Are AIO GPUs Effective?

LukeMurtagh1995 · 19 May 2020 at 13:33

Hello all,

I'm thinking ahead to when Nvidia releases the next generation of gaming GPUs and I have a question. I've noticed Gigabyte produce an AIO-cooled GPU and I was wondering how effective it would be when compared to a regular air-cooled GPU. They are of course rather more expensive than air-cooled models but is the increased cooling worth it?

Thanks!

LukeMurtagh1995 · 19 May 2020 at 13:40

True, fair point. I'm thinking of possibly going with an Aorus themed-build when the new GPUs come out and since I'll try and save up enough money to get a 2080TI I might as well wait a little bit longer and get an AIO GPU if they release one.

LukeMurtagh1995 · 19 May 2020 at 13:45

That's true. I must admit I do really like the look of the 2080TI FE cards. What's the difference between FE cards and aftermarket cards? I know aftermarket cards are typically already overclocked - can FE cards overclock to gain similar or near-identical levels of performance? Is there even that much of a performance gap between them?

LukeMurtagh1995 · 19 May 2020 at 16:55

Thanks for the help everyone. I'll probably either get an AIO GPU or possibly go full-on watercooling although I haven't got a clue what that entails so it would be a bit nerve-wracking.