Can a CPU Water Block be used on a GPU?

[DibDibs]

Hi, I am currently shopping for a cheap, custom, water cooling system (preferably for >£100), and I was wondering if it would be at all possible to use a CPU water block to cool a GPU (Graphics Card), or, do I need a proper GPU cooler?

Thanks in advance, Aaron

 

[cdabc123]

probably not. a gpu has many other components on it that need to be cooled its not just a single chip

 

[DibDibs]

probably not. a gpu has many other components on it that need to be cooled its not just a single chip

Thanks for your answer, it's helped 😀
I guess I'll have to go with the expensive option...

 

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The MSI GTX 980 Ti Sea Hawk uses an all-in-one CPU cooler, here contrasted with the EVGA Hybrid.

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The cooler’s layout underneath the shroud departs quite drastically from MSI’s Sea Hawk. Whereas MSI has used Corsair’s CPU-centric H55 AIO (basically Asetek’s 550LC), EVGA has decided to utilize a version of the GPU-specific Asetek 740LC. The visual differences between the two are minor at best but internally the 740LC has a contact plate specifically designed for GPU cores, something the H55 lacks due to its CPU cooling roots.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/70502-evga-gtx-980-ti-hybrid-review.html

 

[cdabc123]

probably not. a gpu has many other components on it that need to be cooled its not just a single chip

Thanks for your answer, it's helped 😀
I guess I'll have to go with the expensive option...

one thing you might be able to try is making a hybrid cooler cut out a section of the reference cooler just large enough to expose the chip. you could then have a cpu block on the gpu and use the old cooler to keep the other chips cool.

 

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Some more info:
http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2128-msi-sea-hawk-gtx-980-ti-review-and-benchmark

Both cards use an Asetek-supplied liquid cooler, with the Sea Hawk using a Corsair-branded H55. The H55 is built for CPU cooling, but can be adapted to GPU cooling by way of a mounting bracket.