Water cooling an ASUS r9 290x dcII

Jan 25, 2014
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Can any of you fine people recommend a good Full cover water block for the ASUS r9 290x dcII? I have been looking and would like some input for others that have water cooled this card?
thanks in advance.
 
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I've never heard of any blocks making a difference in performance. It's all just on whether it fits your card and it looks how you want it to look. I guess different types of plating may come into mind, but overall nickel and aluminum come out on top but they're a bit pricier (not even sure if aluminum is still offered.) Copper is still just fine. Peformance of a custom loop is based on a multitude of factors; major ones including the strength of your pump and how many devices are on the loop using the same pump.

As long as it will mount to your card and you have the right fittings, you can't go wrong with anything really.

dovah-chan

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Where have you been looking at? FrozenCPU is my most highly recommended site to check out for stuff like that. For finding the best block for your card, I'd look on EK's compatibility list to see if your card matches the reference PCB and go from there.
 

dovah-chan

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I've never heard of any blocks making a difference in performance. It's all just on whether it fits your card and it looks how you want it to look. I guess different types of plating may come into mind, but overall nickel and aluminum come out on top but they're a bit pricier (not even sure if aluminum is still offered.) Copper is still just fine. Peformance of a custom loop is based on a multitude of factors; major ones including the strength of your pump and how many devices are on the loop using the same pump.

As long as it will mount to your card and you have the right fittings, you can't go wrong with anything really.
 
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the asus dc2 290 is likely using the digi+ asp1212 voltage locked controller. i dont feel putting a water block on a card with a locked controller is worth it at all. find a card with a beefed up unlocked controller, upgraded mosfets and vrms, and a binned chip... and would be nice if said company's card can be bios flashed without voiding the warranty, along with the water block also not voiding warranty.

there is nothing wrong with your controller, except under water with any decent pump and rad, your going to hit a voltage bottleneck long before you hit a thermal bottleneck which is not what you would want.