Question watercooling of upcoming GPUs / where to get coldplates ?

Aug 17, 2024
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I'm considering going that route with new 90x0 Radeon, but quick Googling around gets me only couple models for verz few old SKUs.
Not much more than 7900XTX and even that for one or two manufacturers.

So, where does one get cooler for his GPU ?
Are there universal models, just like with CPUs ?
Does exact card manufacturer matter for particular model ?
 
All I can find is a bunch of coolers targeted for exact GPU models/series/manufacturers.
I doubt you're going to find any sort of universal solution for todays hot headed cards considering that it's not just the GPU chip you need to cool and practically all boards have a non-reference design. If the VRM areas were simple to cool, then the aircooler's themselves wouldn't be bulky.

One of EKWB's downfall was having many SKU's for one block, multiplied by the number of cards out there. Universal GPU blocks were a thing a decade+ ago, so is the thing about a power efficient GPU.