Got some temps to tell you guys about. Got home and ambient was about 19-20C, FTW3 idled at 36C. I set my fan curves to that the fans never spin up more than 50%. After running a full benchmark of Unigine Heaven, max temp reached was about 75-76C. I used EVGA Precision XOC with a power target of...
The FTW3 fits. :)
You have to unscrew the PCI slot and fold it out of the way and get the card in first, then push the PCI slot onto the card and screw it back in.
Sorry for the crappy photo, will take some better ones later if requested.
Something I've wondered about delidding, since I've not done it before... If the glue on the heat spreader creates some distance between the die and the spreader itself, and you remove all the glue, do you not run the risk of the heat spreader actually getting too close to the die where it...
What makes you think the FTW3 won't fit?
Anyway I have a FTW3 on order and will update when I get it to confirm if it fits or does not fit. I suppose at worst I can sell it for what I paid relatively easy on eBay. Or maybe I'd just return it to EVGA. Idk what would be the best option.
My understanding from Dondan's post was that the problem isn't with gaps between the direct contact heatpipes, but rather the concentration of heat on the CPU heatspreader. Regardless of whether or not there are gaps or no gaps in a direct contact design, the inner most heatpipes will absorb...
Thanks for the good info! Is Cablemod still the best option with regards to quality/price, or does anyone here recommend another vendor for quality/price?
I'm sorry if this has already been answered somewhere, but I didn't have much luck searching.
Has anyone verified what custom cable lengths need to be for pairing an SF600 power supply and a Strix Z270I board in this case?