Air vs Liquid cooling: For PC enthusiasts specifically

[JEMC]

CGI-Quality said:

JEMC said:

You could also use a closed loop liquid cooler for the card, Anandtech reviewed the Artic Cooling one for the GTX680 and were impressed by its performance, but they also mention that it's a pain in the a** to install and a bit expensive (not a problem for you) given that it will only work for the GTX680 cards.

Personally, I've thought of WC my graphics card (my CPU is perfectly fine with my Noctua heatsink), but my case isn't well suited for WC, and I don't want to buy a new one just for that.

Which case do you have?

Cooler Master HAF 932.

That's a better case for WC than mine, that's for sure

Given that you won't overclock, the only good reasons for going with water is because you want to try it or because you want a quieter system. A 2x120mm radiator (maybe half heigh given the lack of space) on the side panel could give you the same temps at a lower noise, or a bigger one outside of the case vould give you both temps and noise.

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the risk or if the possible rewards are not worth the rick of damaging you stuff.