GPU cooling upgrade

[CantCompute]

HI all,

I have a GTX 1060 6gb as part of a prebuilt lenovo machine. It runs fine however in call of duty i have noticed frame rates drop a fair amount as the card throttles at 83C. i can fix this by making the fan curve more aggressive however this adds a lot of noise. the cooler on my card currently is a simple blower style one. Im wondering if there is some sort of 3rd party cooler/ AIO that anyone could recommend?

[Whiro]

8 minutes ago, CantCompute said:

HI all,

I have a GTX 1060 6gb as part of a prebuilt lenovo machine. It runs fine however in call of duty i have noticed frame rates drop a fair amount as the card throttles at 83C. i can fix this by making the fan curve more aggressive however this adds a lot of noise. the cooler on my card currently is a simple blower style one. Im wondering if there is some sort of 3rd party cooler/ AIO that anyone could recommend?

What you can do is install NZXT Kraken G12 (special bracket for gpu’s) and attach aio to that very easily. Just the question is there enough space in your case for aio? Prebuilds are sometimes very restrictive if we talking about case space

[AndrewB121]

First you should try simply repasting the card or improving case airflow with some fans.

 

If that doesn't work there are basically 4 options:

1. Arctic accelero coolers. The cheapest and probably the best bang for your buck. Kind ugly though imo. Should fix your issues.
2. Morpheus cooler. Massive cooler that will probably be overkill. You'll need two fans as well. Looks pretty cool though.
3. NZXT Kraken G12. Again probably overkill, but about the same price as the morpheus, while looking better imo. You'll need a compatible AIO and some extra cables. Isn't as hard a mod as it looks in my experience, and makes a massive difference. 
4. Custom water loop. Definitely overkill but looks sick and some like the DIYness. 

Biggest factor for you is probably space, since it's a prebuilt. If there's nowhere to mount a radiator I would recommend the accelero twin turbo III, it's basically the same size as a normal GPU.

[CantCompute]

Just now, AndrewB121 said:

First you should try simply repasting the card.

 

If that doesn't work there are basically 4 options:

1. Arctic accelero coolers. The cheapest and probably the best bang for your buck. Kind ugly though imo. Should fix your issues.
2. Morpheus cooler. Massive cooler that will probably be overkill. You'll need two fans as well. Looks pretty cool though.
3. NZXT Kraken G12. Again probably overkill, but about the same price as the morpheus, while looking better imo. You'll need a compatible AIO and some extra cables. Isn't as hard a mod as it looks, and makes a massive difference. 
4. Custom water loop. Definitely overkill but looks sick and some like the DIYness. 

Ill try repasting as a first step, thanks for your suggestions. Id like to do a full water loop but think ill save that for when i put together a new build (hopefully soon!)

[AndrewB121]

2 minutes ago, CantCompute said:

Ill try repasting as a first step, thanks for your suggestions. Id like to do a full water loop but think ill save that for when i put together a new build (hopefully soon!)

Try thermalgrizzly kryonaught thermal paste, or if you're feeling really fancy conductonaught (liquid metal). That should make a noticable difference. 

[Whiro]

42 minutes ago, CantCompute said:

simple blower style one

 

25 minutes ago, AndrewB121 said:

Try thermalgrizzly kryonaught thermal paste, or if you're feeling really fancy conductonaught (liquid metal). That should make a noticable difference. 

Let’s face it , blower style coolers are louder and push less air than traditional coolers, they ok to get rid off air outside of the case but that’s it. You can of course try to repaste it but don’t expect amazing temps and silence from it. Just my two cents