Two Waterblocks... One GPU...
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2023
- Today I install the RTX 4090 Strix/TUF ABP from EKWB...
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Pro tip, use coffee filters to clean thermal pastes, not paper towels. They are lint free and wont tear when cleaning pcb’s.
@@tobiasmaile5919 technically, they didn't specify that the filters should be un-used...
(yes, it's a joke)
@@tobiasmaile5919 if you havent joined the k-cup master race, you need to take a hard look at your life.
@@opinionshurt2905Ouch.
@@opinionshurt2905 I’ve looked and decided I didn’t need to pour hot water through plastic and add BPA and phthalates to my coffee not to mention the added plastic waste to landfills. I’ll stick to a kettle and pour over filter.
Pro tip: use maxi pads to clean thermal paste. Save your coffee filters and paper towels for what they're intended for.
To get those magnetized covers off you just push in on one of the ends of the magnetized cover itself and it pops up for you to grab. There's space under the end of them for this purpose.
Jay always say he is stupid and at that moment I believed him. 😅
@@Midz350i The only reason I know that is because I watched EK's original showcase video when they first announced these. I'm not sure why they didn't include that in the manual since it could result in users damaging the product. Maybe it's there but I don't see it at quick glance.
I use the expensive minus pad by thermal grizzly. The pink colored with textures.
@@PasiFourmyle The only annoying thing about that kit is the thermal pads. For that price they should have been pre-cut. I had to reopen it again and re-cut them so they don't show on the sides.
@@Midz350i Totally agree, I ended up having to do the same, thankfully I noticed it right when I put the block on and hadn't installed any screws yet. For how much effort they put in to making their stuff nice it would be nice to have the most annoying part of installation also not be a nightmare.
It would have make sense for the 3090 with memory chips at the back. For the 4090 it is basically burning and throwing money away going with an active backplate. And this is me with an active backplate 3090.
pretty sure people go for look since it looks better :D people who bought these are aware that they don't need active bp. In fact, 4000 series are already overkill, so they wouldn't need wc :}
Indeed. I have a Bykski waterblock with Active backplate on my 3090 and it makes a world of difference when it comes to memory temperatures. On a 4090 it really isn't needed at all.
@@CaveWaverider I also have a 3090 with the bykski doubleblock. It does wonders for keeping the memory on the top cool. The block is mega chonky, I had to mod my motherboard to get it to fit. And I agree, 4090 does not need active cooling on top; With nothing going on there.
I have this block, and the backplate actual helps. 30c water and 39c gpu temp :) Pretty good delta
@@Garrett1974 I agree, it is not necessarily needed. However, it might be useful if you pursue overclocking, which would only be natural in such a case. Der8auer just posted a video about some shady active cooling solutions to mount on the backplate of the gpu. He tested them with an RTX 4090 and one of them worked. It actually reduced the overall temperature and the GPU hotspot temperature by 4-5 degrees C. A professional solution like EK provides, will definitely show better improvement. It all depends on how much one is willing to spend.
I dont know why but i find Jays videos so therapeutic
True
Pro tip. Running the card on air at load for 30mins or so makes it easier to get the heatsink off the PCB. I also recently went with an alpha cool block and found that all the pads are cut to the correct size making it a lot easier than having to cut with EK
Alphacool Stuff is just great :)
I had purchased an alphacool block and was happy about that at well. Sadly it was broken in shipping and couldn't be replaced. The bykski that I was able to get had uncut pads like ek....just at a much more reasonable price
@@qp2044 why wouldnt alphacool warranty the block and replace it?
@@SlickFootTito availability was an issue. I'm sure they would have replaced it at some point, but with an unknown wait a refund was preferable
Creating temperature delta on applications are dangerous on sensitive materials. You gotta let the chip cool down to room temp after removing the heatsink. Application wise there might be no harm but technically anything heating or cooling fast are prone to internal cracks.
