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09-10-2019 01:13 PM #31
Tbolt214th PC Specs Laptop (Model) Asus G73-JW, MBPr 15" Motherboard Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming Processor i7-8700k Memory (part number) CMK32GX4M4B3600C16 Graphics Card #1 Asus Poseidon GTX-1080-Ti Graphics Card #2 Asus Poseidon GTX-980 Monitor Asus PG278B Storage #1 2x Samsung 850 Pro + 1x 960 Evo 250GB Storage #2 Seagate 2TB HDD 2x CPU Cooler Watercool Heatkiller-IV @ MoRa3-360 Case Corsair Carbide 500r Power Supply Corsair AXi 1200 Keyboard Logitech K520 Mouse Logitech G700 Headset Logitech OS Win10 Pro AMD64 Network Router AVM Fritz!Box 7490 Accessory #1 Oculus Rift Accessory #2 TM Hotas, Saitek Combat Rudders Accessory #3 Track-IR 5 Pro
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Sadly, after using a Support stick made of Balsa Wood for over a year, that does not help anymore to cool the card down to normal temps.
I will check my RMA status and send it in if I am still under RMA, if not, I will have to use the washer method described above or order a EKWB full cover block + backplate, which I really dont wanna do, that's 200€ total to fix Asus' mistake.
In idle my card is now 45°C and while gaming it goes 65+, which it never did when supported to counter the sag.
With the working support stick it hardly ever went past 50°C under stress tests, usually 47-49°C. Now I am TWENTY °C above that.
This is a shame for a 1k€ card, lemme tell you this !
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09-15-2019 12:15 PM #32
Vlada011 PC Specs Motherboard Rampage V E10 (BIOS 1903) Processor Intel®i7-5820K (4.5GHz 1.325V) Memory (part number) CMD16GX4M4A2666C15 Graphics Card #1 ASUS GTX1080Ti Poseidon Sound Card Sound Blaster ZxR Monitor Samsung P2450H Storage #1 Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB Storage #2 Samsung 850 EVO 1TB/WD Black 2TB CPU Cooler EK RGB Monoblock RVE10 Case Lian Li PC-O11 WXC Power Supply EVGA 1200 P2 Keyboard Deck 87 Francium PRO - MX Brown DS PBT Mouse Logitech G900 Mouse Pad Steeseries QCK Headset/Speakers CREATIVE T5900 5.1 OS Windows 10 Pro x64 v1903 Accessory #1 iPhone SE Space Grey Accessory #2 EK XRES D5 Revo 100 Glass PWM + CoolstreamPE 360 Accessory #3 Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM x3 (radiator)
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06-04-2020 10:57 AM #33
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I know I'm a little late to the party here but I just found the thread after experiencing this issue and figure I'd share my experience:
I got the card when it released and my temps would always hover around 52C-53C while gaming while connected to a substantial water cooling loop. I thought this was a little high compared to other cards I've had with EK water blocks but I figured since it was a hybrid there was some compromises and this was the best I was going to get. I never realized the block wasn't making great contact.
Well that changed last week when I upgraded my motherboard and CPU. After reinstalling the GPU in the new board I immediately noticed that my temps had skyrocketed to nearly 90C, it was alarming because I never even heard the fans turn on before but they shot up to 100% as soon as a I launched any 3D applications. I guess removing the card from my old system and reinstalling it caused something to shift/made the pre-existing issue much worse. I did a little experimenting and after a while I realized that applying upward pressure on the cooler with my finger caused the temps to instantly drop down to between 50C-60C. So I did what others in this thread have tried and I used a little wooden dowel to support the card and this more or less fixed the problem. My temps were in their normal range that I would get in my old system.
Then I found this thread because I was curious if anyone else with the card had a similar problem and I noticed a user suggested the "washer solution". I decided to try it yesterday and I removed the backplate and cooler and inserted small plastic washers under the springy screws. I needed 2 different sizes but luckily I had tons of these little washers from all the waterblocks/cpu coolers/motherboards etc that I've bought over the years.
I'm happy to report that after applying this fix I'm seeing temperatures lower than I've ever seen with this card, after a long gaming session my max temp was only 44C!
Unfortunately though I found the RGB connector that controls the LEDs on the infinity panel very difficult to remove and I inadvertently severed the wires with a pair of needlenose pliers attempting to remove it. This was mostly my fault, I got a little overzealous trying to remove it and I should have pried it from the edges with a flat screwdriver instead. Anyway, I had to find a donor connector from an old 980ti heatsink that was the same shape and size and solder the wires to it to get the LEDs working again. So the washer solution definitely works and I recommend anyone with this problem give it a try, but be careful removing the connectors!
I tried tucking the wires away the best I could but you can sort of see some of the carnage here: https://imgur.com/NXSj8PG
Anyway system is all up and running and cooler than ever! https://imgur.com/YL7GmZx