Should I water cool my GTX 1080?

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Mr Turtle

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So i am thinking about liquid cooling. I am for sure doing it for my CPU, but i am debating on whether or not i should do it for my GPU.

My GPU:

ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1080-O8G-GAMING

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Now i have a few questions.

1. If i install liquid cooling, do i have to take off the GPU case and fans? Or is it possible to just keep everything on the GPU without removing anything and have liquid cooling also installed on it? I have a window on my case, and i really like the looks of the GPU. The GPU looks sleek, along with the customizable LEDS on it. So if i am installing liquid cooling, i still want to retain this look.

2. Is it worth liquid cooling? I am not really concerned with the costs. I am planning to overclock the GPU and do VR. I figure liquid cooling would be a smart idea for this. Are the fans sufficient? Or is liquid cooling a smart idea?

3. Any advice for liquid cooling? I have never installed liquid cooling or worked with it, but i really want to do an open loop so i can customize it and get UV tubes to make it glow. I am liquid cooling the CPU and possibly the GPU, so what kind of parts do i need?

I believe i need: radiator, tubes, water block for CPU, water block for GPU, pump, reservoir. Anything else i am missing?



Thanks!
 
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ZachCampbell4065
Custom liquid cooling involves completely removing the cooler from the Graphics Card and replacing it with a waterblock that (generally) doesn't have fans. So no you would lose your cooler.

Liquid cooling does a few things, it keeps temperatures well down, reduces fan noise (in most cases, unless you're looking to lose a few degrees C by turning the fans up), and allows for more overclocking headroom. Whether it's worth the cost is up to you.

Liquid cooling is risky. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's hard but it's not easy, and mistakes can be costly. If you're going to do it, plan it well, don't cheap out, run your plans through other people online to look for issues you may have missed, and for the love of God do it slowly and do...
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Custom liquid cooling involves completely removing the cooler from the Graphics Card and replacing it with a waterblock that (generally) doesn't have fans. So no you would lose your cooler.

Liquid cooling does a few things, it keeps temperatures well down, reduces fan noise (in most cases, unless you're looking to lose a few degrees C by turning the fans up), and allows for more overclocking headroom. Whether it's worth the cost is up to you.

Liquid cooling is risky. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's hard but it's not easy, and mistakes can be costly. If you're going to do it, plan it well, don't cheap out, run your plans through other people online to look for issues you may have missed, and for the love of God do it slowly and do it carefully.
 
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Is it worth cooling a GPU? Absolutely!

Before you spent money upgrading a GPU cooling I would first see if a software solution would work for you. Here is my current gaming situation.


I own two GTX1080 Founder Edition cards. Stock, no liquid cooling. Currently I'm playing DeusEx Mankind divided. I had to lower the setting on the game to play it without stutter or even 2-3 second freezes. After doing some homework i found that my GPU was running high temps. I recently moved to a new place and my new gaming room gets warmer then my old place. I downloaded the EVGA overclocking software. I do not overcloack these cards. Instead, i just adjusted the fan speed based on temperatures. Simply put, i want the fan to run 80-100% of its capable speed when it hits 50-60 degrees. I also changed my tower fans out to blow air into the case, instead of the stock blowing air out (thats how the case came when i bought it). I now run the game at maxed out settings at a constant 60fps with no stutter in graphics or freeze ups. The moral here is, no matter how many GPUs you have and no matter how expensive they are, heating on electronics is your #1 enemy.

If you cant control your GPU temps with what you have, i would advise looking into liquid cooling your GPU. I would even recommend starting here instead of the CPU. My $50 fan cpu cooloer for an i7 6core is keeping my temps below 40C.

 
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