Yeah it´s stupid with a lot of screws you dont need. Take fools like me, much greater chance for using wrong screws!
Update from yesterday where bad seated waterblock, high temp- mess with mix in thickness of thermal pads..
WELL! I nervous took the 2080 ti PCB and waterblock apart.. I was kind of afraid because the board warped kinda some places when trying to remove.. I had no choice than carefully remove and proceed.
The bad thing I then noticed was due to too long screw the silver "mounting holes/pin" from the waterblock had come off!! 3 of them.. I had to use a plier and hold that while screwing from other side.. My mood was grim because the block is copper and that is very soft.. ! So i would expect the thread to be damaged! ... However I could screw them in with my fingers to begin with.. and carefully tighten with plier... wauv! sweat on my forehead!
A 2080 Ti costing a fortune kinda wanna warp and look like break coming off.. and 3 pins forced out of copper block.. I am not lying I was sweaty!
I fixed the thermal pad same thickness according to spec and manuel and cut them precise.. put everything together and carefully the screw where one could expect picky threads in copper - but no everything got well tighten and assembled..
I installed the card, filled water in and moment of truth!
Stock speed 380W BIOS 3dMark.. fekkin´41g celsius ! (from 75g)
Full OC 380W BIOS 126% amazing 44 g !!!!!!!! That's very low, specially with so much power/current..
Wauv i'm happy and very relieved now the operation is over and went well ..
Instantly I broke all my record with few clicks!
3DMark11 Graphics score 52170
Timespy 12414 (graphic 15941)
And im just getting started with the 380w bios.. these were quick numbers 126% / +120 / +500 Core was running constantly 2115 mhz
Wauv i'm happy and very relieved now the operation is over and went well .. And my coil whine got significantly better! MAYBE due to proper cooling? (3DMark11 = worst coil whine)