chicochaco
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I am thinking about getting the EVGA 980 Hydro for 4 way SLI and water cooling it. I have never water cooled before and I was wondering how big of a radiator (or 2 radiators?) I should get and also is there anything to look out for or be aware of for connecting the 4 GPU's?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 12:23:08
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Good luck getting those cards, been sold out for ages.
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chicochaco
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 12:35:19
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I see them for sale right now on EVGA website. Actually I am kind of worried about 4 GB of Vram for 4K gaming now... Why do I keep forgetting about that!?!? Or should I just forget about Vram cuz 4 GB is enough for 4K at all Ultra? I dunno cuz I am a noob!! Edit: Ok looking into it looks like 4GB might be enough even for 4K... Thx consoles!!
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 15:31:11
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I would like more vram as well. Not sure why they are still using 4GB..
At least 6gb per GPU would be nice. Even the classy and kingpins are only 4gb. Lame.
I am thinking of getting some kingpins and watercooling them but wish there was more vram.
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 15:35:28
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chicochaco
I am thinking about getting the EVGA 980 Hydro for 4 way SLI and water cooling it. I have never water cooled before and I was wondering how big of a radiator (or 2 radiators?) I should get and also is there anything to look out for or be aware of for connecting the 4 GPU's?
Thanks in advance.
Take a look at my  and others a well for water cooling computers. You can find out a lot of information and photos and benchmark scores on this site.
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chicochaco
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 16:10:19
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bcavnaugh
chicochaco
I am thinking about getting the EVGA 980 Hydro for 4 way SLI and water cooling it. I have never water cooled before and I was wondering how big of a radiator (or 2 radiators?) I should get and also is there anything to look out for or be aware of for connecting the 4 GPU's?
Thanks in advance.
Take a look at my and others a well for water cooling computers.
You can find out a lot of information and photos and benchmark scores on this site.
Epic rig man. I especially like how you have the cards sitting up right. Cuz of the weight right? Very nice. I will def take notes on ur system, thx! stiltz85
I would like more vram as well. Not sure why they are still using 4GB..
At least 6gb per GPU would be nice. Even the classy and kingpins are only 4gb. Lame.
I am thinking of getting some kingpins and watercooling them but wish there was more vram.
Yea the Vram thing is you know.. Like if Crysis 4 came out and they are like "Yea we do it for the PC guys" then you know 4GB of Vram is not gonna be enough. 
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 16:36:10
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They say one Rad+Fan for reach block. Like on my rig I only have 3 Rad but 4 block, but after the block I have 2 rad 2 fan that helps cooling before the water returns back to the pump so I really have 5 Rad 5 Fan. Also I run push/pull that means that I have 6 Fans up top before the 4 GPUs and then 4 more fans after the 4 GPUs. My CPU has 3 Rad now only because I am waiting for the VRM & X99 Chip Water Blocks from nateman_doo  EVGA X99 Waterblock - CLASSY, FTW & MICRO
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 17:24:28
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Cool, cool. I might try to just copy your rig. I think I am allowed to be a follower for my first water cooling rig.  Now I just got to convince my better half...
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 18:04:54
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Cool, cool. I might try to just copy your rig. I think I am allowed to be a follower for my first water cooling rig.
Now I just got to convince my better half...
Most Water Coolers don't really care for the way I do mine. Most say One Loop is more than enough or it is a waste to use Two Radiators in one loop and so on. I look at it this way. No mater how you do your build their is only one rule and that rule is to Have Fun Building It.
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 19:36:15
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chicochaco
Cool, cool. I might try to just copy your rig. I think I am allowed to be a follower for my first water cooling rig.
Now I just got to convince my better half...
Most Water Coolers don't really care for the way I do mine.
Most say One Loop is more than enough or it is a waste to use Two Radiators in one loop and so on.
I look at it this way. No mater how you do your build their is only one rule and that rule is to Have Fun Building It.
Well I appreciate your heads up and that's a great attitude!
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 21:03:07
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chicochaco
I am thinking about getting the EVGA 980 Hydro for 4 way SLI and water cooling it. I have never water cooled before and I was wondering how big of a radiator (or 2 radiators?) I should get and also is there anything to look out for or be aware of for connecting the 4 GPU's?
Thanks in advance.
If it were me, I would just buy the regular GTX 980's and purchase and install good quality full cover blocks myself as I think it's quite a bit cheaper.
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/01 22:21:06
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Yea I see. Actually I already have 2 GTX 980 SC so I can use those for that. (I was going to sell them if not) Also I was kind of rethinking 4 way SLI after seeing how much stuttering it had on a Youtube video. (I was hoping G-sync can get rid of the stuttering but I am starting to learn that's not the case) Maybe I can do a custom BIOS flash on the cards with the water cooling for a very high overclock and I would have a more smoother and faster gaming experience. But most likely I will probably just brake my card trying. 
post edited by chicochaco - 2015/03/01 22:26:47
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Re: First time water cooling, any advice?
2015/03/02 12:53:04
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iowamoe300
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I am thinking about getting the EVGA 980 Hydro for 4 way SLI and water cooling it. I have never water cooled before and I was wondering how big of a radiator (or 2 radiators?) I should get and also is there anything to look out for or be aware of for connecting the 4 GPU's?
Thanks in advance.
If it were me, I would just buy the regular GTX 980's and purchase and install good quality full cover blocks myself as I think it's quite a bit cheaper.
In the long run they would be better at Overclocking and they are in stock today on EVGA's Web Site. I like mine and the Stock Clocks they are set to. I did look at the cost and with the Water Block Preinstalled you are only pay about $30 More. And they come with back plates to boot.
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