Hi guys and gals.
Alright. So, ive been down with this path once before- a while back i bought an MSI 1080 8G GPU, but about a year ago i moved everything to be watercooled. Got a very nice, almost a silent system with neat OC capabilities.
(my i5-7600k is running at a steady 4.8ghz + 150hz on the 1080)
After watercooling i've got a nice beefy (for its size) GPU fan system standing on my shelf with no use.
So, as i understand the different Nvidia GPU's assembled by the different suppliers (MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte etc. etc. [you get the idea]) are each providing with they're own take on (usually) air cooling fans to get the squeeze the maximum amount of performance out of the given card they can get.
Alright, so get to the point finally:
If i buy a cheap(er) blower type card and strip it down to assemble new EK blocks on it- can i expect the "same" performance as like a top tier air cooled card (with overclocking) or am i missing something one the small scale too? The core GPU card underneath of the given cooler is the same, correct?
If so, then one could save actually few hundred(!) bucks comparing the cheapest blower vs top tier air cooled and applying watercooler block on it. (yes, MSI Sea Hawk is an option but where is the fun in that)
Thanks!
K.
(my first post)
