Best GPU cooling solution?

[Testbuilds]

I assume that liquid cooling is better for graphics cards than air cooling from what I have found on a few articles... but only a few. So what solution is best? An interesting one was Swiftech's with a universal GPU waterblock and a heasink that goes with it to cool the other components. Then just add a fan or two and you have a hybrid cooling solution, so the water only cools the graphics processor, not the other stuff on the card. Would this be best, or a full cover waterblock, or an air cooler like Prolimatech's MK-26?

[Ghost]

A water-cooled graphics card will always be better than an air cooled one. However, I do not recommend you use the H220 to cool your graphics card. If I were you I would go for a fully custom watercooling set up.

 

Read the two stickies at the top of the forum named "Watercooling 101" and "FAQ" to find out a bit more about water cooling.

[Hyydrah]

I assume that liquid cooling is better for graphics cards than air cooling from what I have found on a few articles... but only a few. So what solution is best? An interesting one was Swiftech's with a universal GPU waterblock and a heasink that goes with it to cool the other components. Then just add a fan or two and you have a hybrid cooling solution, so the water only cools the graphics processor, not the other stuff on the card. Would this be best, or a full cover waterblock, or an air cooler like Prolimatech's MK-26?

It depends on what you cinsider is "best". Air cooling is best for those on a budget while the top-performing GPUs typically use LN2. For conventional purposes, a full cover block will yield very impressive performance with great aesthetics and low noise.

[Hyydrah]

A water-cooled graphics card will always be better than an air cooled one. However, I do not recommend you use the H220 to cool your graphics card. If I were you I would go for a fully custom watercooling set up.

 

Read the two stickies at the top of the forum named "Watercooling 101" and "FAQ" to find out a bit more about water cooling.

If they do it properly.  :P

[dav1257]

Tbh in my opinion the only real downside to air cooled GPU's is the noise it makes under load, however i do use a headset so doesnt make much difference to me.

 

Of course a water cooled solution will get you better temps but i dont run into any temp issues whatsoever with my 680 overclocked as far as i can get it.

 

I should note i do plan to watercool my whole system eventually but i will be doing it for aesthetics and noise reduction rather than temp issues.

[Theo]

LIQUID NITROGEN lol

[_ASSASSIN_]

for best performance, put your system in Antarctica and use remote desktop connection  :P

[ShearMe]

for best performance, put your system in Antarctica and use remote desktop connection :P

GLOBAL WARMING - WE WILL ALL BE ROWING TO WORK!!!!  :lol: