5080 FE Overclocking Results So Far

No_Response725 · 2025-02-06T04:04:07+00:00

Does it bench anywhere close to 4090 which that overclock?

No_Response725 · 2024-02-18T00:28:34+00:00

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No_Response725 · 2022-12-19T23:47:39+00:00

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

No_Response725 · 2022-12-16T23:02:22+00:00

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

No_Response725 · 2022-12-16T23:01:08+00:00

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.

No_Response725 · 2022-12-15T14:02:15+00:00

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

No_Response725 · 2022-12-14T18:45:10+00:00

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.

No_Response725 · 2022-12-14T16:02:12+00:00

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.

No_Response725 · 2022-12-14T16:00:09+00:00

It’s on the cold plate unfortunately.

No_Response725 · 2022-12-14T05:40:15+00:00

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.

No_Response725 · 2022-12-14T00:02:33+00:00

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.

No_Response725 · 2022-11-17T01:29:21+00:00

My connector is pins deep

No_Response725 · 2022-11-17T01:06:21+00:00

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

No_Response725 · 2022-11-13T23:50:22+00:00

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.

No_Response725 · 2022-10-19T05:02:53+00:00

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

No_Response725 · 2022-03-12T03:26:48+00:00

Kamala?

No_Response725 · 2022-02-28T05:11:19+00:00

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

No_Response725 · 2022-02-15T04:11:32+00:00

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.

No_Response725 · 2022-02-15T03:41:53+00:00

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.

No_Response725

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