GPU Watercooling Question

[Lynks]

Hello there

Just a quick question about my GPU, I currently own a Gainward GTX 1070 Phoenix GS edition and am wondering if there are any water cooling solutions for it.

On https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/ it says a VGA Universal water block is available but I will need to arrange passive cooling on ram and mosfet chips, how does one arrange passive cooling. I thought passive cooling meant it cooled itself.

Thank you for your time  

[Hackentosher]

What that means is there's no custom full cover block for that card yet. Instead, it's a little block that just covers the core, like a cpu block. So if you want to go that route, you have to attach little heat sinks to those chips to keep them cool. 

[Lynks]

Just now, Hackentosher said:

What that means is there's no custom full cover block for that card yet. Instead, it's a little block that just covers the core, like a cpu block. So if you want to go that route, you have to attach little heat sinks to those chips to keep them cool. 

Where can I buy these heat sinks?

[Quaker]

25 minutes ago, Lynks said:

 I will need to arrange passive cooling on ram and mosfet chips, how does one arrange passive cooling. I thought passive cooling meant it cooled itself.

Generally speaking you get small peel&stick heatsinks to go on them, but you may also need to ensure that there is some airflow over them.

 

Something like:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3885/vid-54/Swiftech_MC14_Forged_Copper_16-Pin_Video_Card_BGA_Memory_Ramsinks_-_14mm_x_14mm_x_14mm.html?tl=g40c18s236&id=Se9UtLqT

 

Depending upon clearance you may need to cut them down in height, or you may find some lower profile ones.

I'm not sure where you would buy them - I don't even know where you are.

[Lynks]

4 minutes ago, Quaker said:

Generally speaking you get small peel&stick heatsinks to go on them, but you may also need to ensure that there is some airflow over them.

 

Something like:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3885/vid-54/Swiftech_MC14_Forged_Copper_16-Pin_Video_Card_BGA_Memory_Ramsinks_-_14mm_x_14mm_x_14mm.html?tl=g40c18s236&id=Se9UtLqT

 

Depending upon clearance you may need to cut them down in height, or you may find some lower profile ones.

I'm not sure where you would buy them - I don't even know where you are.

How do I know where to attach them? Also these look pretty cheap and ineffective, not that I would know.

[Quaker]

If you don't know where to attach them, I'd suggest you postpone the whole water-cooling thing until there's a water block specifically made for your card, or just forget it altogether. Putting universal water-blocks and heatsinks on video cards is really meant for someone who knows what they're doing.

(Or you can research to find out which chips on your card are the RAMs and MOSFETs, so you will know some of what you're doing. )

[Hackentosher]

30 minutes ago, Lynks said:

How do I know where to attach them? Also these look pretty cheap and ineffective, not that I would know.

 

53 minutes ago, Lynks said:

Where can I buy these heat sinks?

They're sold on amazon or maybe Performance PCs (don't order from frozen cpu, it's complicated) and to attatch them, you use a thermal adhesive (not to be confused with thermal paste) like Arctic Alumina 2 part. Anything that had a thermal pad from the reference cooler will need a heatsink. TBH, it might just be easier to see if you can trade your card for an FE card or maybe an EVGA that way you have full cover blocks at your disposal.

[Lynks]

2 hours ago, Quaker said:

If you don't know where to attach them, I'd suggest you postpone the whole water-cooling thing until there's a water block specifically made for your card, or just forget it altogether. Putting universal water-blocks and heatsinks on video cards is really meant for someone who knows what they're doing.

(Or you can research to find out which chips on your card are the RAMs and MOSFETs, so you will know some of what you're doing. )

Feel like this card isn't very mainstream and waterblock's will never come out for it. Also won't I be avoiding the warranty of my card by attaching a waterblock?

[Quaker]

If the card uses the reference (Founder's) board layout, there may soon be a water block that fits it and covers the RAM and MOSFETS.

 

Yes, tearing off the stock cooler and replacing it with a water block will not only "avoid" the warranty, but it will "void" it as well.

 

Look for reviews of your card and see if they mention if it has the reference board design.