Nvidia 30X0 series waterblocks

Jay85 · 25 Oct 2020 at 11:44

wookiee87 said:
have you tried nvflash with the gigabyte bios, that will allow 110% power target

Not yet, not confident enough to delve into the bios switching. I always worry about borking the card tbh... I'm sure its not all that difficult to do and i've seen the instructions for it but the worry of it not working bugs me.

wookiee87 · 25 Oct 2020 at 11:48

Jay85 said:
Not yet, not confident enough to delve into the bios switching. I always worry about borking the card tbh... I'm sure its not all that difficult to do and i've seen the instructions for it but the worry of it not working bugs me.

fair point, its a lot of money to loose if anything goes wrong the retailer or manufacture will void any warranty claims, unless you can flash back

Jay85 · 25 Oct 2020 at 11:54

wookiee87 said:
fair point, its a lot of money to loose if anything goes wrong the retailer or manufacture will void any warranty claims, unless you can flash back

Tbh i asked palit if removal of the cooler for a waterblock would void warranty and they basically said yes its warranty void...

but then over on twitter they replied to others saying its not provided theres no damage during removal and refit for warranty purposes.

Such a grey area

wookiee87 · 25 Oct 2020 at 12:00

Jay85 said:
Tbh i asked palit if removal of the cooler for a waterblock would void warranty and they basically said yes its warranty void... but then over on twitter they replied to others saying its not provided theres no damage during removal and refit for warranty purposes.

Such a grey area

yeah too right some manufactures allow heatsink removal and other dont, as you say if the removal is careful and nothing is damaged then the warranty should be honored if anything were to go wrong with the card, but then on the flip side if you damage the card afterwards then its a diffrent story which is why i think most manufactures don't allow it

Setras · 26 Oct 2020 at 16:31

Just logged into to the site where I ordered the 3080 Ventus block and the lead time (which had gone from 12-16 to 3-5 days) has jumped to 60-120 days. Arrgghh

Jay85 · 26 Oct 2020 at 16:32

Setras said:
Just logged into to the site where I ordered the 3080 Ventus block and the lead time (which had gone from 12-16 to 3-5 days) has jumped to 60-120 days. Arrgghh

Wow.... what block did you order? Hope its not what i think it is...

Setras · 26 Oct 2020 at 16:36

Jay85 said:
Wow.... what block did you order? Hope its not what i think it is...

Alphacool Aurora Plexi GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 Ventus Eisblock

Jay85 · 26 Oct 2020 at 22:39

Setras said:
Alphacool Aurora Plexi GPX-N RTX 3080/3090 Ventus Eisblock

Oh man, wonder why the delivery date is so long... i got mine relatively quick although it was older stocker that was delayed from another company.

Vidar · 26 Oct 2020 at 23:39

They really are dragging their feet with these

geekyEd · 27 Oct 2020 at 08:22

Yer EK are cutting it very fine for the late October release

Setras · 27 Oct 2020 at 10:31

I put an overview of the delivery change on a facebook post for the Alphacool GPX block. Alphacool responded that delivery times were a mistake on their website. I ordered via a close partner of Alphacool in Germany so it looks like it is delays shipping from manufacture. The online shop I purchased from is back to a 10-12 day expectation (and not one single email).

Setras · 27 Oct 2020 at 13:44

Now have a revised date of November 6th, better than four months, so happy

Jay85 · 27 Oct 2020 at 18:00

Setras said:
Now have a revised date of November 6th, better than four months, so happy

From what i've seen and having spoke to a rep, they restock really quick. Alphacool was one of the first to get a block onto the market and keep supply up to meet demand. So you shouldn't be waiting long at all before you get yours. I probably ordered from the same store as you although originally i ordered direct from alphacool, i soon cancelled when i realised a competitor (online only store) had new stock come in with free next day delivery

3t3P · 27 Oct 2020 at 22:18

Any FTW3 blocks sighted off the port bow?

Setras · 27 Oct 2020 at 23:37

Jay85 said:
From what i've seen and having spoke to a rep, they restock really quick. Alphacool was one of the first to get a block onto the market and keep supply up to meet demand. So you shouldn't be waiting long at all before you get yours. I probably ordered from the same store as you although originally i ordered direct from alphacool, i soon cancelled when i realised a competitor (online only store) had new stock come in with free next day delivery

I ordered from the .CO.UK version of their prefered German retailer, who is still based in Germany and charged a few fingers from my left hand for the delivery as I needed nothing else to push it over the limit to free. They also appeared to be the only stockist too at the time I searched and placed the order.

Jay85 · 28 Oct 2020 at 00:52

Setras said:
I ordered from the .CO.UK version of their prefered German retailer, who is still based in Germany and charged a few fingers from my left hand for the delivery as I needed nothing else to push it over the limit to free. They also appeared to be the only stockist too at the time I searched and placed the order.

Is the Ventus a reference design or custom reference pcb?

fantasticCG · 28 Oct 2020 at 09:21

Jay85 said:
It's done! Dual loop RTX 3090!

Just need to sort out the insane colours, was going for a cyberpunk 2077 colour scheme but its not working like i want it to

Sick build dude! Whats that side gpu bracket like to install have the same case just waiting patiently for a 30 series and a block to be available at the same time.

Setras · 28 Oct 2020 at 10:05

Jay85 said:
Is the Ventus a reference design or custom reference pcb?

I am not sure, I assume it is very similar but has a few subtle differences in component high so has it's own block for 3080/90

btw The way the dual loop looks sic.

Sc00p007 · 28 Oct 2020 at 13:48

Been sat here for weeks looking at my FE box. I can't install the card without a block as it won't fit. Come on EK!

Quare Crack · 28 Oct 2020 at 13:53

Sc00p007 said:
Been sat here for weeks looking at my FE box. I can't install the card without a block as it won't fit. Come on EK!

I am in a similar position with my 3090 FE. I don't want to fit it without a water block because that would mean draining the loop to fit it when it eventually arrives. I am also waiting on 5950x to be available. (First time build so I have no other GPU or CPU).

Better looking at it (3090 FE) than looking for it however!