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I was very careful about that. I know EC6 is compatible with anything because I've been mixing metals in my other loops for years. So I was very cautious about Mayhem, given their track record for blaming everything they can.

However, this particular one seems pretty much the same thing as EC6, being based on some sort of PG (the stuff I vape all day lol).

The copper option cost nearly half what I paid for the card tbh. I mean, at least they are honest. I bought this Bitspower block lately for my other TR rig...

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Yeah, ain't never seen no copper look like that before..... This is what X1 states..

Properties & Benefits
- Can be used with all of Mayhems Dyes to make your own colours.
- Blended with non-toxic corrosion & scale inhibitors for protection of Copper, Brass, Steel, Nickel and Aluminium. Proven to ASTM D3306 and BS6580 standards.
- Very low oral toxicity, less than propylene glycol.
- Contains all the biocides you will need.
- -15c freezing point (dependant on mix ratio).
- Generally Recognised as Safe (GRAS) by the US Food & Drug Administration as a food additive.
- Mobilizes to prevent scale or sludge filming.
- Boiling Point: up to 100° C (pressure dependent).
- 85% Bio-degradable within 30 Days.
- Bitter taste additives to prevent consumption.
- Can be stored for up to 3 years (in a cool dry environment).
- Made in the UK.

So yeah, I reckon it's some kind of PG mixture. Same read out as EC6, and the only issue I have had with that is that after two years you get like a "fatty" deposit ring in the res. Which appears to be it separating (hence the 3 year shelf life, EC6 only claims two).

The bottom line? there is no other option whatsoever. This card does not have a block made by anywhere or any one else.
 
Remember how I said I hated 20 series GPUs because of the water blocks? well times that by a ****** MILLION. So I check and double check the website for my GPU. This is the GPU I have*

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As listed on their website, hnyar.

https://www.kfa2.com/kfa2/graphics-card/kfa2-geforce-rtx-2070-super-ex-1click.html

OK, so simply match the dimensions, buy the block for my card et voila !

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Totally sorted. NOT. Tonight by off chance I glanced into the rig.

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Eh? that looks totally different. That is because IT IS. So I go back to KFA2.

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So one SKU of card on the page for it shows two completely different PCBs. The one I thought I had.

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And the other one I didn't think I had.

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Un bloody believable. Thankfully he does actually have the actual block that actually fits this actual Fing card. Or that would have been one hella expensive return back to France.
 
Looks like it may just be a matt finish to that copper. Have a look where it's been chamfered around the screws and it looks more like what you're used to. Also, perfectly possible to get different compositions (alloys) of "copper" in the same way you get different compositions of steel. Just changes the properties a bit. For ease of machining, you wouldn't want the copper to be too gummy as it just fouls the tooling so doping it with something that makes it machine better would help cut down on costs and improve the finish.

Possibly. Normally I would assume with Bitspower it would be pure copper, but tbh? their new stuff seems way cheaper than their old, and it felt pretty light. That said whatever that is? it works much better than whatever Bykski used on their nickel plated one I have in this rig now.

that gpu is so far away from pcie slot.. i guess its good for head heat dissipation but it just seems weird...
no wonder you can't find waterblock for it so easily

Nobody makes a block for this card. No company, other than this guy in France who seems to be very talented. I mean dang, you wanna see some of the stuff he creates man. Some of it is just pure art. He also has a service where he charges 130 euro for making a completely custom block. He seems to get off on making blocks for cards that you are otherwise screwed on.

https://hybridcooling-modding.fr/home/125-waterblock-rtx-2080-msi-lightning-z.html

For example. Only Bitspower made one that actually worked (Bykski's one wouldn't even fit lmao) and BP wanted £250 for theirs.

I have had the card about 11 months now (checked the order earlier) and never could find a block for it.
 
I get what you are saying... normally I would advise to just buy another GPU but we all know how it is now with availability ..

with cnc you have to remember that if its not mass made it will be expensive..

I'm very happy with the price tbh. Still cheaper than EK. I don't really want or need a new card either. The monitor it runs is 1440p 70hz, so it's more than good enough. I just don't want the noise of it spinning up and stuff.
 
Should arrive next week. I selected a courier who are basically DPD, so it shouldn't take ages. I'm not in any rush and with the pending lockdown that could be coming today I would be in even less of a rush tbh.
 
oh.. i was convinced he already got 3080 :/

Nah. It would annoy me to have to go through so much aggro. I've got two 2080Ti and a 2070S. All run 1440p, so I am pretty sure I will be good. Well, so long as DLSS keeps making an appearance in games. This PC? I only really play PUBG on it any how. So the 2070s is more than good enough.
 
Remember this? no, me either. It has taken so long to come I almost forgot I bought it fgs.

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Should be able to get it in soon.
 
Nearly two months. He hasn't sent the thermal pads, hasn't told me what thickness they are and hasn't replied.

Don't order from him. He's very attentive until he gets the order, then the ball drops and you get radio silence. I had a feeling it was dodgy from the start, should have gone with my gut instinct.
 
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