Watercooling Asus GTX 780 Ti DirectCU II

[sweenytodd]

I'm thinking of putting a custom loop just for my 780Ti because I'm hitting 83C at full load even though its winter here and room temp is 16-19C. Do you think the EK waterblock and backplate for the 780 DCU2 will fit into the 780Ti DCU2? I believe they have the same PCB layout. Thanks.

WB: http://www.ekwb.com/shop/blocks/vga-blocks/fc-geforce/geforce-titan-series/ek-fc780-gtx-dcii-acetal-nickel.html
Backplate: http://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-fc780-gtx-dcii-backplate-black.html

 

[Brantyn Gerik]

yes it will fit. they do in fact have the same layout as far as i can tell, with only a very slight variation in power delivery which won't affect the waterblock fit....you must have a bad airflow case if you are hitting temps that hight
if you wanna try cheaper solutions first,
1. replace the thermal paste. This card usually has good paste application, but it can't hurt to get some high quality stuff for $7
2. tighten the cooler. This card does quite commonly come out of the box with a slightly loose cooler. even a half rotation of all the screws will easily reduce temps by 5 degrees c if it wasnt tight enough to begin with
3. add either an intake on the bottom if possible, or an intake on the side panel (of course this depends on your case)

 

[sweenytodd]

I have a Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 case with this setup.

Intake: two 140mm front, one 140mm bottom, both at 12v
Exhaust: two 140mm top at 600rpm
Fans are three that came with the case and two Corsair AF140
Also have H80i as my CPU cooler so I think this gives me a positive air flow upwards.

Do you think I will void the warranty if I remove the cooler and put MX-4 on it?

 

[Davil]

You'd have to check the manufacturer's warranty, but usually there's a sticker over it if you're not supposed to mess with it.

 

[nikoli707]

http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/waterblock/3831109868645

according to the above it wont. the vrm's and mosfets wont line up right.

what rad system are you thinking about???

 

[sweenytodd]

Here is mine though http://www.coolingconfigurator.com/step1_complist?gpu_gpus=1308

I'm thinking about NZXT Kraken G10 and X40. Other forums say don't touch stock cooler. Why is that so?