EVGA 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid Tear-Down

[@VinnySpeeds]

Six years ago posted, and helping rebuild it today!

[@rl4416]

just got one myself , do you know what sizes are the thermal pads? i have seen so many sizes im lost.

[@drewb242]

I love the way you call out the gimmicks lol. Poster looks like a bad knock off of iron man with an EVGA logo.

[@Najvalsa]

I hope EVGA does the same thing as NZXT and with your following EVGA cards you end up getting like 10 posters each time.

[@stephenhall4262]

You've just helped me do my first real PC mod since I built my system by kinda watching this vid in reverse. I started with an MSI aero 1080ti, got myself the sc2 hybrid kit and now I've got myself a hybrid :) and it worked out cheaper than buying an already hybrid card here in the U.K

[@LooneyJuice]

And lo and behold. prudent EVGA strikes again. Just an 8-pin and a 6-pin, perfect.

[@AgentHeX_0007]

I am installing my card as i'm watching this in the background. The only thing i do not like about it is the radiator pipe outlets. Please EVGA put 90 degree angled/rotatable outlets on the radiator as it is difficult to make the installation look neat with the pipes coming straight out.

[@Aggrofool]

Have fun in Computex!

[@CalvinJary]

Great tear down thank you, I'll be buying this card because of your tear down so I can plainly see it's well cooled

[@methodology7761]

ive been gagging for this card to come out and your teardown and review of it. As you say - they are mostly all the same, its the silence Im after with reasonable cooling. Looking forward to the review. Cheers Steve

[@SSJChar]

can't wait to see the review of this. hopefully soon, gamers nexus?

[@NightRogue77]

Now this guy knows how to do a low budget talk-y channel. Much better and more informative than other chans with 10x the subs who shall not be named. Subs must be low here because you talk too intelligently and use too much tech jargon lol. God forbid people learn some shit beyond a basic "how to".

[@MrBoop4345]

I have the EVGA 1080 ti hybrid SC2. the logo is not RGB. it is just a white led plate. I figured it would be RGB since I paid $800 for it but was pretty shocked it wasn't.

[@Gghhhhh]

is it worth to buy this card=

[@MrBoop4345]

It really just depends on what you are upgrading from. I had a 980 ti hybrid before this. Though I will say $800 is a sucky price to pay for any video card. I run 2 cooler master high static pressure PWM fans on the radiator in push & pull. It stays a nice 45-50 degrees Celsius even on load at 2000 clock speed. It's a really nice card, but if your coming from a 1070 or a 1080 I don't know if I could recommend paying the price.

[@Gghhhhh]

Well im building a new pc so i really dont know if its worth buying, im going to buy a 1080 TI but is it worth getting the liquid cooled one?

[@MrBoop4345]

This is the 2nd Hybrid card I have bought from EVGA. I really like the low temps. I am too lazy to do a custom loop and maintain it. So paying a bit extra for me isn't so bad. It really comes down to what you want out of a video card. I would definitely stick with an EVGA card for the ICX sensors. Pretty much all the ti cards are the same performance wise. Just depends on how you want to cool it.

[@Gghhhhh]

did you change the fans? What about the corsair hybrid is that compairable with this one or is evga better.

[@07wrxtr1]

Love the channel even though he seems dismayed one can just buy this card and call it a day, looking forward to hear about temps vs. fan noise. As a novice, seems like it just makes sense to get this card instead of a DIY watercooling effort, even though it's less fun.

[@TheSnipercartman]

does the sc2 use the reference design, i can't really tell a difference

[@PappaLitto]

Got two of these crunching away at GPUGrid work units for science

[@TacticalBeard]

I have this card. 1 sadly no RGB and 2 the outside visual LEDS for the temps are gone on this card. It runs so cool it dosent need them but you still get all the sensors to see in the software

[@2000cobraguy]

The entire reason I just bought this card is this video.

