can a cpu liquid cooler cool a gpu?

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

Sorry for the noob question. I'm pretty much new to buying custom parts. My PC is pre built.

Yeah, can i cool a gpu w/ a cpu liquid cooler or do i have to buy another cooler.

Am going to get x60 to cool 290 (no x). Should i buy this or do i have to buy fan coolers to buy a gpu? (This is a plan. Going to get this in next year or 2016)

lightcloud · Aug 11, 2014

No a CPU cooler is to cool only the CPU.

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

you can get the nzxt kraken g10, which is a mounting bracket for gpu's which lets you use a cpu cooler to cool the chip in the gpu, but you can only use liquid cpu coolers on it

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

Or should i buy d15 and some fan coolers

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

rzaphlevi123 :

Get that.

i7Baby · Aug 11, 2014

lightcloud · Aug 11, 2014

rzaphlevi123 :

Yes get 1 or 2 120mm fans and you would be fine cooling the system. Also get a case that has good air circulation.

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

Nh d15

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

i7Baby :

yeah, the noctua dh 15

lightcloud · Aug 11, 2014

legend001523 :

Or the Noctua NH-D14 which performs well and highly rated.

i7Baby · Aug 11, 2014

Ah OK. Failure to communicate. So how's it going to cool your gpu?

lightcloud · Aug 11, 2014

i7Baby :

In my opinion I don't think it will cool the GPU. The internet doesn't have much about it. However he could always use case fans.

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

i7Baby :

He may have mis understood my cpu cooler on nzxt g10 bit

lightcloud · Aug 11, 2014

legend001523 :

Never heard of it before. But that's pretty cool.

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

OP please listen, YOU NEED A LIQUID COOLER FOR THAT TO WORK, YOU CANNOT USE A AIR COOLER

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

I use nh d14 to cool my cpu and case fans to cool my gpu. Where do i put the case fans to cool the gpu and how's a cm storm enforcer case?

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

rzaphlevi123 :

put one at the back for exhaust, one at top and front for intake

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

And how's the storm enforcer for a case and is there any cheaper case that is better or still great. And how is sp120 pwm

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

case is fine and so are the fans

i7Baby · Aug 11, 2014

rzaphlevi123 :

Us cool guys are now just calling it '1, 5'
Hope you're keeping up.

Oh - and just call me 'i'

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

Lol. Thanks "i"

rzaphlevi123 · Aug 11, 2014

And legend

legend001523 · Aug 11, 2014

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