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30xx Series Founders Edition

Soldato
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The emotional whirlwind of expensive purchases is all to relatable :p
What size/form factor are you going for? I saw a lovely Mini ITX case deal recently.
The plan was to go for this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian...ied-aluminium-full-tower-black-ca-77k-ll.html

Or maybe this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-77d-ll.html

Not normally one for RGB stuff but it's my first PC in about 7 years and I really like the build quality of the Lian Li cases.
 
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The plan was to go for this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian...ied-aluminium-full-tower-black-ca-77k-ll.html

Or maybe this:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lian...ower-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-77d-ll.html

Not normally one for RGB stuff but it's my first PC in about 7 years and I really like the build quality of the Lian Li cases.


Still guilty though so I'm going to sell my PS5 and VR next week right enough and try streaming games to the couch from the PC via a nVidia Shield Pro.

Edit: Didn't mean to quote myself. That's quite narcissistic, isn't it. :/
 
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I didn’t change the pads in the end.

The replacement card works much better, slightly lower VRAM temps. and no crazy 2k+ RPM of fans. The only thing I have done is to undervolt it, which has lowered the temps. and coil whine noise… so very happy with it.

VRAM temps. still peaking in the 90C’s (not 100C’s) but I got 3 years to bug Nvidia if I need to.

Good, you now have good card to play with.

I did undervolt and like yours it's help to bring the temps down to around 90c on average but vram still hit 96c ~ 98c sometimes.

I did have an issue while changing pads, I couldn't get the LED cable off, at the end I turned the pcb over, put a cloth between pcb and heatsink to finish the job.:p
 
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I have order picked confirmed at 17:30 today for the 3070. Really excited. Originally was only willing to spend up to a 3060Ti (~£400 budget). But it seems like the longer you wait the more you're willing to compromise.
 
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Soldato
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Fingers crossed for us! I've even called the store to see if I can pick it up in person today but they said Nvidia doesn't allow them to change order shipping methods
No email yet but I just checked my order status on the site and it's now stating 'Awaiting Despatch'.

:)

Edit..
Email just in
 
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Congrats to all those who got the drop, had the same anticipation 25th June.
To help with people's anxiety, my order progression as follows after payment authorised. Hold in there :D


25/06/2021 20:31 Date Picked
25/06/2021 21:02 Date Despatched
 
Soldato
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Congrats to all those who got the drop, had the same anticipation 25th June.
To help with people's anxiety, my order progression as follows after payment authorised. Hold in there :D


25/06/2021 20:31 Date Picked
25/06/2021 21:02 Date Despatched

Did that still arive the next day? I'm also waiting for a dispatch confirmation so this does help calm the nerves. thanks
 
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