[@WishWashify]

@Gamer'sNexus, Big fan, You wouldn't by chance know how large the fan is on the choke and fet block?

[@jeremystewart4580]

Wooo! When is the review coming?

[@JERZEELOON]

I have one on the way. I had the 980ti and 1080 hybrid so I know what to expect for temps but I'm exited to see how it performs. it seems significantly better then even the regular 1080 especially in dx12 and higher resolutions. it seemed to me the original 1080 would give me lower fps in dx12 whereas nvidia is touting this as a dx12 optimized card.

[@temptor7585]

Make the video fullscreen then Hit the 0 button on the number pad 10 times really fast for a laser gun!

[@haxorinator8219]

I thought this was Starcraft 2 Hybrid Zerg Teardown :/

[@darjanator]

My EVGA 1080 FTW Hybrid has an RGB LED sign saying EVGA HYBRID on side, each word on either side of the pipes. It's RGB, but doesn't have many options like say NZXT Hue+. Would be cool to have it read out the temperature, so I just have it set to white. :)

[@P3lusio]

just wait for that card review

[@kissrobert7386]

@GamersNexus What thickness are the thermal pads? Especially the ones under the GPU copper plate. The ones under the backplate also started releasing some oil. I would really like to replace them but i don’t know the exact thickness

[@artsyguy209]

How do I know if the pump is dead? My card is going up to 91c, and i reapplied new thermal paste.

[@JaCieKochams2]

can you replace the water cooling? with the same brand

[@gcur]

can't wait for those new Vega RX Cards hope you gonna tear them apart as well as soon as available :-)

[@samdovakin2977]

i dont recommend getting high while watching steve vids you will start confessing thinking jesus just come back

[@0xredsec]

i on the other hand absolutely recommend it.

[@kson24]

You think you can put a 240 rad on this?

[@javierpm8056]

Then if aI want to DIY watercool a 1080 TI should y chose te cheaper one?

[@Lexicon_]

If you're looking to liquid cool a 1080 Ti yeah, just grab a Founders Edition or one of the various Blower cards that uses the FE PCB, and get a waterblock for it. It's either that or get something like EVGA's Hydro Copper card if they even have one for the 1080 Ti yet, those come with pre installed water blocks. Several companies offer those.

[@itselectric6199]

Javier PM Sí, no es muy importante la marca de tarjeta que escojas

[@brisckets]

Should I get this or the GTX 1080 TI FTW3?

[@Bluescobra]

Should I step up my 1080 FTW Hybrid to this one? If possible of course. Apart from 3GB or ram, what justifies the extra 200$ ?

[@JERZEELOON]

Bluescobra Idk if you can step up the 1080 hybrid or to the 1080ti hybrid but if you can that's your discretion. in addition to the 3gb extra vram your looking at roughly a 10 to 15fps gain. could be more or less depending on game and resolution. the ti is probably a bit better in dx12 and higher res but if your content I'd wait. The way nvidia is pumping out cards volta will be here before you know it

[@Bluescobra]

Thanks, I looked at the bandwidth difference and it is quite huge. Also it seems the 1080ti uses GP102 instead of GP104, that's why I wonder if there is really a big gap between the two. I guess I will wait to see if people make comparison or benchmark videos.

[@krizby87]

can you do the shunt mod and test if the slim 120 rad can even handle the heat being generate by the gpu and vram. I suspect it gonna be somewhere around 60c with rad fan at max speed after 1h stress test lol.

[@thomasduhamel6766]

something i never quite understood from this model and the ftw hybrid theses fans push air on the vrm but in opposite as the blower fan style does the air is also expelled from the back of the card? i mean the blower fan principle is quite obvious but this one litteraly blew air on the vrm where as the blower is more sending it outward? am i missing something?

[@TipsOnTheFly]

finally you found a use for the puks... ^_^

[@Moonraker84]

What size are those pads? 0,5 mm or 1,0 mm? And, are those cheap low WK or high end like Fujipads?

