Using the stock cooler i was consistently in the 80s and sometimes 90s if run at stock speed. With the waterblock, it's consistently in the mids 60s on the hottest days and on cool days it's in the 50s at 100% GPU utilization.
I needed to replace a strip in my Phantex distro plate... worked great.
I have had this water block on my Gigabyte 5080 for a few months now, and found the installation to be straight forward and relatively easy to do. I especially like the versatility of the input/output ports for cooling tubes. Top notch! The cooler temps are nice, but was it even nicer is the much smaller volume footprint that this water block brings inside your case. I fidn it much more aesthetically pleasing than the giant air cooled solutions out there. Thanks for making a quality product!
Email response to questions very quick, clear, and comprehensive, and delivery of products seemed almost immediate, it was so fast! Good packaging. Highly recommended.
Put these on my G.SKILL Trident Z5 CK Series DDR5 RAM (Intel XMP 3.0) 48GB (2x24GB) 8200MT/s CL40-52-52-131 1.40V Desktop Computer Memory CU-DIMM - Mirror Black (F5-8200C4052G24GX2-TZ5CK), put a fan over them. They running great with good temps.
Halved my temps from 83c core temp 110c Hotspot and 90c memory down to 41c core 58c Hotspot and 53c memory temps.
Under 100% load the highest I’ve seen my GPU get is 49C. I would say this water block does its job wonderfully.
Quality is high and build was nicely finished. No complaints and no leaks.
Good looking water block at first. I did burn out the rgb twice and had to pay for more. My 3rd set is on its way out again(even my pump/res burned out the lights as well. Same brand). The corrosion on the plating is extremely bad. I’ve only ever ran water through it and no crazy colors or dyes. Of course they didn’t offer me a solutions to fix or replace the corroded parts. I now run a filter in my loop to catch the rust and plating particles. I have to clean it out every 3 months. It makes my build look really ugly.
The piston of the pump leaks air out of the box would not recommend it for purchase.
Granzon is supposed to be a premium brand. It is expensive. Granzon does not include ANY assembly instructions in the BOX. The only instructions are one pdf image, with no words, at low resolution, that must be downloaded from the internet.
Will never buy Granzon or Bykski again.
I have not installed this yet, but it fits my all nickel theme. Combined with a supercool computer cpu nickel block, and all nickel fittings from primcochill. It's shaping up to be a very esthetic build.
The power. The advertising pics never show the power cord. I was hoping the impeller provided power or it was battery powered. NO. It uses the same power connector as a CD-ROM drive via 22ga cable so have fun with that.
Looks good and works great!
Looks good and works great!
The water block works great and looks good. It has kept the GPU and VRAM cool and stable under constant 600watt loads. The only reason I am giving three stars is because apparently this kit does NOT come with a new metal PCI bracket to mount in your computer case (even though you see it in the product picture). Also, the PCI bracket off the stock cooler does not adapt properly to the water block either.
Luckily, I am mounting my GPU vertically and was able to jerry rig something to keep it upright, but it doesn't look good. If you were mounting it horizontally, you would need major bracing to keep it level as it is really heavy.
This water block works great, has good LEDs, and keeps temps down. It also comes with a new PCI metal bracket (2 row) so it will mount properly in your computer case.
Pro tip: don't reuse the thermal pads off the stock cooler, they are about 0.5mm thicker it seems, and that keeps the water block from seating properly to the GPU; which will overheat with a load on it. Use the thermal pads that come with the water block, and it will seat perfectly.
I picked up this block for my Gigabyte Gaming OC 5090 initially because it was the only one I could find for this card and really liked the ports being on the end of the card instead of the front.
Once i received the block and inspected it i was very impressed with the build quality and the material finish, its a great looking block and has a size that could even work in SF builds. No instruction were included but it was easy to find on the website and simple to follow. Everything you need was include in the package although i wish they came with pre-cut thermal pads, but no manufacture seems to offer this with their blocks.
Once installed the block has been performing as expected. I have used many blocks 0ver the years from EK, Alpahacool and Bitspower, mostly EK as I thought they were the best available. This is my first Bykski water block and I feel like I have been wasting my money on the over priced EK products. This block has performed just as good as any other brands I've tried with temps staying in the mid to low 40s under load which is 15 degrees below what the standard aircooler was sitting at underload in my case.
I can easily recommend this block, it performs well, looks great and at a reasonable price
Great product. Super easy to install. My 2nd waterblock after a 1080 back in the day. All pads and thermal compound included. Great temps produced.
Only needs some printed instructions in the box.
Ordered 6 of these, slabbed the cards and then realized these are not single slot water blocks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The tolerances are not tight enough -Even replacing the back plate screws with Ultra Low-Profile screws from Mishmi with 0.5 MM heads - still to thick.
A 5 star rating since they are Great Blocks to use if you don't need single slot!