What happened to aftermarket GPU coolers?

[Mussels]

I had the accelero on a 9800GT i think, was really impressive.

 

[John Naylor]

9800 GT is 12 years old. The market has changed ... tho many folks still 'don't get it". You still see the argument that "It's not worth buying an AIB card that is a few MHz faster when you can over clock it yourself.

a) AIB cards generally have beefier power circuitry with more phases, better cooling and other features.
b) This allows them to leave the factory with higher overclocks
c) The manufacturer's have a bit of a gamble when they set clocks ... due to the silcon lottery, some cars of identical manufacture, will clock higher than others. When they sit this OC,they have to balance the sales bump they get from the higher OC versus the % of cards that may be returned because they can't maintain advertised clock speeds. Nvidia has always been very conservative here .... not unusual to get 15-30% over stock clocks .... Since the 290x series, AMD has been more ballzy , clocking the cards up to 5 % ... 10% w/ a few models at the factory.
d) So overclocking your reference card up to the clocks that AIB card leave the factory with is no accomplishment .... because, like when fanbois compa5e models of their favorite brand, saying that "Company A card overclocked is almost as fast as company B's card" ignores the fact that Company B's card can be overclocked to.

In any case, the industry responded to the aftermarke cooler's birth by a) making better coolers and b) making more efficient GPUs. I'll ise MSI's AIB cards since TPU tested them all

MSI 2060 Gaming Z = 68C OC'd under full load
MSI 2060 Gaming X Super = 68C OC'd under full load
MSI 2070 Gaming X = 68C OC'd under full load
MSI 2070 Super Gaming X = 68C OC'd under full load
MSI 2080 Gaming X = 71C OC'd under full load
MSI 208 Super Gaming X = 72C OC'd under full load
MSI 2080 Ti Gaming X = 68C OC'd under full load

VRM temps on all these cards are great ... at 70 for the 2080 for example. AMD of course hasn't fared as well, at least until the 5600 XT. In every price niche, the green team has held a significant advantage in heat, power and noise back till 2013... the 5600 XT changed all that. Very anxious to see what happens this fall.

One last thing that must be mentioned is that manufacturers ahve been adding water blocks to their cards ... at the factory. The price premium for these is comparable to what it costs for these aftermarket coolers. And with OLC type AIOs available with all copper rads and pumps that push 10x the flow rate of CLCs, it's easy to add a GPU to an OLC type AIO. You can even order then prfilled ... install the card in the slot, cobbet power cables, plug in the quik-disconnect, turn on PC

 

[Chrispy_]

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I had two of those for my 9700 Pro as well.
Sadly the fans bearings on those were garbage sleeve bearings and my first ATI Silencer only lasted 18 months.

 

[kiriakost]

my impression these days is that ASUS for example, this has offering of GTS 1660 Super with a very cheap cooler and at the same time there is also the ASUS GTS 1660 Super OC MINI this offered with a remarkable in quality cooling system.
Therefore here it is, ASUS this is now also a cooling system provider.
And also, why some one to pay twice for a card and a cooler, when ASUS will give you what you need and safely assembled, among with their warranty plan.

Unfortunately many young people fall at the trap of a strict price comparison, with out paying attention at the actual quality of the cooler.
Then they nag about high temperatures and noise levels.

As is the situation and the market right now, 80% of VGA offerings they are cheap traps.

 

[KLiKzg]

Was wondering the same thing. As I had problems with 1050Ti after being run for 4 years on SETi@home & now on Asteroids@home & GPUgrid. So the bearings were bad & it stopped working.
Good thing I was using Tthrottle to keep the card cool enough, not to overheat.

But right now I'm wondering if it's possible to change from 1050Ti single fan into 1050Ti dual fan?
Will the extra fan be OK from power usage point of view on 1050Ti?
Can i only exchange the cover with fan(s)?

Has anybody done such a work?
Or did you exchange towards the something like "aftermarket fan"? Found this one with 120W - Accelero L2 plus.

