eVGA nForce 680i SLI Special Edition - Pre-fitted with 4 Waterblocks

EVGA has a rightful claim to be considered NVIDIA’s most enthusiast-oriented partner. In addition to launching a number of overclocked GeForce SKUs, the company has branched out into motherboard production, headlined by its excellent nForce 680i SLI board.

Bring to bear its close relationship with innovatek - the cooling specialists - EVGA is launching a pre-fitted four-waterblock nForce 680i SLI that’s designed to complement the Black Pearl series of cards.

Hexus - eVGA nForce 680i SLI Special Edition

The water blocks are located on the CPU, north bridge, south bridge, and most importantly the power regulation area, so enthusiasts can count on a big stability boost that should provide a far more overclocking friendly environment.

Just to illustrate the difference between air-cooling and water-cooling on the components, in a fully loaded system cooled by air only, temperature in Power Regulation area often passed the 100degC mark, while 680i Nortbridge would easily heat above 80degC. This continued in many segments, and Power Regulation area on the video card would also heat more than 100degC, so in the end your system would have several thermal spots which go past the 100degC mark.

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