Titan X custom water cooling

[DevGOE]

Hi!

I need your help to choose the best way to cool my reference Gigabyte Titan X, to get the best performance overclocking it.

I was thinking on the Corsair HG10 N980 + Corsair H110i GT, but the N980 will be released in August.

I saw the EK-FC Titan X Nickel too, which seems an expensive option and requires more LC knowledge. In fact, I don't know if it would be possible to adapt the Corsair H110i GT to it.

I haven't been able to find any other interesting options. If anyone knows another one, please, let me know.

My PC:
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Driving Inspiration
i7 2700k @4.8 Ghz, cooled by a Noctua NH-D14.
16 Gb DDR3
Asus P8Z68 V-PRO/GEN 3
128 Gb SSD
256 Gb SSD
1,5 Tb HDD
LG DVD
And a 850W Corsair PSU to feed everything... which I don't know if it will be enough if I add the H110i GT.

Thanks for your time and for your help!

 

[HCSn]

Hi!

I need your help to choose the best way to cool my reference Gigabyte Titan X, to get the best performance overclocking it.

I was thinking on the Corsair HG10 N980 + Corsair H110i GT, but the N980 will be released in August.

I saw the EK-FC Titan X Nickel too, which seems an expensive option and requires more LC knowledge. In fact, I don't know if it would be possible to adapt the Corsair H110i GT to it.

I haven't been able to find any other interesting options. If anyone knows another one, please, let me know.

My PC:
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Driving Inspiration
i7 2700k @4.8 Ghz, cooled by a Noctua NH-D14.
16 Gb DDR3
Asus P8Z68 V-PRO/GEN 3
128 Gb SSD
256 Gb SSD
1,5 Tb HDD
LG DVD
And a 850W Corsair PSU to feed everything... which I don't know if it will be enough if I add the H110i GT.

Thanks for your time and for your help!

If you're doing custom water cooling, you won't be using a h100i GT. That's not custom, it's an all-in-one. Even with the bracket coming out, I wouldn't call that custom. If you want to water cool your GPU, go with EK and get a pump and res. It's expensive, but if you're going to water cool your GPU it's worth getting a real custom loop. Otherwise just air cool it.

 

[Eximo]

Have a look at my build if you like. Mind that I prefer function over form, so it is rather hap-hazardly put together.

Swiftech H220-X and H240-X make a good start for an 'easy' custom loop.

 

[DevGOE]

HCSn

If you're doing custom water cooling, you won't be using a h100i GT. That's not custom, it's an all-in-one. Even with the bracket coming out, I wouldn't call that custom. If you want to water cool your GPU, go with EK and get a pump and res. It's expensive, but if you're going to water cool your GPU it's worth getting a real custom loop. Otherwise just air cool it.

Hi again and thanks for the answer... and excuse my poor english.

I don't have any experience on water cooling, so I was trying to find the easiest and best way to cool my GPU.

If the Corsair HG10 N980 + H110i GT or any other "A-I-O" performs like a real custom loop, I would choose the easiest way, no matter the cost.

On the other hand, HG10 + H110i GT combines air and water cooling, and I don't know if it would be better option than the EK-FC, because of the performance.

Do you know the answer?

Eximo

Have a look at my build if you like. Mind that I prefer function over form, so it is rather hap-hazardly put together.

Swiftech H220-X and H240-X make a good start for an 'easy' custom loop.

Eximo, thanks for the answer.

Is it possible to combine the Swiftech H240X with the EK-FC Titan X? It seems it is the best solution ^^

 

[Eximo]

It is just a pump, reservoir, and radiator in one. You can do pretty much anything you want with it. Probably would need to start making considerations for flow after three GPUs or so.

Mind the parts list, you have to replace fittings to get 1/2 tubing, including one on the pump.

 

[DevGOE]

It is just a pump, reservoir, and radiator in one. You can do pretty much anything you want with it. Probably would need to start making considerations for flow after three GPUs or so.

Mind the parts list, you have to replace fittings to get 1/2 tubing, including one on the pump.

Thanks for responding, Eximo.

I've been evaluating different options and, if I buy the Swiftech H220, the EK-FC Titan X, the backplate and the rest of the parts, It will cost around 400€.

On the other hand, the EK-FC Titan X and the backplate won't fit in a different graphics card in the future, so I will loose most of the invested, something that will not happen if I buy the Corsair HG10 N980 and the H110i GT, cause the N980 cost 1/3 of the EK bundle and the rest could be used with another parts, like the cpu.

I have been looking into the Swiftech's website and I found nothing similar to the Corsair HG10 N980, which cools the graphics card with air and water.

That said, I think the best option will be the Corsair's combo, cause it cost less than 200€, it's easy to assemble and the tests made gave temperatures of -45ºC.

Even that your solution would be better for SLI, I'm not planning to do that in the future, cause I won't update anything else until the next gen of computers and mobos, which will probably bring different connections for everything (NVLink, etc).

So, once again, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

 

[Eximo]

Plenty of universal blocks out there as well, EK has many.

H220-X would stick with you. It is one of the top-rated (unless you read the recent review here) CPU cooler out there, and would allow for expansion or reduction as needed. One of the reasons I bought it.

There will always be immediate loss in buying computer parts, just the nature of the beast. Nothing prevents you from selling the GPU with its water block still attached.

 

[DevGOE]

I haven't been able to find any universal block as good as the Corsair's one, which combines air and water. In fact, neither the H220-X isn't available at the vendors in Europe. I found only the H2O 220 Edge model for 200€.

I agree with you in that nothing prevents me from selling the GPU with its water block still attached, but it will be harder to sell for sure.

In change, the Corsair HG10 N980 is easy to attach and remove from the card, and it's cheap.

I'll keep trying to find something which fits the Swiftech option and I'll let you know if I succeed. Thanks again.