PNY XLR8 GTX 580 worth it?

[newbie1992]

So, I'm contemplating between a custom water loop or go the easy path and pick up these up instead.

PNY XLR8 Liquid Cooled GeForce GTX 580

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133399

OR

PNY XLR8 Liquid Cooled GeForce GTX 580 + CPU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133398

What do you guys think? I've read some reviews, looks like you can't really overclock these past 857mhz much cause they pretty much load up at 50c-55c the way they come. However, I'd be spending much less because I was thinking of picking up the GTX 580 hydrocopper 2, since I've seen some 1,000mhz overclock on it easy.

 

[king smp]

I would go with the PNY
at this level of performance for a card
that 150mhz doesnt make any difference
the card is so powerfull that 150mhz increase is not needed LOL
save some money
invest it in a good Raid 0 SSD setup IMHO

 

[hellfire24]

it depends on your budget.if you can afford mess of custom liquid cooling then go for it otherwise PNY is a great choice.i am happy with my twinfrozer III 580 3 gb card.150 mhz makes difference but almost unnoticeable.my vote goes to PNY

 

[jeffredo]

I didn't even know about this product. Read a couple of reviews and the GPU runs ridiculously cool and the reviews were positive, but there's just the usual air cooling for the rest of the board. As a result the factory OC is about as high as your going to get. They did say the 120mm fan with it was fairly noisy, but could be swapped out for a higher quality one of your choice.

 

[newbie1992]

Thanks for the replies guys, so should I stray away from the GPU + CPU one? it seems skeptical to me that a 2x 120mm rad can cool both GPU + CPU, but then again the GPU only, has a 120mm rad.

Anyhow, I am thinking about upgrading, but should I wait for the gtx 600 series or the radeon 7000 series?

 

[newbie1992]

Bump