MSI GTX 1080 gaming X cooler fans on MSI GTX 980 Gaming

gerbernoah

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I just wanna know if it works because the new air coolers are obviously better and same priced as the replacement for the 980 and they both have the same diameters and dimensions. So i wanted to make sure theres nothing i overlooked?

Thanks in advance
 
Are you speaking on the cooling fans alone or the cooling assembly as well? if the latter, you will need to take into account that the locations for VRM' and capacitors for power delivery will not be the same. It can and will be the main reason why the cooler might not go on like for like on the older GPU.

Just for the sake of reference, please link both the coolers and the cards. You could just pick up an aftermarket cooler from Arctic(Cooling) or perhaps slap an AIO onto it with an NZXT G12 and be done with it.
 
Im speaking of the fans alone because one of them is broken i gotta replace them. and i already know of the kraken and all the other aftermarket solutions and they look horrible. If its possible i will go with only replacing the fans. So no i dont want a new shroud just new fans and i already have a market where i can order them. I just want to know if the 1080 Gaming X fans would work with the 980 Gaming.
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Oh and i looked the dimensions of the fans are still the same.
 


Only difference is that the 1080 GAMING X has 4 pin fans and the gtx 980 has a 6pin header but i mean that shouldnt cause inconveniences shoud it?