23:06 PSA: Jay got the VRM setup a little wrong. Both banks of VRMs he pointed to are Vcore. The Vmem is a 4 phase and the phases are split up surrounding the memory chips and between the Vcore VRM
LOL @ putting Doug in there for "THISSS!!"
I upgraded 3 3090 cards with active backplate waterblocks. One block was EK, the other two were Bykski. After having done that, I really can't justify spending the money on EK blocks. The Bykski blocks ran within 2 degrees of the EK on both memory and GPU and at approx half the cost. While I really do prefer the look of EK's blocks, for the price/performance I can't justify the 4090 one.
You also have to count that EK innovated with this, and Bykski just came and copied it. Innovating costs in design and R&D money. Not counting the support you wont get from Bykski.
These are the types of videos I love. Learning how to watercool from someone who has done it for years!
I have never seen a card taken apart before and i could not describe my face when he held this little board in his hand and said that this is the 4090. Legit 98% just for cooling😂
Yeah thats what happens when you shove... What equates to half a horsepower of wattage through a sliver of plastic.
loving the extra detail when walking us through the process. thank you jay
Phil, cracking up behind the camera, is a fundamental part of these videos. This was very relaxing and enjoyable. Very appreciated.
I just love that Jay made perfect tutorial on how to mount active backplate to 4090 as if everyone was going to buy this combo 😂
Him not explaining to remove film from pads was a big oversight tho. So far from perfect.
having installed over 50 water block in my "career" i can say with confidence that one of the sides of EK thermal pads are a absolutely NIGHTMARE to remove.
i always order Thermalright Odyssey anytime i have to assemble a Water-cooled system .
Also @Bpro
He might be reviewing it in exchange of getting it for free
@@statusqo1 as a someone who used EK Stuff for almost 20 years, it is really infuriating those pads are not pre-cut and have this stupid, almost unremovable film on one side, especially for the premium that EK charges compares to other manufacturers.
Marvellous stuff , I've bought 4. So its porridge for the next couple of months. However, I will now be cool on both sides.
When you were applying the thermal pads for the active backplate (the backside of the GPU) you forgot to add some small pads to the 'top' and 'bottom' sides of the central chip. That could cause problems due to lack of any active airflow to remove the heat. And it doesn't look like there'll be much passive airflow inside, too, for heat removal.
I noticed this too. Let's hope they went in and fixed the oops.
either you're right or they got it off camera
Top and bottom part sides of the central chip? Where exactly are you talking about. I saw him put a thermal pad directly behind the chip. Where else should he put a pad? Curious because this is exactly how I placed pads on my 3080 with an active backplate.
So glad you made this video. I am about to start this same exact setup in my Lian Li DK05F. Keep up the good work!!!
This is literally the perfect way to spread the paste, i always do it like this to ensure 100% it's going everywhere, i also clean the previous one from the corners so the crusty paste there doesn't act like a thermal insulator to any kind of air which might have come there to help with cooling and i also try to have as much as new paste as it barely needs on the edges of the chip so it doesn't spill for the same reason.
I'd love to see his friends build when it's finished. Esp would like to see the comparison between the GPU temps, to see if there's any difference in the two different water block's performances
As someone with a 4090 with the EK ABP... NOPE no real benefit
Just when no one was asking if they needed to cool the backplate of their card, both Jay and Der8eur make videos about backplate coolers within 24 hours of each other.
I've installed plenty of EK blocks now, always a fun time putting the thermal pads on, especially when they send multiple thicknesses all in the one bag. I thought they used to come with pre-cut pads, but I may be thinking of XSPCs old blocks.
looking forward to see the rig all this goes into
Like the thorough video even if it is long. I've done this a few times now but great review for a first timer and never hurts to have a refresher on new cards especially when they cost as much as an entire system so you don't screw something up
Long? Half an hour isn't remotely long.
videos too long? .. have you got other things you need to be doing instead?
