Posted December 28, 2015 I currently have 2 g1 gaming r9 390x's, and the fans are annoying me to no end. Not to mention the temps are really hot with two of them. This is a custom pcb, and no full blocks are made for it. For my block I am going with the ek thermoshpere. This means i have to cool the mosfets and the vram with passive cooling. My problem is that I dont know what mosfets look like, and that I dont know where they are on my card. If someone could show me where everything I need to cool on them, that would be extreamly appreciated. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 I currently have 2 g1 gaming r9 390x's, and the fans are annoying me to no end. Not to mention the temps are really hot with two of them. This is a custom pcb, and no full blocks are made for it. For my block I am going with the ek thermoshpere. This means i have to cool the mosfets and the vram with passive cooling. My problem is that I dont know what mosfets look like, and that I dont know where they are on my card. If someone could show me where everything I need to cool on them, that would be extreamly appreciated. Might be worth waiting a little while, there wasn't an EK block available for my 970 ACX when I first got it, however it took around 4 months Ryzen Ram Guide My Project Logs Iced Blood Temporal Snow Temporal Snow Ryzen Refresh CPU - Ryzen 1700 @ 4Ghz Motherboard - Gigabyte AX370 Aorus Gaming 5 Ram - 16Gb GSkill Trident Z RGB 3200 GPU - Palit 1080GTX Gamerock Premium Storage - Samsung XP941 256GB, Crucial MX300 525GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W Case - INWIN 303 White Display - Asus PG278Q Gsync 144hz 1440P Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853111 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 okay. i had a similar issue with my 970's since no blocks were made for it. i also used that gpu block. this isnt a g1 gaming 390x but it should give you a basic over view. your card wont be easy to cool. make sure your have little heat syncs on these or at lease direct air flow over them. CPU: I7 8700k @ 5ghz | Motherboard: Asus Z370-Prime | RAM: White Crucial balistix DDR4 2133mhz | GPU: GTX 1080TI | Storage: ssd HyperX 240gig, 2x2tb seagate Firecuda 1tb, BPX 480 gig nvme, 1tb sandisk ssd | Cooling: Custom loop | PSU: Evga supernova 850w G2 | Case: Phanteks enthoo evolv atx black White modded | system theme: White/RGB/Weiss Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853127 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 what you need to cool is whats circled i couldn't find your gpu so i just got this one of the web. ill keep looking see if i can find your gpu pcb Project Iridium: CPU: Intel 4820K CPU Cooler: Custom Loop Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: Avexir Blitz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD GPU: Asus 780 6GB Strix Case: IN WIN 909 PSU: Corsair RM1000 Project Iridium build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451088-project-iridium-build-log/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853132 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Id strongly suggest waiting for a full block. Using hybrid solutions on the 290/390's never ends well. The air coolers can hardly cool the VRM's as it is.... They are at the top of your card in a row, like what they look like to the left of your CPU socket on your motherboard. Quack Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853137 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author http://imgur.com/WwtEoHG Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853138 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author The thing is, is that I really dont think they will make a full cover for this card. So to watercool them I need to go with a universal block. I am planning to put the coper heatsinks on them to cool the vram and the mosfets Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853166 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 ok found your thing and i am pretty sure this is all you need to cool with heat sinks (someone can correct me if im wrong) Project Iridium: CPU: Intel 4820K CPU Cooler: Custom Loop Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: Avexir Blitz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD GPU: Asus 780 6GB Strix Case: IN WIN 909 PSU: Corsair RM1000 Project Iridium build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451088-project-iridium-build-log/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853175 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Id strongly suggest waiting for a full block. Using hybrid solutions on the 290/390's never ends well. The air coolers can hardly cool the VRM's as it is.... They are at the top of your card in a row, like what they look like to the left of your CPU socket on your motherboard. ek has said they are not going to make a block for 390x but i agree with you the op shouldn't put a universal block on Project Iridium: CPU: Intel 4820K CPU Cooler: Custom Loop Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: Avexir Blitz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD GPU: Asus 780 6GB Strix Case: IN WIN 909 PSU: Corsair RM1000 Project Iridium build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451088-project-iridium-build-log/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853186 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author Should I leave the cards how they are? I would much rather have them watercooled then the annoying wine of the fans. