Overclock your CrossFires!
We've covered CoolIT's innovative range of coolers in detail at past shows but here at Computex 2007, the company has once again pulled something special out of the bag - this time in the shape of a bespoke MTC-based cooling system for an HD Radeon 2900XT CrossFire set-up.
The snappily named CoolIT Systems Reference 2900 Liquid Cooling System does away with the usual air-based cooling on the graphics cards and replaces it with the company's patented MTEC technology.
The radiator and fan are contained in a separate unit that fits into two spare drive bays and exhausts heat out the front of the PC.
Click for larger imageThe whole thing is powered by a single Molex connector and will feature another datawire connector to allow the unit to be controlled via CoolIT's custom software - this, connector, though, was absent from the engineering sample on show. CoolIT's Geoff Lyon told us that the Reference 2900 Liquid Cooling System has been tested on the 512MB versions of the Radeon HD 2900XT with 3DMark 06. Temperatures, he reckoned, didn't go above 53 degrees, compared with 85 degrees for standard air-cooled cards.
Click for larger imageWith that extra leeway on thermals, CoolIT says it's been able to clock its Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire cards up to 950MHz core and 980Mhz memory. The result? A score of 200163D Marks compared to 17405 for air-cooled. Not bad, huh?
Click for larger imageEven better, the CoolIT Reference 2900 Liquid Cooling System will be available for end users to fit themselves, as well as to buy ready-fitted in pre-built systems. And we've been told the price for this cracking bit of cooling kit is going to be extremely competitive… so check back soon for more.
Click for larger imageCheck out the video of the Reference 2900 Cooling System in action over on HEXUS.tv.
