Cooler Master Aquagate Viva Works with 8800 GPU?!?!

[kamikazi_tom]

Alright, I am very excited right now. I just recently saw on newegg a Cooler Master Aquagate Viva that is under 100 bucks that will cool my 8800 GPU and my e6400!

Please give me any ideas about what you guys think of this. I am currently using my stock Intel HSF, and my temps at 2.8GHZ are around 40C idle and 53C load. Will there be a great decrease in the temps and stability for more OC headroom?

My EVGA 8800GTS Super OC Edition runs around around 65C idle and 75C load. Will there be a decrease in temps and better stability?

Here's the NewEgg link : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103017

Here's the review where i saw them using it on a G80 GPU! : http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/coolermaster-aquagate-viva.html

What should I do about the Ram chips n such, won't those overheat without anything on them?

Also, on the CPU waterblock in the review, it looks like they added another fan to the waterblock, will this be needed?

Also, noise wise, I'm assuming this will drop as well, correct?

Thanks so much in advance, if this works it would be a deal!

[flanzig1]

That system is designed for use on 1 GPU OR 1 CPU. As a package, it looks interesting but as to quailty, would wait until Mr. Ferrari has a look.
As long as you have good air flow in your case, ram heatspreaders are probably a waste of money.

[kamikazi_tom]

Idk, I'm either gonna go with WC or a nice zalman cooler for my cpu. Most people tell me that 75+ isnt too bad under load for my GPU, but it worries me. Also, I would like to reach higher on my CPU, on the review I looked at on an e6400 they got to 3.3 and it was very stable.
Thanks for your input though, and I'll wait for the alll knowing Mr. Ferrari =]

[kamikazi_tom]

I'm confused. When I look at the picture it appears to have 2 waterblocks... so how could it only be for a GPU or CPU? It looks to me like the bigger one is for a CPU and the littler one is for a GPU like my old Nvidia 7900, which has a much smaller core. I may be completley wrong, I've never water cooled before, but I really want too. Judging by the reviews on Newegg, this thing looks amazing for the money. Anymore help on clarifying my answer felas?

EDIT: A;right, the other "waterblock" is just a sensor to see when your running low on coolant. Now my questio to you, I'm happy with my GPU performance overal, should I use this on my CPU?

[Mr.Ferrari]

First of all, take a skim through this and the link within it. Click. (http://forum.pcmech.com/showpost.php?p=1143288&postcount=8)

Those are excellent temps for a stock system. 53C load is right where you should be, and 75c load is also great for the GPU considering its heat output. I dont know why or whom is telling you its not.

And second, if anything, that review would make me want to stay far away from the thing. They were getting better load temps with air heatsinks then they were with the shoddy liquid system. This is just another attempt by CM, as with many others, to boost their profits with dog-quality, low performance, and even hazardous (to your PC) watercooling system. Its just another reincarnation of coolermasters old R-Series.

I seriously doubt this thing will even last a year, forget performance. Galvanic corrosion between the aluminum and copper will eat the components away.

-They said themselves, the noise levels increased once the system got going. So thats definitely a no.

-As for the ram chips, well, see, im paranoid, so I always make sure to sink mine. But its not realistically needed unless your overclocking pretty heavily.

-My suggestion would be to improve your case airflow, that is where the majority of the temperature drop will be seen. Make sure you have a bit more air going out then in.

For the GPU, get something like this perhaps: Thermalright HR-03 (http://www.svc.com/hr-03plus.html). $$ tho.

For the CPU the Scythe Infinity and Thermalright Ultra 120 are some of the highest regarded for perfomance.

[kamikazi_tom]

I love when you grace my posts! You always set me in the right direction.
Thanks, I was skeptical becuase it is CM, and what you're saying is making sense. Im OCing the GPU on the stock HSF right now with great results, so I'm not so worried about the GPU.

So for CPU, I was looking at "http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887002" becuase it seems rather cheap with a rebate. Newegg has some great deals on HSF right now, do you see anything else that seems nice that is under $40?

Thanks again =]