GPU - Waterblock Questions

[Hi P]

So how are GPU waterblocks categorized? is it by series only? size? graphics card style? or how?

 

Let's take a 1080 ti FTW3 for example.

 

Would any 1080 waterblock fit it?

 

Are there waterblocks for blower style / founder's edition graphic cards?

[Wh0_Am_1]

1 minute ago, Hi P said:

So how are GPU waterblocks categorized? is it by series only? size? graphics card style? or how?

 

Let's take a 1080 ti FTW3 for example.

 

Would any 1080 waterblock fit it?

 

Are there waterblocks for blower style / founder's edition graphic cards?

The FTW3 Is a custom card, and thereby you need a custom waterblock.

[Hi P]

5 minutes ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

The FTW3 Is a custom card, and thereby you need a custom waterblock.

 

Thank you

 

So putting custom cards aside (regarding 1080 ti), all waterblocks fit it? or how do you look for one?

[Technous285]

Reference *80Ti cards have historically used their Titan-counterpart's PCB layout, so a waterblock for a (Kepler) Titan & 780Ti is generally the same, the (Maxwell) TitanX & 980Ti use the same waterblock in most cases (such as an EVGA 980Ti SC+ ACX2.0+), (Pascal) TitanX & FE 1080Ti's use the same waterblock...

 

However, when an AIB vendor like ASUS, EVGA or Gigabyte make a custom PCB for a *80Ti card like the FTW3, then you'll need to find a waterblock for that specific model as it will typically have things like capacitors, VRM's & MOSFETs in different places compared to the Reference *80Ti due to resigning for different power flows compared to the Reference card.

 

Typically a company like EKWB will carry *80Ti/Titan waterblocks along with waterblocks for top-end custom cards like the 1080Ti FTW3. You can't use a waterblock for a 1080 card on a 1080Ti due to design differences between the two when Nvidia made them.