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not all cards have blocks available so i'd go reference or look the card up first.

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So I was thinking about water cooling my gpu and I was wondering since I'm taking the heat sink off my 2 980ti's do I just buy something like Msi Lightning or do I need a reference card. if u know the awnser please help and thanks in advance

do you own 2 980ti or do you plan to buy them im confused?

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watercooling?? MSI Lightning?? Reference card???

 

You may have to rephrase your question

 

If you don't already own the 980 Ti's, reference cards usually have more support. So I'll go ref.

 

If there's one in particular you like, use the EKWB configurator - https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/ but you want the FULL WATERBLOCK

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he want's to know on which GPUs can a custom waterblock be put on

 

No. I don't even know how you got that.

 

I'm taking the heat sink off my 2 980ti's do I just buy something like Msi Lightning or do I need a reference card.

 

That literally makes no sense.

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No. I don't even know how you got that.

 

I'm taking the heat sink off my 2 980ti's do I just buy something like Msi Lightning or do I need a reference card.

 

That literally makes no sense.

well yes, he will take the heatsink off...

or,.. i have no idea :)

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what are trying to say?

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No. I don't even know how you got that.

I'm taking the heat sink off my 2 980ti's do I just buy something like Msi Lightning or do I need a reference card.

That literally makes no sense.

Sorry I'm at school using my phone I'm about to buy 2 980ti's and I plan to water cool them and I was wondering if buying a better stock speed card was a better idea or can I only use a reference card

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Sigh....

 

So here is a list of 980 ti gpus with known EK waterblocks (I don't know all of them off the top of my head, but these ones I am sure of):

 

MSI Gaming 6G (Twin Frozer V)

Asus Strix

Gigabyte G1

Evga Kingpin

Evga Classified

Nvidia Reference

 

Get any of the above and you should have no issues finding waterblocks.

 

I 100% do not recommend reference pcbs. They suck.

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Sigh....

 

So here is a list of 980 ti gpus with known EK waterblocks (I don't know all of them off the top of my head, but these ones I am sure of):

 

MSI 6G (Twin Frozer V)

Asus Strix

Gigabyte G1

Evga Kingpin

Evga Classified

Nvidia Reference

MSI Lightning

 

Get any of the above and you should have no issues finding waterblocks.

 

I 100% do not recommend reference pcbs. They suck.

 

Certainly not MSI Lightning from EKWB, no support for that PCB.

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Sorry I'm at school using my phone I'm about to buy 2 980ti's and I plan to water cool them and I was wondering if buying a better stock speed card was a better idea or can I only use a reference card

Pretty much every non - reference card has a waterblock made for it. 

 

The 980Ti Lighting however does not. You can contact EK if you wish to see if they have any plans for a block. info@ekwb.com

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Certainly not MSI Lightning from EKWB, no support for that PCB.

Check out my edit (before your comment posted)

 

 

Pretty much every non - reference card has a waterblock made for it. 

 

The 980Ti Lighting however does not. You can contact EK if you wish to see if they have any plans for a block. info@ekwb.com

 
They don't. Likewise there are no plans to do a matrix. I just looked it up.

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