@@BeardedDanishViking things are relative. Some people's time is more valuable than yours.
i know it might not be possible, but i'd love to see an actual comparison of the active back plate vs not active backplate on performance. keep up the good work JTC team!
this
we really don't need the comparison. improvement will be marginal. if someone wants to spend the money they're going to spend the money
I took apart a used 6700xt and replaced all the pads with putty and I've been really happy with the heatsink performance. The fans never need to get higher than 70% no matter how hard I've pushed it and the gpu hotspot never goes above 75°. It does seem like putty and paste work way better than pads.
it can bolt the in and out be on the front or the back of the block don’t need to be crossed also, those magnetic plates can be removed by pressing one of the sides i have the one for rtx 4090 FE with active back plate
This is an interesting companion piece to Debaur’s latest vid where he tried some Ali Express active backplate coolers on air. Would be interesting to see if it actually makes a difference when going full water on both sides.
Remember, the entire point of a product like this is for XOC. Heat impacts stability, and the more you can cool these components the further you can push the card for those world-record benchmarks.
It will obviously make a difference, but it's not going to be a difference you're going to care about while gaming on a 4090. It mattered more for something like the 3090 with its poorly-placed VRAM
After seeing 1k watt 4090s on stock air cooling this is just overkill unless you are going as silent as possible.
i guess you never custom watercooled a GPU? Backplates are not helping with temperatures in any way when your GPU is custom watercooled, unless there is vram on its backside. The whole card while being custom watercooled is cold to the touch already from only cooling it from one side, there isnt any improvement, if anything most backplates make it worse because most of them require you to mount your block slightly different.
I remember a time when you could buy full cover from EK for 130-150$ and backplate for more 30-40$ prices are gone way up for EK.
I guess I'll look for other manufacturers like alphacool and aquacomputers when I'll need a GPU block.
i got a full cover block from ek for my gtx285 für 90€ in 2009
Price went up, quality down
Single use 500$ block.
I see no point. Custom wc is already expensive for small benefit so its only worth to put money in it cause you can keep loop for years while cpu's/gpu's/mobo's are becoming obsolete and swapped.
Thanks for the breakdown I like videos like these. If I need a walk through with tips these kinds of videos help a lot
Awesome video ! Can't wait to see how it performs. TY
wow! That is an EXPENSIVE part to buy considering it is 100% for aesthetic purposes essentially given the air coolers on the 40 series are more than sufficient..😮
0:53 Why did i see Doug DeMuro here?! THHHHHHHHHHHHIS!!!
THIS meme was str8 bussin frfr no cap
I definitely want to see the build and tests!
great video! i have that water block on my MSI Suprim 4090.. works great and has amazing temp performances.
I have the active backplate for my 4090 TUF OC in plexi and I'm just happy with it. It looks pretty cool with both sides lighted up (vertical mounted). The normal one is just so thin in my opinion. And, from what I experienced, there is less heat in the case, bc there is no backplate transporting the heat from GPU into case (which it does even if there are no chips on the back). All the heat is transported away from the parts and blown out of the case. The inner of my case stays pretty cool, even on long gaming sessions and in warm ambient. There is no heat building up between GPU and Motherboard. And yes, I know, the block was 400€ here in EU, but rly. The parts for my PC costs me ~9.000€, so I don't care about 200€ more for the active backplate version of the GPU-block 🤷♂
When you spend $9,000+ on a system, and want the best of the best, what is an extra $200-ish dollars? It's your money and you more than likely worked hard to earn that. Treat yo'self. I'd rather spend the extra 2% of total cost to have that ease of mind knowing that you have the best possible cooling for your pc.
I have a TUF OC 4090 as well and have been wanting to do a custom cooling kit for it since before I purchased on launch. But it is already a beast of a card and have not yet made that jump. Videos like these help nudge me closer to actually making that jump.
Enjoy your build man. I bet it's a beauty and a beast.
