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Danger Den NV-68 GPU Block Review |
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Written by Phyro
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Tuesday, 02 November 2004 |
The Modfathers have published a review on the Danger Den NV-68 GPU Block. With the release of the nVidia 6800 range however, a whole new set of issues have come to the forefront of cooling design. The 6800 runs hot, mine runs about 65°C which is about 20°C hotter than the FX5950 Ultra. With 220m transistors in the GPU it produces the same heat as a modern CPU. On top of that it also runs some toasty little GDDR3 modules. All of this needs cooling in the same space that we have always had for GPU's, in other words a lot less than a CPU. This has resulted in a water block being released specifically for the 6800, cunningly called the NV-68.
 Danger Den NV-68 GPU Block Review
I have got to start this conclusion with the downside. As before with Danger Den the issue is weight. When so much copper is used, you will never produce a light solution and I would question having this block on your LAN system. I for one would not want to move it about in the back of my car. However, that is the price you pay for such performance, so it is a real judgment call.
The upsides however are just so far reaching to make the down side almost irrelevant. This is a very easy block to fit, looks stunning and works well. At £70 it is no cheapie, but with this amount of copper it is understandable.
As I have said before in my time I have owned Danger Den blocks stretching back to the original Maze. To balance that I also have bought most blocks from most manufacturers, it is a weakness of mine. The NV-68 has got to be the best block that I have ever used by Danger Den. It has everything in bucket loads, looks, performance, ease of use, the lot. There are times when a manufacturer just simply gets it so very right and for Danger Den this is their time. Though I would not expect Danger Den to produce such an excellent all round package for some time, that really is unrealistic, I am chuffed that I had one of these blocks to review. It has been a bit of a blast of fresh air.
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