was running a 240 rad on its own with my 7970 and overclocked 2500k without issue, so will guess that I can do the same with the TX 680 as the TDP is lower.... I have EK on order...
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:02 PM (permalink)
    You wont be disappointed, it is a very nice block.
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    I was running a 240 rad on its own with my 7970 and overclocked 2500k without issue, so will guess that I can do the same with the TX 680 as the TDP is lower.... I have EK on order...



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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:03 PM (permalink)
    I noticed they claim the new block to also fit the GTX670... Interesting...
     
    http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=59_971_240_579&products_id=33722

     
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:04 PM (permalink)
    Ahh but the Ek block do not have the growing red light :(

    http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=80164
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:06 PM (permalink)
    To be honest I haven't really tried to because I am very satisfied with the performance.  I really only water cool for the low noise and stability.  But as cool as it is running I bet you would be pretty happy if you did.
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    Have you noticed you can push the card further now that it is running cooler?



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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:53 PM (permalink)
    If you wouldn't mind, could you test the clocks of it to see if you have more overclocking/boost room now that it runs cooler? There's very little information on this right now.
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:59 PM (permalink)
    Andrew_K

    If you wouldn't mind, could you test the clocks of it to see if you have more overclocking/boost room now that it runs cooler? There's very little information on this right now.

     
    I am very interested in this aswell, from what I have read..It seems the card overclocks better with lower temperatures. Please post your findings if you are interested in pursuing this yourself 

     
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:04 PM (permalink)
    Andrew_K

    If you wouldn't mind, could you test the clocks of it to see if you have more overclocking/boost room now that it runs cooler? There's very little information on this right now.

     
    If he hasn't "really tried" (in the quote below), what is he going to compare against?  He obviously didn't try to overclock the card before he put the waterblock on the card, so any data he provides post-waterblock-installation will be meaningless to you.

    kawi250

    To be honest I haven't really tried to because I am very satisfied with the performance.  I really only water cool for the low noise and stability.  But as cool as it is running I bet you would be pretty happy if you did.
    Andrew_K

    Have you noticed you can push the card further now that it is running cooler?




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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 6:21 PM (permalink)
    ty_ger07


    If he hasn't "really tried" (in the quote below), what is he going to compare against?  He obviously didn't try to overclock the card before he put the waterblock on the card, so any data he provides post-waterblock-installation will be meaningless to you.



     
    True..any comparison with his own card is not going to give much of a result (unless he re-installed the air cooler and tried it again) but there are enough cards out there now to where we can gain a general idea of the overclock potential on air cooled cards. 
     
    There is basically no information about any sort of overclock under H20 with the 680, so...If he decided to overclock it and post his results..we would then compare it to the results of the general overclock people are getting on air and thus can deduce if putting the card under water gives it any sort of headroom when introduced to an overclock.
     
    Granted it's only one cards worth of results..but it is enough to see if there is any sort of worthwhile difference since the 680's overclock potential seems to be tied to it's thermals. 

     
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    Re:EK waterblock Thursday, March 29, 2012 6:35 PM (permalink)
    ty_ger07

    Andrew_K

    If you wouldn't mind, could you test the clocks of it to see if you have more overclocking/boost room now that it runs cooler? There's very little information on this right now.


    If he hasn't "really tried" (in the quote below), what is he going to compare against?  He obviously didn't try to overclock the card before he put the waterblock on the card, so any data he provides post-waterblock-installation will be meaningless to you.

    kawi250

    To be honest I haven't really tried to because I am very satisfied with the performance.  I really only water cool for the low noise and stability.  But as cool as it is running I bet you would be pretty happy if you did.
    Andrew_K

    Have you noticed you can push the card further now that it is running cooler?



     
    It wont be meaningless if it definitively clocks higher than average air cooled 680's. Derp
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    Re:EK waterblock Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:31 AM (permalink)
    More new EK Blocks...
     
    http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=33724
     
    http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=33723
     
    http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=33725
     


     
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    Re:EK waterblock Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:49 AM (permalink)
    kawi250

    Just wanted to inform you guys that I received my EK waterblock this morning.  I already installed it and it is very nice.  I got the nickel and acetal block.  I haven't used it much yet but my temp as we speak is 26 Celsius, and so far haven't seen it above 38 when I was running Heavon.  I only have 1 triple 120 rad for the cpu and gpu.  So as I said the blocks are available now. 

    awesome. can you post some pictures please? thanks a lot. will mean a lot to us.

     
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    Re:EK waterblock Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:53 AM (permalink)
    My EK block is coming this Wednesday. Will post temps result as we ll once I get to install it on my system.
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    Re:EK waterblock Saturday, March 31, 2012 6:54 AM (permalink)
    EVGA now has their blocks on their site, under accessories. Although it kinda looks plain, and costs more..

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    Re:EK waterblock Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:22 AM (permalink)
    Hell, I have had my EK block since the middle of the week.  Now all I need is eVGA to process the queue faster so I can finally get my card!....  Movement this week was not what I was expected.  Really hope the pace quickens a bit this week...
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    Re:EK waterblock Saturday, March 31, 2012 3:08 PM (permalink)
    Yeah pretty weird having blocks so fast, normally we have to wait a month before we find any in stock.
     
    This launch has actually been a lot better than I have seen in the past (GPU wise). Almost every day they have product to sell. Most of the time it has been only once or twice a week.
     
    Of course as a consumer I would rather see more, but it is better 

     
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