@@farmertrueVR Hm ye, I know the 4090 is a beast, even under air. But I cool my PC with water, I always did. Its just a special experience while building such a pc and I just like to watch the finished build on my desk, it makes me happy. I dont like all those 0815 builds looking the same, I always want to have a build that is not like all the others, you know? I built the pc end of last year and I bought just the best that was available on the market, I mean I have fans for like 600€, so why not the active backplate for 400? :D Im pretty happy with it and I think, it will last for some years. If not, Im going to build a new one. Ye, Im working hard for my money and its not just a hobby, its a bit more to me. Thanks for your nice words and yes, it is a beauty and a beast. Its a clean and mean machine :P
Can I ask, what motherboard are you using in your build? I want to use this waterblock, but I'm worried about the clearance between the card slot and the motherboard heatsinks.
@@The_Dreadbug I used the Z790 Extreme first. Since it broke down Im using the Z790 Hero. Case is the 7000D Airflow.
The overflex 5000 water cooling system. Only for the biggest whales with the deepest pockets.
Pre-cut pads in marked plastic bags good, preinstalled maybe not so good as by time you want to use them, they could already be squished.
The 180-adapter from cablemod fits just fine with this combo (strix 4090 + ekwb ABP), fwiw.
I thought the ABP was first introduced for the 3090
I just picked up an ABP for the 3080ti (don't know if it was introduced later though)
It was. The point was mainly to help cool the memory chips on the back of the card. Now it's just exists to make ek more money because it's completely unnecessary since there are no memory chips on the back of any 40 series gpus. I mean it will help a little, but eh
Super helpful vid for me personally. Jumping into custom water cooling for the 1st time and just bought the same card/block. Yes...totally blew my work bonus for my PC obsession! 😳 Anyway...thanks Jay and team for demoing this, and for all your water cooling vids. They inspired me to get into it.
Cool, but don't buy the one with the active backplate, it's a complete waste of money. It was only useful for the particular case of the 3090 which had memory chips on the back that would benefit from active cooling. The 4000 series do not have that, they do not require active backplate cooling at all.
@@dismuter_yt I agree, it is not necessarily needed. However, it might be useful if you pursue overclocking, which would only be natural in such a case. Der8auer just posted a video about some shady active cooling solutions to mount on the backplate of the gpu. He tested them with an RTX 4090 and one of them worked. It actually reduced the overall temperature and the GPU hotspot temperature by 4-5 degrees C. A professional solution like EK provides, will definitely show better improvement.
@@ron200088it would have been interesting if he removed the back plate and put those coolers on the gpu.
I went with this option on my 4090 TUF back in December 2022; my theory being that it would help with the heat soak across the back of the board. And it really does. In a non-load situation I sit at 28C, in normal gaming conditions I'm between 32-35C, and under full-load max 2077 settings for 2+ hours I can't get it above 45C. The ABP option is amazing.
Granted, I'm using a 65x480mm Thermaltake rad just for the GPU, and a separate one for the CPU, so the head dissipation is amazing, but regardless I still heavily stand by this product.
Jay's videos are always so relaxing to me.
Jay I beg to differ about the waterblock on a mid range gpu. I had a limited budget and was looking to watercool a sff build. I bought a 3060 and then 2 months later I spent the $110 and bought a waterblock. I appreciate you perspective but not everyone is in the same position you are in.
so $400 USD is equivalent to $110?
So you spent $110 to get 5% performance from an overclock, instead of 25% performance by getting a better card? I mean id you're watercooling just to watercool, that's fine, but it's pointless from a cost effectiveness perspective.
@@ryanj610 I am not really interested in overclocking truth be told. I enjoy building watercooled rigs. If I overclock it's for like 10 minute while I run a benchmark.
This kind of cooling is just plain stupid. 1, functionally speaking, in 2023 it simply isn't needed... I guess you could argue it makes the card smaller?? The problem is that those of us who buy this kind of hardware are constantly upgrading, cooling like this makes upgrades a nightmare
It's needed in 2023 more than ever with the power density of modern chips. Why do you think air coolers are so huge these days?
