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A better question is why watercool a 660?

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Don't think there are any waterblocks for the ASUS GTX 660s as they have custom PCBs.

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Don't think there are any waterblocks for the ASUS GTX 660s as they have custom PCBs.

Do you think that I should save money, and buy like a 780 instead? My birthday is soon anyways ;p

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Do you think that I should save money, and buy like a 780 instead? My birthday is soon anyways ;p

It's not worth the money to watercool a 660 and you should just put the money towards getting a better graphics card.

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It's not worth the money to watercool a 660 and you should just put the money towards getting a better graphics card.

Ok thanks alot, I will, I've got alot of old hockey stuff to sell. What card do you think that I should buy, the 290, 290x, 780 or the 780ti?

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Ok thanks alot, I will, I've got alot of old hockey stuff to sell. What card do you think that I should buy, the 290, 290x, 780 or the 780ti?

There's pretty much no point getting the 290x over the cheaper and similarly performing 290. The 780 Ti is a bad value. I generally just recommend a 780 or 290.

It depends on what you use your system for and how much you plan to spend.

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There's pretty much no point getting the 290x over the cheaper and similarly performing 290. The 780 Ti is a bad value. I generally just recommend a 780 or 290.

It depends on what you use your system for and how much you plan to spend.

Im going to be gaming, futuristically going to buy a 144hz monitor, but not more than 1920x1080, so I guess the 780 will be better, because I won't get the benefit of the extra gddr5 memory the 290 offers. I'm aiming for a price point at about 600 dollars, it's leaning towards the 780 at the moment.

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You could use something like the Prolimatech MK-26 Black Edition. Just make sure it is compatible with the Asus DCU II PCB. (it most likeley is), and once you upgrade your card you can buy a reference design GPU and re-use the cooler.

 

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Edit: but it looks more like you are searching for graphics performance, which the 660 can't deliver even when OC'ed.

who cares...

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You could use something like the Prolimatech MK-26 Black Edition. Just make sure it is compatible with the Asus DCU II PCB. (it most likeley is), and once you upgrade your card you can buy a reference design GPU and re-use the cooler.

 

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The thing is that I've got a custom watercooling loop, and I want to go water. I think I will be saving up for the 780.

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The thing is that I've got a custom watercooling loop, and I want to go water. I think I will be saving up for the 780.

If you're going to get a waterblock, it might as well be for something like a 780 or 290.

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The thing is that I've got a custom watercooling loop, and I want to go water. I think I will be saving up for the 780.

 

You already have a loop? Like for the CPU only? And the 660 is ofc still on air? Then yes It'd make a ton more sense to get a different card.

 

Edit: someone whispered me, that the R9 290 overclocks like silly when you put it on water. ;)

who cares...

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You already have a loop? Like for the CPU only? And the 660 is ofc still on air? Then yes It'd make a ton more sense to get a different card.

Exactly

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If you're going to get a waterblock, it might as well be for something like a 780 or 290.

Yeah. That's what I'm going for

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