R9 290x Vapor X Water Block

[jonniezodiac]

I'm looking to upgrade my rig with a custom water cooling loop, and I'm having serious trouble finding a block for the R9 290x Vapor X from Sapphire, and my GPU temps are getting a lot higher than I would like, and as a result i had to zip-tie another fan to the back of my case to help extract the hot air away from the GPU. Would i be better off buying a stock card on eBay and buying a block for that, or does anyone know where I can find a compatible block?

[D3LT4K1L0]

here you go

 

https://www.ekwb.com/news/ek-introduces-sapphire-vapor-x-r9-290x-water-block/

 

[jonniezodiac]

I saw that but I'm unable to find one to buy as that was discontinued, and no one appears to be selling them on eBay as far as I can see

[Dschijn]

eBay will be your only option. You will only get it 2nd hand.

A new block wouldn't make sense at all with such an old card.

[Geotropism]

4 hours ago, jonniezodiac said:

I'm looking to upgrade my rig with a custom water cooling loop, and I'm having serious trouble finding a block for the R9 290x Vapor X from Sapphire, and my GPU temps are getting a lot higher than I would like, and as a result i had to zip-tie another fan to the back of my case to help extract the hot air away from the GPU. Would i be better off buying a stock card on eBay and buying a block for that, or does anyone know where I can find a compatible block?

I wouldn't recommend spending a lot of $ on a custom loop while only having a 290x. Maybe upgrade your GPU/CPU first?