Cost

[adithyay328]

Hey guys! I have a quick question; How much does a normal water cooling loop cost, using barb fittings, with a cpu and gtx 960 in the loop? Thanks in advance for your help!

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Watercooling a 960 isn't really worth it....

[W-L]

Hey guys! I have a quick question; How much does a normal water cooling loop cost, using barb fittings, with a cpu and gtx 960 in the loop? Thanks in advance for your help!

For a decent starter kit and then adding in a block for the GPU around $400-500 USD but you won't get a full cover block for that GPU from what I remember, it's better to upgrade to higher end hardware first than to watercool that GPU as others have said.

[adithyay328]

this: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/BurnerMC/saved/#view=bkwnTW and you cant get a block for a 960 

Thanks. ANd, aren't there 960 waterblocks?

 

[brandishwar]

Thanks. ANd, aren't there 960 waterblocks?

 

 

Not full cover blocks. You can use "universal" GPU blocks that will cover only the GPU, then then you've got to figure out how to cool the other heat-generating components on the board.

[brandishwar]

Watercooling a 960 isn't really worth it....

 

That depends on the desire to go that direction. If you select a card that has a good cooler on it, put it into a case that will allow adequate ventilation -- so heat around the card can dissipate -- then water cooling likely won't provide any significant gains.

 

However it can be a good starting point for learning how to do this. The only inhibiting factor is the non-existence of full-cover blocks for a GTX 960 from what I've seen, so, as I mentioned, the OP would have to go with a universal block, but he/she can still learn how to build a loop that includes the graphics card with the CPU. The fact it's not a full-cover just means heatsinks will be needed on all the other heat-generating components on the card.

 

If you're wanting to learn how to water cool a system, it's best to start out with lower-end or lesser expensive hardware. So in that case, I'd say water cooling the GTX 960 is still worth it, as what is learned here can apply to any loop that is built in the future.

[W-L]

Thanks. ANd, aren't there 960 waterblocks?

 

 

Only universal die blocks like the EKWB Ecotherm or a modified version of that design with an aluminum plate design from alphacool