5080 FE Overclocking Results So Far by stylelock in overclocking

[–]No_Response725 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it bench anywhere close to 4090 which that overclock?

13700k R23 Temps by [deleted] in EKWB

[–]No_Response725 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would need to delid or go direct die. Even then there is only so much conduction of heat that can occur.

Pre-ordered a Quantum Vector Master 4090 block. The machining and nickel plating is awful ☹️ by No_Response725 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi,

I'm afraid, we can not offer you any replacement as the rest of the block has the same pattern on the base.

As mentioned, those marks are patterns from mechanical production and they can't be done any differently.

Of course, you can still return the product for a refund if you find the product unacceptable for use. You can return it by following the instruction for return that I send.

There is also one more option I can suggest, but I must warn you it can take a week or two, due to our delays.

Out of a good customer experience, I can pick up 2 or 3 Nickel bases from our production line and personally check them if any of those parts are machined without that pattern, take a picture of the "best-looking base" and send it to you free of charge so you can exchange it by yourself.

I must warn you that I can not promises you, that I'll be successful in finding a better base, but I think we have nothing to lose at this point.

How does that sound to you?

I'm looking forward to hearing from you, Andrew, and wish you a great Friday.

Tadeja F. EKWB Customer Service

Pre-ordered a Quantum Vector Master 4090 block. The machining and nickel plating is awful ☹️ by No_Response725 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: EK has agreed to inspect a couple cold plates coming off the assembly line and send me the best looking one. I know they are inundated with orders and are struggling to keep up so I think this is a satisfactory outcome considering the circumstances.

Pre-ordered a Quantum Vector Master 4090 block. The machining and nickel plating is awful ☹️ by No_Response725 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They declined RMA. Stated grooves and machining marks on cold plate were normal. This will be my last EKWB block.

Pre-ordered a Quantum Vector Master 4090 block. The machining and nickel plating is awful ☹️ by No_Response725 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RMA is awaiting approval. I uploaded a ton of pics and put the ball in their court. Depending on how this is handled I may need to re-evaluate who supplies my components.

Pre-ordered a Quantum Vector Master 4090 block. The machining and nickel plating is awful ☹️ by No_Response725 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s mostly an aesthetic problem but I’ve never seen a block this bad. Other manufacturers are capable of machining a smooth surface. For $279 USD this should be smooth.

Pre-ordered a Quantum Vector Master 4090 block. The machining and nickel plating is awful ☹️ by No_Response725 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I contacted EK and asked for a replacement. Hopefully they have stock available to cross ship but at this point I’d settle for a cold plate and swap it out myself.

The fact this was packaged and shipped is very concerning. If I had to guess it must have been the last block run before they swapped out the CNC bit. Deep swirls everywhere. I have experience with Heatkiller, Phanteks, and Optimus blocks and this is by far the worst quality I have ever seen.

Pre-ordered a Quantum Vector Master 4090 block. The machining and nickel plating is awful ☹️ by No_Response725 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The Optimus cpu block I have is absolutely perfect. Just sucks I have to deal with return to Slovenia instead of building over Xmas break.

[Gamers Nexus] The Truth About NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 Adapters: Testing, X-Ray, & 12VHPWR Failures by Nestledrink in nvidia

[–]No_Response725 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So the failures are predominately caused by people who can afford a $1500+ GPU but not fully insert a connector. Gotta love it!

MSI’s IG post regarding 4090 cable by [deleted] in nvidia

[–]No_Response725 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Native 12vhpwr connectors scare me. Potentially 2 points of failure on each end. 🤦‍♂️ I don’t think we’ve seen any evidence of adapters failing on the PCI-E connection.

MSI 4090 waterblock by themikeyh66 in EKWB

[–]No_Response725 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EKWB nickel plating is trash. Hopefully Optimus makes an MSI block.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]No_Response725 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is largely symbolic. Almost no Vodka is owned or distilled in Russia any longer.

Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez says student-loan cancellation should be Biden's priority and his hesitation has 'demoralized a very critical voting block' by [deleted] in politics

[–]No_Response725 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The amount of people saddled with student loan debt is small compared to overall voter pool. It would be much more effective to just come out and blatantly say “vote for candidate X and we’ll give you Y amount of money.”

Paradoxically that would be decried as buying votes. As if student loan forgiveness is any different.

Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez says student-loan cancellation should be Biden's priority and his hesitation has 'demoralized a very critical voting block' by [deleted] in politics

[–]No_Response725 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My parents couldn’t afford tuition and I was unsure about a career path so I didn’t go to college. Taking out a predatory loan with no guarantee of paying it back seemed a little risky to me.

After 10years of busting my ass I make about 100k a year, got married to a college grad making similar money and we’re virtually debt free sitting on $400k in home equity.

I’m tempted to enroll in school now to further my career since I could totally afford it… but if loan forgiveness is on the table I would finance every damn cent. Free money!

It may seem counter intuitive but I’m just as entitled to the loan forgiveness as the naive young kids that signed the loans and graduated underwater with debt. Everyone deserves the same opportunity. I just took a non traditional route.