Recently I asked GIGABYTE about the servicing of the cover & fans. Here's what I got for answers:

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It's not to much to say, that I'm displeased with answer?

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Though I did find out 2 things:
1. I'm NEVER buying GIGABYTE again.
2. From my humble experience here, GIGABYTE employs idiots!

So, to anyone with similar problem, here's a solution. Costs about $60 to update the card to "dual-fan" design:

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Hopefully, I can find sthg cheaper. As I wouldn't want to spend more then $20-30 on older radiator assy.
& also, fan runs now just OK, with poured in lubricant.
So can always get replacement fan for $10-20 from eBAY.

 

[Animalpak]

And after so many good and valid posts that people give in this thread.

I would like to say : GPU's are in good and safe operating betweeen 50-75 degrees and many AIB made coolers are able to keep those temps.

Also now you are loosing the warranty by removing the cooler ( especially AIB GPU's ) all in testimony that what they have assembled is sufficient and you don't have to worry.

So aftermarket air coolers for GPU's have no reason to exist.

 

[sneekypeet]

And after so many good and valid posts that people give in this thread.

I would like to say : GPU's are in good and safe operating betweeen 50-75 degrees and many AIB made coolers are able to keep those temps.

Also now you are loosing the warranty by removing the cooler ( especially AIB GPU's ) all in testimony that what they have assembled is sufficient and you don't have to worry.

So GPU air coolers aftermarket have no reason to exist.

Unless you want full GPU clocks, as the warmer cards get, they throttle speed.

 

[KLiKzg]

And after so many good and valid posts that people give in this thread.

I would like to say : GPU's are in good and safe operating betweeen 50-75 degrees and many AIB made coolers are able to keep those temps.

Also now you are loosing the warranty by removing the cooler ( especially AIB GPU's ) all in testimony that what they have assembled is sufficient and you don't have to worry.

So aftermarket air coolers for GPU's have no reason to exist.

What if after 3.5 years your GPU card gets a broken fan?
GPU still works, didn't overheat, as ti got safety program to keep it under 75°C.

Do you throw away a 1050 Ti card?

 

[P4-630]

A little more than a decade ago I had a HD 4870 with a Thermalright HR 03 GT with 2 fans, push pull.

However my dad is still using that PC now.

 

[Animalpak]

Unless you want full GPU clocks, as the warmer cards get, they throttle speed.

Yeah that thing is well known by who wants a custom watercooled loop.

There's a video on youtube a guy put full waterblock to a RTX 2080 TI Strix comparing it with the stock strix air cooler and he gained like 5-10 fps by preventing the GPU throttling down.

What if after 3.5 years your GPU card gets a broken fan?
GPU still works, didn't overheat, as ti got safety program to keep it under 75°C.

Do you throw away a 1050 Ti card?

If something will broke like a fan i agree air cooled aftermarket will sure help.

Unless im out of money i will search for an aftermarket cooling solution for a much more powerful card not for a 1050 Ti...

They are so cheap why bothering ?

If a 2080 Super fan broke in that case is better to find a solution and repair it.

 

[kiriakost]

If a 2080 Super fan broke in that case is better to find a solution and repair it.

Wisdom this is to not buy a 2080 if there is no availability of parts so this to be refurbished if needed.

Though I did find out 2 things:
1. I'm NEVER buying GIGABYTE again.
2. From my humble experience here, GIGABYTE employs idiots!

You need to understand that all brands share identical company policy.
They are not idiots, the decisions makers they simply did not invest at making their own repair centers.
In case that a brand will invest making such repair centers, the price of the product this should become higher so this to cover service center operating cost too.

 

[KLiKzg]

Thing is, if you own a laptop & a fan broke (so $15 cheap part), you can get some aftermarket whole assy or the fan.

Why not for a GPUs, now that they cost several hundred $ each?
Just offer people an aftermarket fan assy with cover for $15-30 & they keep using the GPU.
1050Ti is not so "old GPU" to be abolished & thrown into garbage.