- Aug 25, 2013
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Hey guys,the Poseidon came to my attention today and,from the specs given,it may be the card I'm looking for.That is unless Asus has gone stupid.Again.
For cost considerations,I had decided to not water-cool the GPU in my can't-come-soon-enough rig.I wanted to buy an R9 290,but proper aftermarket ones retail at similar prices as 780s do,so I think I'll go with NVidia this time,no matter how much I hate them.A superior product is a superior product.I'll lose TrueAudio but I can live with that.So it should be about 500 for the GPU,and full cover GPU blocks for the 780 easily cost more than 100 (More like 150.And no,I don't want a universal block or anything like that.I don't feel confident with those).Add a backplate to the mix,so another 30,and the GPU cost is blown out of proportion.And there's also the EVGA Hydro Copper models for over 750 (800 for the Classified Hydro Copper),but hell no.
So the initial plan was to put the CPU under water and include the GPU in the loop later on,possibly after a future upgrade.The Poseidon seems to solve that.I pay a little more for the GPU (It retails for 580 right now,but only one retailer has it for order.It's fairly new,so prices should drop as more retailers have stock-if they do that is),but I don't have to pay extra for the water-cooling equipment and I can leave it on air until I can afford the water-cooling stuff (Rads,etc),which I'll probably buy after the rest of the PC.I also find it sexy looking,but that's irrelevant.
My only problem right now,from what I see (Apart from the use of Elpida vRAM if I'm correct),is that Asus has a tendency to use anodized aluminum in their water-cooling related products,like the Maximus VI Formula,and I can't find any solid info about what is used for the block on the Poseidon.If it's aluminum,I don't know if I want to risk it.And it seems too "cheap" for having a copper block.
Alternatives are the EVGA Classified for 550 or the Superclocked for 500,and the MSI Lightning for 530-ish,all on air.
So what do you guys think about it?
For cost considerations,I had decided to not water-cool the GPU in my can't-come-soon-enough rig.I wanted to buy an R9 290,but proper aftermarket ones retail at similar prices as 780s do,so I think I'll go with NVidia this time,no matter how much I hate them.A superior product is a superior product.I'll lose TrueAudio but I can live with that.So it should be about 500 for the GPU,and full cover GPU blocks for the 780 easily cost more than 100 (More like 150.And no,I don't want a universal block or anything like that.I don't feel confident with those).Add a backplate to the mix,so another 30,and the GPU cost is blown out of proportion.And there's also the EVGA Hydro Copper models for over 750 (800 for the Classified Hydro Copper),but hell no.
So the initial plan was to put the CPU under water and include the GPU in the loop later on,possibly after a future upgrade.The Poseidon seems to solve that.I pay a little more for the GPU (It retails for 580 right now,but only one retailer has it for order.It's fairly new,so prices should drop as more retailers have stock-if they do that is),but I don't have to pay extra for the water-cooling equipment and I can leave it on air until I can afford the water-cooling stuff (Rads,etc),which I'll probably buy after the rest of the PC.I also find it sexy looking,but that's irrelevant.
My only problem right now,from what I see (Apart from the use of Elpida vRAM if I'm correct),is that Asus has a tendency to use anodized aluminum in their water-cooling related products,like the Maximus VI Formula,and I can't find any solid info about what is used for the block on the Poseidon.If it's aluminum,I don't know if I want to risk it.And it seems too "cheap" for having a copper block.
Alternatives are the EVGA Classified for 550 or the Superclocked for 500,and the MSI Lightning for 530-ish,all on air.
So what do you guys think about it?