I also have no idea what you are talking about with the upgrades thing. Water cooling is an amazingly fun hobby and people who do it often times just do it for the fun of building out systems. It also looks badass.
It's usually more of a matter of the journey being more important than the destination.
@@JathraDH Point 1. Yeah, put an AIO on your CPU, I have an H150i, no big deal. As far as your GPU, NO, it isnt needed. As I said, you might be able to argue it makes the GPU smaller, HOWEVER that is mostly irrellevant as a substantial portion of the cases that can take the kind of liquid cooling being discussed here can fit a full size 4090. As far as actual cooling needs, you are also wrong. My MSI 4090 Gaming X Trio is one of the coolest running cards ive seen in years, thanks to said massive cooler.
As far as upgrades and not knowing what I am talking about, that is just your own choice to bury your head in the sand. Prime example. Lets say you have a system with a 3090 you water blocked along with your CPU, and maybe you went balls to the wall and did your board itself as well. Great, very pretty system. 3 months later you find a deal on your local offerup for a 4090 for $1400... some guys wife got pissed at him and he just needs to unload it fast. two days after that you find a deal for $450 to upgrade your 10900K to a 13700K... care to enlighten all of us as to the work and cost that will be neccesary for what otherwise would have been some quick easy upgrades?
Also, my 12900K with MSI 4090 in a Cooler Master Cosmos C700P looks plenty badass... just saying...
Mostly it is just for looks, and if you have money, then why not.
@@dragonsystems5973 Well you just don't get the mentality of making a custom loop that much is obvious. The hobby isn't for everyone for sure. To each their own.
However my point about power density still stands. There is more justification now than any time before it for using water cooling because power densities have never been higher.
If that wasn't the case we wouldn't need 14 inch long 3-4 inch thick air coolers on our GPUs and have CPU's (13900K) that can't even really be properly cooled on most AIOs. Hell custom loops barely keep that thing cool without a delid.
I should know. I have one running on my VERY overbuilt custom loop that runs sub 10C DT at full load and sub 2C idle and it can still hit 80c+ maxed out even without a massive overclock.
As for upgrades, lol. People building custom loops would have just had the 4090 and 13900K to begin with, built the system with the loop and then coasted on it. Then they build the next system later on with the latest tech. You don't constantly need to upgrade when you build the system with the best available to begin with.
The system goes together, destroys everything for many years and then when you upgrade you build a whole new PC which is another fun project down the road.
Like I said, you just don't get the mentality of custom loop builders and that's fine.
Would definitely like to see you make a video in regard to an A,B test for this.
I have the same pairing Asus 4090 Strix extreme OC lwith EKWB-AB-4090 used with Z790 EVGA kinkpin. I opted to place it in the second slot. The kingpin slots are both Gen5 and X16. I disabled Slot 1 using the dip switches. Same performance in the lower slot and it cleared so my water pump fits
I also have EK first active back plate and it was last year on my 3090ti. It didnt come out this gen it was last gen. The evga 3090ti on ABP looks so good.
I need a friend like Jay! Fine work sir.
The termninals on the newer Vector 2 ABP (40 Series) cards doesn't require you to have one front and one on a back port. They can be both front, or both back and it will operate just fine. Older ones for the 30 series are the ones restricted like that.
great tip on the therm pad to measure and cut
EK has a torque limiting screwdriver I have to say that made it nice, and the iFixit kit bits also work with it, so you don't overtorque things.
bottom middle screw on the front side by the pcb where it plugs in the pcie slot looks like its back out some i had to go around mine 4090 block when i built mine a fews ago for the same issue other than that its been a solid block its actually my first liquid cooled build ever with alot of parts you show off in videos
Very nice video Jay. I would like to see a diagram of the water flow and how it is routed. Be happy, be safe
fun fact, the plastic wrench EK gives you also fits tightening down their fittings
The anti-sag bracket can also be an issue depending on which style you have. It might also be an issue mounting horizontally because it might hit the side glass... I have an O11 dynamic xl and it hits the side glass... That block is also smaller than the one for the 3080/3090. I know this because I also went overkill for my evga ftw3 3080ti.
