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I actually did ask the very same question when I spoke to one of the EVGA customer service representative. All EVGA card will be still covered under warranty as long as there is no physical damage to the card even though you have taken off the original cooler before.

Additional bench runs: Benchmark: Port Royal 1.0 CPU: i7 8086k @ 5.0GHzGPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Sea Hawk EK XGPU Core: 2130 MHzGPU Memory: 2000 MHz Score: 10 120 3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/pr/107006 Benchmark: Time Spy Extreme 1.1 CPU: i7 8086k @ 5.0GHzGPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Sea Hawk EK XGPU Core: 2130 MHzGPU Memory: 2000 MHz Score: 6 691 3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/spy/7519960 Benchmark: Fire Strike 1.1 CPU: i7 8086k @ 5.0GHzGPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Sea Hawk EK XGPU Core: 2130 MHzGPU Memory: 2000 MHz Score: 28 768 3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/fs/19661740 Benchmark: Fire Strike Extreme 1.1 CPU: i7 8086k @ 5.0GHzGPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Sea Hawk EK XGPU Core: 2130 MHzGPU Memory: 2000 MHz Score: 17 233 3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/fs/19661772

Just replaced my GTX 1080 Ti with RTX 2080 T and did my first run: Benchmark: Time Spy 1.0 CPU: i7 8086k @ 5.0GHz GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Sea Hawk EK X GPU Core: 2130 MHz GPU Memory: 2000 MHz Score: 14 986 3DMark Link : https://www.3dmark.com/spy/7519888

I spent couple of hours on the weekends to re-do the loop to make it look more symmetrical.

First time doing custom loop. Replaced my EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FTW 3 with MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Sea Hawk EK X. All parts as described on my signature.

My RAM is running at 3600 not 1800 (remember its DDR). And i am using tight timing (CL14) since it's a B-Die chip. My Ring bus is also running at pretty high speed (5GHz).

@Enochian There you have it: Benchmark: Fire Strike 1.1 CPU: Core i7-8086k GPU: EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3GPU Core: 2,000 MHzGPU Memory: 1,401 MHz Score: 23 435 3DMark Link : https://www.3dmark.com/fs/16839120

excellent work. your custom loop setup is exactly what I have in my mind of my upcoming custom loop upgrade. Noctua NF-S12A slim fan to accommodate the very tight space in Fractal Define C case cramped with EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 and also reservoir mounted on the back case fan. Thanks for sharing.

Trying to reach 1700 mark on 5.1GHz with some optimization on BIOS settings. Still 5 points to go.

My initial Cinebench run on this rig. i7-8086K @ 5.1GHz B-Die @ 3600 CL14

Benchmark: Fire Strike Extreme 1.1 CPU: Core i7-8086K GPU: EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 GPU Core: 2,012 MHz GPU Memory: 1,401 MHz Score: 14,055 3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/fs/16727250

Finally got sometime to play around with my upgraded rig. Here is my initial run. Will play around a bit tonight and get more optimized results. Benchmark: Time Spy 1.0 CPU: Core i7-8086K GPU: EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 GPU Core: 2,025 MHz GPU Memory: 1,377 MHz Score: 10,333 3DMark Link: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/29505856?

sure will do. thanks. This specific model of GSKILL TridentZ has Samsung B-Die chip on it. I can hit 3600 CL14 easily on 1.45v. but until my custom water cooling build completes, i think i'll stick with 1.395v for 3466 CL14 for lower overall temp.

Hello, I just replaced my Ryzen 7 1700 with Core i7-8086K. I wanted to share a bit about it from Background: I am a casual gamer who mostly play AAA games. My goal is to play AAA games on maximum settings with highest FPS possible. That's the reason why i purchased GTX 1080Ti. I had my reservation about Ryzen being not the best companion for GTX 1080Ti especially from gaming perspective when I was about to purchase my Ryzen 7 1700. However, I decided to give it a try since there was so much hype on the brand-new Zen architecture from AMD that many said to bring back AMD's best moment with Athlon decade ago. However, after trying approximately 20ish AAA games, it's easy to notice that i haven't really achieved the maximum potential of my GTX 1080Ti. Surely, it can achieve minimum 60FPS benchmark at highest settings for any games, but the framerate is noticeably lower than expected and sometimes i can notice some choppiness and lagging in some games. That being said, after giving it a try for year, I decided it's time for me to move back to Intel's platform. My goal is simple: I want Intel's fastest gaming processor that is easily overclock-able in low vcore. After couple of research back and forth, I decided to buy Intel Core i7-8086K and ASUS Maximus X Formula as its motherboard companion (I am also planning to do custom water cooling at the end of this year). Previous spec: AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.8GHz 1.2v ASRock X370 Taichi New spec: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.0GHz 1.25v ASUS ROG Maximus X Formula G.SKILL TridentZ F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW @ DDR4 3466 14-14-14-32 2T (see signature for complete spec) First impression and overclocking experience: My goal is to run at 5GHz 24/7. OOB, 5GHz is just a matter of setting the core ratio to 50. But I want to run it on the lowest vcore as possible. After spending roughly 30mins to quick test some settings. I decided to stop and take a break at 1.25v. I will run an overnight stress test tonight. I also have a feeling that I may be able to push the vcore a bit lower. My initial impression: as expected, overclocking on Intel's platform is a lot easier and much more fun. I am sure Ryzen 2 platform offers much better overclocking experience compared to its predecessor. I also got an easy 1000ish jump from my initial Ryzen 7 1700 setup on 3DMark. Cinebench R15 AIDA64 (5 mins CPU stress test) 3DMark Time Spy https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/28794166? Next step: I'll spend next 2 weeks to test out many AAA games that I have played and report back. Thanks!

Just wanted to share my result. G.SKILL TridentZ DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW @ DDR4 3466 CL14-14-14-48 1T