compatible cooler for gtx 970

[mtomyx]

hello guys, can I replace the cooler in this card? www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N970G1-GAMING-4GD-rev-10-11#ov for something like arctic accelero extreme 3 or 4, maybe twin turbo? 2 out of 3 fans died 🙁 I have no idea what should I do, thanks for ur replies

 

[toshibitsu]

If you remove the fans themselves, there should be a part # on them & then you can order just the fans(ebay will most likely be the place to get them). Other then that, any 3-fan based heatsink for a 970/980 should fit just fine.

or.....

You could get a Kraken G12 GPU bracket: https://www.nzxt.com/products/kraken-g12-white
(they have them in white or black, available on amazon, newegg, ebay, etc...)

Then attach an AIO water cooler(Corsair Hydro series are the best rated/most popular) & then put some of these copper heatsinks on the vram chips at the end of the card: https://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Copper-Cooling-Heatsinks-cooler/dp/B00637X42A

 

[Eximo]

Only other option would be full water cooling, where you buy your own GPU block, radiator, and pump/res, and fittings. Or you could purchase a full cooling kit from EKWB or others, that will also include CPU cooling.

 

[toshibitsu]

The way I see it, if you're going to go all out with a full on water cooling setup, you may as well delid your cpu also 😉

 

[mtomyx]

thanks for ur replies so, a non-water cooling isnt an option? :/ I would rather use some budget friendly solution if its possible 😀

 

[Eximo]

No you already posted the air cooling options, and toshibitsu posted the possibility of getting replacement fans. Either would work, just depends on what you want to spend. The water cooling solutions would be an improvement, or just something fun to do.