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Thin GTX 280 waterblock? Also Xonar D2X is LONG!

Post Date: 2008-09-18
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    Posted: 18 Sep 2008 at 7:42pm
What's the thinnest GTX 280 waterblock anyone has seen here?

http://www.koolance.com/water-cooling/product_info.php?product_id=700

This seems to be the thinnest.  Since I plan on using all the PCIe x1 slots and one PCI slot.

Speaking of PCIe x1.  Apparently after checking on the Striker II Extreme board (the 790i Ultra variation) AnandTech stated that.

"As with most good DDR3-based designs, the DIMMs are moved slightly down the board bringing them as close to the SPP as physically possible. This can sometimes make things quite cramped when trying to install a longer card in the top PCIe x1 slot. For example, we could not fit our ASUS Xonar D2X sound card in this slot without it contacting the bottom retention key on the closest DIMM slot."

I confirmed this with forum posts from various boards, and well yeah this problem is apparent.

Thankfully this ain't too big a deal.  I can just switch the location of the RAID controller (PCIe x1) with the Xonar D2X.  Though thankfully the D2X isn't HIGH either that it would get in the way of the Three-way SLI Bridge accessory either I hope...

(Then again the above statement becomes completely pointless if even with that Koolance waterblock, you still can't fit anything in between the GPUs.)


Edited by Axel Daemon - 18 Sep 2008 at 7:43pm
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Yeah they are nice, I got three of 'em Cool When I first saw the 280 cards without the casings I thought they were the wrong type for a quick sec. 
 
But true, you won't want to slot anything else between them in a 3xSLI set, which would greatly effect the direct air circulation and liquid cooling.   
 
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I have a 3way sli setup with these, and have my physx card and sound card. These waterblocks are awesome :)
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Posts: 623 		  Quote Axel Daemon Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 18 Sep 2008 at 11:49pm
Wait say wha?  So I CAN'T or should I say am not ALLOWED to put anything in between the GPUs?  (Though it seems like Kelly proved that you could do so anyway lol.)
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Posts: 36758 		  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 Sep 2008 at 1:01am
Originally posted by harleyman

Originally posted by Kelly

I have a 3way sli setup with these, and have my physx card and sound card. These waterblocks are awesome :)

 

 

 

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Posts: 623 		  Quote Axel Daemon Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 19 Sep 2008 at 3:21pm
Ah alright thanks.
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