water cooling noob..help plz :)

[fire_caster]

hello could i have some help with water cooling my radeon 7870 card want a decend deal and live in canada plz help me

[andrewsmc]

Some more detail would probably get you more feedback.

[t77snapshot]

Here is fire_caster's question in from another thread:

Originally Posted by fire_caster

hello i dont want to spend too much money because im alrdy finish to build my rig and my gpu are always overheating and i wanna cool em down its the xfx radeon 7870 card and would like to know for a good but decent pric water cooling plz help me im gonna blow up..XD

I am curious about why your card is overheating? You may just need a more efficient fan configuration, rather then spending extra cash on water cooling. Now if you plan on overclocking your 7870 in the future? then yes, water cooling is a better option.

[xvi]

Very good air cooling is usually cheaper and just as good as water cooling. Compare this $170 Arctic Cooling Accelero Hybrid (on sale for $100 in the US) to other air cooling by the same manufacturer.

If you absolutely need more performance out of your 7870, I'd suggest either a compatible Accelero Mono or Accelero Xtreme. (..from NCIX since I hear Newegg isn't too amazing in Canada.)

Originally Posted by t77snapshot

Now if you plan on overclocking your 7870 in the future? then yes, water cooling is a better option.

+1
It shouldn't be overheating in the first place. If it is, you either have an airflow problem or a defective card. Keep in mind that 80c isn't uncommon for video cards.

[james888]

As I mentioned in that other thread. The cheapest watercooling option you have is doing the red mod with an antec 620. Should put your card below 60c if done right.

[fire_caster]

thx for all the help i am going to get the cpu water cooling for now and this summer i am going to build a full water cooling system