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Anj
post Jul 3 2015, 12:29 AM

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Hi all sorry for the bother if this question has already been answered, but this is a very long thread!

Ok, without wasting anyone's time, here's the current situation that I'd hoped to get some advice on.

Using a 2600k i7, been happy with the temps for awhile. (Noctua D-14 heatsink, mild overclock)

Steadily been upgrading my graphics card over the years, till I acquired a Galax GTX 980 HOF. As luck would have it, I managed to get an identical card for much cheaper so I decided to go SLI. After installation on my board I noticed that the cards have very little space in between each other.

Ran GPU Z - Top card was getting MUCH higher temperatures than the bottom. I know this is normal but I'm not so comfortable with a single card running that hot while the other is fine. My first thought was to watercool the GPUs and leave the CPU to the Noctua, but I'm just not sure. What do you guys think? (I should have enough space in my case - Lian Li PC-A76)

I've been reading up on watercooling and I've got a few questions if you guys don't mind.

1) I'm lazy. I mean DAMN lazy. Are there any AIO loop kits out there that anyone's knows of for 2 980s in SLI? I've read AIO kits can't really compare at all to a properly done custom loop. What would you suggest, look for an AIO solution or take the plunge and try setting up my own custom loop?

2) A lot of advice given to others while researching online suggest that if I'm going to watercool a pair of GPU's with a custom loop, I might as well include the CPU in that loop anyway since its just a little bit more work to get that going. Any opinions? Is it worthwhile keeping the Noctua or should I just go water all the way?

3) I'm curious about supplies, and where to get them. What do you guys do, buy online or are there options to buy parts in KL?

Thanks a lot in advance!

This post has been edited by Anj: Jul 3 2015, 01:40 AM

 

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