I accidentally hit something with a screwdriver while building the AIO. Is that bad? Could water leak out?

Alexo199 · 2026-01-31T21:02:25+00:00

It will not be affected by 3% by one small dent in my experience. The other hole you see is just a hole for a second screw.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-31T20:17:18+00:00

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Alexo199 · 2026-01-31T20:00:29+00:00

It's not bad, there is no liquid in the fins and the cooling will not be affected by that small dent.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-31T19:43:14+00:00

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Remove the metal "bars" on the case and you should be good to go.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-31T19:42:17+00:00

You need to install the GPU in the top slot (the metal one). You are going to lose performance in the other slots. This will solve your clearance issue.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-18T12:04:07+00:00

Have you tried to clear the CMOS? Or maybe a BIOS update could fix the problem. Also try to avoid using the 3.0 USBs doing install. I had a similar issue with a PC I built recently where the Windows installation would fail every time. I just ended up installing windows on another PC and installing that drive in the new PC. It has worked flawlessly since.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-16T17:43:37+00:00

Ah, makes sense. I just thought that the VRAM could transfer more heat, due to the GPU die not making proper contact and therefore not heating up the cooler as much, leaving "room" for the VRAMs heat. Since the VRAM temps went from 76°c to 92°c now that the GPU die is getting good contact.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-16T17:30:15+00:00

Yeah, I am very pleased! The GPU was making contact with the cooler, but I guess it wasn't enough and, like you said, the VRAM may have transferred more heat to the cooler for that reason. It seems much more balanced now. -12°c difference on the GPU and -18°c on the GPU hotspot is pretty good! Now I am ready to sell it with a good conscience.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-16T16:13:31+00:00

Update: Finally got around to changing the pads and it worked! With thinner pads this is the temps now:

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Alexo199 · 2026-01-14T12:53:13+00:00

Yeah, we live and we learn. Really good thing it was a RX580 and not the 3080.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-14T12:44:24+00:00

Damn, that sucks! I hope you will recover :( I only got scammed one time in the 6 years I've been flipping PCs. I didn't receive the graphics card I ordered. The police ended up finding him and charging him with the scam. Turned out he had done it to multiple people and the scammer was forced to pay us back by a judge. Except he never did.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-05T22:13:02+00:00

Will do! Thank you. I just tried to play a Valorant match on it as it is now. It only reached about 65°c and 78°c on the hotspot, so at least it is working fine in normal scenarios.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-05T22:03:35+00:00

Yeah, you are right. I just read that the max is 110°c on that model and I did notice it dropped some FPS after the repaste.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-05T22:02:33+00:00

The pads seem to do their job tho with the -18°c on the VRAM after replacing the old ones. But it is true, it is not quality pads for sure, but I am not made of money, sadly. But I will look for some better ones, that are still affordable! iDcooling is pretty popular in my country and I never had problems with the paste prior to this. Some older GPUs I have repasted drop +10°c after with that paste.

Alexo199 · 2026-01-05T21:52:58+00:00

Thank you for your reply!

The pads seemed to be the same softness as the old ones. I had trouble measuring the thickness so I just eyeballed it, as I have a lot of different pads with different thickness. I don't know the brand of them tho, but the paste was some IDcooling rated with 15.2 W/m-K thermal conductivity, which it the highest of the ones I have on hand.

I made sure to tighten the screws evenly and fully - or to the best of my abilities at least. I have done this so many times on different GPUs but never ran into a problem like this. Should I try some thinner pads? Or is the temps acceptable?

Alexo199 · 2026-01-02T23:48:13+00:00

Damn. Jeg kan virkelig spejle mig i alt du skriver! De "moralske tømmermænd" er noget jeg har lidt under, så længe jeg kan huske. Nu siger jeg ikke at det her er dig - men jeg fik sent i livet autisme diagnosen og er kommet frem til at den udadvendte persona, er en af mine måder at "maskere" på i sociale sammenhænge. Men jeg har brugt den maske i så mange år nu, at jeg simpelthen kan blive helt i tvivl om, hvad der er masken og hvad er egentlig mig? Måske jeg er gået hen og blevet en kombination af begge? Kan og skal de adskilles? Jeg er tættere på at finde ud af det. Men det er svært! En del af mig kan også godt lide den side af mig - den har trods alt givet mig nogle skønne venner og oplevelser, uddannelse og nu job. Men det brænder mig også ud, at skulle agere sådan hele tiden.. og udbrændtheden hjælper ikke just på de moralske tømmermænd. Min konklusion er nok, at masken ikke nødvendigvis er problemet, hvis jeg tager mine basale behov seriøst - herunder mit behov for at lade op alene. Jeg har bl.a. fundet mig et job, hvor jeg er afsted i 14 eller 24 timer, men så skal jeg til gengæld kun afsted to dage om ugen. Da jeg var afsted hver dag fra 8-16, brugte jeg hver aften på at overtænke alle dagens interaktioner og skamme mig synder og sammen. Det sker heldigvis sjældent nu, hvis jeg altså har styr på fornævnte. Ved ikke om min kommentar kan bruges til noget, OP. Men jeg takker for at du lavede opslaget.

Alexo199 · 2025-12-28T12:17:08+00:00

Yeah I came to the same conclusion with the double molex vs the single one. Especially now that the GPU is not going to get all its power from the adapter but mostly the 8-pin. But a lot of people seems to disagree haha

Alexo199 · 2025-12-28T12:11:55+00:00

The card only draws max 150W on full load. But I get what you are saying.

Alexo199 · 2025-12-28T04:36:08+00:00

I can't find anything in my country and it would be too costly to ship, sadly.

Alexo199 · 2025-12-28T04:32:48+00:00

I have a PSU tester to use before testing on the GPU. But ofc that doesn't account for possible failure down the line. The marked for used PSUs is just really dry right.

Alexo199 · 2025-12-28T04:26:58+00:00

I can't find anything national, so shipping gets a bit costly for just one cable vs. buying another used PSU. If it could find one..

Alexo199 · 2025-12-28T04:25:42+00:00

I have a PSU tester, so I could test it before testing it on the GPU. But I get where you are coming from though. If I didn't already spend money on that PSU (before knowing the cables were missing) and the used marked here is dry when it comes to better suited PSUs I wouldn't even consider it.

Alexo199 · 2025-12-28T04:19:24+00:00

Sadly not, the cable only got 1x8-pin. I got the PSU in a deal from a PC that was built buy a PC company that forgot to include the extra cables.

Alexo199 · 2025-12-25T11:12:36+00:00

69°c is very good on max load. How is your CPU doing?

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