rx 5700 xt

MitchKelly1993 · August 5, 2019

hey guys, just built a new PC (will attach screenshot of whats in it) and just curious with a question.

have the powercolor version of the card and in the future when different companies release there variants of the card and they go dual/trio fans etc is it possible to change the cooling shroud on the card or would one need to buy another card all together to get more cooling fans etc,

cheers.

this price is also australian

tech.guru · August 5, 2019

if you can afford consider switching the ssd to an nvm pcie drive.

changing shrouds is difficult and typically not supported and voids the warranty if you break something.

tech.guru · August 5, 2019

6 minutes ago, tech.guru said:

if you can afford consider switching the ssd to an nvm pcie drive.

changing shrouds is difficult and typically not supported and voids the warranty if you break something.

you will see conflicting information, there is many horror stories mfg not honoring warranty after modifying and removing the shroud. i seriously doubt they will sell a kit to encourage it.

AngryBeaver · August 5, 2019

@MitchKelly1993 if you want to change the cooler I would look at getting one of the hybrid AIO solutions that fit your card.

Something like this with a 120-240mm aio

https://www.newegg.com/nzxt-rl-krg12-b1-gpu-mounting-kit/p/N82E16835146062?item=N82E16835146062&source=googleshopping&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-mobile&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-mobile-_-pla-_-diy+cooling-_-N82E16835146062&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhJrqBRDZARIsALhp1WTD5uUjebH8134a3_235--H-nqYQxF2JYDKlLgJnAk5SDB-Jh7nAw0aApXEEALw_wcB

Herman Mcpootis · August 5, 2019

You can change the cooler, but the cooler must be supported and it will void your warranty for most companies.

MitchKelly1993 · August 5, 2019

18 minutes ago, AngryBeaver said:

@MitchKelly1993 if you want to change the cooler I would look at getting one of the hybrid AIO solutions that fit your card.

Something like this with a 120-240mm aio

https://www.newegg.com/nzxt-rl-krg12-b1-gpu-mounting-kit/p/N82E16835146062?item=N82E16835146062&source=googleshopping&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-mobile&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-mobile-_-pla-_-diy+cooling-_-N82E16835146062&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhJrqBRDZARIsALhp1WTD5uUjebH8134a3_235--H-nqYQxF2JYDKlLgJnAk5SDB-Jh7nAw0aApXEEALw_wcB

so how does this exactly work? clips over the existing card and then add a water cooled circuit into it?

AngryBeaver · August 5, 2019

10 hours ago, MitchKelly1993 said:

so how does this exactly work? clips over the existing card and then add a water cooled circuit into it?

So you would remove the stock cooling option. Then preferable add some small heatsinks to the vrms (not required). The fan on there provides active cooling to your ram and vrms so they don't overheat. Then you purchase a clc AIO liquid system (120mm should be enough) and connect it to the gpu.

The result is you will have cooling on the gpu that is much closer to running a full custom loop... while also having air flow on the vrms so they arent overheating. The total cost for this should be around 100 depending on what size aio you choose. So much cheaper than a custom loop.