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Processor | i9 9900KS ( 5 Ghz all the time ) |
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Motherboard | Asus Maximus XI Hero Z390 |
Cooling | EK Velocity + EK D5 pump + Alphacool full copper silver 360mm radiator |
Memory | 16GB Corsair Dominator GT ROG Edition 3333 Mhz |
Video Card(s) | ASUS TUF RTX 3080 Ti 12GB OC |
Storage | M.2 Samsung NVMe 970 Evo Plus 250 GB + 1TB 970 Evo Plus |
Display(s) | Asus PG279 IPS 1440p 165Hz G-sync |
Case | Cooler Master H500 |
Power Supply | Asus ROG Thor 850W |
Mouse | Razer Deathadder Chroma |
Keyboard | Rapoo |
Software | Win 10 64 Bit |
I've got aqua waterblocks for my cards now, but while I was waiting on the blocks I took one card apart and replaced the thermal pads with the black Koolance thermal pads. I had them left over from a 280 but I think you can order them from Koolance. The 280 Koolance block came with a large square of black and another one which was thicker in white.
Anyway after replacing the pads and using MX2 on the GPU, the temps on this card dropped around 10 degrees. I use the voltage tuner and was running with a 756 core speed. It was hitting a max temp of around 83 degress in a Vantage run. After the change of pads and TIM the max temps at the same voltage and core speed were around 10 degrees lower.
I just got the Aqua blocks and now with core speeds over 800 my max temps are only 42 deg. I completed a Vantage run at 837/1782/1188 ----- P26,277. I have another 295 but I'm waiting for a couple more elbow fittings I ordered before I can install it in my system. I did another run at 842/1800/1188 but my Vantage score dropped so I think i was close to the limit.
I know there are better scores but I'm only running an e8600 @ 4.6Ghz.
Replacing the pads with some good thermalpaste is very useful. I use Noctua NT H1.
Lucky for you watercooling is expensive and requires many changes in the case.
I have an idea my case though very expensive does not have an extra ventilation in the back
In the red area i make the cut using the Dremel, most of the air leaving side and if i feel with the hand that area is always very hot. I'ts a good idea guys ?
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