EVGA unveils water cooled GeForce GTX 480 and 470

Wow I just noticed how many people know absolutly nothing about "water" cooling. It doesn't use plain water... what do you people think that you just plug your computer into the sink or something? Thats what a radiator is for genious. I bet you though you just pour water in there and seal it up... HA now thats is WAAAY funnier than waffles. ROFL. Plume of steam... i think i just pee'd my pants... lol.

...not having to be a rocket scientist and not touching something with a 10 foot pole?

Any more clichés available?

I think that many people know how a radiator works. What the point is that if it is taking water cooling (polyethylene glycol and water) to get the GPU core temps back into some sense of managable temperatures, then the root problem is the fact that this card uses allot of power to do its job. In the day of shrinking die sizes and the focus on less power consumption in consumer electronics, a product like this that uses 500+watts at load is just mind boggling. I think the law of diminishing returns could be applied here, but at what cost? The cost of a higher electricity bill, or the pre-mature failure of a PSU or PSU wire? All this to get 10-20% higher performance than your rivial? Even if you water cooled this card, the heat load from the radiator dumped into the air in your home will need to be moved once again by the A/C system dumping that heat into the outside atmosphere. If you have the money to support buying this card and "Keeping up with the Jones" mentality, then go for it. I'll be happy with what I have and enjoy what it gives me, and I will steer clear of products like this. And no, I don't drive a Prius either......

Gonna get me a couple of those cards and be the first kid on the block to cool them with liquid nitrogen.... I'll bet they really rock in a crossfire configuration o/ced to the max!!

Hot as hell and Absolute zero.....

so...5870 = Mustang GT
....GTX 480 = Corvette
......I guess that makes the 5970 a Bugatti Veyron

might I suggest that if you dont know that Nvidia is SLI and not Crossfire......you shouldn't be handling LN2.

And let's be honest here. Unless the ones who tested these cards posted at what kind off room-temps they were working with, at rather not look at the temps that were posted. At load liquid cooled temps are 49 degrees celcius? I just can't put it trough my mind; unless the room-temps were 20 degrees celcius or less. I'd like to say that in other countries we rely on saving energy even if it means killing the A/C. That means we work at room-temps ranging from 26-35 degrees celcius. I myself don't like my card going higher then max 65 degrees celcius under load and play games ranging from warcraft to crysis at room-temps of 27 to 35 degrees celcius without A/C. Did Nvidia think about other countries where it gets hot at room-temps?

So if there was ever a time for it i'd like temps generated lower, Power-draw lower, and performance higher ranging from 30+ percentage. I'm an AMD/ATi fan and sometimes use NVidia or buy it for others. The GTX480 card looks nice but it just doesn't deliver what was to be expected (i'd rather buy a liquid cooled ATi Radeon 5870 or even 5970 with that money or a bit more and clock the hell out of it.)

Come on. big deal. Global warming hoax is over. Global Cooling is the new hip

And with Global Cooling, what do you want: an useless spaceheater between your legs to get warm or a spaceheater that actually is also the fastest GPU on the block?

May be you should prepare to buy 2 of those monsters and setup in SLI since a typical space heater uses 1500W and those 480 suckers only give 300W of heat.

....You don't use Water , You use Coolant , like in a Car Radiator , like "Prestone" (but "Thinner ,that's a small Pump) ....Takes Longer to Warm up than Water and has a higher boiling point....

... I have a Cheap Cooler for gaming , keeps my video card , ram and cpu cool ......and Budweiser too!.... It's called a Beer Fridge! ...Computer on the top ,Bud on the Bottom!!!....lol!...

Glorified Coffeemaker, with optional dual slot toaster. suddenly i want this...

Is SLI required for the waffle feature?

I am amazed at the naivety and fanboy comments made so far on this thread!
I don't give a crap about ATI or Nvidea, but about who creates the best
gaming solution for an immersive gaming experience I seek.
I work in a computer hardware store and grabbed 2 of these right away!
next week im setting it up, woot! full watercooling sli setup!
gonna set me back around 4500 aud for the full set up...
now I dont have alot of money but I save and dont waist it,
I personally think its not a waist, but say that to my girlfriend lol
Will post the results here when I get the whole system running

the acer GD245HQ full 3d 24" just arrived in australia
I will start with one initially then move to the full 3, 3d monitor set up!
I could probably buy a car for that price but who cares I love computer gaming and Im willing to pay top dollar. Here in australia 3d is starting to make big time! world cup in 3d streamed live
GO AUSTRALIA! This card has great overclocking potential and the temps are great from what I seen so far it looks as though Im gonna be doing some serious gaming if full HD 3d surround
when starcraft 2 comes out bo ya bitches lol Since sterioscopic 3d can really damage the fps on todays games why not provide a solution that is playable and immersive!

sorry guys but who the hell cares about this gpu war crap I see it all day and at work.
You know what people are doing when they are saying one company or one card is
better than another is trying to justify a purchase made or a future purchase.... grow up guys.
Lets hear about what people want to do with there card and the experience they seek instead of this childish my ***** bigger and better than yours! i mean cmon guys this is about playing games remember

current system:
4870x2 ati saphire
gigabyte ga-ep45
4gb kingston hyper x 1066
1tb WD
620watt corsair atx
cost me around $3000 aud 2 years ago

served me well but its time to upgrade
loved the ati for dx10
time to move to nvidea dx11 and stereo 3d woot

480gtx evga ftw watercooled x2 sli
UD7 gigabyte board
i7 930 Overclocked of course
6 gb corsair dominator ram
30 gb kingston ssd (OS)
320 gb velociraptor
1000watt corsair atx
3x acer gd245hq hd 3d ready monitors

peace guys feel the love!

Okay, I bow down to the men in this thread. I am your typical girl who knows nothing about computers other than how to check my email and post a new pic on Facebook. With that said, I need your help.
I want a "gaming" computer". Like most, I want the most bang for the buck. I never want the lag monster to ever rear it's ugly little head on my computer again. For once, while fighting monsters with my guild, I want them not to have to stop and wait for me to catch up. Sooooo...what are the most important components for me to look for and what are the names and models of said parts?
I have no intention of loading down this pc with other programs, strictly games.
Is there a reason why some go with desktop while others prefer laptop in the gaming world?
I may have to go with a Dell, because I have a credit card with them. Please help me. And if you could speak in blond girl terms, I would be very grateful. Thank you! Hugs all around!
Sandy