GPU COOLING

[Aza72691]

Hey.

 

I wanted to ask about liquid cooling a GPU. So I'm thinking to buy a used liquid cooled RTX 3070 manufactured by EKWB (I particularly chose it BCS it's only 180$) but because it's a water blocked card I can't really efficiently cool it BCS my rig doesn't have neither a pump or other liquid cooling required parts. The problem is as it turn out liquid cooling is really expensive and does somebody know any other cheaper way that I could cool this GPU.

[filpo]

5 minutes ago, Aza72691 said:

Hey.

 

I wanted to ask about liquid cooling a GPU. So I'm thinking to buy a used liquid cooled RTX 3070 manufactured by EKWB (I particularly chose it BCS it's only 180$) but because it's a water blocked card I can't really efficiently cool it BCS my rig doesn't have neither a pump or other liquid cooling required parts. The problem is as it turn out liquid cooling is really expensive and does somebody know any other cheaper way that I could cool this GPU.

you don't need to get a 3070 waterblocked

 

Also i wouldn't get a 3070 full stop (vram)

I would get a 6700 xt for 190 and its cooled https://www.ebay.com/itm/374626813130?epid=14045661159&hash=item57397f84ca:g:wUYAAOSw0iJkLDvF&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwCpj55VE8h8lk4kwYk0hrxGK8ZbJQSbzimHKyBfc0I0WqVL0vkT5oBr2DnuwLxypArEaZ12RYvoBUzNtVVtq6oBQRQ%2Bzpm8VEhskXUR55H8b%2FZAnM85OrTlvptCsVkkQRZkZ3tiOfyMtgywYdcP13PszrBrUhxRTvxR9aMjvg%2BoGcv5f2JjgDoOGzkb739YLuxNCJpXx2%2FlCBY2Ol5mN7HGqQXnFAQY%2FcxJjq6vQtH0rOloxcG1mt7JEhRSUwjsp0w%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8jUybXvYQ

[IkeaGnome]

You'll need to either return the graphics card or buy a radiator, pump, tubing and fittings for it.

[filpo]

1 minute ago, IkeaGnome said:

You'll need to either return the graphics card or buy a radiator, pump, tubing and fittings for it.

 

8 minutes ago, Aza72691 said:

So I'm thinking to buy a used liquid cooled RTX 3070

 

[Aza72691]

35 minutes ago, filpo said:

you don't need to get a 3070 waterblocked

 

Also i wouldn't get a 3070 full stop (vram)

I would get a 6700 xt for 190 and its cooled https://www.ebay.com/itm/374626813130?epid=14045661159&hash=item57397f84ca:g:wUYAAOSw0iJkLDvF&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwCpj55VE8h8lk4kwYk0hrxGK8ZbJQSbzimHKyBfc0I0WqVL0vkT5oBr2DnuwLxypArEaZ12RYvoBUzNtVVtq6oBQRQ%2Bzpm8VEhskXUR55H8b%2FZAnM85OrTlvptCsVkkQRZkZ3tiOfyMtgywYdcP13PszrBrUhxRTvxR9aMjvg%2BoGcv5f2JjgDoOGzkb739YLuxNCJpXx2%2FlCBY2Ol5mN7HGqQXnFAQY%2FcxJjq6vQtH0rOloxcG1mt7JEhRSUwjsp0w%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8jUybXvYQ

Appreciate the reply and suggestion but my problem is I know I don't need a water blocked RTX 3070 but the thing was I spotted one for a such a good price and my question was are there any aftermarket coolers they I could get and put that RTX PCB and get RTX 3070 much cheaper.

[AI_Must_Di3]

Just take the waterblock off and put a aftermarket air cooler or a GPU AIO, just make sure you have thermal paste and some extra pads just in case. Otherwise, you have to build out the water loop for the block OR get a totally different card.

 

[filpo]

1 minute ago, AI_Must_Di3 said:

Just take the waterblock off and put a aftermarket air cooler or a GPU AIO, just make sure you have thermal paste and some extra pads just in case. Otherwise, you have to build out the water loop for the block OR get a totally different card.

