Overclock.net › Forums › Graphics Cards › NVIDIA › NVIDIA Cooling › GTX 680 EK waterblock with EVGA backplate troubles
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

GTX 680 EK waterblock with EVGA backplate troubles - Page 4

post #31 of 50
4/9/12 at 2:16pm
Good job OP on your mod....
Looks nice nonetheless!!!!
*now I am at my pc... I can type properly.
As said above.. look at the manual it should show you the sizes/part numbers for the particular screw your looking for...now it's just a matter of finding the right length and/or cutting the screw down to size...
The usual screws EK uses are M3xX, X is the length of the screw....If you can find a hobby shop around you... something like Hobbytown or what ever you can find about a million "M3" screws in various sizes even in hex patern*this is what I was gonna go for*.. they have some with small enough screw head sizes so it'll fit flush with the screws holes on the back plate....

Good luck and Have fun!!!!
Apophis
(18 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Core i7 920 D0@ 4.2 1.25625 vcore EVGA Classified 760 EVGA GTX 470 SC+ EVGA GTX 470 SC+ 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Corsair Dominator GT 1866 3x2 gbs 1TB Samsung Spinpoint Lite-On DVD drive EK Supreme LTX Water Block 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
EK EVGA Classified Full Motherboard Block EK GTX 470 Acetal/Copper Water Block EK GTX 470 Acetal/Copper Water Block Winows 7 PRO 64 bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Samsung ToC 24" Razer Black Widow Seasonic Platinum 1000 watt CoolerMaster HAF 932 
Mouse
Logitech G5 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Apophis
(18 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Core i7 920 D0@ 4.2 1.25625 vcore EVGA Classified 760 EVGA GTX 470 SC+ EVGA GTX 470 SC+ 
RAMHard DriveOptical DriveCooling
Corsair Dominator GT 1866 3x2 gbs 1TB Samsung Spinpoint Lite-On DVD drive EK Supreme LTX Water Block 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
EK EVGA Classified Full Motherboard Block EK GTX 470 Acetal/Copper Water Block EK GTX 470 Acetal/Copper Water Block Winows 7 PRO 64 bit 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Samsung ToC 24" Razer Black Widow Seasonic Platinum 1000 watt CoolerMaster HAF 932 
Mouse
Logitech G5 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #32 of 50
4/11/12 at 6:08am
I managed to get my EVGA backplate on with a bit of dremel help.

I used 4 slightly longer screws for the 4 around the chip area as it has room for slightly larger heads, for the other points on the EK block I screwed them in normally with the EK screws provided through the pcb. Then where those screws should go through the backplate I just removed the standoff points on the evga backplate so it sat flush over the screws in the PCB.
Reply
Reply
post #33 of 50
4/12/12 at 6:40am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cr4zy View Post

I managed to get my EVGA backplate on with a bit of dremel help.
I used 4 slightly longer screws for the 4 around the chip area as it has room for slightly larger heads, for the other points on the EK block I screwed them in normally with the EK screws provided through the pcb. Then where those screws should go through the backplate I just removed the standoff points on the evga backplate so it sat flush over the screws in the PCB.

hey thanks for the tip! just a question, since you cut off some of the standoff points on the evga plate, doesn't that like make the card bend a bit over the pcb?
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #34 of 50
5/9/12 at 12:35pm
So you basically just used 4 screws around the gpu so far?
Fants Sys
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel I7-3770K @ 4.6Ghz ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX EVGA GTX670 With XSPC Razor 670 Block Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Force GT 120GB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB WD External 1.5TB 
Optical DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Asus DVDR Pioneer BD Burner EK Supremacy EK CoolStream XT 240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
Aquacomputer D5 Pump Mechanics with RPM Signal Bitspower Pump Top V2 EK Dual Bay Spin Reservoir Win 7 Pro 64Bit 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
HP 25" Corsair AX850 NZXT Switch 810 Onboard 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Fants Sys
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel I7-3770K @ 4.6Ghz ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX EVGA GTX670 With XSPC Razor 670 Block Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Force GT 120GB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB WD External 1.5TB 
Optical DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Asus DVDR Pioneer BD Burner EK Supremacy EK CoolStream XT 240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
Aquacomputer D5 Pump Mechanics with RPM Signal Bitspower Pump Top V2 EK Dual Bay Spin Reservoir Win 7 Pro 64Bit 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
HP 25" Corsair AX850 NZXT Switch 810 Onboard 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #35 of 50
5/9/12 at 12:38pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by v1ral View Post

Or you can opt for those back plates cold zero sells....

GTX680 plates?

