First looks - CoolIT OMNI A.L.C. meets NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

[HEXUS]

What do you get when you mix the world?s first universal liquid cooling system with the world's fastest GPU? We find out.

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[GoNz0]

well lets wait and see what a decent water cooled card comes up with as it should knock the all in 1 for 6

[borandi]

This is a good idea - I'm looking for a tri/quad-480 workstation soon. Suggest a cheap chassis this is suitable for?

Also, you're using DDR3-1066 with a i7 965? I know all your old benches are done on that setup, but you can't even buy gaming grade 1066 any more.

[HW_90]

way too pricey, you can get an EK 480 block, a 360mm rad + fans and the rest of the stuff you need for less than the cooler + interposer plate and it would perform way better.

[GoNz0]

This is a good idea - I'm looking for a tri/quad-480 workstation soon. Suggest a cheap chassis this is suitable for?

Also, you're using DDR3-1066 with a i7 965? I know all your old benches are done on that setup, but you can't even buy gaming grade 1066 any more.

you dont buy a 480 and a cheap chassis, and anyone who wants to add 3 of those needs a frontal lobotomy imo, you would buy a proper WC setup !

[Terbinator]

you dont buy a 480 and a cheap chassis, and anyone who wants to add 3 of those needs a frontal lobotomy imo, you would buy a proper WC setup !

He might mean GTX 480 cheap...

[GoNz0]

he worded it very bad then as it does say a cheap chassis

[borandi]

Cheap is relative. In this case, as it's a WORKSTATION and not a gaming PC, temps+quiet is preferential, given the GPUs are going to be hit hard, 24/7. Obsidian 800D in this context is cheap, given I have a research grant. As it's going to be sitting in a corner of my office for a few years, I don't want the hassle of a full WC setup. So a chassis that's small enough for the water cables to reach enough 12cm fan holes, +1 more for a Corsair H50 hole.

So apart from the 800D, given I don't want a side window, any others?

[warejon9]

I think any large full tower would be able to fit 3 or 4, if your going for dirt cheap maybe something be xclio? Or why bother with a case at all? Also if you were gonna get 3 watercooling kits that 450 quid, and for that you could easily watercool your entire pc to extreme levels.

[scaryjim]

way too pricey, you can get an EK 480 block, a 360mm rad + fans and the rest of the stuff you need for less than the cooler + interposer plate and it would perform way better.

But you'd be looking at an entirely new waterblock when you changed the GTX480, whereas with this you'd just get a new interposer plate, which should theoretically be cheaper.

Plus, it's designed for people who wouldn't consider building their own water loop for fear of leaks / messing it up etc. It's not aimed to compete with separates watercooling - it's aimed to compete with top end air coolers.

And it actually makes the GTX480 make some sense! Cool, quiet, lots of OC headroom... wow!

I can see a lot of people who like the idea of water cooling but don't have the confidence to build their own loop going for one of these and a CPU all-in-one solution on the basis that - as long as new CPU brackets and interposer plates are made - they can keep their watercooling system as they change their PC... Sure, it won't be for everyone (I'd rather build my own loop, tbh) but there's definitely a market for this and it's a well executed product...

[barrolde]

Hi Guys - this is Barry w/ CoolIT.

Hope you enjoyed the sneak peak! I'll be trolling around should anyone have any more specific quetsions for us.

Cheers!

[Syllopsium]

Cheap is relative. In this case, as it's a WORKSTATION and not a gaming PC, temps+quiet is preferential, given the GPUs are going to be hit hard, 24/7. Obsidian 800D in this context is cheap, given I have a research grant. As it's going to be sitting in a corner of my office for a few years, I don't want the hassle of a full WC setup. So a chassis that's small enough for the water cables to reach enough 12cm fan holes, +1 more for a Corsair H50 hole.

So apart from the 800D, given I don't want a side window, any others?

Who cares if it has a side window or not, it's a workstation. Noisy can often be solved with long cables/remote access.

I would question selecting the GTX480 option until it's proven itself. It's such a hot and power hungry card I do wonder how much margin (if any) it has for longevity. Hope you've got a good warranty.

[vian_siu]

20 degrees off a load gtx 480...thats a good enough reason for me to buy one or these

[GoNz0]

thing is my danger den block puts me at 50 degrees with a 200mhz overclock against a 90 degree card running at stock

[HW_90]

But you'd be looking at an entirely new waterblock when you changed the GTX480, whereas with this you'd just get a new interposer plate, which should theoretically be cheaper.

it's not that much cheaper, $80 = ~£60 inc VAT, an EK GTX480 block is only £75 inc VAT, £15 a time and quite a bit better performance, I'd go for it.

[Fraz]

So apart from the 800D, given I don't want a side window, any others?

The 700D? No side window and basically the same barring the hotswap bays.