Chappii
Senior Member
Hey guys.
So I got this idea to make a wall mounted setup and to use liquid cooling.
The setup is going to have a Crossfire setup of 2 Sapphire R9 380X's and I would like some advice.
Both gpu's will be mounted vertically, one below the other, below the motherboard and connected via 2 ribbon riser cables.
The idea of watercooling the gpu's is something I would like to do, just for something unique (plus I like overclocking), although there are no full-cover waterblocks (as far as I'm concerned) for the R9 380X's.
So I started thinking to make a custom setup for the gpu's and here's my idea:
When I take apart the whole gpu, then I'm left with the pcb, heatsink and fan assembly, the fan assembly can be reattached to the pcb without the need for the heatsink.
Excuse the old heatpaste and heatpads.
Anyways using just the pcb, I was thinking to mount an EKWB waterblock to the processor. This one should work fine.
And basically mount the fan assembly over the pcb with the waterblock attached (without factory heatsink) like so:
Now for the advice and this is where some feedback would be appreciated:
Would passive heatsinks and heatpads be enough to cool down the RAM and VRM on the board? Basically for something like this.
Obviously there will be airflow from the fans to help with the cooling, and I plan to make two neat holes on the side where the pipes to/from the waterblock can pass through.
Thanks in advance,
Chappii
So I got this idea to make a wall mounted setup and to use liquid cooling.
The setup is going to have a Crossfire setup of 2 Sapphire R9 380X's and I would like some advice.
Both gpu's will be mounted vertically, one below the other, below the motherboard and connected via 2 ribbon riser cables.
The idea of watercooling the gpu's is something I would like to do, just for something unique (plus I like overclocking), although there are no full-cover waterblocks (as far as I'm concerned) for the R9 380X's.
So I started thinking to make a custom setup for the gpu's and here's my idea:
When I take apart the whole gpu, then I'm left with the pcb, heatsink and fan assembly, the fan assembly can be reattached to the pcb without the need for the heatsink.
Excuse the old heatpaste and heatpads.
Anyways using just the pcb, I was thinking to mount an EKWB waterblock to the processor. This one should work fine.
And basically mount the fan assembly over the pcb with the waterblock attached (without factory heatsink) like so:
Now for the advice and this is where some feedback would be appreciated:
Would passive heatsinks and heatpads be enough to cool down the RAM and VRM on the board? Basically for something like this.
Obviously there will be airflow from the fans to help with the cooling, and I plan to make two neat holes on the side where the pipes to/from the waterblock can pass through.
Thanks in advance,
Chappii
