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Hey guys,

 

In my system right now, I have a ZOTAC GTX 1070 AMP! graphics card. I want to do custom water cooling in my system, but I don't know which GPU block to get. All of the ones that I've looked at thus far have only supported the founders edition card. I'm not sure if my ZOTAC card is a reference PCB or not. Any suggestions?

 

P.S. I'm aware that I have an H100i cooling my CPU. I plan to take this out and use it with another system.

 

Thanks!

 

Ethan

Current System: CPU: Intel i7 4790K 4.6 GHz @ 1.28 volts | Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 MHz + G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1866 MHz (Total RAM: 24GB) | Cooling: Corsair H100i | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! | Storage: WD Black 1TB + Samsung 960 EVO 500GB + SanDisk 500GB SSD + WD Blue 4TB + Seagate 2TB External + Rosewill 3TB External | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: NZXT S340 Elite

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your GPU is not reference pcb so you will need to use universal GPU blocks and cool your VRMs yourself

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Just now, 007agentHP said:

your GPU is not reference pcb so you will need to use universal GPU blocks and cool your VRMs yourself

Ok. And how would I go about doing that? Sorry, this is my first time digging into custom loops, despite watching many tutorials on YouTube...

Current System: CPU: Intel i7 4790K 4.6 GHz @ 1.28 volts | Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 MHz + G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1866 MHz (Total RAM: 24GB) | Cooling: Corsair H100i | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! | Storage: WD Black 1TB + Samsung 960 EVO 500GB + SanDisk 500GB SSD + WD Blue 4TB + Seagate 2TB External + Rosewill 3TB External | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: NZXT S340 Elite

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7 minutes ago, ethaDAboss11 said:

Ok. And how would I go about doing that? Sorry, this is my first time digging into custom loops, despite watching many tutorials on YouTube...

alright so you will need one of these

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vga-supremacy-acetal-nickel

 

it is a universal GPU block 

unless you run the card 24/7 vrm cooling isnt 100% neccesary  and as long as you keep good airflow you should be fine

 

 

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Just now, 007agentHP said:

alright so you will need one of these

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vga-supremacy-acetal-nickel

 

it is a universal GPU block 

unless you run the card 24/7 vrm cooling isnt 100% neccesary  and as long as you keep good airflow you should be fine

 

 

Ok. Thanks so much! I'm not running the card 24/7, but I do play a lot of demanding games, and I have a 4k monitor. My GPU gets used a ton. What would you recommend if I want to cool my VRMs separate from the existing air flow in my case? It's an NZXT S340, if that helps

Current System: CPU: Intel i7 4790K 4.6 GHz @ 1.28 volts | Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 MHz + G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1866 MHz (Total RAM: 24GB) | Cooling: Corsair H100i | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! | Storage: WD Black 1TB + Samsung 960 EVO 500GB + SanDisk 500GB SSD + WD Blue 4TB + Seagate 2TB External + Rosewill 3TB External | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: NZXT S340 Elite

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Just now, ethaDAboss11 said:

Ok. Thanks so much! I'm not running the card 24/7, but I do play a lot of demanding games, and I have a 4k monitor. My GPU gets used a ton. What would you recommend if I want to cool my VRMs separate from the existing air flow in my case? It's an NZXT S340, if that helps

so for cooling the vrms, you will need some vrm heatsinks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708008

im not sure how many yours has but you shouldn't need more than 2 packs of these

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Just now, 007agentHP said:

so for cooling the vrms, you will need some vrm heatsinks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708008

im not sure how many yours has but you shouldn't need more than 2 packs of these

Ok. Thanks so much! You've been a huge help

Current System: CPU: Intel i7 4790K 4.6 GHz @ 1.28 volts | Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 MHz + G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1866 MHz (Total RAM: 24GB) | Cooling: Corsair H100i | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! | Storage: WD Black 1TB + Samsung 960 EVO 500GB + SanDisk 500GB SSD + WD Blue 4TB + Seagate 2TB External + Rosewill 3TB External | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: NZXT S340 Elite

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1 minute ago, 007agentHP said:

so for cooling the vrms, you will need some vrm heatsinks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708008

im not sure how many yours has but you shouldn't need more than 2 packs of these

One more thing. Would the VRM fins attach via an adhesive on the VRM fin itself?

Current System: CPU: Intel i7 4790K 4.6 GHz @ 1.28 volts | Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600 MHz + G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1866 MHz (Total RAM: 24GB) | Cooling: Corsair H100i | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 AMP! | Storage: WD Black 1TB + Samsung 960 EVO 500GB + SanDisk 500GB SSD + WD Blue 4TB + Seagate 2TB External + Rosewill 3TB External | PSU: Corsair RM850x | Case: NZXT S340 Elite

Planned Upgrades: No idea

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