EVGA 1080 ti FTW3 Hybrid - Replaceable radiator?
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photonboy
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I strongly recommend avoiding HYBRID solutions unless your case requires it. The fan always spins and some part of the cooler will wear out likely before five years go by.
The Asus Strix version might be the most quiet solution:
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_1080_Ti_Strix_OC/28.html
The EVGA Hybrid is not nearly as quiet:
http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2957-evga-1080ti-sc2-hybrid-review-thermal-noise-analysis/page-2
"but it’s still loud as it slaves to liquid temperature in the pump block, and that’s sort of a useless thing to do. That said, it’s the best they’ve got given that Asetek ultimately limits EVGA, here. The end result is a GPU radiator fan that’s often at 70-80% and a VRM fan that’s often at 28%, resulting in a dBA range of ~40~43dBA. Because the GPU is still plenty cool, you could manually drop fan RPM (and increase temperature a bit) to get below 40dBA"
SUMMARY:
If you can fit the Asus Strix it will give you nearly identical performance and run quieter (silent in idle/light usage) and won't have a liquid cooler that WILL eventually fail.
Price is likely higher on the Hybrid too so again I'd only consider it for small PC builds.
BTW, without tweaking the fan curve better the Hybrid is about 2x as loud under load.
The Asus Strix version might be the most quiet solution:
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_1080_Ti_Strix_OC/28.html
The EVGA Hybrid is not nearly as quiet:
http://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/2957-evga-1080ti-sc2-hybrid-review-thermal-noise-analysis/page-2
"but it’s still loud as it slaves to liquid temperature in the pump block, and that’s sort of a useless thing to do. That said, it’s the best they’ve got given that Asetek ultimately limits EVGA, here. The end result is a GPU radiator fan that’s often at 70-80% and a VRM fan that’s often at 28%, resulting in a dBA range of ~40~43dBA. Because the GPU is still plenty cool, you could manually drop fan RPM (and increase temperature a bit) to get below 40dBA"
SUMMARY:
If you can fit the Asus Strix it will give you nearly identical performance and run quieter (silent in idle/light usage) and won't have a liquid cooler that WILL eventually fail.
Price is likely higher on the Hybrid too so again I'd only consider it for small PC builds.
BTW, without tweaking the fan curve better the Hybrid is about 2x as loud under load.
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