EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Tear-Down & Cooler Disassembly

[@GamersNexus]

RTX 3080 FE Tear-Down: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYmcdpuVg8Z2a8U RTX 3090 FE tear-down: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3u6ooWgptaBodE Back-order a GN toolkit: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gamersnexus-tear-down-toolkit Or a GN Modmat: store.gamersnexus.net/products/modmat

[@jnx7884]

How bout rog strix 3080 OC

[@chrishoward6864]

Hi Steve

[@chrishoward6864]

Get some sleep

[@raiders7294]

When will the review for this card be up?

[@wobblysauce]

That middle fan lines up with the hole cut out? so it works for thermals as you get more airflow through the card.

[@coreross]

Enjoyed bearded hardware cameo

[@GL-Red]

:0

[@ExtremeConing]

How's r6 nowadays?

[@ExtremeConing]

@@Erksah68 F

[@patrickkoelzow9429]

What a troll! =-)

[@astral16]

Hahaha

[@VargVikernes1488]

Liquid nitrogen tank is just bullying Steve at this point.

[@ChristianGuadalupe13]

As an owner of the production version of this card I can confirm that the caps on the back are now in a x2 + x4 config. Also this card seems to oc pretty well. I was able to get a +190core/+1000mem pretty easily putting clock speeds in the 2050-2080 area. Heaven bench mark 2560x1440p max settings scored a 3738 with an avg frame rate of 148. Approximately a 20fps jump compared to my old 2080ti.

[@erikhendrickson59]

Ultimately doesn't seem to matter. I have my card on water now and though it won't even break 50c in winter months the clocks STILL eventually drop to the 1925mhz range after awhile under load Which is fine honestly. You'd be VERY hard pressed to notice the difference between 1800mhz vs 2000mhz gcore (without active monitoring -- in which case you may get 2 or 3 additional frames when the card is under full load)

[@ChristianGuadalupe13]

@@erikhendrickson59 I installed the evga hybrid kit and flashed the evga xoc 500w bios. Turns out Steve was right.....you're always going to be voltage limited unless you want to get very creative

[@suprecam9880]

What's the point in running outdated API benchmarks? I'm asking because 20 fps is a nice improvement, sure, but that's such a (seemingly) random thing to test. Heaven is old lol. People are too concerned with FPS of games based on DX10, DX11, etc., when in reality what the card actually allows you to do is execute entirely new graphical features supported by updated shader models and APIs like DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan. Frustrating to see so many folks basing the success of a new card on irrelevant benchmarks. Anyway part of this is just me ranting, but kudos to you for the OC lol.

[@HectorDomino.]

When the LN2 sprayed out, I immediately realized King Odin will show up in no time.

[@BeardedHardware]

I’m lurking everywhere! Hahah

[@HectorDomino.]

@@BeardedHardware Proud to be a Slacker. Thanks for the reply!

[@Mrwarspite1]

kudos to evga for doing a queue to order these cards.

[@philbayf]

Looks like a pre-production card. They changed the capacitors on the production run.

[@darjanator]

Production cards could also possibly have thermal pads on the underside of the backplate.

[@James-dn8dh]

Good to hear, i was wondering about that.

[@JB-xl2jc]

Doesn't really matter after the new update. Theoretically a mix of SP Cap and MLCC arrays is ideal, but, after the latest driver we're not seeing the crashing anyway, so it wasn't really a purely hardware issue.

[@coredumperror]

Yeah, Steve mentioned this in a previous video. He said that EVGA contacted him and let him know that they'd found issues with the 6x big cap setup and pre-production testing (which Nvidia gave them next to not time to do), and had changed to a 2x and 4x setup (iirc) for production.

[@Tucarius]

@@JB-xl2jc Nobody said it was purely hardware. In saying that, i don't see any reason 'having a mix' would be ideal when we know the 10x of the smaller ones is better for avoiding electrical noise. Also, the new update didn't technically *fix* anything, it (to my knowledge) just lowered the boost clock.

[@thepolticalone961]

There best be some hot glue. That's how you get more ray tracing.

[@GamersNexus]

You only get that attention to detail on the official first-party models!

