Nvidia Reference Cooler on GTX 900 Series

Ungari · Dec 15, 2016

peche said:
View attachment 81821Well, decided to give a new finish to this b*tch, so now i own a Black GeForce GTX 980 custom paint job! moar info soon !
New thermal paste added!

Regards,

Looks great!
Is there a difference between MX-4 and MX-2?

qubit · Dec 15, 2016

@peche I know you've got your card now, but if you want to know more about how it performs, cooler and everything, look no further than TPU's review of it.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980

Ungari · Dec 15, 2016

qubit said:
@peche I know you've got your card now, but if you want to know more about how it performs, cooler and everything, look no further than TPU's review of it.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980

I would definitely look at other reviews and compare to get a baseline of the performance.

rtwjunkie · Dec 15, 2016

CAPSLOCKSTUCK said:
Of course, but I'm never allowed to see the pictures she takes, they look something like this

Some things can't be unseen!

peche · Dec 16, 2016

biffzinker said:
Corner of the bare die is chipped?
View attachment 82073

didn't notice about it, but im going to re-paint the cooler soon, will try to give a better finish ! will check and will provide info!

Ungari said:
Looks great!
Is there a difference between MX-4 and MX-2?

MX4 its newer compared to mx2, also thicknesses its bigger on arctic MX2, performance its almost the same !

qubit said:
@peche I know you've got your card now, but if you want to know more about how it performs, cooler and everything, look no further than TPU's review of it.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980

Great, i could compare some numbers!

Ungari said:
I would definitely look at other reviews and compare to get a baseline of the performance.

+1 knowldge is strong with you !

rtwjunkie said:
Some things can't be unseen!

ohh Caps!

Regards,

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Nvidia Reference Cooler on GTX 900 Series

Do you have a Nvidia reference Card, if yes please choose one!

GTX 980 ti

GTX 980

GTX 970

Other, please specify!

Ungari

qubit

Overclocked quantum bit

Ungari

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

peche

Thermaltake fanboy