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[bloodycrashboy]

have done some quick research and have come up with this combo

as I only have a 1080 monitor at present and can't see a new $1000 monitor on my desk in the foreseeable future

this should be more that enough (for now)

because it will be watercooled I will overclock it straight out of the box-------why?

cos  

 

https://www.pccasegear.com/wish_lists/719097/graphics

[Rab]

Expensive for a 1070 - same one is $569 from MSY

Can get a 1080 for just a little more than the 1070 is costing you from PCCasegear

 

You'd also need to double check the cooler will fit the card - most are for the "founders edition" cards - depending on any changes made by the manufacturer from OEM for cooling etc may mean the block won't be compatible.

[bloodycrashboy]

what site do you use @Rab ?

as far as I can tell, the founders edition will fit a standard 1070

 

OK: found it 

Edited 18/06/17 05:57 AM by bloodycrashboy

[Puffwagon]

The term "founders edition" refers to the initial release blower style cards. 

 

With aftermarket cards the pcb is frequently different from a founders edition.

 

Most, but not all water blocks are made for founders edition cards. As such there is a chance that the water block won't cool crucial features on an aftermarket card such as ram chips and vrm modules.

[Rab]

25 minutes ago, bloodycrashboy said:

what site do you use @Rab ?

 

 

Sorry - was having a snooze

 

MSY.com.au is my goto for PC parts - are as cheap as they get.

 

The standard 10xx cards are called the founders edition - each of the brands sell/sold a founders edition (which was the nVidia reference card with their own name on it). In addition to the "founders edition" they sell their own take on the GPU, with different PCB's, designs, cooling solutions and clock speeds. Unless specified under compatibility for the waterblock (http://www.phanteks.com/PH-GB1080.html#compatibility) it's a bit of a crap-shoot - you'd need to confirm the card you're after sticks to the reference design.

[bloodycrashboy]

Thanks for the info guys [emoji106]
Will have to buy a specific card, either a gigabyte brand or MSI as you can buy a couple of water blocks that fit 5 or 6 cards in each family

Edited 19/06/17 12:02 AM by bloodycrashboy

[Puffwagon]

Yeah mate just take a look around and see what is compatible.

 

Something to consider is that there isn't a huge margin of overclocking between water and a good aftermarket card. The money that you spend on water cooling, even if you only buy a waterblock, may well get you into a better card that would surpass the weaker card when oc'd.

 

Like Rab I have always used MSY and haven't had any problems with them.

[bloodycrashboy]

I have to put a water block on it cos racing computer [emoji39]

[Rab]

EOFY coming up - make it a point to treat myself each year at this time with something expensive and tax deductible.

 

Last few years have alternated between car stuff and gadget stuff.

 

Am thinking of putting in the order for one of these this year 

 

1080GTX SLI i7 7700k notebook

 

Speccing up the GPU(s) & screen while cutting the storage and ram out of the order (will source my own to save some coins)

 

Looking at the 17" 1440 120hz g-sync screen, the 2 1080's and a raid nvme boot setup with larger ssd storage.

 

Won't be the prettiest or most portable setup, but should last me a few decades

 

Have bought a couple of the Metabox/Clevo lappies before - absolutely brilliant pricing if you don't mind not getting an "off the shelf - brand name" solution.

Only thing even remotely comparable would be the MSI unit for $7,500 and that only has a 1920x1080 screen and misses out on the desktop CPU.

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