That is no joke my last card was close to $500, and that was about 3 years ago... It was Huge as long as the MB and as wide as the freaking case....

 

HAHA I USED TO HAVE A SCSI RAID SETUP... I MISS IT... THEN AGAIN THE SATA IS PERFORMING PRETTY DAMN WELL

I WAS RUNNING WATER COOLING ON MY PROCESSOR, VID CARD, SUB PROCESSORS, AND RAM MODULES. AND IT DEFINITELY MADE THE SYSTEM ALOT QUIETER.... IT ALSO MADE THE NEED FOR A 450 WATT POWER SUPPLY NO MORE.

PLUS IT DIDNT SOUND LIKE A JET ENGINE FROM ALL OF THE FANS....

BUT MINE ALSO HAD A FLOW SENSOR TAHT WOULD SET OFF A LOUD ALARM ALONG WITH SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM IF THE FLOW FROPPED A CERTAIN PRESET AMOUNT. I ACTUALLY SAW A YOUTUBE VIDEO A WHILE BACK OF A SETUP JUST LIKE MINE. ILL SEE IF I CAN FIND IT...

BTW I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING... BUT THE SMALL RESERVOIR THAT THE POWER HEAD STUCK INTO DIDNT HOLD MUCH EXCESS SO I WAS ALWAYS CHECKING IT... AND CHECKING CONNECTIONS BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED IT WOULD GO DRY...

 

I RANA PCIE SLI DUAL CARD SETUP... BEST EVER... BUT IT WAS EXPENSIVE... AND DEFINITELY REQUIRED 2 DEDICATED FANS....

 

Yeah I have been impressed the my SATA drive, but I don't think you can get them in a 15k speed...

That is how mine sounded, kinda funny I think at one time I had 6 case fans and dual HD fans, cpu fans and Vid Card fans.. The best setup was make the front fans suck in air and the rear fans blow air out. In full gaming mode my office would heat up about 10-20 degrees, I would be sweating in my house......

 

YEAH BUT I HAD PROBLEMS WITH POWER SUPPLY FAILURES....


RIGHT NOW I HAVE A TOTAL OF 18 FANS IN MINE... 6 IN THE FRONT OF THE CASE 3 IN THE REAR 1 IN THE SIDE 2 PROCESSOR... 2 VID CARD 2 EACH H.D.

 

Holy crap!!!

we kinda jacked the Smiley only thread....

 

 

i've ben running it for years now with no leaks, plus the liquid is non conductive

Amen