[@thepolticalone961]

@@GamersNexus honestly when I first saw that I just thought wow. These guys are crazy. That red thing looked really tacky. Still not on the level of hot glue tho

[@jannclaudebinoya]

No you're wrong. You get extra ray tracing by addnig a plastic backplate with a $1000 card

[@thepolticalone961]

@@jannclaudebinoya that's how you get maximum rays man. That's the highest level strategy

[@birdpump]

Noice

[@XlegendsX71]

first time i ever tore my card down it took me literally 10 minutes. putting it back together took me longer because i wanted to make sure it was perfect. I tear my card down every 3 months for cleaning. I take the heatsink right off to replace paste and blast the heatsink down with awesome cleaner and the hottest tap water possible with high pressure shower sprayer. comes out brand new every time.

[@fffrrraannkk]

I just realized I'm such a dork. I see this video pop up in my feed on a Saturday night. The first thing that pops in my head is "Awesome, I'm gonna make popcorn and watch Steve take apart a GPU!" I do not regret my decision.

[@250PICKLE]

much safer than cocaine and hookers. proud of u bro!

[@CrustyAbsconder]

There seems to be a market for even larger cards, and if I were making the decisions at the corporate office, I would offer "The 7.1 liter Cummins Diesel RTX" or "Andre the Giant RTX."

[@johndawe449]

02.25 in the UK and I’m still up watching great content.

[@cornevangulik6166]

Why the hell aren’t there any other reviews out of the evga 3000 series cards?

[@MasterOfInfinity]

They're too ugly

[@bakersavage229]

because most of them cant be overclocked. Evga cheaped out on the chips shown on the backside of the gpu. go watch jaystwocents and youll see what i mean. Go FE or Asus TUF and rog strix for any 3000s series cards.

[@lancebockelman8756]

@@bakersavage229 I have a FTW3 ULTRA OC'd to 2080 mhz stable so that's not accurate.

[@bakersavage229]

@@lancebockelman8756 hence why I said "MOST" cards. That doesn't include ALL cards.

[@KoolMB]

@@bakersavage229 incorrect and debunked by Nvidia

[@RefrigeratedTP]

spent so long waiting to hear which size bit I should use, and figured PH00 worked fine. Then we get to taking the I/O cover off, and THEN Steve tells me. LMAO well I'm glad I didn't strip anything.

[@geletrode]

That Nitrogen tank is gonna give me a gd heart attack and iam even next to it.

[@__Mr.White__]

absolutely. wtf

[@richardfeynman7491]

This is the best looking 3080 on the market by far. The RGB strip is perfect.

[@svn5994]

FE > Literally any AIB design.

[@richardfeynman7491]

@@svn5994 Strongly disagree. The FE edition is by far the ugliest design imo. It's also objectively worse, with bad temperatures.

[@shandrakor4686]

If you are removing the backplate to add some thermal pads and your worried about that nut that fell into the card I think if you remove the I/O plate from 10:25 first you should be able to snag the nut.

[@e2rqey]

This card looked so much worse in the marketing material than it does in real life. I still don't like the red accents, but that light bar in the middle of the card looks way better IRL than I thought it will. This is my number one choice an AIB model now. It's between this and the RTX 3080FE .Whichever one I can get first is the one that I will get.

[@thehypercovery]

Asus tuf is better

[@e2rqey]

@@thehypercovery I don't want a GPU that looks like it was run over by a car. Also hate the TUF brand aesthetics in general. The thermals and performance between most AIB models is negligible, so the factors influencing my decision making are more looks, customer support and other quality of life stuff. If you think the Asus TUF is better, more power to you and good luck getting one.

[@13thdukeofwybourne69]

The red clown smile was supposedly inspired by the lit red led tail light from a McLaren P1 supercar. I guess it started off in concept as a rgb light, and cost/tech issues devolved it to be the loved bit of red plastic we know today :)

[@silverhawkroman]

@@13thdukeofwybourne69 so now it's officially a clown emoji gamer card

[@e2rqey]

Lol was just watching this video again and forgot I left this comment. I did manage to get this GPU btw. Got it the day after I got my 5900X from Microcenter on launch day. It's been an absolute beast so far, no complaints. I was also one of the first people to get it with the black accents instead of the red ones. Hope you all manage to get whatever PC hardware you're looking to get!

