Better 1070 Ti GTX cooling?

[sneekypeet]

Can we stop with the pissing match and get back to helping the OP cool his card? Fair warning.

 

[Mighty-Lu-Bu]

Hi,

I probably made a bit of a mistake when I bought my 1070 Ti GTX and got one with quite a noisy cooler, I think it was an EVGA one I got (I cant recall to be honest).

Are there any aftermarket fan coolers worth considering that would give a quieter experience?

Thanks.

Well what fans do you currently have and what case do you have?

Noctua obviously makes great fans, but their color scheme is either hate it or love it.

Everyone seems to forget about Aerocools DS fans which are some of the best fans on the market today:

Aerocool DS 120mm
Max air flow: 81.5 CFM (@ 1500 RPM)
Air pressure: 2.29 mm H20 (@ 1500 RPM)
Noise: 23.1 dBA (@ 1500 RPM)

Aerocool DS 140mm
Max air flow: 93.4 CFM (@ 1500 RPM)
Air pressure: 1.98 mm H20 (@ 1500 RPM)
Noise: 23.4 dBA (@ 1500 RPM)

These fans are great and come in either red and black (with red LEDs), blue and black (with blue LEDS), white and black (with white LEDs) or black and grey (with no LEDs).

 

[John Naylor]

I know you can't always believe what's on the box. But...

Better said, you can never believe what's on the box.... tho ina sense, the data is true, it's how they present it. Fans will sometimes deliver what they say on the box but under conditions that no fan was ever installed under.

Typically, you can depend on them delivering about half

https://martinsliquidlab.wordpress....w-specs-are-poor-measures-of-fan-performance/

Cougar advertised:
Max Airflow = 70.5CFM
Static Pressure = 2.2 mm H20

Cougar delivered:
Max Airflow = 35.0CFM (49.6%)
Static Pressure = 1.0 mm H20 (45%)


Nidec advertised
Max Airflow = 58CFM
Static Pressure = .080 inwg = 2.03mm H20

Nidec delivered
Max Airflow = 37CFM (63.8%)
Static Pressure = .047 inwg = 1.2 mm H20 (59%)

As you can see the specs say that:

... they can deliver the 58 and 70 cfm .... but only against 0 SP ... and condition which will never exist
... they can deliver the .08 and .082 SP .... but only at 0 cfm ... fan isn't doing anything for you at 0 cfm

Therefore much like monitor response times, advertised specs have no bearing on realty. 1. Use a respected test site to get real data. 2) Observe the above graph... the fan with the highjer cfm and higher SP will deluver less cfm and less SP once installed.

The chart linked below provides a reliable rating of fans based upon performance and noise. It's a bit outdated, the Silent Wings 3 are right up there with the Phanteks.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1345-page7.html

However, the best option available to the OP, for the lowest price is sell the card and replace it with a decent AIB card... avoid reference and EVGA SC cards and get a good AIB card

69C under load w/ max OC (38 dbA @ stock) 217 wattst
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1070_Ti_Gaming/35.html

64C under load w/ max OC (29 dbA @ stock ) 240 watts
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_1070_Ti_STRIX/35.html

 

[Ben_UK]

I just wanted to say thanks for all the replies. In the end I weighed up all the options and plumped for the Arctic Cooling Accellero.

Temps were about 74C with the default cooler at default fan speeds. With the Arctic and a small fan speed increase its around 47C, and its barely audible.