Koolance Rolls Out GeForce GTX 690 Water Block

Cristian_25H · May 22, 2012, 04:43 AM

Koolance has now made available the VID-NX690 water block which is compatible with NVIDIA's dual-GPU beast, the GeForce GTX 690. This full cover block measures 25.40 x 12.70 x 1.91 cm, it weights 1.02 kg, and features G 1/4 BSP threading and a nickel-plated solid copper base boasting a high-performance microfin (0.5 mm) design.

The VID-NX690 is currently in stock and costs $144.99.

xenocide · May 22, 2012, 04:48 AM

With how sexy the stock 690 looks, I'd feel bad ripping it apart...

dickobrazzz · May 22, 2012, 05:07 AM

1000$ for card and 145$ for fc? oh god..what for?
in russia gtx690 costs ~1400$ x)

Yukikaze · May 22, 2012, 05:12 AM

Yeah. Great. Now where's that GTX670 block ? :P

dickwyn · May 22, 2012, 05:22 AM

i thought nvidia did not let anybody touch or watercool the 690 http://megapowertech.blogspot.com/

Sp33d Junki3 · May 22, 2012, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dickwyn

i thought nvidia did not let anybody touch or watercool the 690 http://megapowertech.blogspot.com/

never heard of anything like that.

sc · May 22, 2012, 06:09 AM

That looks so cheap and common...

Let's hope someone will eventually get a WB with looks worthy of a 690.

silapakorn · May 22, 2012, 07:30 AM

We need something more shiny, sir.

Animalpak · May 22, 2012, 08:14 AM

what a waste !

Dimi · May 22, 2012, 09:36 AM

Why on earth would you strip a 690?

radrok · May 22, 2012, 11:47 AM

Other than the aesthetic point you all said, why would someone watercool a vga which doesn't support voltage tweaking other than a meager power target setting?

This obviously looks worse than the reference design and the GTX 690 cooling solution has been proven very quiet and more than adequate.

So... Thermal, acoustic and aesthetic are all against this wb.

The only reason I could see it would be a badass looking WB from Swiftech.

hv43082 · May 22, 2012, 02:15 PM

So they make 10 of these blocks for the 10 available 690 cards?

the54thvoid · May 22, 2012, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radrok

Other than the aesthetic point you all said...
... the GTX 690 cooling solution has been proven very quiet and more than adequate.

Still not as quiet as full loop on water. With 4+ 120 fans and an already not too hot chip, the water cooled 690 will essentially be silent as the radiator fans would not be required to spin up at all. Just 4 or 5 fans trundling along at 6-700 rpm, with a dual 680 equivalent and NO EXTRA noise.

My 7970 on ultra @ 2560x1440 hits 55/56 degrees (overclocked) with no fan ramping (apart from cpu of course).

There's always room for water

Jurassic1024 · May 22, 2012, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dickwyn

i thought nvidia did not let anybody touch or watercool the 690 http://megapowertech.blogspot.com/

Card manufacturers can't. Consumers can.

leignheart · Jul 10, 2012, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yukikaze

Yeah. Great. Now where's that GTX670 block ? :P

sorry man they always do waterblocks for the bargain gpus last. i mean come on, the sissies need waterblocks to.

May 22, 2012, 04:43 AM	#1
Cristian_25H Staff Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Still on the East Side Posts: 41 (0.08/day) Thanks: 9 Thanked 962 Times in 486 Posts	Koolance Rolls Out GeForce GTX 690 Water Block Koolance has now made available the VID-NX690 water block which is compatible with NVIDIA's dual-GPU beast, the GeForce GTX 690. This full cover block measures 25.40 x 12.70 x 1.91 cm, it weights 1.02 kg, and features G 1/4 BSP threading and a nickel-plated solid copper base boasting a high-performance microfin (0.5 mm) design. The VID-NX690 is currently in stock and costs $144.99.

May 22, 2012, 04:48 AM	#2
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May 22, 2012, 05:22 AM	#5
dickwyn Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 5 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i thought nvidia did not let anybody touch or watercool the 690 http://megapowertech.blogspot.com/

May 22, 2012, 06:09 AM	#7
sc Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 63 (0.15/day) Thanks: 10 Thanked 16 Times in 5 Posts	That looks so cheap and common... Let's hope someone will eventually get a WB with looks worthy of a 690.

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May 22, 2012, 11:47 AM	#11
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