[@hyzepher2840]

The AIBs should send you the card unassembled so you guys can build it up - might save you some time

[@pam0077]

The person at EVGA that put the red clown lips on the shroud -> #FeelsBadMan

[@_BangDroid_]

eh it's not that bad. If only people cares this much about things that actually matter

[@_BangDroid_]

@@froot2912 You have my highest sympathy

[@sephondranzer]

Steve, you should do a dumbed down step-by-step PC build with the new upcoming RTX 3070 and Ryzen 5900X for people trying to reach like 240+ fps at 1440P... For like no specific reason, just looking out for *you* best buddy!! 😊

[@Watzleroviak1210]

While I enjoy the extensive coverage on products that I can't buy right now (there are no cards), I would really appriciate the Lian Li AiO review you guys promised. Because that's Something that I actually can and would buy right now.

[@santiman2938]

Did Joe run off with the 3090? That was pretty random and funny.

[@svartdraken]

This is the first time I like a card other than the reference design

[@MasterOfInfinity]

EVGA makes quality boards and coolers. Yet, every single RTX iteration of theirs felt like a contest to see if could design the ugliest card of the generation. Why are they so reluctant to make a classic rectangular box?

[@BOLOYOO]

It must have something to do with cost reduction. EVGA sell only NVIDIA and they are pretty niche.

[@th3batfink]

Ihaven0thing Notevenaname same

[@OjaioFansub]

The eagle one if far uglier, and look like a toy

[@四as]

EVGA cuts corners to save money even on premium cards.

[@markiangooley]

My EVGA RTX 2060 and 2060 KO just look boring to me. Which is fine. Chose a case with no window so I can’t see them anyway (I just looked at a picture I took of them - to confirm my memories of them).

[@max392]

love your work Steve & Co! cheers from Uruguay!

[@ramnexus]

Great video! Thanks for including explanations of the basic stuff in your tear-down. And thanks for not prefacing these explanations with "...and for you noobs...". Much appreciated. I have one of these cards on order. Happy with my choice.

[@Berfs1]

Steve: "This is standard, there are really only 2 ways--" LN2 tank: I bulli u, little child

[@SteelSkin667]

EVGA cards are usually well engineered, and this seems to be no exception, but damn that shroud is ugly.

[@SamGTA4]

@humandxp Jeez dude. What did Evga do to you? Lol.

[@SteelSkin667]

@@TheRealCatof Was this one of the bad ones? I haven't really followed all of it, I thought it was one the ones Steve uses for the RIP overclocking competition

[@SteelSkin667]

​@humandxp They're about at the same level as other Taiwanese AIBs, always were. There's nothing wrong with that.

[@pickleadaykeepsthedoctoraway]

@@TheRealCatof You don't know what you're talking about.

[@HollowPs]

I usually like the fall asleep to these kinds of videos but damn did that nitrogen scare me awake haha

[@jaydnisevil]

Itching for your review of this card! I presume you're either swamped or waiting for the production card to arrive.. Either way keep up the amazing work :)

[@aaymanbd]

Steve, did EVGA mention anything about the FTW3's Red Light of Death? The issue seems to be quite prominent with no proper explanation.

[@JoeJacksonJr]

The Red accent lines are not over bearing. I am not sure what everyones issue is. Reason being if you like blue LEDs, then in your chassis the RED will look virtually black anyway.. If you like Green it will still look very dark and it will only really shine if you use red LEDs, which in that instance. You likely like the red anyway.. But if it still ruffles your feathers, use masking tape and krylon. Now me personally. I would liked the accent lines to been frosted silver or chrome.. If I was designing the color scheme thats what I would have went with. That said, the most obnoxious thing about this card is the crap thermal paste.. Other than that I really like the shroud and cooler design.

