Watercooling

endersblade · 12-14-2007, 08:53 PM

I'm running two Asus 8800GTs in SLI, and the stock cooling fans aren't just hacking it for me. I'm interested in going to watercooling, just for the two cards...my CPU is doing quite will with the Zalman cooler I have.

Since I know diddly squat about watercooling, can anyone point me too a nice, hopefully UNDER $100 (preferrably even around $50, but I'll pay for quality) watercooling system that will work for SLI setups? As of right now, with my case side on, my cards are running around 158°F idle. Gaming usually pushes them up higher. With the side off and a fan blowing in, idle is around 136°F and gaming is around 150°F or so. I want to find a way to keep them much cooler than that (I do have plans to eventually overclock them, but I'm more worried about general cooling at the moment) as it seems like the hotter they are, the more my system crashes.

Also, for the time being until I DO get a WC system...can anyone tell me how to increase the fan speed on the SECOND card? Using Ntune will only boost the first one, and Speedfan, Riva, and most of the other programs I've used will ONLY boost the second card if it isn't in SLI.

**emosun** · 12-14-2007, 09:23 PM

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/56...0c83s135#blank

Antec 900 · 12-16-2007, 03:23 AM

Hey guys, That sli setup you got there endersblade looks good!

I was thinking about getting a cooler for my 1950 xtx ati card, was thinking about this one from xoxide.com, has anyone used them??

http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-tmg-at2-cooler.html

By the way not putting the original copper heatsinks back onto the card (because they are held on by the standard fan block) will that not dispurse the heat or will some other coolers do the whole lot, exspecially when i want to overclock the memory??

Thanks

12-14-2007, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
endersblade Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Vista32	Watercooling I'm running two Asus 8800GTs in SLI, and the stock cooling fans aren't just hacking it for me. I'm interested in going to watercooling, just for the two cards...my CPU is doing quite will with the Zalman cooler I have. Since I know diddly squat about watercooling, can anyone point me too a nice, hopefully UNDER $100 (preferrably even around $50, but I'll pay for quality) watercooling system that will work for SLI setups? As of right now, with my case side on, my cards are running around 158°F idle. Gaming usually pushes them up higher. With the side off and a fan blowing in, idle is around 136°F and gaming is around 150°F or so. I want to find a way to keep them much cooler than that (I do have plans to eventually overclock them, but I'm more worried about general cooling at the moment) as it seems like the hotter they are, the more my system crashes. Also, for the time being until I DO get a WC system...can anyone tell me how to increase the fan speed on the SECOND card? Using Ntune will only boost the first one, and Speedfan, Riva, and most of the other programs I've used will ONLY boost the second card if it isn't in SLI. __________________ ________________________ "When the sword becomes a burden, let the warrior lay it aside so that another with a truer heart my take it up." -Radiant, Archangel Last edited by endersblade; 12-14-2007 at 08:55 PM.

12-14-2007, 09:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 6,983 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Watercooling http://www.frozencpu.com/products/56...0c83s135#blank __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

12-16-2007, 03:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Antec 900 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: England Posts: 67 OS: Vista 64 Home Premium	Re: Watercooling Hey guys, That sli setup you got there endersblade looks good! I was thinking about getting a cooler for my 1950 xtx ati card, was thinking about this one from xoxide.com, has anyone used them?? http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-tmg-at2-cooler.html By the way not putting the original copper heatsinks back onto the card (because they are held on by the standard fan block) will that not dispurse the heat or will some other coolers do the whole lot, exspecially when i want to overclock the memory?? Thanks