[SOLVED] Is there a way to buy a graphics card cooler and backplate without getting the actual gpu itself?

[danthenoob]

I bought a prebuilt a year and a half ago with an rtx 2080. It was a reference card. Since then, I have upgraded my case and case cooling. I would like to try overclocking my card, but I am not really comfortable doing it with the blower style cooler. Is there a way to buy just the cooler? thanks.

 

[R_1]

yes there are aftermarket coolers that can be added to almost any GPU.
Arctic is the main company I know about and they make many coolers for cards.
https://www.arctic.ac/us_en/ax4.html
for an example of one cooler for your card.

then there is always water cooling if you want. I suggest air myself.

 

[danthenoob]

yes there are aftermarket coolers that can be added to almost any GPU.
Arctic is the main company I know about and they make many coolers for cards.
https://www.arctic.ac/us_en/ax4.html
for an example of one cooler for your card.

then there is always water cooling if you want. I suggest air myself.

Thanks, i will look into it. I guess what i was asking for would be like everything you normally get when buying a graphics card, besides the card itself. The artic thing looks ugly but it looks promising.

 

[drea.drechsler]

There are also the water cooling options...

One other option is find an e-bay listing for a damaged/scrapped 2080/ti/2070/ti card and take the cooler off that. It's not the best of options, though, as you're at the mercy of someone scrapping a suitable candidate. And being reasonable about it's value.

Here's an interesting video by Timmy Joe in the same situation.