I'm pretty sure most of you are thinking "Make up your mind already!!!!", I've been going back and forth on this with opinions from different people for a while now. I'm talking about my gpu temps/cooling. I was going to wait and build a whole new system but to be honest I really don't need a whole new system, so now (hopefully final decision ) I just want to get my gpu temps as low as possible so I can play games and not have to worry about it as much (and maybe even oc it a little more).
I know Slaymate linked me a few heatsinks that looked pretty good (clearance for my sata ports) but looking at the position of my gpu there wouldn't be a whole lot of room between the psu and heatsink so it wouldn't really be getting air efficiently. The ghetto rigging I have setup to get air moving around the gpu isn't all that great, plus it makes my table vibrate which is annoying. Right now my side panel is off, I was thinking about getting a small wc loop just for the gpu, the side panel would have to be off anyway so that doesn't make a big difference. I'm just not sure on what radiator would be good, a 120mm or a 240mm. Since the only thing that would be in the loop is the gpu I was leaning towards a 120mm, but I don't think that would give a whole lot better performance than what a new heatsink would. So now I'm leaning towards a 240mm. Plus then I could fix my ghetto rigging (might be a little quieter, and would look better [I would most likely position a fan blowing inside my case for the ram sinks still though]).
Here is what I have selected so far:
Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
5x Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
2x Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
Maybe? Petra's Tech Shop
Maybe? Petra's Tech Shop
If someone could go through what I have and make sure everything is compatible (I'm pretty sure it all is), and see if I could change anything.
I really hope I'm not annoying you guys too much, I know I've been back and forth on this for a while now. I just want what would be best for right now. I don't think I really "need" a new system, it's just that I want my gpu as cool as it can be (I've always thought water cooling would be fun to tinker around with too).
I know Slaymate linked me a few heatsinks that looked pretty good (clearance for my sata ports) but looking at the position of my gpu there wouldn't be a whole lot of room between the psu and heatsink so it wouldn't really be getting air efficiently. The ghetto rigging I have setup to get air moving around the gpu isn't all that great, plus it makes my table vibrate which is annoying. Right now my side panel is off, I was thinking about getting a small wc loop just for the gpu, the side panel would have to be off anyway so that doesn't make a big difference. I'm just not sure on what radiator would be good, a 120mm or a 240mm. Since the only thing that would be in the loop is the gpu I was leaning towards a 120mm, but I don't think that would give a whole lot better performance than what a new heatsink would. So now I'm leaning towards a 240mm. Plus then I could fix my ghetto rigging (might be a little quieter, and would look better [I would most likely position a fan blowing inside my case for the ram sinks still though]).
Here is what I have selected so far:
Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
5x Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
2x Petra's Tech Shop
Petra's Tech Shop
Maybe? Petra's Tech Shop
Maybe? Petra's Tech Shop
If someone could go through what I have and make sure everything is compatible (I'm pretty sure it all is), and see if I could change anything.
I really hope I'm not annoying you guys too much, I know I've been back and forth on this for a while now. I just want what would be best for right now. I don't think I really "need" a new system, it's just that I want my gpu as cool as it can be (I've always thought water cooling would be fun to tinker around with too).