Looking for a new GPU + water cooling block

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Hi All,
I am looking for a new GPU and water block, however isit me (more than likely) or isit hard to actually find a GPU and a compatible water block these days?
Appreciate this question is split between 2 forum categories, but hoping someone can help.

I have a budget of around £800 all in so for a GPU + a block, looking on EKWB compatibility list + overclockers Nvidia and AMD GPU page and spending 30mins search for blocks i am not finding anything at all!
My current GPU is a GTX 1080 windforce - i purchased a block about 4 years ago, finely went all in for water cooling to find the block i got does not fit (what an idiot)!!!

Hope someone can help a noob like myself out please :-) - sorry for any lack of info!
 
For £800
Probably looking at
Rtx4070
Amd 7900xt though that may
Stretch your budget a bit once cost of block added
Or another option would be B grade/clearance
A rtx3090 with prefitted block
£900 but you're allowed to make an offer on B grade
Been sorely tempted by that myself lol

There's also barrow and byski blocks
They do tend to do less popular models
Ones which ek don't bother with
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
For £800
Probably looking at
Rtx4070
Amd 7900xt though that may
Stretch your budget a bit once cost of block added
Or another option would be B grade/clearance
A rtx3090 with prefitted block
£900 but you're allowed to make an offer on B grade
Been sorely tempted by that myself lol

There's also barrow and byski blocks
They do tend to do less popular models
Ones which ek don't bother with
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B Grade offers are a godsend tbh, ive picked up so many good bargains. The latest being SFX psu's, knocked £40 off the new price and its pretty much in new condition.
 
Jay85 said:
B Grade offers are a godsend tbh, ive picked up so many good bargains. The latest being SFX psu's, knocked £40 off the new price and its pretty much in new condition.
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Yeah definitely
Picked up my secondary monitor
From B grade few years back
Was immaculate
Hadn't even peeled off the plastic on it
Saved a substantial sum on that
Got loads of b grade watercooling stuff over the years too

That B grade waterblocked 3090
Keeps calling to me lol
But it's one of those I want it
Rather than need it
Since my 2080ti still cuts it at 1440p/165hz
And draws a lot less power doing it

About only thing never seems to appear in B grade
Is chairs
May be some reason for that I guess
Definitely need a new chair
But the prices of them are a bit ridiculous
 
Mcnumpty2323 said:
Yeah definitely
Picked up my secondary monitor
From B grade few years back
Was immaculate
Hadn't even peeled off the plastic on it
Saved a substantial sum on that
Got loads of b grade watercooling stuff over the years too

That B grade waterblocked 3090
Keeps calling to me lol
But it's one of those I want it
Rather than need it
Since my 2080ti still cuts it at 1440p/165hz
And draws a lot less power doing it

About only thing never seems to appear in B grade
Is chairs
May be some reason for that I guess
Definitely need a new chair
But the prices of them are a bit ridiculous
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Same, one of my monitors are a B grade that i managed to knock a substantial amount off. Same with some of the watercooling stuff, cases etc, tons of goodies for bargain prices.

I suppose with chairs they either work or break lol.
 
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Jay85 said:
Same, one of my monitors are a B grade that i managed to knock a substantial amount off. Same with some of the watercooling stuff, cases etc, tons of goodies for bargain prices.

I suppose with chairs they either work or break lol.
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See I would have thought
Quite a few people Buy chairs
Try them but don't like it
Too hard,too low,arm rests too hard ,not wide enough etc
Makes me think any chair returns
Get used in ocuk office
Or just sold to places that furnish offices,shops etc
 
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