Reference GTX 980 with AIO water cooler?

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I need someone who has this GTX 980 reference water cooled with the "Titan style" cooler still on, I want keep my temps low, but still keep it looking cool 😉

Anyone have this please reply or tell me of pro's/con's

Is the VRM's still cooled with the blower fan and are the VRAM chip heat sinks needed?
 
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If you really just want to overclock it just to see how much you can get out of it/to get max performance then I'd say water cooling could be for you assuming you have the money for...
Pros? Looks cool, keeps the card itself cool, and my goodness does it look cool.
Cons? The price. That's a biggie. Also, it would take up a fan slot in your case which could be used for a single fan to cool all of your parts. Also, it takes up quite some space in your case, not much but if you have a case thats on the smaller side you might have to pack it in there.

Not really worth it in my opinion. That is, unless, you want to overclock to the max.
 


I do want to overclock it, at stock and get's 80c so needs cooling better and overclocking
 


If you really just want to overclock it just to see how much you can get out of it/to get max performance then I'd say water cooling could be for you assuming you have the money for it. If possible, you can even consider a custom water cooling loop throughout you entire system. But that could be overkill.
 
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