Avenger411
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Hey guys!
I thought since many of us are looking for this particular hybrid cooler for our titan x, we should make an official thread about how it performs. I asked on another thread but i think it got lost and nobody will answer. Since i think it is a very pertinent question i'm going to ask it here.
Is the 980 hybrid cooler cooling the vrms enough so it won't overheat ?
So it is now up for debate and those of you who has done the cooler installation, it would be nice to share thoughts and temps of vrm also performance increase that the hybrid cooler has been able to yield!
Looking forward to this!
Max
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 11:00:41
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A guy on a uk forum has fitted one just waiting on him getting back with results.
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 11:09:59
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I don't get why someone who just bought a $1,000 CPU won't spend just under $300 to properly watercool it
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 11:21:32
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Hey,
I speak for myself, it's clearly not about the money. It's about the knowledge. I personnally do not feel confident enough to build a custom cooling loop. So i am looking towards the easy way out. I spent some time on the EK site and damn their blocks are crazy nice and price is affordable, but when you've never done it, fittings, brackets, pumps, reservoirs, tubing etc etc can be overwhelming. Again i'm speaking for myself. Always used AiO and it always went well.
I live in montreal, canada and if there was a place where they built custom
Loops etc, i would gladly pay for it, since you're right. The proper way would be the custom way.
Max
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 11:33:44
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Avenger411
Hey,
I speak for myself, it's clearly not about the money. It's about the knowledge. I personnally do not feel confident enough to build a custom cooling loop. So i am looking towards the easy way out. I spent some time on the EK site and damn their blocks are crazy nice and price is affordable, but when you've never done it, fittings, brackets, pumps, reservoirs, tubing etc etc can be overwhelming. Again i'm speaking for myself. Always used AiO and it always went well.
I live in montreal, canada and if there was a place where they built custom
Loops etc, i would gladly pay for it, since you're right. The proper way would be the custom way.
Max
That is where I am with it. I have run custom WC in the past as well, and I have the money to do it, but I have my days where I just don't want to have to mess with it. I look at it all the time, though, and have the urge to do it. I used an AIO on my CPU for the first time on this last build and was surprisingly pleased by it. I'm not sure what I will do, but I am interested in the AIO method if it is effect because it is one and done. I will follow this thread and see what others are saying that have done it if any start chiming in.
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 11:39:02
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Avenger411
Hey,
I speak for myself, it's clearly not about the money. It's about the knowledge. I personnally do not feel confident enough to build a custom cooling loop. So i am looking towards the easy way out. I spent some time on the EK site and damn their blocks are crazy nice and price is affordable, but when you've never done it, fittings, brackets, pumps, reservoirs, tubing etc etc can be overwhelming. Again i'm speaking for myself. Always used AiO and it always went well.
I live in montreal, canada and if there was a place where they built custom
Loops etc, i would gladly pay for it, since you're right. The proper way would be the custom way.
Max
Buy a kit
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 11:50:28
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Browsed the EK site and couldn't find a GPU kit.. Only cpus. Mind pointing me in the right direction ?
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 11:54:46
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Avenger411
Browsed the EK site and couldn't find a GPU kit.. Only cpus. Mind pointing me in the right direction ?
Max
There isn't a GPU kit, but you can use a CPU kit
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 13:12:01
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The only thing that buying a kit does is put all the components together in one box anyway. You can buy the same items separately as listed and substitute in the GPU block if getting the right things makes you nervous.
That doesn't address the other concerns that someone may have.
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The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/25 14:58:57
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☄ Helpfulby Avenger411 2015/04/25 15:26:08
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 15:13:43
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MrImSoGoodI don't get why someone who just bought a $1,000 CPU won't spend just under $300 to properly watercool it A lot of us have no desire to water cool. If I change the cooler on mine it will be an Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV.
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Re: Titan X and 980 hybrid cooler official thread
2015/04/25 15:21:14
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MrImSoGoodI don't get why someone who just bought a $1,000 CPU won't spend just under $300 to properly watercool it
A lot of us have no desire to water cool. If I change the cooler on mine it will be an Arctic Accelero Xtreme IV.
