RTX 3080 Backplate

[Hammerjunge]

Hey everyone,

 

I took another look at my precious hardware today and I was curious what the chip like looking thing is on the backplate? It looks like someone could mount water cooling there but I haven't found anything in that direction, so far. 

Thanks for helping out and feeding my curiosity. 

 

[Mick Naughty]

Well there’s nothing on the backplate itself. 
but yes if the card shares the same board as the 3090, you can get an active backplate. But that’s more for memory temps. 

[GuiltySpark_]

11 minutes ago, Hammerjunge said:

Hey everyone,

 

I took another look at my precious hardware today and I was curious what the chip like looking thing is on the backplate? It looks like someone could mount water cooling there but I haven't found anything in that direction, so far. 

Thanks for helping out and feeding my curiosity. 

 

What exactly are you asking about on the backplate? What is showing through the hole in the backplate is the retention mechanism (that X shaped bracket) for the cooler on the front of the card. The GPU die itself is right on the opposite side. There is no real need to watercool the back of a 3080. 3090's on the other hand have VRAM on the backside.

 

[Hammerjunge]

Thank you for the explanation. This makes more sense now that I know that it is a retention bracket for the cooler in front of the chip.