ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW 120 VGA Graphic Card Cooler AIO 120mm Radiator Water Cooler GPU VGA Cooler Compatible with RTX2070/2080/2080Ti, 5700/5700XT Series, 1070/1080 Series

I've been using an aging ASUS Turbo GTX 1080 for the past couple of years. I got this card for free in exchange for fixing a friend's truck and despite swapping out the thermal paste last year, it's always been a pretty toasty card. It would average 77-80 degrees celcius, often topping out at 84 degrees before it would begin throttling. Increasing fan curves to curtail this would result a distracting level of fan noise unless I was wearing headphones. I was looking into aftermarket air coolers such as those by Arctic and Raijintek when this one came across my feed. Not only was this cheaper than the other two options, it was in stock. Despite the (to me) unknown brand, it also had a score of good reviews.I wasn't sure if it would work with my card. I know the 1080 is on the list, but my exact model wasn't. My card uses a PCM that is similar, but not identical, to the FE series 1080. However, when comparing pictures of the two PCB's, I felt the differences were minor enough to be worth taking a $70 gamble.I'll note upfront that I did not use the included fan, as I simply repurposed the Deepcool CF120 that was acting as my rear exhaust, in order to maintain visual consistency in my build. I also painted the bracket for the same reason. The bracket comes off with 8 screws, so that was pleasantly easy. I also used my own thermal paste, as I recently replaced my CPU paste with some Thermal Grizzy Kryonaut (great stuff) and had some left over. I also used some different MOSFET heatsinks for the smaller mosfets on my PCB. However, the included heatsinks and adhesive squares that came with this kit were plentiful enough that I could have used them instead of the separate units. I did use the included heatsinks on my full size VRAM chips, however, and they seem to be performing admirably and the adhesive held secure once I let it sit for a minute.Something of note on this cooler: Neither the pump nor the PCB fan are 4-pin PWM controllable. They are both 3-pin and will run at full tilt all the time. Thankfully, they are surprisingly quiet. If you want to use the fan header on the PCB, you will need an adapter that this kit does not include. Personally, I feel it would be pointless with the included pump or fan, since they are not PWM anyway. If you plan on using a different 92mm fan to cool the PCB itself, then use your discretion on whether or not you will need or want said adapter. I personally am fine with them operating as 3-pin, since they are quite quiet in my case. The only thing I have to get used to is my GPU fan speed reading 0 rpm in all of my software.The bracket itself is also not that long, so be aware you will likely have some exposed PCB, especially if your card is mounted vertically like mine. I personally think this looks pretty cool, so I don't mind it, but your mileage may vary. I do, however, wish the lighting color on the pump cap could be changed. At least white is a nice neutral color and it wouldn't really be all that visible in a typical horizontal configuration anyway, so I can't fault them too much. I can always just make a thin red diffuser myself and install it inside the pump cap.The tubing is not braided, however it is sturdy and smooth and does not kink easily. The length provided is generous enough for most builds. In my situation, I wish it was a little shorter, but then again I brought that on myself by choosing to mount it vertically. I can't comment on the fan, as I didn't use it and it immediately went into my overflowing 'spare fan' box. On initial impressions upon handling it...it's a fan. It's not loose, wobbly, rickety, or fragile in the hands. I'd say it's "fine" on pretty much every metric imaginable from what little bit of examining of it that I did.The instructions could be better, but they get the job done. They're pretty much par for the course with many cooling products these days, so I'm not going to knock stars off for them not being life-alteringly good. Overall, it's the standard affair of dismantling the GPU down to the bare PCB, cleaning off the old thermal paste, check the holes and choose the bracket mounting locations and bracket style, attach the bracket to the block, remove the protective film on the block, apply thermal paste to the GPU chiplet, attach the block and screw it down, then route your fan cables. Once the GPU is dismantled, it's just like any other AIO out there.Now, onto the meat and potatoes: Performance. First and foremost, the Deepcool CF120 fan that I have installed on the radiator is not a static-pressure fan. It is a hybrid fan with a middling static pressure rating of 1.63mmH₂O, but I like said fans because they're quiet, they move enough air for my needs, they're affordable, and they look nice.Even with an unoptimized fan on the radiator, set as rear exhaust pushing air through the radiator, I am absolutely floored by the temperature difference. As soon as I booted the system up and verified everything was reading correctly, I set up a fan curve for the radiator fan using some software to link it to GPU temp. I based this off of my old GPU temps, with a linear curve starting at 40% at =<30 degrees, with fan speed maxing out at 80 degrees.Fan speed has never exceeded 75% because my GPU doesn't get hot enough. As soon as I set the fan curves, I fired up Borderlands 3 at 1440p on Badass settings overlooking Eden 6 with the framerate unlocked. GPU instantly pegged at 99%. I then left to run some errands. I came back an hour and a half later and checked HWinfo64. GPU maxed out at 56 degrees and no higher. I figured, maybe the game wasn't pushing it hard enough, despite the utilization being pegged. So I decided to open up MSI Afterburner and run the OC Scanner, just to see what it would do. It gave me a nice 180mhz overclock, so I shrugged and said "Okay, why not?" and fired up OCCT to run the GPU stress test. 45 minutes later: 56 degrees max. An hour of Superposition? 