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I take it you've tried fitting the original cooler and it still has the same problem?
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Do they? Vertically mounted is perfect for watercooling as you can actually see fantastic block.
Contact the retailer first. Put the card back together as new and don't mention waterblocks or bent backplates.Ok, I took the card out, stripped it down. Redid all the thermal paste, tried it in another machine. Same thing. Tried it without the riser cables, same thing.
the problem follows the card. I do t think I’m going to be able to put it back together again. I’m at the mercy of Zotac support - is it a fried card and I’m on my own, or will they take it back and look to repair it. No idea, I just have to wait now... I’ve put a ticket into Zotac, will wait and see the response. It would be most disappointing to have them say “you’re on your own...”.
Happy New Year all...
move tried a few rebuilds, check for bends, replace thermal pads, etc. Nothing changes. I managed to get the air cooling back on - and same issue. Clearly something going on with the card itself. Works in Windows safe mode fine - overnight even - so I don’t think it’s a heating issue. Seems to struggle with running in default resolution.
I logged a ticket with Zotac RMA, and told them the situation. Either they look at it or they won’t. If they won’t, I guess £1600 fingers burned with a brand that won’t support the mod community...
Time will tell. If they won’t look at it, I’ll follow some of the Linus videos about heat gunning the board - nothing to lose, right.
Have to say my early doors 2 year old Zotac 2080Ti has been solid as a rock, even with the OG Micron VRAM.
If I hadn’t been after a 3090FE I would have considered Zotac again.
Zotac 2080ti use Samsung ram not micron the arous used the micron ram.
No, there were no Warranty stickers. I’ll see what the response is - it’s an email to Zotac for RMA - and no response so far.
On the 3090, i figured with the official EK waterblocks for the specific card, it would be fine. Clearly, either I did something to it or it was wonky before I touched it. I’m confident enough with these types of things to know I didn’t make a mistake - I work in enterprise server space, so I know what I’m doing on the hardware. But the thermal pads that it came shipped with were very poor quality - so if I bought another Zotac, I’d probably want to strip it and redo anyway. Which begs the question, why not wait for another Manufacturer. I’m willing to give Zotac the benefit of the doubt on their build quality if they have a good support for the community.
Zotac encouraged me to simply put it all back together and claim warranty with OCUK. OCUK replied to me today, warranty is voided, as it's been opened and i replaced the thermal pads (yep, thats standard process for putting new waterblocks on - that you sold me). To say I'm a little disappointed is an understatement. So, I'm 1600GBP, plus 200 for the waterblocks down as it stands. That was an expensive trip into PC modding, thanks OCUK... Overclockers UK, where we void your warranty if you dare to try to mod or overclock anything...
I pinged Zotac back, and see what they say...
My advice - send back the Waterblocks, and run the card as it is. If you open it, the warranty seems to be voided. Should have waited for the EVGA.
Zotac encouraged me to simply put it all back together and claim warranty with OCUK. OCUK replied to me today, warranty is voided, as it's been opened and i replaced the thermal pads (yep, thats standard process for putting new waterblocks on - that you sold me). To say I'm a little disappointed is an understatement. So, I'm 1600GBP, plus 200 for the waterblocks down as it stands. That was an expensive trip into PC modding, thanks OCUK... Overclockers UK, where we void your warranty if you dare to try to mod or overclock anything...
I pinged Zotac back, and see what they say...
My advice - send back the Waterblocks, and run the card as it is. If you open it, the warranty seems to be voided. Should have waited for the EVGA.