Nvidia 30X0 series waterblocks

Trunkey · 17 Mar 2021 at 16:37

Radox-0 said:
dang nice, kinda surprised third parties got stock before what seems like a massive backlog on EKs own site has even started being fulfilled. Will be curious to see your memory temps.

Me too especially as the store advised me last week it was going to be mid April but it’s here this morning with free shipping to!

Sc00p007 · 17 Mar 2021 at 18:27

Customs + advanced payment charge for the EK 3090 fe block was £63.

Quare Crack · 17 Mar 2021 at 19:03

Sc00p007 said:
Customs + advanced payment charge for the EK 3090 fe block was £63.

Seems about right. Being in Northern Ireland I paid VAT at time of ordering from EK. The total of each block was €338.22 as opposed to €277.23 (€61.01 difference).

momo56 · 17 Mar 2021 at 19:03

Sc00p007 said:
Customs + advanced payment charge for the EK 3090 fe block was £63.

Was that with DHL or the cheaper post option ?

Sc00p007 · 17 Mar 2021 at 19:46

momo56 said:
Was that with DHL or the cheaper post option ?

That was with DHL. Charge was already up before leaving Slovenia.

Trunkey · 17 Mar 2021 at 20:58

Sc00p007 said:
Customs + advanced payment charge for the EK 3090 fe block was £63.

Has that made the total cost around £380 then?

Sc00p007 · 17 Mar 2021 at 21:07

Trunkey said:
Has that made the total cost around £380 then?

Around £330. I think I paid £270 for the block + postage.

When I break it down, it turns out the block + tax is £300, the other 30 being postage and DHL admin fee.

Wingz · 18 Mar 2021 at 12:43

K4Y84 said:
Not bad junction temps there. I am hitting over 100C on the stock cooler. So the 3mm makes sense where there is no ram.. but did you put new pads on the parts that already had 1-1.5mm on the back? I.e where the white pads are by default.

Yes, I used the leftover pads which came with the water block and had to double stack some pads so it would make contact with the backplate.

The backplate does get pretty hot when mining so the pads are working. Last night I found an Aluminium heatsink (10cm x 6cm) which I put on top of the backplate with some thermal paste and added a fan, now the max temps when mining is 72C

Sc00p007 · 18 Mar 2021 at 20:46

Ek 3090 fe block arrived. Won't install tonight, waiting until tomorrow . First impression is I'm very happy with the build quality

Quare Crack · 19 Mar 2021 at 10:29

EKWB order finally shipped! It changed status yesterday around noon from 'Processing Pre Order' to 'Processing' and has just changed to 'Complete' on my account and a shipping email received.

Now trying to predict when it will be delivered so I can see about booking a day off work next week to install...

Sc00p007 · 19 Mar 2021 at 16:56

Quare Crack said:
EKWB order finally shipped! It changed status yesterday around noon from 'Processing Pre Order' to 'Processing' and has just changed to 'Complete' on my account and a shipping email received.

Now trying to predict when it will be delivered so I can see about booking a day off work next week to install...

Using DHL, I got shipped late afternoon 17th. Checked the tracking and it had the customs charge assigned. Paid the charge and received my card 1630 the 18th

Quare Crack · 19 Mar 2021 at 17:47

Sc00p007 said:
Using DHL, I got shipped late afternoon 17th. Checked the tracking and it had the customs charge assigned. Paid the charge and received my card 1630 the 18th

Yes, DHL Express. They are currently saying delivery Monday - I suspect they don’t deliver at the weekend.

That is very fast service you got!

Trunkey · 19 Mar 2021 at 17:52

Sc00p007 said:
Ek 3090 fe block arrived. Won't install tonight, waiting until tomorrow . First impression is I'm very happy with the build quality

That was initially my thought however on further inspection I’ve concluded the i/o bracket is a bit feeble.
The rest looks good though.

momo56 · 19 Mar 2021 at 22:22

Loving the look of it. Took a while cutting out thermal pads though.

PCB and block weigh 2.1kg.

I'll be putting the 2nd FE block on the MM for anyone who has access.

3t3P · 20 Mar 2021 at 09:02

Why can't EK do pre cut pads for the price they command. Surely in the scheme of things those cutting machines aren't that expensive?

SirConfused · 20 Mar 2021 at 09:24

3t3P said:
Why can't EK do pre cut pads for the price they command. Surely in the scheme of things those cutting machines aren't that expensive?

Every penny counts when your shareholders demand a profit!

momo56 · 20 Mar 2021 at 12:02

3t3P said:
Why can't EK do pre cut pads for the price they command. Surely in the scheme of things those cutting machines aren't that expensive?

They even got rid of the precut VRAM pads they used to include with every block. You would think for the price of this block they could spare the cost.

Radox-0 · 20 Mar 2021 at 13:16

What are the Memory temps like with the FE block under water? Mine is Monday now it seems, worked out well as my new sleeved cables arrived today!

grumpybeard · 20 Mar 2021 at 17:20

Interested in seeing temps for others with EK 3090FE block. Installed mine yesterday and according to most of Reddit, temps are not that good. Under load with Furmark, GPU 54deg C, mem junc 70.

https://www.reddit.com/r/watercooli...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Trunkey · 21 Mar 2021 at 00:37

3t3P said:
Why can't EK do pre cut pads for the price they command. Surely in the scheme of things those cutting machines aren't that expensive?

My Thoughts exactly this afternoon! it took flipping ages and I don't suppose its perfect now.