Yeah. The heatpipes work great when they're mounted in a "normal" case, but don't work as well when they have to rely on the wicking action. I love my Lian-Li case so much that I was willing to spend the bucks to solve the issue once and for all. :) I ended up using a Swiftech Apogee GT block for the CPU and Koolance CHC-120-V10 blocks for the NB and the SB, and it works beautifully. I massively over-engineered the entire loop so that I just don't have to worry about my heat load in the future.
I just can't believe how many mobo manufacturers are going with heatpipe-only designs. These 680i based boards are enthusiast-class products...and Lian Li cases aren't exactly foreign to the enthusiast crowd. Greg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 8:20 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Upgrade questions Yeah, that's especially true. If you're using an inverted case, like a Lian Li, etc. then this is the ONLY board I would consider. -----Original message----- From: "Greg Sevart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:35:30 -0700 To: "'The Hardware List'" [email protected] Subject: RE: [H] Upgrade questions > Looks like a nice board. Too bad I didn't see it before--might have saved me > about $600. :) I've been wanting to go watercooling for a while, but chipset > heat problems due to heatpipe effectiveness in an inverted-motherboard case > design finally pushed me over the edge, to the tune of about $450. That, > coupled with the $350 I gave for my GA-N680SLI-DQ6...heh. > > Don't get me wrong, I'm quite fond of the board, and my temps are incredible. > Nice that I don't have to use any add-in cards for 10 SATA ports. I had the > eVGA 680i prior to the Gigabyte, and it would give intermittent problems with > two PCIe SATA cards installed. > > Greg >
