Best 9800GTX + 1GB Water Block

you don't want the aluminum one, that would cause corrosion, 1gb 9800gtx's are all nonreferance designs as far as i know, the only solution is to get a gpu only cover block, and copper ram sinks for everything else
 
Well, barring the fact at this point in time watercooling a 9800gtx+ is somewhat redundant...

You want something copper, not aluminum, especially when running a copper cpu block and copper/brass radiator, copper+aluminum=bad and will cause galvanic corrosion.
 
So confused lol, my Graphics Card is '1GB GByte 9800GTX+ N98XPZL-1GH'

So your saying it will be best to get GPU and graphics memory blocks separately?
Got some examples?

Thanks for your help
 
bomberboysk said:
Well, barring the fact at this point in time watercooling a 9800gtx+ is somewhat redundant...

You want something copper, not aluminum, especially when running a copper cpu block and copper/brass radiator, copper+aluminum=bad and will cause galvanic corrosion.
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Well I got all my recommendations from you =P so the radiator must be fine lol.

I'm not doing it for better cooling more for noise. Atm it's the noisiest part in my computer.

Being cool would be a bonus though.
 
Is it better to get an all in one block?
- XSPC Razor 9800GTX Full Cover VGA Water-Block

or get GPU and memory coolers seperate?
- Zalman ZM-GWB3 Water Cooling VGA Graphics Card Block
- Zalman ZM-RWB1 VGA RAM Watercooling Water Block

also are these any good? I don't really know what I'm looking for tbh
 
bigfellla said:
same discussion here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/Forums/showthread.php?t=195880

according to that thread, its not something to worry about.
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According to that thread, there are alot of people on XS that dont know what they are talking about. Do i have to find some pics of some of the galvanic corrosion ive seen in the past?
jellymonster said:
Well I got all my recommendations from you =P so the radiator must be fine lol.

I'm not doing it for better cooling more for noise. Atm it's the noisiest part in my computer.

Being cool would be a bonus though.
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Talking waterblock, your radiator is copper, you dont want to run an aluminum waterblock.
 
jellymonster said:
so if you were in my position, what would you do?
Which block would be best?
I still have my eye on the XSPC Razor 9800GTX Full Cover VGA Water-Block at the moment.
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i have my doubts that that will fit, seeing as the reference design is 512mb, and your card is 1gb
 
they don't make memory waterblocks, you'll need bga ram sinks:
mc14full.jpg
and a core cover block like the dtek vgpu block:
Dtek_GPU2_4.jpg
 
just a noob said:
they don't make memory waterblocks, you'll need bga ram sinks:
mc14full.jpg
and a core cover block like the dtek vgpu block:
Dtek_GPU2_4.jpg
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o I'm starting to get it now.

Guess theres no way to cool BGA ram because there so small without a 'all in one' block.

I might give Gigabyte an e-mail and ask whether or not it's a reference design, I damn hope it is, it would be so much easier.

This is what I was also looking at but I guess it also needs a reference design >_>
http://www.awd-it.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=1330

I am very sure this is my graphics card
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2918
 
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funkysnair said:
http://www.awd-it.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=1330

/\---that zalman block is aluminium aswell.... stear clear of aluminium
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Yeah, was just using as an example.

just a noob said:
from what i can tell yours isn't referance:
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How can you tell? Another thread suggests the same thing.

I'm just thinking, at the moment, the VGA Ram has nothing on it, no heatsinks nothing. I could just water cool the graphics processor until I know exactly what to do with the VGA Ram.

So what GPU water block do I need to look for? any recommendations?
I can't find what series my card is.
 
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