Plenty of thermal paste covering the GPU die and cooler heat pipes. I then took the cooler off to check the thermal paste for the GPU. maybe some were not screwed in tightly from the factory. I first checked all the screws on the card. low 80s C but the GPU core runs hot and the hot spot temp is 15 C higher than the die itself. Using GPU-Z, the memory temps are actually decent. it jumps from mid 40s C idle to 83C in about 30 seconds with the fans spinning at 100%. I ran Heaven 4.0 Benchmark maxed out at 4K to gauge the card's thermal and sound performance and I was absolutely shocked by the terrible results. Thanks again for all of the help, I appreciate it.I finally built my PC, installed Windows, etc and finally got around to testing / tweaking the GPU in MSI afterburner. This is my first air cool setup in a LONG time, so more noticeable and the FIRST time I have needed to under clock. Otherwise at 0.84V I usually see 250 to 270W and the associated cooler temps. Although in some parts of the game it still boosts to 1.1V and I see the power hit 330W for a minute or two. Little to no performance decrease when gaming whilst under clocked. Almost silent at 800, more noticeable at 1250, but I game with a headset now. Oh well.Ĭase fans are at 1250rpm for gaming and drop back to 800rpm for desktop/browsing. In saying that, had I realised how much WC gear now costs, I should have sold it all separately, I would have made a killing with what I just gave away. I didnt want to invest in the time or dollars this time around for this build. No questions with cooling or performance. Having had a lot of custom WC setups in the past, there is no doubt WC graphics cards is boss. CPU has also gone from 72 degrees to a max of 52 degrees.

A massive drop from the 82/83 degrees I was seeing. With the undervolt (0.84V 1830Mhz) I get a max temp of 62 degrees after a few hours of gaming. I love the clip together design and daisy chain of the fans, with only one cable needed. I also added another 7 case fans to the build. I ended up changing cases from the Lian Li Dynamic to the Dynamic XL. If it is a truly remarkable card and HUGE improvements for gaming, will give my son the 3080Ti and I will change over. I am more worried about the price of Lovelace.

Msi afterburner 3080 ti