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The Ada Lovelace RTX 4090 Owners Thread

Soldato
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Can you add me to the TROH please. :)

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Associate
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Finally got a 4090 FE!

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3080 Ti | 5800X (CO -30 all cores) | 3733MHz 14 13 13 13 28 42 TRFC-256 1T

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4090 FE Stock Boost 2685MHz - Stock Voltage 1050mv ~380W | 5800X3D Stock | 3733MHz 14 13 13 13 28 42 TRFC-256 1T

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4090 FE Stock Boost 2685MHz - Undervolt 0.925mv ~290W | 5800X3D Stock | 3733MHz 14 13 13 13 28 42 TRFC-256 1T

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Man of Honour
OP
Joined
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31,922
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Can you add me to the TROH please. :)

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:)
Finally got a 4090 FE!

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3080 Ti | 5800X (CO -30 all cores) | 3733MHz 14 13 13 13 28 42 TRFC-256 1T

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4090 FE Stock Boost 2685MHz - Stock Voltage 1050mv ~380W | 5800X3D Stock | 3733MHz 14 13 13 13 28 42 TRFC-256 1T

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4090 FE Stock Boost 2685MHz - Undervolt 0.925mv ~290W | 5800X3D Stock | 3733MHz 14 13 13 13 28 42 TRFC-256 1T

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Phantom 4090.

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Welcome and on TROH.:)


The Roll of Honour.

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Date 12/11/2022, Make Gainward Phantom, Captain, Link
Date 12/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, true_gamer, Link
Date 12/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Jimbo, Link
Date 10/11/2022, Make MSI Gaming X Trio, nalfylatino87, Link
Date 08/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, ketma, Link
Date 05/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, [Death], Link
Date 02/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, FlyingFish, Link
Date 02/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, nalfylatino87, Link
Date 01/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Datamonkey, Link
Date 01/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Raiden85, Link
Date 29/10/2022, Make Palit GameRock, LtMatt, Link
Date 26/10/2022, Make Palit GameRock, peahead, Link
Date 22/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, LegoManGB, Link
Date 21/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, Born_2_Kill_83, Link
Date 21/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Rup, Link
Date 20/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Naff8000, Link
Date 20/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, jrodga2k5, Link
Date 19/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Canon-man, Link
Date 18/10/2022, Make Inno3D iChill X3, benbird7, Link
Date 17/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Greebo, Link
Date 17/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, OC2000, Link
Date 17/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, f1racer, Link
Date 16/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Jay-G25, Link
Date 16/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, chrisgough, Link
Date 16/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Rap1D, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, BubbySoup, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Spook187, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, OG Don Mecca, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, AlexVR, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, CapitalOne, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim Liquid X, KwaKu82, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Quartz, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, Deluxe1, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, ShadowMask, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Inno3D iChill X3, Steedie, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Asus Strix, Halliphax, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Cosimo, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, TOW, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, cHk4, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, arknor, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, 0121danwilliams84, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Rob200sx, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, JonRGV250, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, wickfut, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Gigabyte WindForce, Hairybudda, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Pooh, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, House, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, meh?, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, Cubed, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, Monkeyspaz5000, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, Johnnius, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Gaming X Trio, dsima27, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Gaming X Trio, Spikey, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, ^JP^, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Gigabyte Gaming, Sedgey123, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus Strix, Dave2150, Link
To get on the Roll of Honour all you have to do is post a pic with your user name on it of your RTX 4090
 
Associate
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I have been using this link to keep an eye on new blocks all in one place. Seems like it gets updated pretty quickly. I saw the phanteks and corsair tuf blocks get mentioned pretty fast.
 
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Associate
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237
Location
Exeter
After having a 3080 Ti FE where the VRAM was running hot, even after thermal pads replaced, I was determined to watercool the 4090 FE. As it is stock, my temps are very low, VRAM runs a lot cooler too. So I just don't see any real benefit to watercool the 4090, as the cooler does a fantastic job at running cool & quiet.
 
Associate
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After having a 3080 Ti FE where the VRAM was running hot, even after thermal pads replaced, I was determined to watercool the 4090 FE. As it is stock, my temps are very low, VRAM runs a lot cooler too. So I just don't see any real benefit to watercool the 4090, as the cooler does a fantastic job at running cool & quiet.
Agree with this. For this gen it really seems like water cooling is not necessary. Let's be honest, it actually is never necessary. I am waiting on TUF block for the 4090. Once you start down the rabbit hole of water cooling it is really hard to stop! Main benefits this time: get rid of the massive cooler, as the gpu doesn't even fit in my case with stock cooler on, so much smaller size, looks nice and is quieter (if you don't have horrible coil whine.)
 
Man of Honour
OP
Joined
21 May 2012
Posts
31,922
Location
Dalek flagship
@Kaapstad

My entry for TROH

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Welcome and on TROH.:)


The Roll of Honour.

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Date 21/11/2022, Make Asus TUF, RSR, Link
Date 12/11/2022, Make Gainward Phantom, Captain, Link
Date 12/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, true_gamer, Link
Date 12/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Jimbo, Link
Date 10/11/2022, Make MSI Gaming X Trio, nalfylatino87, Link
Date 08/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, ketma, Link
Date 05/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, [Death], Link
Date 02/11/2022, Make Nvidia FE, FlyingFish, Link
Date 02/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, nalfylatino87, Link
Date 01/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Datamonkey, Link
Date 01/11/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Raiden85, Link
Date 29/10/2022, Make Palit GameRock, LtMatt, Link
Date 26/10/2022, Make Palit GameRock, peahead, Link
Date 22/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, LegoManGB, Link
Date 21/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, Born_2_Kill_83, Link
Date 21/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Rup, Link
Date 20/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Naff8000, Link
Date 20/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, jrodga2k5, Link
Date 19/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Canon-man, Link
Date 18/10/2022, Make Inno3D iChill X3, benbird7, Link
Date 17/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Greebo, Link
Date 17/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, OC2000, Link
Date 17/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, f1racer, Link
Date 16/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Jay-G25, Link
Date 16/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, chrisgough, Link
Date 16/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Rap1D, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, BubbySoup, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, Spook187, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, OG Don Mecca, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, AlexVR, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, CapitalOne, Link
Date 15/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim Liquid X, KwaKu82, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Quartz, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, Deluxe1, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, ShadowMask, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Inno3D iChill X3, Steedie, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Asus Strix, Halliphax, Link
Date 14/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Cosimo, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, TOW, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, cHk4, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, arknor, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, 0121danwilliams84, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Rob200sx, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, JonRGV250, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, wickfut, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Gigabyte WindForce, Hairybudda, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Zotac Gaming, Pooh, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, House, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, meh?, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, Cubed, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus TUF, Monkeyspaz5000, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Suprim X, Johnnius, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Gaming X Trio, dsima27, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make MSI Gaming X Trio, Spikey, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Nvidia FE, ^JP^, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Gigabyte Gaming, Sedgey123, Link
Date 13/10/2022, Make Asus Strix, Dave2150, Link
To get on the Roll of Honour all you have to do is post a pic with your user name on it of your RTX 4090
 
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Associate
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I am hopefully reaching the final stages of the build process! Quick test while I am waiting for the EK water block. There is no way the GPU will fit in that case with my current setup :cry:

The card has coil whine like I suspected it may have, but happily it doesn't seem that bad. I threw a lot of benchmarks and games at it, testing different loads and fps etc. and it is only really noticeably loud at high fps.

Will see what it is like after the block is added, but I really wanted the TUF card this time, so will stick with it :cool:
 
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