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Re: Nvidia 7800 waterblocks?
Saturday, June 25th 2005, 3:21am
these are simply only pictures and should not be used to decide whether to get a 6800 or 7800. These are serious beasts 
as some might know but to decide on pictures is what i would say a bad idea. Wait until ac have tested their water block to see whether it fits/provides enough cooling (though i doubt this would be an issue), then you can decide whether to get a 6800 or 7800 accordingly.
Ed
as some might know but to decide on pictures is what i would say a bad idea. Wait until ac have tested their water block to see whether it fits/provides enough cooling (though i doubt this would be an issue), then you can decide whether to get a 6800 or 7800 accordingly.Ed
Re: Nvidia 7800 waterblocks?
Saturday, June 25th 2005, 1:45pm
Quoted from "boswell"
these are simply only pictures and should not be used to decide whether to get a 6800 or 7800. These are serious beasts
Ed
Err. Who said anything about using pictures to decide whether or not to get one???
The reference board design has been available for a while. Look at a picture. http://www.guru3d.com/admin/imageview.php?image=5209
The power circuitry heatsink is in a totally different place.
Re: Nvidia 7800 waterblocks?
Sunday, June 26th 2005, 9:40am
well neither AC nor us the members have the power of the sight, so we can only wait until the first retail boards are shipped
i´m sure AC will get their hands on a sample very soon and verify whether or not the cooler will fit the new cards
Well I hope it is sooner than later as they are shipping like crazy here in the states. I have several friends that got them over the last few days. Most are planning on using TwinPlex's because it is simple and they don't have to buy a new cooler everytime the Gods of Fate designate a new cooler board design.
Re: Nvidia 7800 waterblocks?
Friday, July 1st 2005, 4:16am
Some pics as promised 
Stock 7800GTX
Stock 7800GTX rear view
Fan removed
bare card
bare card rear view
With the 6800 block:
comparison
powersink
powersink side view
Stock 7800GTX
Stock 7800GTX rear view
Fan removed
bare card
bare card rear view
With the 6800 block:
comparison
powersink
powersink side view
Re: Nvidia 7800 waterblocks?
Friday, July 1st 2005, 1:26pm
Absolutely - although thats going to hammer your resale value
Theres no water in that part, and i think youd have to take the whole thing off. You'd also have to make sure theres some airflow for the voltage regulator heatsink.
Ive not got a 6800LE block but it looks like they are exactly the same as the normal one but without the voltage regulator part.
Might be a better idea to use one of those as a temporary measure, until AC make the new blocks.
I'll be very interested in how they plan to cool the memory on the rear of the card...
Theres no water in that part, and i think youd have to take the whole thing off. You'd also have to make sure theres some airflow for the voltage regulator heatsink.
Ive not got a 6800LE block but it looks like they are exactly the same as the normal one but without the voltage regulator part.
Might be a better idea to use one of those as a temporary measure, until AC make the new blocks.
I'll be very interested in how they plan to cool the memory on the rear of the card...
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