Water cooling for 4870X2

[plofstof12]

My new PC (including an 4870X2) will arrive sometime this week. Whoopie.

I'm bothered about the fact that the 4870X2 runs VERY hot (90 degrees+) and obviously also very noisy. No air-cooled aftermarket products for it yet.
Looks like two Zalman VF900s will not fit (plus they do not cover the bridging chip between the GPUs, which also runs quite hot)

For the first time I'm considering water cooling, something I've never done before.
Koolance has a cooler for the 4870X2
CoolIT systems also announced a product

I'm a self-admitted water-cooling-noob, so...

If I want a quiet setup, I guess I'll look for something like Zalman's reserator which is fanless. Question is:
1. Is it possible to mix Zalman/Koolance/CoolIT. I mean will the nozzle sizes match etc?
2. Where is the best place to buy Koolance/CoolIT? Looks to me as if I'll have to import directly from their direct online stores.
3. Any recommendations as to a silent pump, radiator etc?

Or am I wasting my time looking at these things...?
Tx

 

[ShockG]

you're likely wasting your time....
If temps become a problem ,easy just down clock the card or increase fan speed to 50%... even with clocks at 650MHz X2 is still very fast and will handle al games well... 9/10 times you don't need the speed. COD4 runs full tilt at max settings with cores at 500MHz

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

I'm bothered about the fact that the 4870X2 runs VERY hot (90 degrees+) and obviously also very noisy. No air-cooled aftermarket products for it yet.

It isn't going to overheat at standard clocks (with a decent case/airflow), the cards are built to withstand these temps and even to allow some overclocking beyond this.

You won't need the water cooling unless you plan to OC.

 

[plofstof12]

What I'm really looking for is something quiet.
I have a feeling this card is going to sound like a jet ready to take off.
Zalman has never disappointed me in the past with low noise air-coolers but the only aftermarket cooling systems for the 4870X2 so far are liquid.
I guess we'll just wait for them to come up with something