The GTX 1060's reference PCB will not be suitable for water cooling

[WYP]

The GTX 1060's reference PCB will not be suitable for water cooling or other aftermarket coolers due to the reference design using a PCIe extension cable.



Read more on the GTX 1060's water block compatibility issues.

 

[AlienALX]

I knew it !

pmsl that sucks !

 

[SeekaX]

Watercooling a card like that doesn't make all that much sense, manufacturers will make aftermarket PCBs anyways and we've had waterblocks for aftermarket PCBs in the past. Really doesn't matter.
I also don't know why the PCIe extension cable would be a problem for aftermarket coolers, the manufacturers could just implement that in the design.

 

[AlienALX]

Loads of people water cool cheap parts. In fact, a lot of the water builds I've seen recently had stuff like 950s or 960s in because of the price of the cooling.

Near on all water cooled rigs I've ever seen have been weak on specs because of the price of the cooling.

I'm sure the WC companies will come up with a solution but it's still epic fail.

 

[madness777]

IMO I see a LOT of modding potential with this if you're putting on an aftermarket cooler or even a Universal GPU waterblock (first that popped in my mind)
You could just make a modular cable that goes directly to the PSU and make cabling virtually invisible. You just need some soldering skills.
And don't give me warranty jibber jabber cuz you're voiding the warranty with replacing the cooler in the first place.

 

[RobM]

I don't see any reason not to use an aftermarket option its neither hard nor rocket science to figure out a solution for it. It is only a different plug required for the power, hardley a technical obstacle lol

 

[Raphael]

I dont know what nvidia has been smoking this year, but i want some!!!
Pricing through the roof, founders edition bullsh*t, sli support nonsense, and now this...

A ganza é muita boa!!!

 

[russler]

IMO I see a LOT of modding potential with this if you're putting on an aftermarket cooler or even a Universal GPU waterblock (first that popped in my mind)
You could just make a modular cable that goes directly to the PSU and make cabling virtually invisible. You just need some soldering skills.
And don't give me warranty jibber jabber cuz you're voiding the warranty with replacing the cooler in the first place.

i have managed to wing a warranty before after doing something silly, would have a harder job with solder on the pcb lol

 

[Kushiro]

Trmps should be decent anyways. Would say why bother eatercooling but everyones different.

 

[SeekaX]

Loads of people water cool cheap parts. In fact, a lot of the water builds I've seen recently had stuff like 950s or 960s in because of the price of the cooling.

Near on all water cooled rigs I've ever seen have been weak on specs because of the price of the cooling.

I'm sure the WC companies will come up with a solution but it's still epic fail.

Why would you get a cheap GPU and expensive watercooling. What's the point of spending money on a watercooled 1060 if it costs you the same as an aircooled 1070, the aircooled 1070 is going to beat it by a mile. You either watercool because you've reached the limit of what aircooled GPUs can do or you do it just for the sake of having a waterloop, the latter type of person will be rare enough to justify the PCIe extension cord which actually is useful to far more people.

 

[Dicehunter]

Not really a big deal considering it's a mid range card and watercooling a midrange card is pretty pointless.

I'm sure EK will come up with something though.

 

[Doomslayer]

IMO if you paid $300 for the GPU then why in the F you spend half the amount of money of the water cooling parts it just doesn't make any sense to me just put the money towards getting a better GPU.

 

[Kushiro]

Each ro their own.

 

[madness777]

I'm sure EK will come up with something though.

They could just extend the plexi at the end of the card so that you could mount the 6-pin there. They could even use that part for esthetic purposes!

 

[X007ALFA]

Well I don't see why that cable could be a very big problem...
If you think about it the wires are just soldered. So if manufacturers will carve out a slot for the 6-pin connector in the copper of a waterblock and leave the user as a "DIY" thing to solder on a shorter cable.
Or better, those alphacool blocks with the aluminum fins and the swappable block in the middle would be super easy to get to work with a design like that, maybe jamming the wires between a possible backplate and the block itself so you can't see them

 

[NeverBackDown]

Not really a big deal considering it's a mid range card and watercooling a midrange card is pretty pointless.

I'm sure EK will come up with something though.

Watercooling is becoming more pointless as more things get efficient... so not really an argument, it's mostly for looks

 

[Warchild]

Watercooling is becoming more pointless as more things get efficient... so not really an argument, it's mostly for looks

As much as I love watercooling, this is pretty spot on. + the fact custom loops utilise space better.

Watercooling is now just aesthetic. AIO for CPUs are keeping things as cool as a custom loop. GPUs with AIO liquid solution are just as good, albeit ugly single 120mm fans you need to put somewhere.