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Self Contained Water Cooled Radeon X1900, Retail

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-just-for-case-modders-anymore dept.

Spinnerbait writes "Graphics cards are all the rage in the Enthusiast Computing community, where overclocking standard off-the-shelf components is commonplace. Recently innovative cooling solutions have been brought to Graphics cards in an effort to tame the thermals of their power hungry GPUs. It looks like some of the major vendors have taken it up a notch in this area, with this ATI-based Sapphire Graphics card that employs a self-contained water cooling system. Not only does the card have potential for serious overclocking but it should do so relatively quietly as well."

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  1. What a shitty submission. by Spazntwich · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The "article" is a shitty little blurb with a few pictures. Not a single performance number or any bit of useful information.

    My first instinct? Check the link for the submitter's webpage. Oh, what a coincidence.

    Look, I'm not one to normally complain about poor stories and worthless submissions, but this one takes the cake. It's the most obvious grab for clicks and advertisement revenue that's been posted on /. in a while.

    For shame, CowboyNeal.

  2. Thats all great but... by Monkeys!!! · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Overclock all you want and you are still playing the same game as everyone else.

    I'm not trolling, I'm just bitter that everyone is focused on pushing the graphical boundaries of games and leaving the game play for later. I remember a time when it was about hours of game play not frames per second.

    *goes off to play Deus Ex*

  3. I'll Pass... by evilviper · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I really don't want graphics cards with better cooling systems. I want them to RUN COOLER in the first place. Water-cooling a device just allows you to push the problem back a little further, before it really starts causing problems. Pretty soon you'll have to upgrade your power supply and home airconditioner to use a shinny new GPU.

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  4. Where's the bling? by Glacial+Wanderer · · Score: 5, Funny

    This card looks very boring. My quad fan card with state of the art stealth cooling fins and racing stripes looks way better. If they added some gold and diamond dust to the water to increases this cards bling I would consider buying it.

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