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853199 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Should I leave the cards how they are? I would much rather have them watercooled then the annoying wine of the fans. yes. maybe turn down your overclock. but yes. CPU: I7 8700k @ 5ghz | Motherboard: Asus Z370-Prime | RAM: White Crucial balistix DDR4 2133mhz | GPU: GTX 1080TI | Storage: ssd HyperX 240gig, 2x2tb seagate Firecuda 1tb, BPX 480 gig nvme, 1tb sandisk ssd | Cooling: Custom loop | PSU: Evga supernova 850w G2 | Case: Phanteks enthoo evolv atx black White modded | system theme: White/RGB/Weiss Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853238 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author ok found your thing and i am pretty sure this is all you need to cool with heat sinks (someone can correct me if im wrong) gpu.jpg Thank you, this will help me a lot. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853240 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author yes. maybe turn down your overclock. but yes.I will try that, I have the cards running at 1100 mhz Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853257 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Thank you, this will help me a lot. im not 100% sure thats all of the things you need to cool with a heat sink so just check again with other people just to make sure also again i would advise not doing this as it is a radeon card an they can handle less heat on the gpu than nvidia cards can. Project Iridium: CPU: Intel 4820K CPU Cooler: Custom Loop Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: Avexir Blitz Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD and Seagate Barracuda 3TB HDD GPU: Asus 780 6GB Strix Case: IN WIN 909 PSU: Corsair RM1000 Project Iridium build log http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/451088-project-iridium-build-log/ Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853323 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 There wasn't a block for my old Sapphire Vapor X 280X either. However I was able to use the block from a 7970ghz with a little modding, maybe worth checking the web to see if any 290x/390 blocks can fit Ryzen Ram Guide My Project Logs Iced Blood Temporal Snow Temporal Snow Ryzen Refresh CPU - Ryzen 1700 @ 4Ghz Motherboard - Gigabyte AX370 Aorus Gaming 5 Ram - 16Gb GSkill Trident Z RGB 3200 GPU - Palit 1080GTX Gamerock Premium Storage - Samsung XP941 256GB, Crucial MX300 525GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W Case - INWIN 303 White Display - Asus PG278Q Gsync 144hz 1440P Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853361 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author im not 100% sure thats all of the things you need to cool with a heat sink so just check again with other people just to make sure also again i would advise not doing this as it is a radeon card an they can handle less heat on the gpu than nvidia cards can.I will check, and what you circled was my original guess of where they were. Its just really hard to find information on this stuff because no one wants to put a universal cooler on a 390x lol Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853403 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author There wasn't a block for my old Sapphire Vapor X 280X either. However I was able to use the block from a 7970ghz with a little modding, maybe worth checking the web to see if any 290x/390 blocks can fitWhat did you do to your 280x? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853412 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 I found a similar block and cut out the circled area Ryzen Ram Guide My Project Logs Iced Blood Temporal Snow Temporal Snow Ryzen Refresh CPU - Ryzen 1700 @ 4Ghz Motherboard - Gigabyte AX370 Aorus Gaming 5 Ram - 16Gb GSkill Trident Z RGB 3200 GPU - Palit 1080GTX Gamerock Premium Storage - Samsung XP941 256GB, Crucial MX300 525GB, Seagate Barracuda 1TB PSU - Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W Case - INWIN 303 White Display - Asus PG278Q Gsync 144hz 1440P Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6853900 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author I found a similar block and cut out the circled area I will have to do some looking around then, i might just do that Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6854044 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 There is no water block for custom PCB designed 390/Xs. Only reference, which as same as 290/X. 雪月花(Setsugetsuka) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6854797 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author There is no water block for custom PCB designed 390/Xs. Only reference, which as same as 290/X.Hmm. That really blows that they didnt make them for all of the 390's Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6855314 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Author I am going to do my research on everything that I need to cool on this card. For everything that needs passive cooling I am going to put copper heatsynks on. This should provide better cooling of the vram and mosfets better than stock, so I dont think that will be a bad idea. The gpu should be fine, as it is underwater. I just want to thank everyone who gave me info on the subject. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6855349 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 28, 2015 Since those 390s are refresh of the 290s, there isn't that much demand for it. Also, they run some what cooler that 290s, so no one plan to make block for custom PCBs. 雪月花(Setsugetsuka) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/515185-need-help-watercooling-a-graphics-card/#findComment-6855377 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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