Water Cooling - Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti

[Guest]

Good day,

I have recently bought an Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti and I would like to hook it up to my water cooling system instead of fans
I am aware water cooling is not needed for this card but it would help me get my computer a little Quieter when gaming.
So does anyone know a water block I can use for this card?

 

[PlusOne]

The card is budget focused, so most water cooling enthusiasts are likely to have the money to go with a different card along with their shiny new water cooling setup.

From what I can tell, they don't actually make a full water block for a GTX 550 Ti due to the MOSFET's and RAM not requiring cooling of their own, as they run cool enough.

However, since you already have the water cooling setup, you are going to want to look at a more universal water block that cools the processor only.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/15146/ex-blc-1070/Alphacool_HF_14_ATI_nVidia_Smart_Motion_Universal_VGA_Block_-_Copper_Edition.html?tl=g30c87s143

This looks like a reasonable product, so as long as your screw holes are within the limits listed. I assume you either have or can buy all of the necessary components to finish the loop (hoses, thermal paste, fittings, etc).

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

if you must get an extra cooler get this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068

It's not a water cooler but it will still run cooler and be really quiet. Since
it has 3 fans they won't have to work as hard.

If you do end up getting a water cooler let me show you something.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068
you could have gotten this card which runs really silent as all asus cards do for the exact same price as your 550ti with a water cooler. The 660ti is stronger than a 580, you could have gotten a card over twice as strong for the same price. And I personally think it is kind of dumb to get a cooling system more expensive than the card.