GTX 680 HYDRO COPPER

[ERT4]

Hey I got a gtx 680 hydro copper and this is going to be the first time building a water-cooled loop for a GPU, I know you shouldn't mix metals so I wanted a recommendation for a pump reservoir combo.

[W-L]

9 minutes ago, ERT4 said:

Hey I got a gtx 680 hydro copper and this is going to be the first time building a water-cooled loop for a GPU, I know you shouldn't mix metals so I wanted a recommendation for a pump reservoir combo.

Some of the best regarded options would be the D5 or DDC pump unit especially if you plan on expanding the loop or upgrading in the future. 

 

 

-Moved to Liquid and Exotic Cooling-

[Streetguru]

11 minutes ago, ERT4 said:

gtx 680 hydro copper

6...80?

Why are you wasting any money on that card trying to build a loop around it? Did you get it for free?

Just buy one of the Arctic Accelero Aftermarket GPU air coolers for like $50-70 dollars and you should be good to go.

[ERT4]

15 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

6...80?

Why are you wasting any money on that card trying to build a loop around it? Did you get it for free?

Just buy one of the Arctic Accelero Aftermarket GPU air coolers for like $50-70 dollars and you should be good to go.

if I water-cooled I can make it quit which is a big plus

[ERT4]

19 minutes ago, W-L said:

Some of the best regarded options would be the D5 or DDC pump unit especially if you plan on expanding the loop or upgrading in the future. 

 

 

-Moved to Liquid and Exotic Cooling-

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can I have a link to a specific model? 

[Streetguru]

15 minutes ago, ERT4 said:

if I water-cooled I can make it quit which is a big plus

So would the 3 fan arctic cooler? or a Morpheus II

 

and then it doesn't require expensive water cooling parts for a rather old GPU...I just really fail to see the point of spending money to water cool an old GPU unless you're going for overclocking records on it.

No idea if the Arctic stuff will fit, says reference PCBs but i mean it's probably fine...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068&cm_re=arctic_accelero-_-35-186-068-_-Product

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186068R&cm_re=arctic_accelero-_-35-186-068R-_-Product

http://www.raijintek.com/en/products_detail.php?ProductID=46

[W-L]

4 minutes ago, ERT4 said:

can I have a link to a specific model? 

Any version will work, also what you do mean make it quit. As said it is fairly old hardware so I'm not sure if you want to invest a large amount of money in a loop for it. 

 

https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-xres-100-ddc-3-2-pwm-elite-incl-pump

[Froody129]

Just get a better card. It's not worth custom looping a 680

 

Source: I own a 680 and had a 1060 

[ERT4]

On 4/23/2018 at 2:17 AM, Froody129 said:

Just get a better card. It's not worth custom looping a 680

 

Source: I own a 680 and had a 1060 

i can get this card for 100$

[Froody129]

On 4/26/2018 at 2:01 AM, ERT4 said:

i can get this card for 100$

Not a bad deal but I wouldn't bother custom looping it. It's a really cool card but the performance doesn't justify a loop

[ERT4]

2 hours ago, Froody129 said:

Not a bad deal but I wouldn't bother custom looping it. It's a really cool card but the performance doesn't justify a loop

I'm getting a 960 for 130$ so I don't have to buy stuff for the loop

[Froody129]

30 minutes ago, ERT4 said:

I'm getting a 960 for 130$ so I don't have to buy stuff for the loop

Cool, I would highly recommend a 4gb 960 unless the price is too much higher. The 960 performs about the same as a 680

[ERT4]

6 hours ago, Froody129 said:

Cool, I would highly recommend a 4gb 960 unless the price is too much higher. The 960 performs about the same as a 680

thankfully it is a 4gb model from evga