Water cooling my MSI GTX 1070

[p1987]

Hello All,

I have thought about putting my Corsair H105 on my MSI GTX 1070 in the near future.

Currently as it stands it runs at GPU Temp max 74, +88 core and +449. This is the max stable overclock I have been able to reach, using max volts and powerlimts using 3dmark.

What would be preventing me from going higher, the card itself, or temps ?

Best regards,

Lee

 

[Kilbane]

Unless you can get a proper block that will actively cool the VRM's and the Memory, I wouldn't bother trying to get an AIO to fit on there.

Your temps seem really high for the 1070. My MSI Gaming X does not go above 65ish even when overclocked, and that is on the standard TF6 cooler.

The GTX 10 series of cards overclock in a slightly different way to previous generations. You need to think about keeping the card as cool as possible at all times to ensure a good average clock speed throughout the time it is being used. The boost clock is linked differctly to the temps. Keep the temps lower and the card will boost higher for longer.

 

[NeverBackDown]

If you are using a reference card, get a custom GPU loop instead of the AIO. It would cool the whole card which helps with temps overall and higher average clocks.

 

[p1987]

Appreciate the information gents.

I am trying to not spend too much and any custom kit that will require maintenance.
My card is overclocked quite a bit; this is why the temps are high. I have it in a Corsair 800d case.

What devices are there out there for cooling the VRM's without a custom cooling kit/loop, out of curiosity ?

Best regards,

Lee

 

[Kilbane]

Appreciate the information gents.
My card is overclocked quite a bit; this is why the temps are high.

To be honest dude, I have just set my overclock to the same level and ran Valley for a while, card topped out at 65c. I think most of your issues are with airflow.

What devices are there out there for cooling the VRM's without a custom cooling kit/loop, out of curiosity ?

There isn't anything that will do the job properly past getting a proper block. You have the MSI 1070 Gaming X in your sig so I assume it is that. EK do a 1070 TF6 block. To help out on the price for a custom loop, you can always go for an expandable AIO and then add the block in at a lot lower cost than full custom loop.

 

[Wraith]

I'm in agreement with Kilbane, I too just ran a Valley bench with the above OC's and I barely broke 57c with the 1070 Founders, so I'm inclined to say it's an airflow issue.

 

[p1987]

Yes i have set my PC fans to very low. Hate the fan noise.
I may consider constructing my own heatsink (using a multitude of heatsinks), which will add to the current backplate via thermal tape. I will show you the results in the new year for temperatures ect.
An open aoi option may be an idea; i will consider moving in this direction gradually.

Best regards

 

[Permafrost]

even then you're not going to get much better as the voltage locked and will not go beyond 1.0930v

 

[p1987]

I have seen posts of these kind of cards hitting 2000mhz on the core plus. Would this be specific to asus or another brand ?

Perhaps fibs ?

Cheers

 

[AlienALX]

I have seen posts of these kind of cards hitting 2000mhz on the core plus. Would this be specific to asus or another brand ?

Perhaps fibs ?

Cheers

It's not fibs. That hairy bloke from Gamer's Nexus hit over 2000 stable on a FE using a EVGA Hybrid. Which is what I would get btw.

 

[p1987]

It's not fibs. That hairy bloke from Gamer's Nexus hit over 2000 stable on a FE using a EVGA Hybrid. Which is what I would get btw.

That would be a lovely sweetspot !