Eivekeu
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Hello there! I am new to PCs. My brother recently built mine for me. Anyway, I am looking into water cooling to keep the gpu temps down, as I have this sort of OCD-ish feeling about the temperatures. I have the 1080 FTW, by the way.
It idles at about 37-38 Celsius and around 75 when I'm playing Overwatch at 1080p! (I am getting a 1440p monitor this week). So what options are there for water cooling? I have:
Define Nano S case
Corsair H100i v2 cpu cooler
Anything else I should list? I was wondering if there is anything like this () for the FTW, as that cooler isn't compatible. :( Sorry for the total noob question here guys. I feel bad burdening my brother with all my questions, so I figured asking here wouldn't hurt.
Thank you!
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Re: Water Cooler for 1080 FTW? Please help, new to all this!
Sunday, August 21, 2016 10:58 AM
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☼ Best Answerby Eivekeu Sunday, August 21, 2016 5:23 PM
well, I come from a crossfire 290 setup that used to go to 94-95 C, then I used the corsair aio setup and it brought the temps down to around 65 degrees on load ( super silent settings) so im quite pleased with 75 C on air cooler with my FTW. Its also pretty silent, doesnt bother me at all.
EVGA will be coming out with a hybrid cooler for the FTW. just wait a bit.
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Re: Water Cooler for 1080 FTW? Please help, new to all this!
Sunday, August 21, 2016 2:46 PM
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☄ Helpfulby Eivekeu Sunday, August 21, 2016 5:23 PM
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Re: Water Cooler for 1080 FTW? Please help, new to all this!
Sunday, August 21, 2016 2:50 PM
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☄ Helpfulby Eivekeu Sunday, August 21, 2016 5:23 PM
Eivekeu
Hello there! I am new to PCs. My brother recently built mine for me. Anyway, I am looking into water cooling to keep the gpu temps down, as I have this sort of OCD-ish feeling about the temperatures. I have the 1080 FTW, by the way.
It idles at about 37-38 Celsius and around 75 when I'm playing Overwatch at 1080p! (I am getting a 1440p monitor this week). So what options are there for water cooling? I have:
Define Nano S case
Corsair H100i v2 cpu cooler
Anything else I should list? I was wondering if there is anything like this () for the FTW, as that cooler isn't compatible. :( Sorry for the total noob question here guys. I feel bad burdening my brother with all my questions, so I figured asking here wouldn't hurt.
Thank you!
To be perfectly honest your temperatures are excellent and there is no need for water cooling. I know you mentioned you are somewhat OCD about the numbers but I can assure you that you are perfectly fine. The GPU should not even hit a throttling point until 50c and even then these are very minor increments until you reach above 80c. The card is designed to run without any damage at up to 94c.
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Eivekeu
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Re: Water Cooler for 1080 FTW? Please help, new to all this!
Sunday, August 21, 2016 5:24 PM
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velo-x
well, I come from a crossfire 290 setup that used to go to 94-95 C, then I used the corsair aio setup and it brought the temps down to around 65 degrees on load ( super silent settings) so im quite pleased with 75 C on air cooler with my FTW. Its also pretty silent, doesnt bother me at all.
EVGA will be coming out with a hybrid cooler for the FTW. just wait a bit.
That sounds perfect! As I am new, I don't want to try custom water cooling just yet. So I will just have to wait for this. Thanks all for your friendly help.
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Re: Water Cooler for 1080 FTW? Please help, new to all this!
Monday, August 22, 2016 3:46 AM
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Those temps are not bad at all for a graphics card. You are using EVGA's Precision X OC to adjust the fan speed or set a fan profile aren't you? 75C while playing Overwatch is surprising. I only hit about 60C while playing Overwatch with a fan speed of 50%. It's not a demanding game at all. Even while playing The Division I only hit about 70C with a 60% fan profile (a lot more demanding game).
Of course case flows plays a part, and I have pretty good case flow, but I ask because you don't mention fan speeds. I am very impressed with the ACX fans and they seem to cool great in my case. I see no need for water cooling, unless I was running two cards (and maybe not even then).
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Re: Water Cooler for 1080 FTW? Please help, new to all this!
Monday, August 22, 2016 4:23 AM
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Hello. Yes, I use the EVGA software to control fan speed. I have my curve set to auto, so it is usually around 75% while I'm playing Overwatch, which is now worrying because you get lower temps with slower fan speeds. I think my case is the problem...I have the Nano S from Fractal Design. The power supply is really close to the graphics card...so I guess this is causing the problem. It covers one of the gpu's fan. 
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Re: Water Cooler for 1080 FTW? Please help, new to all this!
Monday, August 22, 2016 4:39 AM
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It could very well be poor air flow inside your case. Is it possible to add some fans or try a different configuration? You might also consider applying new TIM to the card like MX-4 which will typically will drop it a few degrees as well. Air flow sounds like the issue though. It's the price you pay for having a small case. 
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