Always heard people say strapping an AIO onto your GPU is pointless and that better airflow or slapping some fans on the stock cooler is “good enough.”
But I was curious, so I tested it myself on a 2070 Super with a Thermalright Toughliquid 420.
I ran benchmarks at 1440p high settings, both stock and overclocked, comparing the stock cooler, just fans, and the full AIO setup. Measured FPS, temperatures, and sustained clocks to see if it actually delivered. Overclocking headroom did improve, but not greatly.
All said and done, about 5 extra frames on average, cooler temps, but definitely a hassle. Video here if you want the full build & benchmarks https://youtu.be/r8PlvOxmth0
Would you guys ever bother?
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Not wanting to be negative but really 5FPS is a useless number here. +5 at 30 or +5 at 240 FPS? The % is what matters.
That aside, noise is probably more important to me than performance gains.
However my current GPU has annoying coil whine, I doubt an AIO would change that. Fan noise isnt too bad with decent temps on adjusted fancurve.
Careful with vrm and memory temps, they might need extra cooling. Use a nzxt kraken g12 with an integrated fan + extra heatsinks if you can
Such a fun and cool project. I’ll sub
Where did u get those 3d printed brackets ?