YEAH! WATER COOLING!

[Josh_Galsky]

Hello! I'm building my first PC soon.  I was looking for a water cooled 980ti and I compared the EVGA Hybrid vs Gigabyte waterforce vs MSI Sea Hawk.  I came with the conclusion that the EVGA one is a but better and I like the way it looks more that the MSI.  BUT, I just saw JaysTwoCents video on water cooling and he mentions he prefers 240mm for the GPU and 240mm for the CPU.  The EVGA Hybrid comes with a 120mm rad and I wanted to know if I could and should replace it with a 240mm rad and add two fans to it or is the 120mm rad +fan + fan on the card enough. Thanks!

 

P.S. Do you agree with my water cooled 980ti?

[Mattyp92]

To get the best cooling, you really need a custom loop but that is usually a bit beyond a first time builder's scope.  If you do enough research it shouldn't matter though.

[Bajantechnician]

3 minutes ago, Josh_Galsky said:

Hello! I'm building my first PC soon.  I was looking for a water cooled 980ti and I compared the EVGA Hybrid vs Gigabyte waterforce vs MSI Sea Hawk.  I came with the conclusion that the EVGA one is a but better and I like the way it looks more that the MSI.  BUT, I just saw JaysTwoCents video on water cooling and he mentions he prefers 240mm for the GPU and 240mm for the CPU.  The EVGA Hybrid comes with a 120mm rad and I wanted to know if I could and should replace it with a 240mm rad and add two fans to it or is the 120mm rad +fan + fan on the card enough. Thanks!

 

P.S. Do you agree with my water cooled 980ti?

hello

 

wrong subforum

should be under this one

https://linustechtips.com/main/forum/36-liquid-and-exotic-cooling/

anyways

to answer our question, get the evga one.

good waranty, and you can take off the cooler without voiding your warranty

[Enderman]

120 is more than enough for a GPU

no you cannot replace the radiator on an AIO

[Josh_Galsky]

1 minute ago, Mattyp92 said:

To get the best cooling, you really need a custom loop but that is usually a bit beyond a first time builder's scope.  If you do enough research it shouldn't matter though.

Thanks for your response, but, I know I'm probably not experienced enough for custom looped...

[Mattyp92]

Just now, Josh_Galsky said:

Thanks for your response, but, I know I'm probably not experienced enough for custom looped...

Just stick with the radiator that comes with the card and you will be fine. 

[skyress3000]

A 120mm rad is already overkill and allows for some pretty high overclocks; you definitely don't need to replace an AIO cooler. I think the reason why GPUs may sometimes be given more rad space in a custom loop is that the blocks are generally not hybrid, so all of the heat instead of just some of it goes into the cooling loop.

[Moonzy]

jay is a bit of a watercooling enthusiast (incase you didnt notice his skunkworks)

single 120mm will do just fine, get whichever one you like best

9 minutes ago, Josh_Galsky said:

P.S. Do you agree with my water cooled 980ti?

no, not at all, AIO coolers are normally less reliable than air coolers, and cost more

but if you're looking for performance out of the box, then a graphics card with AIO would be your best bet

also, im a bit nervous when putting liquid in my system so i still prefer air (although nothing much below the gpu for it to leak on to destroy, as long as your psu's fan is faced down or covered by a shroud)