GTX 580 with only core cooled?

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oqvist

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I have a waterblock that only cools the core. I have no intention to overclock and with CPU and GPU cooled I hope to be able to achieve decent ambients temperature and a decent airflow of course.

Would you think this would work? How much difference would cheapass heatsinks do to the memory without a dedicated counterproductive fan blowing on them?

I will most likely try but what are my odds? Hoping most heat come from the actual core itself and all I loose is oc potential on the memory.
 
I'm running at 900 core 2100 mem on a 580 with an antek kuhler 620 with no issues. I did leave the on-board fan running but I'm not sure it's doing much for the memory.
 
oqvist said:
2100??? Stock is 1000 that must be a typo?
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No typo.
Mine clocked in at 900/2200 on stock voltage and stock fan.
Mine is the EVGA GTX 580 SC Black Ops Edition
Ran Heaven benchmark and passed with flying colors

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hmm need to be less conservative then I suppose :)

You can game 24/7 not just complete a benchmark. Any number you for sure should be able to do no problem for a conservative overclock
 
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