[@ok-B]

I have the non-hybrid version of this card and it's way too loud. Should I get this kit or use NZXT G12 bracket + AIO cooler?

[@abcdeeer]

Do you know if the 4pin connector closes to the i/o shield is active? In the video it seems like the pump and radiator fan are connected to the opposite 4 pin connector. I would like to plug in an adaptor so I can connect some noctua fans to the radiator.

[@TISSINGTONs]

Hi, just wondering if the review is going to be published this week at all? I'm torn between this and the Aorus which is on offer at the moment but the lower temps and hopefully near silent operation are very tempting but it does depend on your review. Thanks

[@dazley8021]

I wonder why they didn't use their FTW3 1080Ti PCBs and instead went with the slightly modified FE PCB? They did this on their 1080 Hybrid, why not for the 1080Ti? This kinda bummed me, when i've seen this card appearing.

[@xboxGTbenton1234]

We should be expecting a FTW Hybrid 1080Ti from EVGA in the future so that would be where the FTW PCB would end up. I would assume they would make one since they've been doing it for quite a few years now

[@outervisionpowersupplycalc1928]

Looking good!

[@stefansell5416]

I need an Hydro Copper version of the 1080ti

[@JimmyJimenez]

Does anyone know what the model number of these vrm heatsink fan is? I bought one and the fan is much to big

[@brandoncross8178]

Does anyone know exactly how thick those thermal pads are? I accidentally damaged the pads when installing the hybrid kit...

[@dangdiggity9916]

when you test if x does anything to the temps of well, z i guess. do you let the card do whatever it wants, or do you set the fan speed to (lets say) 50%?, i feel like you have to have the same fan speed for it to be a valid test. and if you awnser this in the video, sorry xd

[@GamersNexus]

Ulf Nope We do a lot of stuff. Auto always, but also lots of controlled testing. See STRIX review for more.

[@dangdiggity9916]

thanks for such a quick respond in these busy times :P keep up the goood work!! i have probably watched all your videos twice ( at least the ones of interest) but cant remember it all :P

[@Waarr909]

Hope AMD will show something great :) I bought a Gtx 1080ti from Zotac and im very happy right now. But a bit of competition is not bad and i would gladly have some options with my next video cards.

[@stckswd]

waiting for sea hawk 1080ti review

[@DotQB1]

Which Hybrid card would you recommend? I have a Msi motherboard. Looking at this card or the Seahawk x from Msi. Looking for a card that is low on noise and still good on cooling.

[@xBubba786x]

here in 2021 so I can jerry rig the pump by ordering a machined shim to replace the pump that burned out. needed to see internals before I pick a pump

[@hafeezhamama9580]

Am I the only one who questions EVGA's design choice on this card? It seems to me like it would have been better to design a custom solution rather than trying to use off the shelf parts. Or even use a design closer to Alphacool's Eiswolf all in one kits.

[@purefucknmetal]

Asetek patent's on water pump design pretty much force all AIO's to use their design and pay them. Coolermaster just lost a huge lawsuit to them and owe them royalities. Its also why Fractal only just now started selling AIO's in the US. I don't think its availible for the 1080 ti yet, but EVGA does offer a custom water block fitted card (that's pre-filled) if you want to do a full custom loop.

[@hafeezhamama9580]

Fallschirmjager But Alphacool has two units similar to Asetek's all in ones and hasn't been sued yet. In fact, I would argue that the pump/block combo unit in the Eiswolf most resembles your typical Asetek pump/block combo unit

[@DjM0Z]

can i use that pwm mini header next to the dvi port for the radiator fan?

[@jiaoyang0000]

yes you can, someone already checked and it works fine with precision X

[@TCBYEAHCUZ]

It's funny but this is one of the cheapest 1080 ti's for me sitting at 1 grand AUD, compared to the 1300 and even 1500 grand AUD that other "Places" are selling 1080ti's...

