Hello All,
First off, thanks for all the great info I've received from the many discussions.
As I've mentioned in other threads, I'd like to setup an eyefinity rig with 3 24" monitors at 1900x1200 each.
I plan on using water cooling for the CPU and eventually for the GPU as well. I've seen the following offering for a 5870 with a water block pre-installed:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131322
which is a tad bit expensive.. but removes the hassle of installing a waterblock.
But I'm wondering if its all a bit of overkill for my purposes.. and whether or not I could go with air cooling and later, if desired, transform an air cooled 5870 to water cooling.
Is it hard to remove air-cooling devices and install water blocks? Is there any particular model of 5870 that is better suited for this transformation?
Thanks,
Michael
First off, thanks for all the great info I've received from the many discussions.
As I've mentioned in other threads, I'd like to setup an eyefinity rig with 3 24" monitors at 1900x1200 each.
I plan on using water cooling for the CPU and eventually for the GPU as well. I've seen the following offering for a 5870 with a water block pre-installed:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131322
which is a tad bit expensive.. but removes the hassle of installing a waterblock.
But I'm wondering if its all a bit of overkill for my purposes.. and whether or not I could go with air cooling and later, if desired, transform an air cooled 5870 to water cooling.
Is it hard to remove air-cooling devices and install water blocks? Is there any particular model of 5870 that is better suited for this transformation?
Thanks,
Michael