Message from @Wayne
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but if i got it would i need watercooling
The cost of 2x1070's versus 1080Ti and the pros and cons of both, 1080Ti, or volta card is best option
no, you wouldn't
alright
yeah
i might return my 1070 buy 1080ti founders edition and overclock the shit out of it
the only thing I recommend watercooling for is the CPU, that's basically a requirement
well if im already buying the watercooling infrastructure for cpu i may as well also do gpu right>
matter of fact, if you need PC hardware help, you can message me personally if you want a relatively quick response and are looking for somebody with experience and knowledge
alright sounds good
most people use AIO watercooling for the CPU, where you mount a radiator for the CPU only with flexible tubing
ah
is maintenance hard
there is no performance advantage with custom watercooling, the BTU transfer of the radiators are the same, and the oumo on AIO's is slightly overrated on BTU for quality assurance
and there is practically no maintenance for AIO watercooling
nice
how much does it cost
youve been typing for quite a while seƱor
If you aren't going to constantly OC your CPU relatively far with noticeably higher than stock voltages, then you'll probably do good with a 120mm/140mm radiator those can be as cheap as $60 and as much as $90. If you want more surface space to keep the CPU unnecessarily cooler or want to try for more drastic OC which requires much higher jumps in voltage per small increase in frequency for maintaining stability, then you're going to want a minimum of a 240mm radiator, which is 240x120mm meaning it takes 2x120mm fans if your case has a place to support that. Higher voltage (especially beyond a certain point depending on individual model and pin size) is going to reduce the longevity of the CPU, even if you keep it cooler, and if going on the very edge of safe voltages and max stable frequency at those voltages, you can degrade the CPU enough within months of use depending on how much your computer is on every day to where you need to step down the frequency at that same voltage to maintain stability. This is why I don't recommend going extreme, but going between boost and extreme is relatively the most practical point if you're gonna cool with a higher BTU rad. 280mm rads are 280x140 if your case can support that on the top (preferably). What is your CPU and what are your intentions?
i7 7700k
none
i have a mid tower corsair
send me a link to the case
think its this one
no
its not that
this one
btw, the i7 7700k is very efficient and can overclock to a pretty decent clock (for most) without excessive voltage, so if you tweak your CPU to run the highest stable frequency at 1.3-1.35V you'll get the most out of your CPU long-term
alright
how do you overclock cpu?
1.35 over 1.3 will have a slightly higher degradation rate, but the benefit may be as much as .2ghz more stable which is a lot in long-term
is it like gpu where all you have to do is download afterburner
you have to overclock through BIOS, I can walk you throught hat after you already ahv ethe new cooler
ok
I don't recommend OS OC for cpu as much
ok
is the $60-$90 radiator absolutely necessary
the whole AIO is that cost