NZXT Kraken G10 on ONE GPU in Crossfire

[Jsmooth1992]

Hey guys,

First of all, LOVE the community here at Tom's; it's honestly a wealth of knowledge and so today I need some input! I have a Gigabyte Windforce 3x R9 290 OC, PLUS a Sapphire Tri-x R9 290 in crossfire at the moment. Yes, they get toasty; I've got the Tri-x on the top slot (as it is the cooler card), and the WF on the bottom.

I've picked up a G10+Corsair H55 to cool the Tri-x (since it is based on the reference AMD PCB), BUT I just discovered today (beyond reasonable doubt) that the NZXT Kraken G10 Mod should be compatible with the Gigabyte WF ASWELL. This really threw my plans out the window, as now there is a possibility of doing the G10 mod to BOTH cards....

So my questions are:
1) Should I cool both with the G10 and AIO's?
2) I have the NZXT Phantom 410 case....rear top will be taken up by one G10+AIO, top exhaust is taken up by a CM Nepton 240M....so if I do the G10 mods to both cards....where does the second G10+AIO go?
3) If I were to stick with ONE G10....should I modify the tri-x OR the Gigabyte WF?

Thanks in advance for your inputs guys! Appreciate it!

 

[GRUxTSAR]

Watercool it properly. Don't use the Krakens because they'll fry your VRMs. Grab a fullcover block for that Sapphire (Reference PCB) and see if there's a compatible fullcover for the Windforce

 

[Gam3r01]

Dont cool card with AIO coolers. It leaves half the card uncooled, which contrary to some believe, needs to be cooled.
Either go full out with a full cover block and a custom loop containing both cards, or dont water cool at all.

 

[Jsmooth1992]

Hey guys,

Appreciate the input. I've already got the AIO and g10 so no going back. I've got cry heatsinks and separate heat sinks for the vram so I don't think that will be an issue.

Any suggestions for my original questions??

 

[RobCrezz]

Watercool it properly. Don't use the Krakens because they'll fry your VRMs. Grab a fullcover block for that Sapphire (Reference PCB) and see if there's a compatible fullcover for the Windforce

This is crap. All you have to do is get some small heatsinks for the VRMs, and the Fan on the G10 cools them very well. Simple.

 

[RobCrezz]

Dont cool card with AIO coolers. It leaves half the card uncooled, which contrary to some believe, needs to be cooled.
Either go full out with a full cover block and a custom loop containing both cards, or dont water cool at all.

Again, not true. The G10 has a 90mm fan to cool the other components, just get some small heatsinks for the Vram chips and the VRMs to assist.

 

[Gam3r01]

Im not saying they dont cool the Vram, but they arent cooled well under the G10.

 

[RobCrezz]

Im not saying they dont cool the Vram, but they arent cooled well under the G10.

As I said, you can just use some additional heatsinks and the fan cools them just fine.

 

[RobCrezz]

Im not saying they dont cool the Vram, but they arent cooled well under the G10.

As I said, you can just use some additional heatsinks and the fan cools them just fine.