Introduction

We take a detailed look at XSPC’s full cover water block for NVIDIA’s GTX 680 video card…

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The Razor GTX680 water block was among the first in the XSPC full cover line of blocks. The previous generation of XSPC water blocks offered cooling for the GPU as well as the memory and on-board VRMs, but did not offer the protection that a full card-sized block offers to the sensitive components integrated into the card's PCB. At an MSRP of $99.99, the Razor GTX680 water block is a sound investment.

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The Razor GTX680 block comes with a total of seven G1/4" ports – four on the inlet side (left) and three on the outlet side (right). XSPC included the following component with the block: XSPC thermal compound, dual blue LEDs, five steel port caps, paper washers and mounting screws, and TIM (thermal interface material) for use with the on board memory and VRM chips.

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The water block itself is a four-layer design with an aluminum top-plate, an acrylic middle layer, and steel cover, and a copper base housing the water channel and contact points with the card. The copper plate has micro-channels over the GPU for maximum heat dispersal and water flow over the memory and VRM chips. The bottom of the plate has preformed contact pads for optimized heat absorption from the targeted components.

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The LEDs sit on the right and left sides of the acrylic middle plate with light dispersed throughout the entire middle layer for a glow effect.

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