Kraken g10 bracket + gtx 970 and 980?

[DIYfanatic]

Will the kraken g10 bracket carry gtx 970 and 980?

 

[Gam3r01]

That is indeed a good question, I would assume so? GTX 780 Ti, 780, 770, 760, Titan, 680, 670, 660Ti, 660, 580, 570, 560Ti, 560, 560SE
If it can support that wide of a range it might, but I wouldnt put money on it. Only way to know is to wait for NZXT to let us know, or have someone try it.

 

[DIYfanatic]

ya I currently have a gtx 660 on g10 kraken with h75 and Im hoping g10 would carry both. maybe then ill run 970 sli or single 980 but i guess time will tell.

 

[lolerskatesdude]

Dude, I seriously have the same question. I've been looking all day. I've been wanting a kraken g10 on a 780ti in the build I'm planning on. With the new 980's and x99 chipset and ddr4 ram, and the new Intel processors to go with, shits a headache right now. If you find an answer let me know, because I want to keep my build on the cheap, and liquid cooling with a g10 is perfect for my budget. (planning on a dual closed loop cooling system for CPU and gpu individually) may gaben be with you. Http://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace

 

[DIYfanatic]

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html

There's a check compatibility tab on the right hand side just right underneath buy now tab. I've tried searching gtx 980 and apparently that works but sorry to say that 970 doesn't seem to work. Though this info comes from their website, I wouldn't lock on gtx 980 just yet. I don't trust that tab. I guess I'll wait for their actual list to be reviewed and then I'll decide.

 

[DIYfanatic]

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html

there it is, g10 is compatible with both 970 and 980!

 

[Gam3r01]

Alright good to see they updated it

 

[Kauaison]

I just checked the evga 970 w/ACX cooler is NOT compatible. This is the only 970 evga offered in the step up program from a 770.. seeing that all I need is the toothed round part of the g10 bracket I already baught, modifying it to fit should be very simple with all the sheet metal I have....

 

[Jetpil0t]

The issue I see with this is that the VRM layout on the 970 and 980 is spread out more than you would see on a 780 or a 290. If you look at the thermal pads on stock and aftermarket solutions, you can see the area of the VRM cooling required. Looking at the parts, you can see there are no push pins to mount anything, plus the VRM modules are not such that you could use tape or epoxy to get contact, you would need a thermal pad, but there is no way to mount it.
With VRM temps running into the 90s on out of the box solutions with cooling solutions attached, I don't know it would be all to recommendable to run this particular card without any VRM cooling. Perhaps re-using a plate/shim on a card that comes with one might be an option?
I have yet to see anyone actually install the G10 onto one of these cards to test VRM temps, but I would think that it is going to be more of an issue than it was a 780 but with more difficult to cool VRM parts.
I am looking to upgrade a 290 to a 970, but only if I can overclock it using the G10/X31 configuration I already have. The 290 was easy to get VRM heatsinks on, as there is a kit you can pickup and while you don't need it at stock, to overclock it, you really really do.
Hopefully someone will upload some info soon, or I might just pull the trigger and upload my results. I really like the 970, but mostly only if I can overclock the pants off it.

 

[DIYfanatic]

I just checked the evga 970 w/ACX cooler is NOT compatible. This is the only 970 evga offered in the step up program from a 770.. seeing that all I need is the toothed round part of the g10 bracket I already baught, modifying it to fit should be very simple with all the sheet metal I have....

I tried this on the compatibility tab and it works. you should try again.
sadly, strix is not confirmed yet D:

 

[DIYfanatic]

The issue I see with this is that the VRM layout on the 970 and 980 is spread out more than you would see on a 780 or a 290. If you look at the thermal pads on stock and aftermarket solutions, you can see the area of the VRM cooling required. Looking at the parts, you can see there are no push pins to mount anything, plus the VRM modules are not such that you could use tape or epoxy to get contact, you would need a thermal pad, but there is no way to mount it.
With VRM temps running into the 90s on out of the box solutions with cooling solutions attached, I don't know it would be all to recommendable to run this particular card without any VRM cooling. Perhaps re-using a plate/shim on a card that comes with one might be an option?
I have yet to see anyone actually install the G10 onto one of these cards to test VRM temps, but I would think that it is going to be more of an issue than it was a 780 but with more difficult to cool VRM parts.
I am looking to upgrade a 290 to a 970, but only if I can overclock it using the G10/X31 configuration I already have. The 290 was easy to get VRM heatsinks on, as there is a kit you can pickup and while you don't need it at stock, to overclock it, you really really do.
Hopefully someone will upload some info soon, or I might just pull the trigger and upload my results. I really like the 970, but mostly only if I can overclock the pants off it.

my plan is to get strix version and to stick with its cooling for now. kinda like the backplate on it xD maybe theyll find some easy solution for this. actually.. i have nzxt phantom 410 case, the ability of it to have a fan inside the case might be able to help with this. do you think that this would solve that problem if anything?

