Issues understanding GPU cooling.

[Pool]

Hello,

 

I am about to invest into an h105 to cool my CPU but since I am using a bitfenix pandora once done it seems I wont have any space to possibly watercool my gpu.

 

The main problem though is that I don't understand GPU cooling.... if I type it on google I barely get any explanation as of what it is. Products related to it seems to be brand new cooling armors for a GPU which makes me wonder about the utility of manufacturers cooling solution and the extra bucks it costs.

 

So I was wondering :

 

How does GPU cooling work ?

Does CPU watercooling solutions works on it ?

If so is it safe to assume that getting a "tray" version of a graphic card is possible ?

If not when I own a cooling solution can I possibly invest into the cheapest GPU brand and get the same result as the pricier brands ?

 

Sorry for the noob questions.

[AlwaysFSX]

1. Same way as it does for a cpu

2. Technically no, but it's possible for some products

3. no?

4. not really, you'll also be getting a worse product in terms of reliability making water cooling moot

[Glenwing]

Cooling the GPU itself is no different than cooling the CPU. However graphics cards also have components on them which also need cooling, such as the VRMs. Your motherboard's CPU VRMs have heatsinks on them, your graphics card's GPU VRMs do not, if you take the stock cooler off and strap a water block to the GPU like you would with a CPU. So we have full-cover water blocks for them.

 

The principles behind CPU water cooling work exactly the same with GPUs, but you can't literally use CPU water blocks with them because they don't physically fit, usually.

 

Yes, between many cheap graphics cards the circuit board is the same and the only difference is the cooling solution. However, high-end graphics cards often use a custom circuit board with superior VRMs, and a cooling solution won't help you catch up to that with a cheap card.

[Faceman]

@Pool

 

Dual AIO Watercooling Guide

[Pool]

Thanks a lot for your guidance !

 

 

Cooling the GPU itself is no different than cooling the CPU. However graphics cards also have components on them which also need cooling, such as the VRMs. Your motherboard's CPU VRMs have heatsinks on them, your graphics card's GPU VRMs do not, if you take the stock cooler off and strap a water block to the GPU like you would with a CPU. So we have full-cover water blocks for them.

 

The principles behind CPU water cooling work exactly the same with GPUs, but you can't literally use CPU water blocks with them because they don't physically fit, usually.

 

Yes, between many cheap graphics cards the circuit board is the same and the only difference is the cooling solution. However, high-end graphics cards often use a custom circuit board with superior VRMs, and a cooling solution won't help you catch up to that with a cheap card.

 

Is there any way to find which brand make the best 970s cooling solution aside ?

[MeltingPoint]

Thanks a lot for your guidance !

 

 

 

Is there any way to find which brand make the best 970s cooling solution aside ?

General consensus says its the Gigabyte G1 Gaming