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post #1 of 4
9/30/12 at 7:48am
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Hello! I am planning out a water cooling loop and am looking for some input on full coverage gpu waterblocks.

It seems like every waterblock on the market has the orientation of the threaded fitting ports setup up perpendicular to the orientation of the block. What i am looking for are water blocks that have their ports setup parrallel to the block. I am trying to avoid the use of fittings, 90's amd sli bridges, to give me the orientation i want, i will most likely be using barbs.

Here is specifically what i'd like, This is the block i am looking at buying...

http://www.aquatuning.de/images/product_images/600x400/13219_0.jpg
http://www.aquatuning.us/product_info.php/info/p13219_Aquacomputer-aquagrafx-GTX-680-G1-4.html

...could someone who is familiar with aquacomputer blocks please help me out? Can anone let me know if there is a piece of hardware That aquacomputers offers that replaces the black fitting block on the end so that i can change the orientation of the fittings?

Or would i have better luck simply buying the block and drilling and tapping a thread in the position i would prefer?

Thanks!

~ Jack
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post #2 of 4
9/30/12 at 8:02am
XSPC's Razor line of GPU blocks does provide all sorts of ports, take a look at them:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16975/ex-blc-1216/XSPC_Razor_nVidia_GTX_680_Full_Coverage_VGA_Block_-_Black_-_Reference_Design_new_style.html?tl=g30c311s1631&id=iGz3WwI7
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post #3 of 4
9/30/12 at 4:55pm
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That's not a bad option, i didnt notice all the ports until just now. I know i can do a similar thing with the ek blocks, with their sli shoulder attachment, but i am not a fan ot the design of the overall shape of the block, or their choice of dressing...

I really like the aqua computer block though, anyone know of any other options, or is the xspc block the only way to go?
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post #4 of 4
9/30/12 at 9:15pm
I don't know of any options outside of EK and the XSPC for multiple configurations built into the block personally. Keep in mind that unless you have a reverse mounted motherboard you're not going to see anything but the side of the block, which is what makes the XSPC block so attractive.
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