Blower version of 3080s

[phil-k]

All of this range seem to vent all their heat into the case, is there a techical or cost reason why they are not blower type and chuck it out the back

 

[3t3P]

Been like this for years. The heat into the case argument is technically true but doesn't make a big a difference as you think.

Blower might be useful in SFF. Almost all blowers are loud though.

 

[otester]

In theory if you got a 3080 with horizontal fins you could mod your own blower on the end and disconnect/cover the existing fans.

 

[docsonic]

Theres a blower 3090 - https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N3090TURBO-24GD#kf so seems possible we will see a blower 3080 at some point.

 

[Minstadave]

Blowers aren't very efficient and only have a small area to exhaust heat. The heat output of the 30x0 series will make a blower design even more challenging. To get adequate airflow from a single fan it'd have to be fun fast and loud.

 

[chaparral]

Blower coolers have something like just a single 70mm fan

That single little fan would need to push out 320+ watts of heat out of a single tiny PCI slot

 

[Mr Oblong]

The FE kicks a lot of heat out of the back still, and it's compact. Worth considering for SFF.

 

[MagicBoy]

FE is half blower with the rear fan. Shame you'd have to move to the USA then catch COVID while queuing up at Best Buy to countenance a chance of getting one...

 

[Mr Oblong]

FE is half blower with the rear fan. Shame you'd have to move to the USA then catch COVID while queuing up at Best Buy to countenance a chance of getting one...

Damn. Would a hospital ventilator count as a blower design?