[@nhonhas2]

hello does that unit coil whines..or buzzes? I just got a refund of a gtx 1080ti strix that sounded like a shaver

[@MrBoop4345]

I haven't noticed any coil whine yet. I've had mine for over a week now.

[@SE09uk]

Whats the fan rpm at 100% on a 1080 FE or TI

[@lenol0315]

like 3600

[@XDUCKXWHITE]

its overkill but beautiful .

[@DeathStarLuke]

I have this card and I like it.

[@wafflesplash7430]

TheDyingSun does it make the same buzzing noise the 980ti hybrid and 1080 hybrid made?

[@DeathStarLuke]

Nope.

[@sr.tigglebitties4422]

Do u know the sound he's talking about?

[@DeathStarLuke]

Not really. I do know that's it's not making much noise though.

[@sr.tigglebitties4422]

Oh ok lol, hes a friend of mine and we were debating on whether to get the hybrid or the air cooled SC2, but since u are saying the hybrid's quiet we'll probably spring for that. do u mind mentioning from where u got it from?

[@mediavieja]

Im pretty sure u no longe have this video card, but im still gonna ask to see if im lucky hehe, do u happen to have this card vbios arround? if u do could u send it to me?

[@luyaowang5693]

Sadly this one cannot have its lousy radiator fan replaced by for exemple a Noctua NF fan. Tried it, yellow positive and black negative, failed. Somebody cares to throw out a tutoring video showing how to do it properly? Thx

[@vaczipeti]

have you managed to solve this? I just bought from second hand this card and i am looking forward for the replacement of the radiator fan... was not sure how to do it exactly. would appreciate any help

[@Azlehria]

EVGA's Hybrid radiator fans' specs are 69.5 CFM 2.76 mm H2O 34.2 dB(A) Versus Noctua's NF-A12x25 PWM at 60.1 CFM 2.34 mm H2O 22.6 dB(A) With both running up to 2000 RPM. So Noctua is quieter, but EVGA has _better performance._ Just change the curve so the stock fan stays quiet at low load: problem solved.

[@XxLukexX]

are you going to get Vega?

[@lazeran4900]

He does not get any card. Manufacturer sends it.

[@GamersNexus]

Lazeran We actually buy a tremendous amount of hardware. You have no idea. And yes, one way or another, we will certainly review Vega.

[@lazeran4900]

Well, didn't know that.

[@XxLukexX]

Lazeran you do realise youtubers like gamernexus are small KZbinrs basically not like Linus tech tips etc, only the big channels get free hardware unfortunately.

[@XxLukexX]

Gamers Nexus Thanks for your comment, wasn't expecting a reply to be honest and thanks for that as Vega looks good and you seem like a very good person at reviewing tech, keep up the good work.

[@SirChocula]

Steve: Have you heard any news for a good x370 mATX board for Ryzen?!!!

[@hafeezhamama9580]

I'm curious about that as well. I'm gonna be doing another build soon and I wanted to down size from ATX since I don't need all those features but so far there are no good B350 boards or any X370 mATX boards except for one from Biostar.

[@Aikano9]

I’ve been searching for a decent GPU for weeks, just found one of these used for $600 including shipping. Literally everything else is sold out, ancient or extremely overpriced

[@bartekowca666]

oh hey

[@bartekowca666]

EVGA, why?

[@joemama069]

1:16 you lucky fucker. We pay 800€ for a cheap non-reference 1080Ti

[@Waarr909]

i paid 800€ for a Zotac GTX 1080ti AMP extreme 1 weeks ago, its even on 780€ right now :) Still a fuck ton of money. But playing in 1440p with 100+ fps is fucking stunning. Coming from 1080p 40-50fps to that its just breath taking lol

[@morbid1.]

poster :D srsly like in a magazine for 3$

[@Omnipotent2013]

looks like it's on life support. You can't tell me it's needed EVGA, it's more of a gimmick then anything else. Kinda like the 11GB instead of 12. lmfao.