 

ye i agree

 

9 minutes ago, Aza72691 said:

Appreciate the reply and suggestion but my problem is I know I don't need a water blocked RTX 3070 but the thing was I spotted one for a such a good price and my question was are there any aftermarket coolers they I could get and put that RTX PCB and get RTX 3070 much cheaper.

OR just cable tie some fans onto it 

[Aza72691]

1 hour ago, AI_Must_Di3 said:

Just take the waterblock off and put a aftermarket air cooler or a GPU AIO, just make sure you have thermal paste and some extra pads just in case. Otherwise, you have to build out the water loop for the block OR get a totally different card.

 

The problem is that I can't find an aftermarket cooler

[filpo]

1 hour ago, Aza72691 said:

The problem is that I can't find an aftermarket cooler

Just cable tie some case fans to it then 

 

[SorryBella]

4 hours ago, AI_Must_Di3 said:

Just take the waterblock off and put a aftermarket air cooler or a GPU AIO, just make sure you have thermal paste and some extra pads just in case. Otherwise, you have to build out the water loop for the block OR get a totally different card.

I guess you guys just wasted OPs time on that really. Arctic ended their custom GPU cooler support for forever, same with other AIO makers for GPU AIO solution except for Alphacool with their Eiswolf 2 solution, which doesnt have 3070 block so OP is going to have to jank that in which i never seen worked in field.

[IkeaGnome]

1 hour ago, SorryClaire said:

I guess you guys just wasted OPs time on that really. Arctic ended their custom GPU cooler support for forever, same with other AIO makers for GPU AIO solution except for Alphacool with their Eiswolf 2 solution, which doesnt have 3070 block so OP is going to have to jank that in which i never seen worked in field.

 

4 hours ago, Aza72691 said:

The problem is that I can't find an aftermarket cooler

There's also not a Raijintek that is compatible with a 3070, so I wouldn't count on that either. 

 

Depending on what GPU it is, there's a chance you can find the original cooler second hand.

[AI_Must_Di3]

10 hours ago, SorryClaire said:

I guess you guys just wasted OPs time on that really. Arctic ended their custom GPU cooler support for forever, same with other AIO makers for GPU AIO solution except for Alphacool with their Eiswolf 2 solution, which doesnt have 3070 block so OP is going to have to jank that in which i never seen worked in field.

That not true. You can put almost any AIO on a gpu chip and put some mem sinks on the memory and there you go. This is the problem with PC's anymore, people dont want to nor even try to think out of the box and do a little modding. You could put a whole heap of air coolers, low profile, and cool it also. It CAN be done if you REALLY want to do it.

[SorryBella]

1 minute ago, AI_Must_Di3 said:

and put some mem sinks on the memory

No i know on the former but with how hot GDDR6 and GDDR6Xs are now, i dont think passively cooling it with case intake fans is enough.

 

Im a proponent for PC modding but when its just going to be fools errand thats where you gotta explain the why besides amusement.

[AI_Must_Di3]

On 4/14/2023 at 4:03 AM, SorryClaire said:

No i know on the former but with how hot GDDR6 and GDDR6Xs are now, i dont think passively cooling it with case intake fans is enough.

 

Im a proponent for PC modding but when its just going to be fools errand thats where you gotta explain the why besides amusement.

Yeah, passive cooling with PROPER case airflow will work just fine. My 3090 FTW3 has copper slabs on the back mem slabs with the metal backplate on top and i top out at the worst of times at 82c maybe....the worst EVER. Anything can be done if you want to do it. Frozencpu is having a going out of biz sale with some older stuff for cheap too, so if you put some effort in you can find things, you can mod things and you can make things work. Believe it!

[SorryBella]

Just now, AI_Must_Di3 said:

passive cooling with PROPER case airflow will work just fine.

Yeah, aware. Just not something im truly comfortable recommending to an utter rando on the internet. Sounds cool though if ebay shipping and import tax here isnt nightmare and a half.

[AI_Must_Di3]

Hay, no problem but you gotta jump in the pool somewhere and learn. We dont learn from not trying and from not failing. You remember the failures, the wins just keep you going.