What is the best Aftermarket cooler for a GTX 1080Ti?

[TurtleVeangeance]

I'm replacing the stock cooler on my 1080Ti FE and I'm wondering which is better: an aftermarket air cooler like an Arctic Accelero or a custom water cooling loop?. Would I be able to have only the GPU being cooled through a custom loop or does it have to have a CPU in the loop?

 

[das_stig]

For that 1080 I would keep the loops separate or use a OEM hybrid water/air solution.

 

[ddferrari]

Ugh. Why didn't you just buy an AIB card with better cooling in the first place? If you're going to tear it apart anyway, might as well go with liquid cooling.

 

[Tensai30]

Ugh. Why didn't you just buy an AIB card with better cooling in the first place? If you're going to tear it apart anyway, might as well go with liquid cooling.

This is hardly a helpful comment. He probably purchased the card at a lower price or bought it before the AIB were available. To the op; water-cooling is your best bet.

 

[ddferrari]

Ugh. Why didn't you just buy an AIB card with better cooling in the first place? If you're going to tear it apart anyway, might as well go with liquid cooling.

This is hardly a helpful comment. I probably purchased the card at a lower price or bought it before the AIB were available. To the op; water-cooling is your best bet.

Patience is your friend. Plus, you mimicked my answer.

 

[Tensai30]

I just explained why you weren't being helpful and reinforced that yes, water cooling is the ideal solution as the card starts throttling after 70c and even the most aggressive air cooling struggles especially when overclocked. Telling people that they should have waited doesn't change anything and I'm sure the op is already aware of that if impatience was his reasoning. Anyways, I'm pretty sure the op got the answer he was looking for...moving on.