[@silverhawkroman]

They should've just refused to use any red colors cuz if that card didn't have RTX 2080 on the side it would look like an AMD card

[@silverhawkroman]

@Lucky Shot afford a workstation card? puhleez, just wait till amd knocks nvidia over with their gaming optimized cards (GCN and RDNA were more hybrid workstation-gaming which they now realize nobody wants) also if i needed this 3080 i'd save up to have the shroud repainted

[@jamesryan1716]

As controversial as it is to say, I actually quite like the proverbial "clown smile" side plate, no joke!! Keep doing what youre doing EVGA!

[@LewdGeek]

I wish someone do a video on how to rebuild it and changing the thermal paste and tell us if the thermal putty have to be re applied or you can just rebuild it as it is with the old one???? But as always freaking big channel doesn't answer their viewers and community...

[@sophomorehat]

"Boss, gamers and enthusiasts are really into customisation these days - you know, all the RGB and stuff - and they're willing to pay a premium for an attractive design." Yes. Let's put red accents on it. And make them cheap, too. Cheap and plastic. And red. Put them on the ends and on the backplate, you know, to make sure they can't be hidden.

[@renatoigmed]

Thats what Jayz says lol

[@stevencharette7918]

would be nice if you did a evga rtx 3080 3090 hybrid tear down but anyways thank you for you're fairness and honest reviews cant get that from other content creators because they review products they are sponsored by which then makes the review bias someone gives me 1000's in free products in oder to keep them coming good reviews always makes for more free stuff common sense

[@peytonhastreiter6866]

This is probably the 30th+ time I've watched this video, I'm waiting for it to be in stock and for the price to go back down because of tarrifs. I'm currently running a strix 960.... I need this card.

[@smoketinytom]

Mmm, some soothing instruction manuals that means I won’t break anything.... Hopefully.

[@timmagee8348]

That 3080 mod mat thud... 👌

[@kkevinC]

Damn, I wanted to see behind the RGB light bar

[@bretth6393]

Interesting how it only has poscaps and is still good performer.

[@maxxlr8tion578]

Evga red trim mod kit options = 1 new card 2 user swaps shroud 3 black sharpie or paint marker 👍

[@s1lfyh14]

I have got this card and I don't mind the red. To me it looks fine and this card is a beast.

[@Matt-man69]

Yes I also have this card and in any case with a mild tint you don't even see the red accents unless you have a ton of lighting. Card looks amazing in my meshify C TG dark.

[@s1lfyh14]

@@Matt-man69 btw does your card have very loud coil whine when gaming?

[@Matt-man69]

@@s1lfyh14 I have not noticed any coil whine or abnormal noises on mine.

[@LOLHoneybadger]

This is a reviewer model that has the different capacitors, they later added one "better" one for Production Models... is it possible production models also have the thermal pads under the backplate? When we never got a review on the card but we get a tear-down video, yeeeeeeeeeeeet I want a full review on this card Steve, c'mon now :-P I already have one on the way (will be here Tuesday), I want to see what you guys got out of yours OC & performance wise :(

[@TechHug]

Now are you going to watch the video and read the description?

[@AlexSBedini]

Great video as always!!! Can you imagine the cooling performance boost this heatsink would have if we use aftermarket fans like notcua ????

[@Demorthus]

I just want my 3090 version to be available :'(... These 3D renders are waiting for love. Especially the animated ones with 400+ frames

[@dylanjohn9703]

Okay, but I bought a new system thanks to tech tuber hype, now I cant get a 30-series, or 20-series, since 20-series cards are sold out in my country besides 2060s.

[@koben307]

Thak you Steve and Gamersnexus. I just waterblocked my FTW3.

[@ewoodley82]

These RTX 30 series cards remind me why I never moved away from my cheap ass DIYPC case. The two 120mm fan mounts on the side panel are much beloved by my GPU. I'd rather have a bit of hassle removing the panel in exchange for the sheer volume of airflow that my card gets

[@prototype8137]

Its like these channels had all of these follow up videos planned for the 3080 yet very few people even care or want to see news on the cards anymore.

[@passionne836]

May you upload the 900 W bios for the community ? This card is so power-limited and today, only a shunt mod can prevent power throttle, which voids the card warranty.

