rudedog
05-12-06, 11:31 AM
Shown downstairs in the smaller hall under the South call, a company some of you may have seen or heard of, called CoolIT Systems was showing off a new self contained, pre assembled, tested and compact SLI liquid cooling system. They also showed a version adapted by Dell for their Quad SLI setup. They even had this setup including the Quad SLI cards in the back of their booth.
Some background on CoolIT Systems VGA cooler
Get the most from your experience, push your machine to the limit . . . and beyond
For transferring heat, liquid is better, period. The only thing better than liquid is chilled liquid. CoolIT products do not use a radiator, but rather a patented technology called MTEC. By using MTEC technology, the liquid is actually refrigerated (using multiple TECSs or Peltiers) then used to cool even the hottest processors in today’s computing devices. The result is unparalleled overclockability, reduced system level noise and increased reliability. In addition to providing superior performance to water cooling, the CoolIT products are pre-plumbed, factory sealed and maintenance free allowing for very simple installation and worry-free.
- More info on CoolIt Systems (http://www.coolitsystems.com/index.php)
http://www.coolitsystems.com/images/stories/Freezone_brochure_chart.jpg
Called ICE HAWK, like it's big brother the FreeZone, it's a self contained unit pre assembled and tested at the factory. It uses the multiple TEC (thermoelectric coolers) to provide unique liquid chilling for both GPUs in an SLI setup.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/thumb_DSC_0037.jpg (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/DSC_0037.jpg) http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/thumb_DSC_0038.jpg (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/DSC_0038.jpg)
Click image to enlarge
Please note, that the image above shows a SLI cooler attached to a single card configuration. They simply stuck the two coolers together so it did not bounce around in shipping. Also they did not show it with 2 video cards, so they could show off the block better
While I had concerns with condensation when chilling liquid, they assured me that they have taken all precautions so this will not happen inside your box. The only down side, is you will have to cut a hole in your case for the ICE HAWK's large blue TECs.
From their product slick (sorry no image)
Air cooling vs the ICE HAWK
Cooling product stock air cooling ICEHAWK Overclocked ICEHAWK
VGA setting 650/750 650/750 690/800
MAX VGA temp 82C 41C 44C
Frames per 20 FPS 26FPS 27FPS
* VGA stock settings=620/720 Pacific Fighters Fraps min F4Us over jungle
Software loading = prime 95 and ubisoft Pacific fighters PFM v4.04 all
PF.ntrk files looped VGA settings= 6X temporal anti-aliasing, adaptive
anti aliasing=yes, 8x annisotropic filtering.
VGA =22" CRT @21C external ambient
I've been looking at their Freezone for a while but can't seem to find them as they are all sold out, everywhere on the net.
I was told the ICEHAWK would be available in 45/60 days and it does fit 7900 GTX cards
When I get home if Coolit has not posted the specks for ICEHAWK on their site, I will scan and post the product slick I have.
Some background on CoolIT Systems VGA cooler
Get the most from your experience, push your machine to the limit . . . and beyond
For transferring heat, liquid is better, period. The only thing better than liquid is chilled liquid. CoolIT products do not use a radiator, but rather a patented technology called MTEC. By using MTEC technology, the liquid is actually refrigerated (using multiple TECSs or Peltiers) then used to cool even the hottest processors in today’s computing devices. The result is unparalleled overclockability, reduced system level noise and increased reliability. In addition to providing superior performance to water cooling, the CoolIT products are pre-plumbed, factory sealed and maintenance free allowing for very simple installation and worry-free.
- More info on CoolIt Systems (http://www.coolitsystems.com/index.php)
http://www.coolitsystems.com/images/stories/Freezone_brochure_chart.jpg
Called ICE HAWK, like it's big brother the FreeZone, it's a self contained unit pre assembled and tested at the factory. It uses the multiple TEC (thermoelectric coolers) to provide unique liquid chilling for both GPUs in an SLI setup.
http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/thumb_DSC_0037.jpg (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/DSC_0037.jpg) http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/thumb_DSC_0038.jpg (http://www.fpsadmin.com/gallery/albums/userpics/DSC_0038.jpg)
Click image to enlarge
Please note, that the image above shows a SLI cooler attached to a single card configuration. They simply stuck the two coolers together so it did not bounce around in shipping. Also they did not show it with 2 video cards, so they could show off the block better
While I had concerns with condensation when chilling liquid, they assured me that they have taken all precautions so this will not happen inside your box. The only down side, is you will have to cut a hole in your case for the ICE HAWK's large blue TECs.
From their product slick (sorry no image)
Air cooling vs the ICE HAWK
Cooling product stock air cooling ICEHAWK Overclocked ICEHAWK
VGA setting 650/750 650/750 690/800
MAX VGA temp 82C 41C 44C
Frames per 20 FPS 26FPS 27FPS
* VGA stock settings=620/720 Pacific Fighters Fraps min F4Us over jungle
Software loading = prime 95 and ubisoft Pacific fighters PFM v4.04 all
PF.ntrk files looped VGA settings= 6X temporal anti-aliasing, adaptive
anti aliasing=yes, 8x annisotropic filtering.
VGA =22" CRT @21C external ambient
I've been looking at their Freezone for a while but can't seem to find them as they are all sold out, everywhere on the net.
I was told the ICEHAWK would be available in 45/60 days and it does fit 7900 GTX cards
When I get home if Coolit has not posted the specks for ICEHAWK on their site, I will scan and post the product slick I have.