Have a link?
Fants Sys
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel I7-3770K @ 4.6Ghz ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX EVGA GTX670 With XSPC Razor 670 Block Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Force GT 120GB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB WD External 1.5TB 
Optical DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Asus DVDR Pioneer BD Burner EK Supremacy EK CoolStream XT 240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
Aquacomputer D5 Pump Mechanics with RPM Signal Bitspower Pump Top V2 EK Dual Bay Spin Reservoir Win 7 Pro 64Bit 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
HP 25" Corsair AX850 NZXT Switch 810 Onboard 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Fants Sys
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel I7-3770K @ 4.6Ghz ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX EVGA GTX670 With XSPC Razor 670 Block Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Force GT 120GB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB WD External 1.5TB 
Optical DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Asus DVDR Pioneer BD Burner EK Supremacy EK CoolStream XT 240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
Aquacomputer D5 Pump Mechanics with RPM Signal Bitspower Pump Top V2 EK Dual Bay Spin Reservoir Win 7 Pro 64Bit 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
HP 25" Corsair AX850 NZXT Switch 810 Onboard 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #36 of 50
5/9/12 at 1:10pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fantomau View Post

So you basically just used 4 screws around the gpu so far?

yes i just used the 4 screws around the gpu

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fantomau View Post

GTX680 plates?
Have a link?

i don't have a link to the sub zero backplate, only the EK backplates and EVGA backplates
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/15735/ex-blc-1100/EK_GeForce_680_GTX_VGA_Liquid_Cooling_RAM_Backplate_-_Black_EK-FC680_GTX_Backplate_-_Black.html

http://www.evga.com/products/moreInfo.asp?pn=M021-00-000008
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #37 of 50
5/9/12 at 3:21pm
I have the gtx680 and evga hydracopper block. guess i'm just gonna use it. smile.gif That is when I feel better, damn virus frown.gif
Fants Sys
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel I7-3770K @ 4.6Ghz ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX EVGA GTX670 With XSPC Razor 670 Block Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Force GT 120GB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB WD External 1.5TB 
Optical DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Asus DVDR Pioneer BD Burner EK Supremacy EK CoolStream XT 240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
Aquacomputer D5 Pump Mechanics with RPM Signal Bitspower Pump Top V2 EK Dual Bay Spin Reservoir Win 7 Pro 64Bit 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
HP 25" Corsair AX850 NZXT Switch 810 Onboard 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Fants Sys
(20 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel I7-3770K @ 4.6Ghz ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX EVGA GTX670 With XSPC Razor 670 Block Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
Corsair Force GT 120GB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB Seagate GoFlex External 2TB WD External 1.5TB 
Optical DriveOptical DriveCoolingCooling
Asus DVDR Pioneer BD Burner EK Supremacy EK CoolStream XT 240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingOS
Aquacomputer D5 Pump Mechanics with RPM Signal Bitspower Pump Top V2 EK Dual Bay Spin Reservoir Win 7 Pro 64Bit 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
HP 25" Corsair AX850 NZXT Switch 810 Onboard 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #38 of 50
5/13/12 at 3:55pm
Thread Starter 
Yeah the backplate is for looks mainly, it does absorb some heat but maybe like 1-2*. I just liked the evga backplate a lot smile.gif
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #39 of 50
5/24/12 at 10:44am
Hi,

I'm thinking of getting some EK waterblocks but I'm undecided between EK and EVGA backplates, did you need to buy anything to get the backplate to stay on or could it stay on with only 4 screws aroudnt eh GPU?

Thanks
Reply
Reply
post #40 of 50
5/24/12 at 10:56am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleeecooo View Post

Hi,
I'm thinking of getting some EK waterblocks but I'm undecided between EK and EVGA backplates, did you need to buy anything to get the backplate to stay on or could it stay on with only 4 screws aroudnt eh GPU?
Thanks

no i didn't buy anything extra, i just decided to use the 4 screws around the gpu. everything else sits flush and haven't noticed any problems with the vrms. i can get my 680's to clock in at between 1250-1340mhz with no issues. run heaven multiple times with no heat issues. card doesn't get above 45*c under load.
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Evolution
(24 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsGraphics
Intel i5 2500k 4.5ghz Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3 EVGA GTX 680 EVGA GTX 680 
RAMHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Corsair Vengence Corsair Force 3 Seagate XSPC EX240 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
XSPC Raystorm EK DCP 4.0 Gentle Typhoon AP-15 Phobya 200mm Radiator 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC680 GTX - Acetal EK-FC Bridge DUAL Parallel 3 -Slot Koolance VL3N quick disconnects 
OSMonitorKeyboardPower
Win 7 Ultimate 64  Dell 2410 1920x1080 Logitech MK320 Corsair AX750 
CaseMouseMouse PadAudio
600T SE Logitech G700 Mionix Propus 380 Logitech 2.1 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: NVIDIA Cooling
Overclock.net › Forums › Graphics Cards › NVIDIA › NVIDIA Cooling › GTX 680 EK waterblock with EVGA backplate troubles