GPU Liquid Cooling

Chev Chelios · February 10, 2019

I always had this in mind from when OEM liquid cooling went popular. The vega 64 liquid had great temps with a 120mm or 140mm radiator ( dont remember which one it had) and i dont think they are expensive so why are companies like msi and asus not implementing this?

I mean gigabyte had done some steps towards liquid and water cooling solutions on gpus. Personally if i was to get a high end model i wouldnt mind spending 100$ more to get liquid cooling and in return had temperatures in late 40s to 50s on full load instead of 70-75 or even 80s in some cases.

Except from the performance gains i think that keeping to temp that low may in some cases even help with the longevity of the card.

Sure there are solutions like the nzxt kraken g12 that can create a socket for a kraken x62 for example, but not all people feel comfortable meshing around with their gpu and in some counties opening it may even break your warranty.

SpaceGhostC2C · February 10, 2019

4 minutes ago, Chev Chelios said:

why are companies like msi and asus not implementing this?

MSI has the Sea Hawk lineup. I think Asus had some water-cooled models in the past.

The thing is, due to case compatibility constraints (and the fact you may not want to use the rear fan mount for the the radiator, or you may have a CPU cooler there) and costs (not just on manufacturing but also on servicing RMAs due to dead pumps and leaks), water-cooled GPUs are bound to be a niche market, and hence something reserved for a few high-end, high-margin GPUs, a market segment where many potential buyers are going for custom loops so don't really care about a stock AIO watercooler.