56 degrees max. So, I go back to Borderlands 3 and play for a while. Then Destiny 2. Then COD: Warzone. I was averaging 44 degrees, topping out at 56 degrees. As I sit here tapping away and writing this, it's idling at 34 degrees. It used to idle in the 50's..That is a 28 degree reduction in peak temperatures and a 16 degree reduction in idle temperatures- With only a 120mm radiator. All while being so, so, so much quieter than my original blower-style shroud. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut only made a 3 degree difference in my 3700X's CPU temps, so if we adjust for that, that's still 25 degrees and 13 degrees respectively on the GPU. I'm not adjusting for the fan because, again, my Deepcool fan is not designed to be used on radiators. And those readings are on the core, so the VRAM and MOSFET heatsinks don't come into play either. Those temps were never an issue and they're even less of an issue now with the improved airflow.For a ~25 degree reduction in peak temperatures, for $70, I have literally no reason to knock off any stars for this product. I performs on par with the Kraken G12 plus an M22 AIO, but for $30-$45 less.

I got a great deal on a 2080 but it was the blower style! I never had one of those before, but this deal was too great to pass up! While playing games like GTA V, this thing would heat up to about 87C and the blower would be so loud that it was distributing to me and possibly the neighbors! I had to do something about this.Water blocks cost too much and would kind of seep into my deal. I was shocked to find out that there were only a couple of options for air cooling, but the pricing was the same as this, so it was better to get water cooling. This is my first water cooling option and I have been building PC's since the 90's. After this was installed, I wondered what kept me from doing this before! I know, the air cooler always cooled my CPU and the GPU's I bought always had 3rd party coolers. This makes me want to think about water cooling the CPU.The hardest part about this device was applying the heatsinks, only to find that they do not allow clearance for the cooler, so they had to be removed. It was pretty odd that they would include heatsinks that cannot make clearance, so they were useless. Luckily for me, I bought a Pi heatsink kit along with this (30 PCS Raspberry Pi 4 Heatsink Kit), these had what was needed to cover the MOFSETS and the VRAM. I had to use the flat 'copper' pieces for the VRAM, even though it was short by two and I placed them on every piece that was next to another heat source. So this solution worked out well and if I had not done the research, I would have been stuck.The special RTX brackets were included and after you play with it, it fit well. After the setup, the install was easy, save for lining the screw holes up. After the install, I wanted to test video rendering, GTA V (taxing on a system), watching videos or anything caused the blower to blow at full speed. I also monitored temps while doing it to see if it would go above a certain level. It started at 28C then leveled out at 30-31C. The game that taxed this strongly (but not my previous 1070TI, although max settings were hard) was GTA V. I was now able to play it maxed out online with full shadow draw and city draw. It makes the game look a whole lot more realistic. previous temps would be around 87C from the blower, along with the loud noises! With this thing, it never broke 60C and no noises! You just get a lot of heat coming from the radiator.Video rendering speed increased because the GPU is no longer throttling (pulling back speed to cool off), hampering performance. The sky is not the limits and you see sustained speeds with no need to cool down because this stays cool at all times! This maximizes the performance of the GPU (I don't overclock, no need to) and it is more responsive, speedier and you can do whatever at whatever level is needed without worrying about temps or loud noises. Wolfenstein New Colossus was moving even quicker after this install with even more featires and detail. I plan to get Young Blood to test out the RTX features, which I am sure this will not be able to slow it down. I game in ultrawide 1080P, as anything higher is not worth it since I do it all and do video at 1080P, so I need it to look as it should be.I never took apart a GPU because I never had to before. Those blowers need to be disconnected, as they serve no purpose. This was a necessary upgrade and the price was right when compared to other options. I used to be concerned about leaks in liquid cooling but this looks like it comes as tight as can be and there does not seem as if there will be any issues. The only thing I don't like is that you are forced to have a red colored fan which could break up the color scheme that you have inside of your PC. They should include one that can change colors to match.If you NEED this or overclock, then I highly recommend this, just make sure that you buy other heatsinks...