I just finished this same card set up last night with a zotac 4090 amp extreme and the ekwb and abp.
Thanks for the great instructions on how to install this! Tip: Not related to how this was done, but definitely use a graphic card support bracket ($10) when installing a factory 4090 in general. The connectors have been cracking all the way through the board after a while which destroys the card for good. They’re heavy!
Maintenance on these blocks will be interesting!
Another fully informative video. I wondered just as people prefer different thermal pastes for the dies. Are there any reasons for using certain thermal pads regarding heat transfer properties.
I have an ABP full set on a EVGA 3080Ti, weighs a ton but does drop temps. Due to the weight (think its about 7.5 Ibs) had to vertically mount it. It just about fits with an Asus Z790 but still allows clearance for a P360MP radiator in the bottom of a Lian Li 011D XL with fans. Only negative is the PCIE cable Gen 4.0, it pushes up against the back block with some resistance. I used the EKWB vertical bracket (expensive but good) and that came with a 200mm. I had to buy a 150mm cable to avoid the push back and its all OK.
Can't wait for the video with complete system!
I did this for my 3090FE: I first had EK's half-ass active back plate, and then later upgraded to the fully active back plate. It didn't make a hell of a lot of difference, even with OC'ing the VRAM like I was. And in total, the card, main block, and back plate together weighed almost 7lbs. I *had* to use an internal support beam for it. It'd destroy the PCI-E slot otherwise.
With the 4090FE, I went with EK's standard block and passive back plate.
The VRMs and Chokes... on mine, the smaller chips are actually just the right size to use the excess from the larger ones, so instead of doing a centre cut, doing an off-set cut uses one pad per side.
I have a 4080 (msi gaming x trio) with the EK block (without the active backplate), and it fits on the Asus Maximus Extreme board. FYI it idles around 20-25C and I haven’t been able to push it past 50 C with any modern games (given I haven’t tried Cyberpunk lol).
Don’t worry about an active backplate unless you’re overclocking and plan on skipping the next 2 GPU gens.
13:30, I use a Hot air gun over the rear PCB to heat it up slightly which allows the thermal pads to heat up a bit which allows the card to come off the air cooler a bit easier, or twist it slightly rather than pushing or pulling straight up.
if there is a spot to cool on the backside of PCB - it is (backside of) memory chips. And i haven't seen pads for some of them during Jay's installation although they ARE in the manual. RTFM!
I use coffee filters to clean the thermal paste works great and it won't leave any fibers
nice. I have the ABP set for my 3090 and yea on my x670e hero the active backplate block interferes with the first nvme ssd slot so i had to repurpose one of my old m.2 heatsinks. However using such a small heatsink on a gen 4 ssd meant i had to get a 40mm fan to sit on the back of my gpu and blow directly across the nvme heatsink just so the ssd wouldnt hit 65c on idle
Just installed a 3090 ABP set in tandem with one of their P420 radiators... Easy process if you're doing a vertical placement but yeah they can get a little too snug to the motherboard if you're not careful.
jay, I agree. I wanted to get a Corsair block when I did my EVGA 3090 Ti but couldn’t because Corsair didn’t make on 😢😢😢😢😢 so went to EK for a vetor2 which is a good block, but a f’in pain to install
Good call on the thermal pads. Corsair is the best on that front because they're already installed. Phanteks aren't installed, but they're at least precut.
