Water cooling a Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 and CPU for cheap

Symphatic4 · Jun 30, 2017

I'm looking to water cool my Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 and i5 6500 but I have never water cooled before so I'm looking for some guidance. I've only found one GPU block that works for me, but the kits I've been looking at are either very expensive or not compatible.

This is the GPU block: https://www.pccasegear.com/products/37549/ek-full-cover-vga-block-ek-fc1080-gtx-g1-nickel It's currently the only one that I've found that works but I wouldn't be opposed to using a diferent one if it would work better.

What would be the best way to water cool? Would I be better off using a kit, or just buying the components seperately and making a custom loop?

Thanks for the help

Gam3r01 · Jun 30, 2017

What do you consider cheap? It is worth noting that 10xx series cards are not generally thermally limited, and the 6500 is a locked processor.

Symphatic4 · Jun 30, 2017

Gam3r01 :

I was thinking around AUD$400-600, but its hypothetical at this point, so I could stretch that if it was justifiable. And sorry, what do you mean by thermally limited; as in, they have a max temperature? What would that mean for cooling?

Gam3r01 · Jun 30, 2017

The general purpose of water cooling, besides looks, is to lower temperatures for overclocking. The newer cards have become so efficient they hit voltage barriers more often than temperature limits.

Symphatic4 · Jun 30, 2017

Gam3r01 :

Ah ok, well I'm not overly concerned about my current temperatures (with air cooling), but I've been meaning to water cool for a little while now, just couldn't afford to when I first built the system. I'm getting a new case and wanting to improve the overall aesthetics, so this seemed like a good time to upgrade to water cooling.

Gam3r01 · Jun 30, 2017

While the value of aesthetics varies from person to person, I would personally invest the money into something that would make a tangible difference in the system. My personal philosophy is to never watercool anything less than a flagship component (1080Ti, 7700k, etc).

Symphatic4 · Jun 30, 2017

Gam3r01 :

To my uderstanding, the CPU block would work with most Intel CPU's. If this is the case, I am going to be upgrading my CPU once the I9's price drops in a year or two, so would it be better to just cool the CPU for now and leave the GPU for later (and a better card)?

Gam3r01 · Jun 30, 2017

The block would most likely be for a different socket, so it would either need new hardware or to be replaced completely.

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