CHEAPEST Hybrid GPU ???

[Lycaone]

Hey there, I'd like to know which is the cheapest Hybrid GPU ....

THANKS 😉

P.S.: BTW it's just a curiosity 😛

 

[Lutfij]

By Hybrid are we talking about GPU's that rely on both air and watercooling? Like the EVGA Hybrid GTX range of cards or the MSI Seahawk? Or are we talking about Hybrid crossfire technology? If the latter, then forget about it. If the former then there are a number of them out there you can even slap on an AIO on a purchased GPU for an aftermarket upgrade. Corsair, NZXT as well as Deepcool have options to convert an air cooled GPU to a watercooled setup with the help of a kit.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Hybrid is a term generally applied to systems that provide water cooling to the GPU, but leave VRM / memory cooling to air cooling. They suffer from the same faults as all CLC type coolers.

-Excessive noise
-Cheap aluminum radiators
-Low flow pumps

Hybrid / CLC solution
EVGA 1080 Hybrid - $570
Kraken X62 - $160
Total $730

Real water cooling solution *
Swiftech H240 X2 - $150
MSI Seahawk 1080 X w/ EK Full cover water block - $540
3' Extra tube and fittings - $26
Total $716

* "real" being used to refer to actual long proven, custom loop components pre-assembled for you at the factory
-10 times the flow rate (1.0 gpm is generally accepted minimum)
-copper versus aluminum rads for higher thermal efficiency
-serviceable
-better thermal performance
-lower noise
-allows augmentation of algaecides and corrosion inhibitors
-lower cost
-better VRM / PCB components