Help with GPU waterblock search

[lPmJ]

Hey guys, I'm in the planning phase of upgrading my PC with a custom watercooling loop. I want to go with EKWB because they are just awesome and the quality is top.My problem is, that they don't have a block for my graphics card. Any ideas which brand I'm supposed to go with or what's compatible with an EK system?

My graphics gard is a GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 gaming oc 8gb.

 

That's in advance

 

[Dreckssackblase]

Almost all Waterblocks will be compatible with EKWB parts. Just make sure the size of the threads on the inlet and outlet are 1/4" and that the waterblock is made of the same metal as the rest so either go full nickel plated copper or full aluminium. Don't mix and match or you'll get corrosion.

other Waterblock manufacturers of the top of my head are Alphacool or BarrowCH but I don't know which have fitting blocks for you.

[RONOTHAN##]

Sell the 3070 and use the money you were going to use to water cool it to buy a 3070Ti/3080. There really isn't much, if any point to water cooling a 70 series card; they don't run hot, water cooling is expensive ($200 for the block plus another $100-200 for fittings, radiators, tubing, pump, reservoir, etc. at least), and you aren't going to gain any performance by doing so. You'd only really be water cooling for looks, and the water cooled CPU look and the air cooled GPU does work in a lot of situations.

 

If you are dead set on water cooling that card though, it looks like Bykski makes a block for it. They're pretty good at making blocks, especially for more obscure GPUs that people shouldn't water cool. They aren't as great as EKWB for quality or performance, but it shouldn't leak and as I already said, you don't need water cooling to keep a 3070 cool.

[lPmJ]

12 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Sell the 3070 and use the money you were going to use to water cool it to buy a 3070Ti/3080. There really isn't much, if any point to water cooling a 70 series card; they don't run hot, water cooling is expensive ($200 for the block plus another $100-200 for fittings, radiators, tubing, pump, reservoir, etc. at least), and you aren't going to gain any performance by doing so. You'd only really be water cooling for looks, and the water cooled CPU look and the air cooled GPU does work in a lot of situations.

 

If you are dead set on water cooling that card though, it looks like Bykski makes a block for it. They're pretty good at making blocks, especially for more obscure GPUs that people shouldn't water cool. They aren't as great as EKWB for quality or performance, but it shouldn't leak and as I already said, you don't need water cooling to keep a 3070 cool.

Yeah, the 3070 doesn't get that hot, the plan was to just include it since I'm already doing a custom. Thanks for the help!