@Jay85 that is a thing of beauty! What sort of temps are you seeing now?
Do you think you will stick with the 3090 now and not bother with the 3080?
Thanks! Temps are weird, i had a quick play last night before hitting the sack and idle temps are great around 25-28c but load temps on project cars 3 i boosted way past what i had before nearly hitting 2.1ghz locked! Temps are going upto 60c though on a low fan speed profile so i might need to tweak that OR the thermal paste i applied was not adequate/poor contact. I'm pushing more towards fan speed though as i feel barely any hot air being shifted through the fans. The whole loop including the back of the card feels incredibly hot, almost burning to the touch.
Still undecided tbh, i might keep it for awhile and when i can get a decent reference 3080 i might swap the cards around, we'll see.
Edit: had a chat with alphacool rep and i should be seeing around 20-30c above room temperature roughly. Gonna up the fan speed and actually shift some air before taking it apart to inspect the TIM.
@Jay85 Well done mate. Looks so good! You must be chuffed. It was a long time coming, but you got there.
Cyberpunk theme doesn't look too far off. You've got the neon colours dialled in. With a flash of yellow too.
Proper chuffed! Finished at 2:30am lol, was dead tired but well worth the effort in the end. Was going to do 2 coloured coolants but the dye i ordered hasn't arrived yet, might take it apart again to do 2 colours.
Jay that’s awesome. You should be proud of that. Great job
Thank you mate, so satisfying to see it in all its glory