Sure. You can even convert them to water-cooled if you want. A $30 Bracket lets you attach a wide variety of CPU liquid coolers to the card.
I'm not sure if this is feasible for you, but Proxmox has been great with my Tesla card. The Tesla card isn't doing to well, but that's because I bought it years ago and the architecture it's based on didn't age well (It's a K40).
I was able even able to run it on the same motherboard (but not the same VM) as a cheap quadro card I use for H.265 encoding.
The only problem is that it's a low level Virtual Environment, rather than Windows software. If you run it on your main PC, you'll be doing everything on a Windows VM rather than a Windows computer, and anti-cheat might not play well with it for gaming.
Here's another pro-tip from a fellow Tesla user (there's not many of us). The die size is the same for both consumer GPUs and professional ones in a lot of cards. If you don't have a K40, I'd measure the distance between screws to double check, but the NZXT Kraken G12 mounting kit, some 8mm-10mm heat sinks (for VRAM and Power management), and a 120mm AIO water cooler work wonders for cooling. You can't OC it so the extra cooling is a bit wasted, but it's much less janky than the 3D printed fan mounts.
I don’t think it is likely. Blower cards don’t actually have a whole lot of surface area to dissipate heat. The fan itself is not efficient at moving air. Combine those 2 things together and…
If this person is someone you are on good terms with ask to try out the card. Get them to install the card in their system and play some games on it. Or bring your system and play some games on it. See if the noise is acceptable to you. Some people don’t mind blower card noise. Some people with blower cards will remove the cooler shroud and attach a 92mm fan on the heat sink.
They also make things like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYHRMYP
Get a 240mm AIO and it’s a non issue.
What kind of graphics card is it? Depending on the card, you can try to install an NZXT Kraken G12 adapter on it. With that, you can install a standard Asetek AIO liquid cooler to the GPU. Depending on which cooler and fans you end up getting, it can be quieter than whatever default cooler came with the card.
true yeah he needs some exhaust fans but this plus thermal padding will resolve the gpu issue
I'm not very knowledgeable about GPU water cooling, but maybe something like the NZXT Kraken G12 Cooler bracket + AIO cooler would work. That's the only GPU bracket I am personally familiar with that is marketed as "one size fits all", though I'm not sure if it will fit every card. The description says "supports both reference and non-reference design AMD and NVIDIA GPUs, for more than 30 liquid coolers"
Asus ROG Strix 1080ti can also work with kraken g12 bracket w/backplate and frontplate too!
sauce: https://www.amazon.com/Kraken-Matte-Cooling-Black-RL-KRG12-B1/dp/B06ZYHRMYP/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1496683103&sr=8-2&keywords=kraken+g12 second review
The one that's $30 on Amazon?
https://smile.amazon.com/Kraken-Matte-Cooling-Black-RL-KRG12-B1/dp/B06ZYHRMYP?sa-no-redirect=1
Here, this might be a better option for you, if your tower has the space inside.
https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Kraken-G12-Mounting-Compatibility/dp/B06ZYHRMYP
Claims a 40% increase in cooling from stock GPU cooling.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYHRMYP
Are you talking about using that? You can't use any AIO, but it will let you attach an AIO to a GPU.
NZXT Kraken G12 - GPU Mounting Kit for Kraken X Series AIO - Enhanced GPU Cooling - AMD and NVIDIA GPU Compatibility - Active Cooling for VRM, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZYHRMYP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_CGKC85Y85RVRS2MSPAR2
I can link the 2 parts used for it i found.
For any interested I followed this tutorial to get things set up. I do only have a GTX 1080 GPU so it is not as powerful as the newer cards so anything above that should get better returns.
I was concerned with the high temperature while I started mining as the core temperature was reaching 82 Celsius. I ended up removing the stock blower cooler and mounting a liquid cooler. This required NZXT Kraken G12 along with the EVGA CLC 120mm All-in-One CPU Liquid Cooler for my specific card. The mining temperature is now at max around 56 Celsius and the whole upgrade only cost me $130 CAD for the bracket, cooler, and some extension cables.
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You can get a cpu aoi and a Kraken G12
The MSI Aero OC is the worst cooled 1080 Ti that exists. It works, but runs hot, loud, and thermally throttles. You can make it quiet and 5-10% faster by attaching an AIO to the core, using a NZXT G12 bracket.
https://www.amazon.com/Kraken-Matte-Cooling-Black-RL-KRG12-B1/dp/B06ZYHRMYP
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/w37wrH/corsair-cpu-cooler-h55
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sX4gXL/noctua-thermal-paste-nth1
Adds a bit of cost but absolutely worthwhile, especially because you can use it for any future GPU upgrades.
https://www.amazon.com/Kraken-Matte-Cooling-Black-RL-KRG12-B1/dp/B06ZYHRMYP
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Quiet-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B009VV56TY
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NT-H1-Thermal-Compound-Retail/dp/B002CQU14A
Expensive but definitely the best way to improve R9 290 cooling. You can use the two fans you ordered to improve case airflow so the radiator performs its best.
You attach a AIO cooler to the GPU core.
https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/Using-NZXT-Kraken-G10-Watercool-Radeon-R9-290
You will gain 100-200MHz core clock and lower the noise. You need the bracket itself, an AIO cooler with a compatible Asetek generation 4 pump, thermal paste, and optionally some heatsinks for the memory and power delivery components.
https://www.amazon.com/Kraken-Matte-Cooling-Black-RL-KRG12-B1/dp/B06ZYHRMYP
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Quiet-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B009VV56TY
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NT-H1-Thermal-Compound-Retail/dp/B002CQU14A
second review:
also includes pic proof