Modder pumps liquid directly over bare GPU silicon via 3D-printed block — drops RTX 2060 Super load temps to 28°C despite initial leaks
- ID
- 12440
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 09 Aug 2026, 10:15 PM
- Fetched
- 09 Aug 2026, 10:40 PM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- 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
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 09 Aug 2026, 10:40 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
A hardware modder 3D-printed a custom water block to pump coolant directly over bare RTX 2060 Super GPU silicon, dropping load temperatures to 28°C despite initial leaks during testing. The project demonstrates an extreme direct-die cooling approach that bypasses the standard integrated heatspreader.
Why it matters
This is a niche hardware modding experiment with no practical takeaway for software builders, AI/ML practitioners, or SaaS founders. The technique is risky (initial leaks), requires custom 3D-printed parts, and targets an older consumer GPU. No one in the audience should change their infrastructure or tooling decisions based on this.
Discussion angle
Only worth mentioning as a fun 'hardware gone extreme' sidebar — the real question for the room is whether direct-die cooling concepts will ever matter for AI inference workloads on consumer GPUs, or if this stays purely in enthusiast territory.