14 DAY TRIAL // When NVIDIA finally made the official introduction of its GF100-powered GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480 adapters, there were several things that end-users and especially reviewers noticed. The GTX 480 was established as the fastest single-GPU card to date but, on the other hand, it had a high power draw and a matching operational temperature. To at least address the heat issue, companies such as CoolIT announced their water cooling solutions that were compatible with the adapters. Now, Danger Den is getting ready to raise the stakes somewhat with its own waterblock collection.
The GTX 480 may be the fastest graphics card on the market, but the amount of heat generated by the GF100 can be seen as too high, especially by those enthusiasts that want to perform serious overclocking. The reference cooling solution, regrettably, although rather elaborate, doesn't offer a very large headroom for such operations and is also not the most silent of GPU coolers.
Fortunately, consumers that can afford the top-tier adapter will likely also be able to afford a water cooling mechanism, which means that Fermi-compatible waterblocks may be just what the doctor ordered.
The preview of Danger Den's product did not mention what the waterblock line would be called, but it did disclose the fact that it would be made up of three members. One of the trio, which will also be the first to become available, is made completely out of copper.
The other two will come out within a few weeks after the debut of the first. One of them will have a copper base and a nickel top cover, whereas the other will have a nickel base (or nickel-plated base) as well.
An exact time frame has not been given, but the price of the all-copper model will supposedly range between $140 and $150.