That is only an Air Cooling Cooler Not an AIO Cooler. And a AIO Cooler is not really Water Cooling like a Custom Water Loop.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/25 15:28:09
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That "said buzzing sound" may only be that users rig, Mine Unit is whisper quiet.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/25 15:29:12
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Hey
You've done it on your titan x ?
Max
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/25 15:31:08
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☼ Best Answerby Avenger411 2015/04/25 15:41:04
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Hey
You've done it on your titan x ?
Max
No, I have the real GTX 980 HYBRID Card, and it is whisper quiet that is the AIO unit. I do not hear the Pump at all.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/25 15:40:34
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Avenger411
Hey
You've done it on your titan x ?
Max
No, I have the real GTX 980 HYBRID Card, and it is whisper quiet that is the AIO unit.
I do not hear the Pump at all.
Hey okay thank you! Max
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/25 23:19:45
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The pump is not loud but clearly audible, a "metallic" sound comparable to a HDD at idle. Less annoying than my previous Kraken G10 "VRM burner" + Kraken X31 but definitely louder than reference GTX980/TitanX cooler at 26% fan speed. I have 2 upgrade kits bought within two week so I doubt it is "only my rig"... Someone asked for a video so here you are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25515gnTmjM My PC is very silent (<700 rpm fans, no HDD). I used 4-Pin PWM Fan (Female) to 4-Pin Mini GPU Fan (Male) connector to plug the pumps into motherboard header. Thanks to that I was able to turn pumps off at wiil. Actually it isn't that bad as it sounds on that video, especially when a case is closed. Also, it is much quiter when you reduce voltage but I'm not sure if it is safe in the long run.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 03:15:40
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I would think if there is any noise it would be a faulty pump like I had in my old H80,this should run very quiet as im thinking about doing it myself.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 03:45:00
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A little rattling noise isn't that bad. Plus when you take into account that the case door panels are shut when you are gaming i din't think it is uber noticeable. Still no words on vrm heat though.. That's an important info everybody is missing.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 04:35:50
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I don't have an infrared thermometer to check the temps but they seems to be low. Memory and VRM are cooled by stock plate and blower. Also, lower GPU temp means cooler PCB and cooler PCB means cooler memory and VRM :) EVGA Hybrid cooler improved my memory overclocking so I assume their temperature is lower than before. I modified the bios to speed up the blower a little bit but I don't thinks it is really required.
BTW EVGA fans provided with Hybrid Watercooler are really loud at stock voltage (12V). I connected them to my case fan controller. They are very quiet at 5V and still acceptable at 7V.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 04:47:11
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Hey
Memory and vrm are cooled by stock plate ? I don't understand that. Did you keep the stock shroud and have been able to fit the hybrid cooler or the hybrid cooler's heatsink sits on vrm / memory perfectly (which i doubt since it's not a 980). Care to explain? I really am on the verge of making the jump and you my friend are giving me some juicy information ;)
Max
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 04:50:37
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Can you put some piccys up bud.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 05:14:53
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That's how it looks without plastic cover:  And my system:  (yeah, I definitely should improve cable management)
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 05:15:21
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Hey MJS,
I'm stupid, i thought for the 980hybrid cooler to work you had to remove everything on the pcb like if you installed a EK waterblock. Seeing the titan x naked without the shroud, i can see that the gpu heatsink can be taken apart WITHOUT the rest of the heatsinks and stock fans, is that correct ?
Thanks
Max
Edit : you posted EXACTLY what i wanted to see. Yup evga just made another 100$ off maaaaa back :D.
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 05:37:06
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Thanks for the piccys mate it looks ace :)
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 05:42:32
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Hey I have a couple more questions, 1. Where did you plug your pump header. 2. Can the radiator accomodate push/pull configs (has mounting holes on both sides) 3. Is the pump running 100% no matter what ? Max
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Re: The Official Titan X and HYBRID Water Cooler (All in One) for GTX 980 Thread
2015/04/26 05:53:00
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1. It should be connected to the card itself but for testing purposes I plugged it into the motherboard header via special adapter cable.
2. Yes.
3. Yes, at least by default (see section 1 and my post #18)
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