will the nzxt kraken g10 and corsair h55 improve the temperaures of my evga gtx 780 sc acx ?

[orndorf]

I have x2 evga gtx 780 sc acx's in sli and I cant overclock them because my temperatures are to high . I have two options ether expand my swiftech h220x by adding x2 water blocks and a radiator which will cost me around $450 . or I can get x2 nzxt kraken g10's and x2 corsair h55's for $170 . my question is . will I see a substantial temperature drop going from my evga gtx 780 sc acx stock coolers to the nzxt g10's and corsair h55's ?

 

[Cristi72]

Hello,

The better idea is to do the cooling system expansion.

The fastest and hassle-free should be the Krakens, but there is a big problem: H55 struggles even with an FX-8300 (TDP 125W), so I don't see how it could cool the GTX780 (TDP 250W with no overclocking). You could use the H105 or H110, but you should modify your case or go for another case (the radiators have 240mm and 280mm for the H105 and the H110 respectively)

The best idea is: rethink the entire cooling system and do a custom water loop (it costs more, but it is much more customizable and gives better performance).

 

[orndorf]

Hello,

The better idea is to do the cooling system expansion.

The fastest and hassle-free should be the Krakens, but there is a big problem: H55 struggles even with an FX-8300 (TDP 125W), so I don't see how it could cool the GTX780 (TDP 250W with no overclocking). You could use the H105 or H110, but you should modify your case or go for another case (the radiators have 240mm and 280mm for the H105 and the H110 respectively)

The best idea is: rethink the entire cooling system and do a custom water loop (it costs more, but it is much more customizable and gives better performance).

I currently have a swiftech h220x that is expandable but to get all the parts I need will cost me around $450 and I would have to attach all the parts and fill the h220x while outside of my case and it looks like it will be a pain to get all the parts back into my case .

 

[Cristi72]

If you were from Europe, there is: http://www.alphacool.com , but the price for a complete system only for the GPUs could go over your budget (only the waterblocks + backplates are over 220$). So, from an economical point of view, the system expansion is the way to go. Of course, you must go for the full cover waterblocks, because you must also cool the VRMs and the memory chips: http://www.swiftech.com/KOMODO-NV-GTXTITAN.aspx . Is this the solution you considered?