Asus gtx680 DCUII top

[hianyiaw]

Hi I got 2 of this babies to watercool and wondering what choice of waterblock brands I have. As far as I know I only found the ek ones compatible but I don't really like the look. Anyone out there knows whether other brands of waterblock will fit this card? Thanks

[kkn]

since this is custom made cards by asus there is not menny that is manufactoring the blocks.
so only EK is the one that makes it that i can find.
theres 2 difrent blocks that i can find.
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/fc-geforce/geforce-gtx-6x0-series/ek-fc680-gtx-dcii-aceta...
http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/fc-geforce/geforce-gtx-6x0-series/ek-fc680-gtx-dcii-nicke...

[hianyiaw]

That's a bummer. Was hoping if the heatkiller or aquacomputer ones would fit

[kkn]

it have to be DCII to fit the cards.
its not stock cards since asus have changed some parts on it then the stock cards dont have.

[Dinnr]

You won't see the waterblock since it is facing down ( i never understood this, if you make a card look all pretty then atleast put it the other way up!)
I would go with the EK since they are very high quality.

[Zka17]

I went with the EK blocks and I'm not sorry about it... 🙂 They're cooling good and that's enough for me!

But Dinnr may be right, in most cases you wouldn't see too much of the blocks anyway...

[Mandangalo18]

Does the backplate still allow for the VGA hotwire feature or does it cover it up?

[Zka17]

Yes, for both questions! :cool: The EK backplate will cover the hotwire area, but you can do the hotwiring first, then mount the backplate... 🙂

[Mandangalo18]

Thanks for the reply, Zka17.