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Title: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: echo2 on August 18, 2011, 10:48:18 PM is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card?
just wondering if so i have a homemade gpu liquid cooling block idea Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: haploid23 on August 19, 2011, 12:07:41 AM nope, not possible. do you know how much R&D goes into building these GPUs + PCBs? even if you have the knowledge, you're not going to have the equipment at home to do it
/thread Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: echo2 on August 19, 2011, 12:23:46 AM oh well
but i am still gonna build me a gpu cooling block anyways for under $60. Got a bench drill gonna buy a copperflatbar $40 and a pump $15. Block design http://i55.tinypic.com/256qzqb.jpg Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: CanaryInTheMine on August 19, 2011, 02:59:03 AM is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? just wondering if so i have a homemade gpu liquid cooling block idea sell your idea to card manufacturer. or file a patent then try to sell. since you're gonna make one, there's your prototype. Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: deslok on August 19, 2011, 03:20:12 AM the closest you can come to making a custom gpu would be combining a mxm card with an interface adapter
Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: plastic.elastic on August 21, 2011, 04:09:20 AM is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? just wondering if so i have a homemade gpu liquid cooling block idea sell your idea to card manufacturer. or file a patent then try to sell. since you're gonna make one, there's your prototype. Sorry to burst your dream, Nvidia has already done it with the Telsa blade, hook up directly to bare metal VWare. Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: plastic.elastic on August 21, 2011, 04:11:06 AM double post
Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: plastic.elastic on August 21, 2011, 04:13:19 AM oh well but i am still gonna build me a gpu cooling block anyways for under $60. Got a bench drill gonna buy a copperflatbar $40 and a pump $15. Block design http://i55.tinypic.com/256qzqb.jpg If you decide to do it, do it right the first time. Half ass job only cost you more Pump is the most crucial part of watercooling. Also not all pump works the same, i advise to you step back and rethink your idea. Title: Re: is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? Post by: bcforum on August 21, 2011, 07:14:46 PM is there a way to buy just gpu components to build a gpu card? just wondering if so i have a homemade gpu liquid cooling block idea Yes. AMD will give you a copy of their reference design which includes the schematics, parts list, probably gerber files for the board layout, and maybe even reference drivers. I don't know who the distributor for AMD is, but Avnet would be a good place to start to buy the GPUs. Unfortunately, they are probably on allocation given the worldwide demand for graphics cards. You'll have to hire someone to assemble the boards since fine pitch BGAs are outside the capability of most hobbyists (and Microsoft too <rimshot>) |
