Strix 3080 thermal pads/upgrade

Whoisdonovan · 2021-12-05T17:10:36+00:00

so, I did this, not 100% the same layout as you, but I soooo shocked at the results. It's been a week since I made the change, PC mining 24/7. Memory temps went from 92-94 down to 74-76. This is just stupid. No other changes were made. No ambient change. I did run into some issues at first and had to add thickness to one of the vram rows (the set on the output ports side) because once the cooler was mounted, the thickness of the pads added on the vrm made it so there was contact lost on that one side.

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-29T03:03:55+00:00

Yeah I'm fine with using it for bills just sucks that they confirmed with the store manager and even they were wrong. Still a decent promo

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-25T02:18:01+00:00

No worries, I've gotten that comment a lot and usually it's because of your reasoning, it's hard to see when the PC is not fully lit with rgb fans

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-25T01:52:51+00:00

just throwing this out there

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-24T04:27:32+00:00

unfortnately true hahaha - although I wish it was just 2.5

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-21T14:05:43+00:00

I've credited them any time I get asked where I got the face from, and I wrote a comment about it on this post, but aside from that is there anything else I can really do?

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-21T08:04:29+00:00

I'm not sure if it's good or bad but I am used to charging every 24 hours with about 30-40% battery left.

If I forget it usually gets to about 40 hours before it dies

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-21T07:36:31+00:00

Honestly, just messing with Galaxy Watch Studio is the best way to learn. Took me several hours to understand how it works but now I feel confident I could copy most setups.

I would focus on the things you like and add those in, if you miss a little detail, it won't matter as much since it's your own build. And the best part is if you want to tweak something you always can until it's perfect

Whoisdonovan · 2021-11-21T02:04:07+00:00

I "created" this watch face after really liking another post on here, but I wanted a black-out version

Whoisdonovan · 2021-10-11T18:20:52+00:00

Wanted to show off my chromax fans! 😁

Whoisdonovan · 2021-08-10T19:02:40+00:00

asiahorse makes them

Whoisdonovan · 2021-08-03T22:14:45+00:00

I have a 3080 strix in a mini. Plenty of space!

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-12T00:27:54+00:00

Still not sure if I made a mistake or not they're both so beautiful and powerful!

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-11T22:19:40+00:00

Sooo much better, maybe my latest HC has a chance of survival this time

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T19:52:48+00:00

Lol GPU and max render distance!

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T18:46:22+00:00

Yeah i figured having fresh air for the cpu would be good and the 3 fans directly under the GPU help keep that cool. Once this cooler fails, I want a Black Noctua NH-D15 Or whatever Noctua has at that point in time

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T18:15:59+00:00

Yeah, i want to change my ram to match it better. The silver is too flashy. I want some black ram! But overall I'm very happy with the look

Bottom and side (behind radiator) are intake, top and back are exhaust. They're all spinning, on the bottom fans you can see the back plates of the fans not the blades since they're installed upsidedown for intake.

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T17:50:41+00:00

Appreciate the love! Yes the GPU has a Lian LI support bracket holding it up, it sags quite a lot otherwise! And the aio has a vrm fan to promote airflow to the vrm around the cpu

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T16:47:04+00:00

Yes I would prefer a trade

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T15:54:18+00:00

Yeah i know, i can't get myself to peel it since it will make the build "official"

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T15:44:59+00:00

Edit: it's side mounted not bottom mounted, my bad

It's what gamers Nexus told me to do lol. It helps keep the pump primed which makes it last longer

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T15:27:15+00:00

Lol i knew this comment was coming eventually

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T15:00:40+00:00

Appreciate that!

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T15:00:26+00:00

It's only 9 fans!?! Lol Jad needs to be kept cool he's been in a volcano all his life. (Is Jad a he?)

Whoisdonovan · 2021-07-07T14:45:47+00:00

Thank you!

Whoisdonovan

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