I needed this product because I'm constantly being hunted by a kill team equipped with thermal optics, so the extra cooling makes a considerable diffrence
You could still use that m.2 slot in a rigid tubing build if you use a m.2 drive with a preinstalled heatsink. Remove the large heatsink of the motherboard, then the slot is much easier to access, even between an active gpu backplate and a cpu monoblock.
same as for the FE 3080/90/90Ti special edition block, which is 300 euros on top of that the active backplate is another 150-200
Thanks for sharing man
I just installed mine on my 3080ftw3 last week. It's awesome.
Active backplate MAY bring some degrees, but it is not needed...unless you have VRAM on the backside like the 3090.
I still remember the days of Jay begging ifixit to sponsor the channel and the hype you guys guys were on when you finally got it. Its a good product for SURE
I really enjoyed this video guide.
I love it when youtubers do 'phrases' that are iconic from other youtubers.
The "wiped too aggressively" thing reminds me of an old gem: "Today I got in touch with my inner self. I am never buying cheap toilet paper ever again."
I had the same clearance issue with the top m.2, the pcie button and the plastic part of the chipset cable strap on my asus strix z690 a d4. I had to remove m.2 heatsink and just the plastic part of the chipset heatsink. And mod the q latch.
looks so nice please let us know about the temps. Thank you
jay ive got the 3080 evga ftw vector 2 full block and its massive 328mm long , going to make a custom end cap which will shortern it my 30mm
To remove thermal paste, just push to to the side, rather than peeling it off. Wont break and can be retained for later use.
I'd love to see a comparison between the ABP block vs the normal block. Still, cool to see, Jay.
In the beginning of the video all I kept looking at was the CRT tv in the background.… thinking about some old school gaming 👍
Used to watch saabkyle a lot years ago. Was my fav car youtuber as a teenager.
What a wonderful tip to sizing the thermal pads since EK is living in the stone ages and too cheap to give precut pads.
That Doug impression at the beginning though. THHHIIIISSSSSS....
Yeah I thought of buying this or the one without the AC but it was not going to be shipped out until like tomorrow so i just went with the Corsair one, cheaper and took me less than 10 minutes to install it.
Keeps the 4090 plenty cool, backplate doesnt even get warm unless you benchmark and thats mostly the inside of the case heating up.
Really excited to see the active backplate plate water cooling RTX4090 , thank you! But why wouldn't you go for the acrylic option, so you get beautiful RBG and can see the fluid move even when directly mounted toca motherboard?
Also, do any other trustworthy custom waterloop companies make a version of these active backplate RTX4090 blocks for less than EK? And if so, is there a difference in cooling?
I would love to get figures for the temp comparison between this ABP option and the passive backplate version.
If you can, rotate the PCB rather that prying. That way you can break free the adhesion without potentially damaging the PCB (which can happen)
I will say this is far more refined than the variant they made for the 30 series. At least on my setup the active backplate interferes with one stick of ram and I’m only running 2 sticks so that is another possible issue.
Kudos for throwing in the iFixIt explosion on the arbitrary scene change. It always makes me chuckle.
Linus and Alex needed this for that graphics card they overvolted. This product will be needed in the future, if power consumption needs continue.
quick tip for people wanting to keep track of screws in their active plate builds take some cardboard and use a marker and sketch out the layout of the card and screws and poke the screws into the cardboard, wont lose em, they wont roll and you'll know where they belong.
Fully agree with EK thermalpads being a pain. To test effectiveness of the backplate. you can install just tthe front plate. And replace the terminal block at the top with another one from a single slot ek block. They are interchangable.
jaaayyyy omg🤣 that Doug demuro plug made my week🤣🤣🤣🤣 big kudos 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
I enjoyed this video. But I want to see benchmarks or maybe OC stuff with this cooler?
I recently bought a 4080 Strix and a EK block. Went to test the 4080 in my system before pulling £1500 of GPU apart only to find it was too big for my 011 Dynamic. Thankfully I had enough old PC parts to build a janky test bench. Top 2 scariest moments I've had this year, 1 removing the warranty sticker from one of those clamp screws and 2 pulling the PCB off the Air cooler.
This is cool Jay!