No offense, but I would call going from an x38 to a 780i a downgrade, not an upgrade, unless you must have SLI - and even then I'm not sure of the value/performance ratio of two 9600GTs vs a single 9800GTX.
Water cooling should not be required in a non-overclocked system these days, even an SLI rig. You have much deeper problems than heat if you are experiencing crashes like that. I wouldn't suspect power either. > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:37:33 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] Water-cooling > > Hi, > > Since swapping out my Asus Maximus Formula (X38) for an Asus Striker II > Formula (780i) my system temperature has jumped a whopping 10 degrees > and crashes frequently. I know the Maximus is a far superior board and > chipset but I wanted to play with SLI so I had to go nForce even just > temporarily until I give up with the whole SLI thing :-( > > So I was thinking if I really want this to work I should go for a liquid > cooling solution. I am currently looking at the Zalman Reserator XT and > will certainly use it to cool both my CPU and Northbridge. I was > wondering could I also plug the GFX card inline or would it reduce the > effectiveness too much (2 x G9600 GT SSC)? Some WWW sites say it would > be OK but I trust this list more than random WWW sites. If anyone else > has gone this way yet do you have an practical advice? > > Thanks, > > > Gary Hunter > Consulting Engineer - Core Services > Travelport GDS > T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 > M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965 > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SITA: HDQOK1G > Galileo Product Development Center > 6901 S Havana St > Centennial, CO 80112 > > > > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify > the sender > and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any > attachments > were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious > code. > This message and its attachments could have been infected during > transmission. The > recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, > the > recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take > protective > and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable > for any > loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments. > > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself wherever you are. Mobilize! http://www.gowindowslive.com/Mobile/Landing/Messenger/Default.aspx?Locale=en-US?ocid=TAG_APRIL
