Best cooler for vega 64 asus strix

I'd imagine your options goes along the lines of the following (for best cooling and noise ratio, without factoring in price):

1. Kraken G12 + AIO
Pro: Looks clean, temps are diverted away from middle of case via AIO, and highest level of cooling obtainable (other than going custom water).
Con: Possible Compatibility issue (check online for other success stories using same GPU and setup), Possible Water Pump noise, depending on fans on the AIO - possibly fan noise too, depending on AIO (possibly) not cheap, and finally the possibility of leaking from the AIO (causing damage).
Price: ~£120 here at OCUK depending on which is bundle/aio is chosen

2. Morpheus + Decent Fans
Pro: Good temps, and only Fan noise to contend with (which is controllable via software/bios).
Con: Fairly expensive for Morpheus kit + fans, Morpheus incompatiblity with GPU (kit may not have all parts needed to cool your GPU passively), needs decent case airflow, and more disassembly and assembly than other options.
Price: ~80-120 here at OCUK depending on which fan is chosen along with morpheus HS.

3. Remove GPU Shroud (leave Heatsink on) + Noctua Fans (Or other fans suitable for your ears; just make sure they're big enough for your GPU native HS) + Cable Ties (Zipties)
Pro: Only needs Fans, possibly maybe a GPU to PWM cable to control fans on GPU software, easy to replace, and (relatively) cheap
Con: Ghetto, not really photogenic, possibility of ties breaking (and fans breaking off) if using poor ones, and needs decent airflow for intake and exhaust (as fans blow hot air into the case)
Price: ~50-60 here at OCUK depending on which fans is chosen

These are the same options I had for my Powercolor RX580 Red Devil, but I found that option 1 wouldn't work because the PCB was incompatible (VRMs were not covered by the Kraken and no easy placement for a fan to cool it that way either. So that prevented option 1 for me. Option 2 had the same issue, the Morpheus HS wasn't compatible, so I was forced to go with option 3. And surprisingly, option 3 wasn't that bad.
 
What Meddling-Monk said, but his order is backwards for price. As for performance, with good case airflow fans or fans and cooler are best ways forward. I've had good luck with cheap Arctic 80mm and 90mm fans, maybe even 120mm fans. Get whichever will cover cooler fins best, remove all unused PCIe back slot covers to improve front to back airflow around GPU and thus give lower air temps into coole fans. Some of the Arctics have socket for additional fans so only one needs to be plugged into GPU or mobo to get temp to rpm fan control.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/search?sSearch=arctic+f80

Google "changing fans on GPU" should get you lots of images of this being done .. some good, some ghetto. :D
 
I'm assuming you've cleaned and repasted the card? Is there a reason they've got louder?

+1 for strapping better fans to the existing heatsink. Worked great for me, stock fans are very thin compared to full size square ones.
 
I took the PC unit outside last night and opened it up to blow the dust out. It was pretty clean and not much dust, but have a air compressor and so carefully cleaned it

It's not made much difference to be honest. I changed the fan settings with AMD watt man and its running @ 80C when gaming hard

I have two attic fans sucking air into the case and one attic fan blowing out

The case is a

Fractal Define Mini C Compact Micro ATX PC Gaming Case
 
Meddling-Monk said:
1. Have you tried undervolting your card a bit for reduced temps?

Yes its currently unvolted, not how much but can attach picture

2. Have you repasted the card?

No I was thinking this, what's the best after market paste


3. Oh, and what you you using to cool your CPU? Water? Or Air?
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CPU is AMD 2600 running stock and OEM fan ( AIR )
 
So long as you have undervolted, then it's OK to continue. If not, then undervolt it first, since it will shave off some C's in the temps there on the card.

As for repasting, I'm not sure what is best, I used Noctua H2 because I had some spare for attaching my CPU cooler lately, so I used it on that. Depending on how good you are at doing repasting, you may want to consider a non-conductive paste. That way, if you get some where you shouldn't, it wouldn't be the end of the world.

As for the CPU cooler you are using. That's going to complicate things a bit. A default stock (OEM) cooler is going to be throwing air all around the case above the GPU area. Which means if you really want a cooler and quieter GPU, then you likely will need to aim fowards option 1, a G12 + AIO setup. As this will have the heat generated by the GPU pulled to the rad that will be elsewhere and be less impacted by the warm air above the GPU that has been created by your CPU given your current setup in the case.
 
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