Question Water cooling 1080ti in 2023???

[AMKAM III]

As the heading says, I am still in Pascal gen.

Let me start with the rig. I have a 9900K along with a Zotac 1080TI mini. In the near future, I may purchase a 4090ti or XTX 7900 with the 7950X Ryzen.So,
Option 1: Water cooling I have a Kraken G12 already. I'm thinking about getting a Deepcool Lt520 for the core and a copper heatsink from Alphacool for the vram and mosfet, along with changing all the thermal pads and a big aluminum heatsink for the backplate.

Option 2: air cooling with the heatsink that came with the GPU, just changing the thermal pads, and then a big aluminum heatsink as a backplate.


or just wait for the new system. Can't decide

 

[vov4ik_il]

"1" if you absolutely want to DIY, otherwise, 1080Ti is still a great card and does not need overclocking or any other tinkering, just blow the dust off and clean the fans )

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Don’t spend too much in my opinion. The card is basically close to a modern 6600xt so you aren’t doing bad. I say hold out until you can get a better system.

 

[sonofjesse]

I would not spend any money on cooling a older card like that.

I would keep it as is, or........

I would sell the card, and get a newer card such as a 3070 or 4070.

Good luck!!

 

[SyCoREAPER]

I would not spend any money on cooling a older card like that.

I would keep it as is, or........

I would sell the card, and get a newer card such as a 3070 or 4070.

Good luck!!

If OP is running a Mini card I'd assume it's due to size constraints. Those ain't fitting lol

 

[sonofjesse]

Missed the mini part, ok time for a rebuild then lol

 

[Avro Arrow]

I can't recommend spending any money on an old GTX 1080 Ti because any performance uplift that you may get won't really change anything.

If you just want to use it as a guinea pig to learn how to waterblock a card however, then I can see the sense in it.

 

[Phaaze88]

Option 1: Water cooling I have a Kraken G12 already. I'm thinking about getting a Deepcool Lt520 for the core and a copper heatsink from Alphacool for the vram and mosfet, along with changing all the thermal pads and a big aluminum heatsink for the backplate.

Don't need any of the stuff mentioned in the underlines. All those can be adequately air cooled alone.
Been running a G12 on my 1080Ti since the end of June 2020 with no hitches. G12 + Celsius S36 pump head + NF-A9, is all that's attached to it.

Option 2 is a waste as well, with the pads and additional heatsink, as Pascal is a pretty cool operator. GDDR5X and the VRM/mosfets can be cooled by just the fans.
Now, the more extreme overclocked 1080Ti models might need pads and sinks on their VRM/mosfets, but I doubt your Zotac Mini does.
FYI, mine is a Gigabyte Gaming OC.


Save that cash for the major upgrade, unless you just want to sate your curiosity.