 

[Rue22]

For future searching this it does work with gtx980 here's a pic

 

[Kauaison]

Nobody likes a show off.

 

[Tallas13]

For future searching this it does work with gtx980 here's a pic

Not to scare you or anything, but your computer seems to be running without a PSU...

 

[Kohwali]

Not to scare you or anything, but your computer seems to be running without a PSU...

:'D

 

[nivra552]

For future searching this it does work with gtx980 here's a pic

How did you cool your vrms?

 

[soccerplayer88]

Awesome, I was actually just considering updating my GTX 680 (with a Kraken G10/X60 combo) for a 970/80. Just checked NZXT's website and they updated the compatibility list to support those.

Now to wait for a sexy Black Friday deal. Thanks for posting Rue.

 

[Blackout STi]

The Kraken g10 bracket apparently does not work with the ASUS Strix GTX 970 (According to NZXT.). Here is the response I got when contacting them:

"...The ASUS Strix will not work with the G10 brack, since the card is a non reference designed GPU. As the G10 bracket only works with reference designed GPUS."

I'm not sure what 970s are considered "reference", but my card (ASUS) is not. Which sucks, because I really wanted this Kraken bracket. I also wanted their H440 case, but I won't burn up my system for the sake of looking cool.

 

[Gam3r01]

You have to look at each card individually to find reference PCBs.
EVGA uses reference boards on their cards for example.

 

[waqam]

For future searching this it does work with gtx980 here's a pic

Hey man I want to do the exact same only then with an evga gtx 970 acx 2.0.

But how did you cool the VRM with nothing or did you buy some heatsinks? Since the VRM is on the opposite side of where the fan is mounted on the g10.

 

[honeybee55]

I have two PNY GTX 970's with two blue Kraken G10's and two Corsair H50's mounted. The VRM's on the PNY model are covered by a rather large heatsink. I did a finger test on the VRM heatsink with no fan Running FFXIV @ 4k and it was a bit to hot for comfort. I dropped two http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835888112 inbetween the cards and feel much better about it.

 

[philmoeslim1]

Will the kraken g10 bracket carry gtx 970 and 980?

I know this thread is solved but I had to post...I have two 970 ftw editions and got the g10 kraken and corsair h75...it fits perfectly...I only got one cooler I wanted to make sure it fit and worked well and boy does it...it cuts my Temps in half...full load temp is what my idle temp was on the non water cooled card. I flashed em with custom bios and overclocked the crap out of them it makes a huge difference

 

[Dunndunn]

Kinda sucks bc nzxt g10 compatibility only really means it'll attach to card, but doesn't ensure it'll cool ALL components effectively... has anyone ran the 970 with g10 and monitored vram temps?

 

[Eric_49]

the 970 worked for 3 weeks now i get a black screen on boot i dont undertstand why it works only now with the stock heat sink and not the the water cooler when it worked before it only stopped woring when i moved the water pump toobs thats it i hear it go into windows and everything but now imm thinking its the grounds on the board or the bios not eccpting it on the motherboard or the gpu itself please help me get my gtx water cooled again ive been at it since it stopped working is there such thing as a gpu being on protect mode or something ive trouble shooted too thinking it would only work with the fans hooked up that doesnt matter so i ened up soipping it and extending it out for no reason dont make that mistake for no reason like i did tryed diffrent types of thermal past even tryed using washers made of zink to get a ground onto the board that didnt work on them posts so i dont know how to bring it back to a water cooled state if you know anything please email me at eric.p.hillebrecht@gmail.com thanks for your time

this is the layouti had with my v ran i never got any over heating issues then i put the little heat sinks half way on the v ram chips when the mount was installed

 

[Eric_49]

KRAKEN G10 SOLUTION<<<< I FIXED IT >>>GROUND ISSUES HAD TO PUSH THE BACK PLATE & METAL MOUNT TO HIT ALL 4 OF THE GROUNDS ON WHILE MOUNTING THE COOLING MOD EVGA GTX 970 THEN I WAS ABLE TOO BOOT NEWB MISTAKE BUT NOW I FEEL ELITE