Waterblock questions

FieryGamer · August 20, 2020

I am looking at making a custom loop, but I dont know what gpu block to get for my msi 1080 gaming x 8gb that also has rgb?

Semper · August 20, 2020

Given that then 10xx series has been EOL for more than two years at this point, you're looking at a situation where buying new is a matter of "what's in stock", not "what features do I want?". You may be able to find a block on the used market that has RGB, I don't know of any right off however.

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc1080-gtx-tf6-nickel

Edit:
The Plexi is out of stock.
Acetal is still in stock, however it has effectively no reason to have RGB added to it.... given that it's acetal.
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc1080-gtx-tf6-acetal-nickel

That should fit your card, but you may wish to double check that I have the right one selected (there are multiple Gaming X Cards SKU's). You may or may not be able to jank together RGB on this block, by the looks of it, there is no official support for it, however.

https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/

solarflare · August 20, 2020

agreed at this point i wouldn't water block a 1080 unless you find one used for 50$ .

its EOL and its going to be replaced in l Likely 1-2 years.

spending more $ on a EOL GPU to make it 5-10% faster is not very smart.

Mick Naughty · August 20, 2020

Check the model number on the card and compare to what’s supported on ek’s site.
Other sites still have plenty of blocks. Performance pc being one. Frozen Pc and eBay as well.