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Cheapest way to cool Vega using aftermarket cooling?

lovelyhead

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I am about to buy a new GPU and am weighing all of my options up. I have pretty much made my mind up to get a GTX 1080 / 1070ti but thought I would give AMD one last chance.

I would be interested in getting a Vega card but I am definitely not interested in the reference cooler. AIB cards are still MIA with no release on the horizon. So my question is, if I were to buy a Vega card is there any way to cool it using an after market cooler? My current system is completely air cooled so a custom loop is out of the question. I am also not willing to pay way over the odds for the Vega 64 AIO.

The whole package would have to be cheaper than a decent custom cooled GTX 1080 for it to be worth my while. Seems unlikely I know, but I would really like to give AMD this one last chance after sticking with them for about 10 years.
 
lovelyhead said:
I am about to buy a new GPU and am weighing all of my options up. I have pretty much made my mind up to get a GTX 1080 / 1070ti but thought I would give AMD one last chance.

I would be interested in getting a Vega card but I am definitely not interested in the reference cooler. AIB cards are still MIA with no release on the horizon. So my question is, if I were to buy a Vega card is there any way to cool it using an after market cooler? My current system is completely air cooled so a custom loop is out of the question. I am also not willing to pay way over the odds for the Vega 64 AIO.

The whole package would have to be cheaper than a decent custom cooled GTX 1080 for it to be worth my while. Seems unlikely I know, but I would really like to give AMD this one last chance after sticking with them for about 10 years.
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Whats the rest of your cooling? Asking because EK MLC is almost due out. You can buy pre-filled waterblocks for what ever GPU you want, and have full WC solutions without the hassle.
If you had Predator, I would say the same. Using the Predator 360 since January 2016 with pre-filled waterblocks (Nano, 1080, FuryX), and works perfectly. Just waiting to see what the MLC going to bring into the market before I commit a pre-filled block or custom WC for the 1080Ti.
 
Just to add a bit of real user info here, the ref coolers are not "that" bad. Ive had my vega 64 fan version since a few days after launch. silent idle, silent for less demanding games, and with some under volting, tweeking, decent at playing AAA titles. You wont get the full potential of the card keeping the fan speed down to say 2400, maybe max out around 1550ish on the core, but that will net you 1080 performance. I run mine at a fan speed of 2800, which might be to loud for some, but I use headphones so its not audible and then it sits at 1640+ core and with my 1440p 144hz freesync screen is VERY nice. I will probably put some sort of AIO on it at some stage but not because of noise, more so because it has a lot more under the hood, performance wise if its cooled well.
 
Panos said:
Whats the rest of your cooling? Asking because EK MLC is almost due out. You can buy pre-filled waterblocks for what ever GPU you want, and have full WC solutions without the hassle.
If you had Predator, I would say the same. Using the Predator 360 since January 2016 with pre-filled waterblocks (Nano, 1080, FuryX), and works perfectly. Just waiting to see what the MLC going to bring into the market before I commit a pre-filled block or custom WC for the 1080Ti.
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I have a Inwin 303 case with every fan mount covered by a fan and a Cryorig H5 CPU cooler. The EK MLC sounds like it will be quite expensive vs some sort of aftermarket cooler just for the Vega (Although it seems like there is no aftermarket air cooler available for the Vega cards unfortunately). I would probably be cheaper getting a 1080ti rather than changing my case cooling to water.

Man, AMD have really messed this up. A long time customer wanting to give them money (more than I have ever spent in the past) but I won't due to crappy reference coolers. Disappointed.
 
Martini1991 said:
Probably better off going for an AIB 1080 for £499.99 to be honest.
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Looking likely.

Smudge said:
Just to add a bit of real user info here, the ref coolers are not "that" bad. Ive had my vega 64 fan version since a few days after launch. silent idle, silent for less demanding games, and with some under volting, tweeking, decent at playing AAA titles. You wont get the full potential of the card keeping the fan speed down to say 2400, maybe max out around 1550ish on the core, but that will net you 1080 performance. I run mine at a fan speed of 2800, which might be to loud for some, but I use headphones so its not audible and then it sits at 1640+ core and with my 1440p 144hz freesync screen is VERY nice. I will probably put some sort of AIO on it at some stage but not because of noise, more so because it has a lot more under the hood, performance wise if its cooled well.
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My PC is silent at idle. Can't hear it at all with the case less than a meter away from me on my desk. A reference blower fan will definitely be louder than the rest of my machine even at idle unfortunately.
 
No idea on availability. I'm going WC on VEGA so not researched availability factor. As subbed to various forums for VEGA info and seen info relevent to "aspect" I posted. So my post was purely in context of it can be used, with good gains for cooling, etc.
 
Do you have free sync? If not then your making a rod for your own back by picking vega over a 1080. There really are no benefits but lots of drawbacks.

The fact that AIB’s aren’t touching vega with a barge pole must tell you something...
 
lovelyhead said:
I have a Inwin 303 case with every fan mount covered by a fan and a Cryorig H5 CPU cooler. The EK MLC sounds like it will be quite expensive vs some sort of aftermarket cooler just for the Vega (Although it seems like there is no aftermarket air cooler available for the Vega cards unfortunately). I would probably be cheaper getting a 1080ti rather than changing my case cooling to water.

Man, AMD have really messed this up. A long time customer wanting to give them money (more than I have ever spent in the past) but I won't due to crappy reference coolers. Disappointed.
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EK MLC going to be at similar prices as the Predator. From my experience was a worthy investment because is not a useless AIO that you have no options.
 
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