msi 980ti gaming cooling with a HG10 N980

[jbh110tdi]

so Ive been looking at cooling options for my 980 ti and ive seen the Corsair HG10 N980.

I was thinking on getting one of these and using a 120mm AIO fitted to the rear as an exhaust.

anyone used one before? how good was the results?

before anyone says custom loop.. I know I would see better results but Im thinking on cost wise.
Plus a custom loop scares the life out of me...

 

[roachyuk]

I have been researching this as well by watching a lot of youtube videos...its all down to what card you have and from what ive seen the hg10 will only fit a reference card.
The temps look impressive aswell under load around late 50 which is a real bonus....You can do it for around £100 aswell but yes it would be good to see if anyone on here
has done this.

 

[jbh110tdi]

.its all down to what card you have and from what ive seen the hg10 will only fit a reference card.

I didint realise it was only suitable for a reference card.
Ive seen the NZXT G10 and G12 they seem to be a bit more varied on which card they will fit.
only down side Is I don't think they look as nice as the corsair bracket.

picture I found of the G10 fitted to the MSI gaming 980 Ti



Heres a review of the G12

 

[roachyuk]

My mistake i must have read it wrong i thought they only fitted reference pcb ......and agree the corsair hg10 looks far better that the nzxt g10

 

[jbh110tdi]

My mistake i must have read it wrong i thought they only fitted reference pcb ......and agree the corsair hg10 looks far better that the nzxt g10

he got some nice results with the 1080 with the NZXT G12. Ive seen a video og the HG10 fitted to the EVGA 980 Ti but as you say it uses a reference PCB I don't think it will fit the MSI gaming 980 Ti.
looks like my option is one of the NZXT brackets but yea the Corsair one just looks that bit nicer over he NZXT its not even down to the logo its just looks more finished.

 

[BS Dave]

though i love my watercooled 980ti, it only really gave me another 50 Hz stable - from 1450 - 1500 - though i have a high asic card so it doesn't respond that well to extra volts - mine was a reference card, but it would say this late in the day don't bother, watercooling is only worth it on top of the stack brand new gfx cards, otherwise the outlay just isn't worth it... if you're just doing it for the crack..then go ahead, but just don't expect massive gains..

 

[jbh110tdi]

though i love my watercooled 980ti, it only really gave me another 50 Hz stable - from 1450 - 1500 - though i have a high asic card so it doesn't respond that well to extra volts - mine was a reference card, but it would say this late in the day don't bother, watercooling is only worth it on top of the stack brand new gfx cards, otherwise the outlay just isn't worth it... if you're just doing it for the crack..then go ahead, but just don't expect massive gains..

My thoughts with the NZXT bracket is I can move this to a new GPU if and when I upgrade. But I'm more thinking on doing it for temps. I can get 1500 on the core stable with my card on air but it does throttle due to heat.

 

[BS Dave]

my waterblock keeps mine about 43-45 degrees on stock volts so yeah it makes a load of difference for temps

 

[jbh110tdi]

my waterblock keeps mine about 43-45 degrees on stock volts so yeah it makes a load of difference for temps

yea mine running stock volts can hit low to mid 70's on the core.