nzxt kraken on 780 ti what to expect?

[FwdMoparJunkie]

I have a 780 ti SC with the reference cooler. I have it overclocked at about 20% or so. I reach 1176-1200mhz I was wondering if the nzxt kraken would be worth buying. What temps would I get? Would I be able to overclock it more than I already have?

 

[rakoja]

Hello,

i have no clue on how this compact watercooling system does its job, but i guess it's not really worth it. You wont be able to overclock the card much higher than 1200MHz I would suppose.

What are your current temps with the reference cooler?

 

[FwdMoparJunkie]

Hello,

i have no clue on how this compact watercooling system does its job, but i guess it's not really worth it. You wont be able to overclock the card much higher than 1200MHz I would suppose.

What are your current temps with the reference cooler?

Do you happen to know what the more popular gpu coolers are that people are using? I just have the evga precision fan set to auto and the temps range from 80-83c

 

[rakoja]

I guess the kraken is the only universal compact watercooling system for GPUs.

I have an EVGA GTX 780 Ti with the ACX cooler, it runs for one hour gaming at 1200mhz with not more than 65°C (i set a custom fan curve).

Additionally I dont think that you need to overclock more than 1200mhz today, thats still more than enough with this card for all games at 1080p.

 

[FwdMoparJunkie]

I guess the kraken is the only universal compact watercooling system for GPUs.

I have an EVGA GTX 780 Ti with the ACX cooler, it runs for one hour gaming at 1200mhz with not more than 65°C (i set a custom fan curve).

Additionally I dont think that you need to overclock more than 1200mhz today, thats still more than enough with this card for all games at 1080p.

I made a mistake when i purchased my first gpu. I should have bought the acx version. The reference cooler on this card works good but, it's a little too loud for me. I game on 1440p and need all the frames I can get lol. Ever so often, I look on ebay for a acx cooler for my card but, haven't found one yet. I kinda want another 780 ti for sli but, I don't want to spend more money when the next gpu upgrade i get will be at minimum 4 gb.

even if you sli, you still will have the same vram right? it doesn't double from what i understand. Is this correct?

 

[rakoja]

Yes, you will not get more than 3GB VRAM with sli.

Have a look at this: link (hahaha what a wordplay with my avatar)

I am not sure in how far this is compatible with the 780 Ti, but i guess the pcb is nearly the same.

 

[FwdMoparJunkie]

I was looking at that a little while ago. I believe it will fit. after all, it is a gk110 I might actually buy that. I'm not worried about inside temps. I have the nzxt phantom 410 case with 6 fans. 2 of which are corsairs sp.

 

[rakoja]

In two to three months I will switch to a watercooling system (firstly only for gpu), i already have the waterblock for my graphics card here. If you want I can unmount my acx cooler tomorrow and make some photos of the cooler and the pcb, maybe you can see weather the evga titan cooler would be an option.

What i'm wondering: the coolere over there seems to have contact to the gpu only. no other parts like the vrams or power phases are cooled. OR the cooler will be mounted on a special plate which already is on the original cooler, but i dont think so.

 

[FwdMoparJunkie]

That would be awesome if you can do that. I would greatly appreciate that. I believe the reference cooler is the same in regards with direct contact with the gpu. This is the back of the reference cooler: http://bit.do/UJ9n

 

[rakoja]

Hello,

i got some photos for you, connected to some good news.


As you can see it looks identical to what you can buy on the evga page.


Also this small black plate is included there and looks absolutely the same (you must think a bit, or mirroring the photo)


Maybe you should asking the evga support at first with a short e-mail. have a look here for the possible support adresses.