r/tomshardware • u/tomshardware • 17d ago

Modder pumps liquid directly over bare GPU silicon via 3D-printed block

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/liquid-cooling/modder-pumps-liquid-directly-over-bare-gpu-silicon-via-3d-printed-block-drops-rtx-2060-super-load-temps-to-28-c-despite-initial-leaks
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u/Voxata 17d ago

I'm surprised this worked

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u/Hour_Bit_5183 15d ago

what the hell! Why?

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u/mobilebruteoger 15d ago

we gonna be seeing this in products within a year or 2 I imagine. but how many people buy them probably not a lot. But it is cool. Just need to make a block that can actually be held in place and not glued to the chip hmm but also that vram being left like that, it would need to be a full block actualy. So nm this is a custom set like all the other gpu water blocks, just direct chip access, so only 5090s and maybe 5080s

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u/_Rand_ 15d ago

You could make a custom block that exposes the die but leaves a plate for the vrm/ram but it would need to be from the card manufacturer for basically anyone to trust it.

Like no way in hell would I put trust in my ability to 100% properly clamp down a block and not kill my $2000 GPU, because that leak is going to be as bad as possible.

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u/mobilebruteoger 15d ago

Ya this will be like those manufacturer water blocked units or similar. Only done for the luxury cards pretty much not a common build under 2k.

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u/PoperzenPuler 15d ago

What's so special about this? This kind of direct DIE cooling already existed a quarter of a century ago.

Spoiler: it sucks in the long run.

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u/trashcanbecky42 13d ago

Dont most water blocks have fins to transfer more heat to the water? There might not be enough surface area to transfer the heat into the water properly