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2 hours ago, DummyThiccHead said:

So those two are out of the question, got it. So this hybrid should get me quieter/more efficent cooling than, lets say, EVGA's 3 fan RTX 2080 TI?

The aio will get you lower temps...so then just lower the rpm fan curve. So yes...probably 

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I'm putting together my first gaming desktop, so I don't want to deal with any custom watercooling in case I screw up. I'm using an i9900k with a Z390 AORUS Master motherboard so I figured a RTX 2080 ti would fit the bill nicely. I was going to get either the MSI 2080 Ti SEA HAWK EK X or the EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA HYDRO COPPER. But I couldn't tell if these were simply plug and play or if I would have to connect them to a pre-established custom cooling loop, which again, I'm too lazy for lol.

I'd like to know if they are self contained or if it would be easier to go with a different option. I'm okay with air cooling, but I thought water cooling would be... cooler. (kill me now) Also quieter is nice. My budget is about $1500 USD.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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12 minutes ago, DummyThiccHead said:

 

What do you need the PC for?

What Monitor Resolution/Refresh rate for gaming?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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11 hours ago, Streetguru said:

What do you need the PC for?

What Monitor Resolution/Refresh rate for gaming?

Gaming and video editing, I'm going to have a 2160p 60hz monitor for youtube and a 1440p 144hz for SWOLE GAMING

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1 hour ago, DummyThiccHead said:

Gaming and video editing, I'm going to have a 2160p 60hz monitor for youtube and a 1440p 144hz for SWOLE GAMING

Both of them require you to integrate them into a custom water loop. 

 

Try this...

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC HYBRID GAMING

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x cooled by Pure Rock Slim // RAM: Gskill Flare X 3200mhz CL14 2x16 32GB// GPU: Powercolor Red Devil RX 6650 XT 8GB// Motherboard: ASRock B450m Pro 4 // PSU: Seasonic G550 Gold 80+ // Storage: 4TB pcie nvme game drive, 512 GB m.2 sata3 OS Drive, 4 TB WD Red HDD // Monitor: Samsung S22D300 21.5" 1080p 60Hz, MSI 27" 1080p 144hz Freesync 1ms display // Peripherals:  Logitech fancy shmancy keyboard and moise with rgb and gaminess stuff, very fancy | Kingston HyperX Cloud Core headset 

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22 minutes ago, Spudbilly said:

Both of them require you to integrate them into a custom water loop. 

 

Try this...

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC HYBRID GAMING

 

So those two are out of the question, got it. So this hybrid should get me quieter/more efficent cooling than, lets say, EVGA's 3 fan RTX 2080 TI?

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2 hours ago, DummyThiccHead said:

So those two are out of the question, got it. So this hybrid should get me quieter/more efficent cooling than, lets say, EVGA's 3 fan RTX 2080 TI?

The aio will get you lower temps...so then just lower the rpm fan curve. So yes...probably 

CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x cooled by Pure Rock Slim // RAM: Gskill Flare X 3200mhz CL14 2x16 32GB// GPU: Powercolor Red Devil RX 6650 XT 8GB// Motherboard: ASRock B450m Pro 4 // PSU: Seasonic G550 Gold 80+ // Storage: 4TB pcie nvme game drive, 512 GB m.2 sata3 OS Drive, 4 TB WD Red HDD // Monitor: Samsung S22D300 21.5" 1080p 60Hz, MSI 27" 1080p 144hz Freesync 1ms display // Peripherals:  Logitech fancy shmancy keyboard and moise with rgb and gaminess stuff, very fancy | Kingston HyperX Cloud Core headset 

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18 hours ago, DummyThiccHead said:

Gaming and video editing, I'm going to have a 2160p 60hz monitor for youtube and a 1440p 144hz for SWOLE GAMING

 How are you getting that hardware for $1500?

I'd save a bunch on the GPU and just get a used 1080ti for like $500

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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22 hours ago, Spudbilly said:

Both of them require you to integrate them into a custom water loop. 

 

Try this...

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC HYBRID GAMING

 

You might want to look into this if you do not want the hassle of DIY WC.   This is what I am using and it is easy to set up.  https://www.aquatuning.us/water-cooling/kits-systems-and-aios/internal-kits/alphacool/eiswolf/24112/alphacool-eiswolf-240-gpx-pro-nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080/2080ti-black-m02

I am a disabled Vet who had his hands crushed. Typing is not the easiest thing. So if I misspelled something please understand. Thank you.

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 CPU Intel i7 9900k Motherboard ROG Maximus XI Code RAM 64gb DDR4 3000mhz Corsair Dominator GPU RTX 2080ti FE x 2 Case Corsair GRAPHITE 780T Storage 2 Western Digital Blue 4 TB HHDs, 1tb Western Digital SSD. Seagate Barracuda 2tb Hybrid drive, and  1 Western Digital M.2 1tb PSU Corsair HX 1200 Displays 1 Samsung U28D590 28in and 1 Samsung C49hg90DMN 49 Cooling Alphacool Eiswolf GPX Pro / Alphacool Eisbaer 240

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