Which RTX 2070 for watercooling?

Highlander89

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Hey guys!

Time has come for a graphics overhaul. My old GTX 770 with BenQ GL2450 has aged well, but now I've stepped up the game and ordered myself a Asus Rog Swift PG279Q.

I'm looking for a GPU to pair with this beast of a monitor. 2070's seems like the logical choice for buttersmooth gaming in 1440p.

I would like it watercooled, so that narrows it down to PCB's compatible with 2080 coolers.


Any suggestions in regards to brands? Or other GPU's altogether?

The rest of the specs found in the signature.

Thanks.
 
When I buy a new card which I plan to water-cool I just buy reference cards. The 2080 I have I bought direct from Nvidia.
 
Yeah if you're gonna watercool just buy the cheapest reference board card you can find regardless of attached cooler
 
When I buy a new card which I plan to water-cool I just buy reference cards. The 2080 I have I bought direct from Nvidia.

Yeah if you're gonna watercool just buy the cheapest reference board card you can find regardless of attached cooler

I've read the Asus RTX 2070 Dual is compatible with the EK Vector 2080 block.

Buying an aftermarket card will save me about a hundred euros. Problem is identifying which cards use reference design.

The Asus is one alternative. I think EVGA also uses reference board.



Also, there's this:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/bits...raphics-card-water-block-clear-wc-66g-bp.html

According to EK's compatibility checker 2070 waterblocks are "coming soon".

I think the 2070 reference board is smaller then the 2080's tho.

Apparently is Bitspower implying that their waterblock covers both the 2070 ref and 2080 atleast.

2070 + WB damn near buys you a 2080 though.

True, but the current price of 750€ is in my opinion too much for a GPU. Anyway with a 2080 compatible waterblock, I can upgrade in the future.

Also my current CPU would be bottlenecking a 2080.
 
You can usually easily see which cards are reference by looking at the PCB @ the PCIE connector. It will have Nvidia on it. Always.
 
I typed up some more but then pizza came lol. Also, look at the back plate of the card in question and compare the screw holes to a stock PCB. I believe GamersNexus have stripped one.

PIZZA!!

Couldn't find the article you mentioned, but Hexus did a review about the Gigabyte Windforce

Stripping it to the bare PCB, Gigabyte keeps costs in check by adopting what appears to be a reference-style PCB. That means a 10in-long card, 8+6-pin power connectors, and a lack of SLI connectors.

According to the review, Gigabyte seems like a good card. Good overclocker but noisy fan.
Lucky a full cover waterblock isn't noisy :P Aaand, a backplate is included!
 
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