Two different waterblocked 1080Ti models different idle temps?

[Reality|Bites]

So as some of you may know I ruined my Aorus 1080Ti last year trying to fit a waterblock…..tired of telling the story...It could be fixed I just don't have the tools or the skill...maybe I should email louis Rossman lol.

Anyways a month or two ago now I bought a 2nd hand MSi Seahawk 1080Ti for £425 and it seems to idle in the 30's compared to the Aorus which idled in the 20's Max temps are still the same frequencies are the same....Although I do have to manually overclock the MSI to get to the 2035Mhz that the Aorus did on it's own.... just wondering why? is it the block or the bios?

 

[Dominic-Toretto]

Difference in idle temperatures could be the following:
Difference in the water block design it's self
The thermal paste used
Mounting quallity(IE Quality of the MSI factory mount)
Ambient temperatures, degrees over delta would be a better measure. (IE are the room temps identical for the 10 degree difference, or is it just that ambient temperatures have increased since, Winter -> Summer)

As far as boost clocks go, it depends on the bios on the card, have you increased the power limit on the card? Use MSI afterburner to see if it is hitting power or voltage limits.

Thanks

 

[bigjimmyauk]

So as some of you may know I ruined my Aorus 1080Ti last year trying to fit a waterblock…..tired of telling the story...It could be fixed I just don't have the tools or the skill...maybe I should email louis Rossman lol.

Anyways a month or two ago now I bought a 2nd hand MSi Seahawk 1080Ti for £425 and it seems to idle in the 30's compared to the Aorus which idled in the 20's Max temps are still the same frequencies are the same....Although I do have to manually overclock the MSI to get to the 2035Mhz that the Aorus did on it's own.... just wondering why? is it the block or the bios?

can i ask what you did to the card because i'll be fitting a waterblock on mine in the next few weeks.