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So, today MageTank learned that just because you buy two powerful fans to run them in push/pull on a 120mm GPU AIO rad, does not mean you NEED two power fans in push/pull on a 120mm GPU AIO rad. A single Noctua industrial fan at 1600 RPM's was exactly the same as two, lol. 

 

Still, dropped 10C from the stock EVGA fan (from 55C down to 45C) so that's pretty impressive. Next on the to-do list: liquid metal. My goal of sub-40C GPU is going to happen eventually. 

  1. Damascus

    Damascus

    Sweet, wonder if liquid metal can push it the rest of the way

  2. MageTank

    MageTank

    I need to source a few things (liquid electrical tape, maybe some protective foam) before I actually put the liquid metal on the die. My biggest issue is, do I want to void this beautiful EVGA warranty? I chose EVGA strictly for this reason, and while they do allow TIM swaps, they are completely against liquid metal. Gallium stains the heatsink too, so it would be difficult to undo, even if my morals allowed me to lie to them and say I never used it. 

  3. TVwazhere

    TVwazhere

    But what if MageTank used TWO fans for MageTank's gpu? then MageTank wouldnt have to Void Magetank's GPU warranty! (I just wanted to talk in third person lol)

  4. MageTank

    MageTank

    Are you telling me to strap a high RPM delta to the fan that is on the card itself? Because i'll totally do it. Why stop at sub-40C GPU temps when I can get the VRM to run cold too? lol

  5. TVwazhere

    TVwazhere

    MageTank reads what Magetank wants to read :P (i'll stop)

  6. MageTank

    MageTank

    Just picked up some liquid electrical tape. If I don't come back, it means I killed a $770 GPU, and grounded myself. 

  7. Foxxer

    Foxxer

    Are you alive brother man? Hello? 

  8. MageTank

    MageTank

    Yeah... Just not happy. This card has been the worst card I have ever had to deal with, as far as reassembly goes. I have no idea what EVGA was thinking, but the AIO tubes are rotated 45 degrees on the pump, but must come out straight on the side of the card. It's causing the tubes to get crushed, and my thermals are 20C hotter now than what they were before (65C). I cannot figure it out either, as I've tried reassembling the card in 4 different ways. Looking at the guide for the FTW3 Hybrid cooler installation (the converter kit), the tubes come out straight, not at a 45 degree angle. So I am wondering why the pre-manufactured card suffers from this design flaw, but the upgrade kits do not.

     

    Might go grab my dremel and make this work. 

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