[@jeremiahsingularo7340]

will we ever see the impossible, the most magnificent, the most awesome, the most cool and hype thing on this planet!? passive cooled Zen3 and RTX3090 system!?

[@marccarter1350]

Here's another card that's coming your way in 2022!

[@mOnocularJohn]

10:43 the card nuts on the modmat. >.>

[@markwood1403]

Can you guys please do a diy hybrid kit mod as a continuation to this?

[@emanuelpersson3168]

On mine 3080 FTW3 i got a mix of "POSCAP and MLCC" 4 of "POSCAP" and 2 "MLCC"

[@coryhauge2798]

Been waiting for this!

[@IIARROWS]

15:30 when you don't have a cat in the office anymore and you want to feel the same situations...

[@the-lonemandalorian2674]

What do you run on? because you don’t run on sleep 😂

[@shitoryu8]

Foreals, I hope he's getting proper rest but I ain't too sure.

[@txkingg]

Probably monster or red bull 😂

[@daviddebroux4708]

@@txkingg I'm not sure if one should touch those drinks.

[@patrickcarrillo714]

The funny thing is is when you put a water block on that thing it turns a triple slot card into a single slot and absolutely destroys massive heat sink when it comes to thermals

[@CapibaraHD]

The red detailing really is not sitting right with me.

[@PabzRoz]

paint it

[@svn5994]

@@PabzRoz Hey idiot how about instead of defending EVGA's design you admit that it's out of place? Last time I checked I shouldn't be required to paint my $800+ USD GPU because people like you exist. It's an $800+ GPU it should be plug and play not paint and then play.

[@PabzRoz]

@@svn5994😂😂😂BRO you're so triggered wtf lmfao. Or just don't buy it? I don't care, I'm running a Tuf gaming 3080. I'm not an EVGA fan, I'm just saying if you really wanted the card but hated the accents you could paint them. I'm not "defending" them I think it's dumb as hell they did that. I'm just saying it's a work around. Why are you so upset about a graphic cards color accents? 🤣

[@tylergriffis5036]

@@svn5994 If you don't like the color then don't buy the card? You're literally angry over a GPU color accent. EVGA isn't the only one making 3080's you know. Calm tf down.

[@HeyHey-fy5jd]

@@svn5994 Imagine getting this mad over something you will never be able to afford anyway.....

[@Qyngali]

Just to point it out, this is a pre-production card... not that it should matter. Just pointing it out to the people that might not be up to date on the whole capacitor controversy that was blown out of proportion. Anyway, it's been changed on the release cards.

[@greggreg2458]

Does the final version have the thermal pads?

[@Qyngali]

@@greggreg2458 I have no idea, sorry. Maybe Steve can ask EVGA.

[@edgarceja9826]

Joe, Joe, Joe!! Joe apparently said screw this tear down lol And the way Steve runs behind him to funny

[@appreciatizer5911]

Let Buildzoid make a video as long as he wants!

[@finarfin9939]

This looks like a well designed and built Nvidia board. It would be interesting to see what BZ's opinion would be on this board. He normally says that custom boards are usually cost down version of reference board.

[@MrWizardjr9]

with the price of this card i would be really disappointed if its cost down

[@MarkHyde]

Some of these videos have kitties - but this one has a 'Wild Joe'. :)

[@outcastatsabre]

The amount of whining about a purely superficial red line is astonishing.

[@JoriDiculous]

and most of the whiners want even see the line when the card is mounted.

[@VizardPhoenix]

If you pay 700 or 1500 dollars for something, the performance should be the first concern, but that doesn't mean how it looks becomes irrelevant especially when that horrendous red outline would conflict with a lot people's builds.

[@outcastatsabre]

@@VizardPhoenix ideal build is a steel meshy box with no view on internals. fite me

[@JoriDiculous]

@@VizardPhoenix yeah, its not like you got competing brands to chose from.

[@Matt-man69]

Agreed. and what most people don't realize is once you put it in a case with even a mild tint on your window you dont' even see the red. That and these cards are so long that the "clown frown" is usually so close to your front fans that you can't even see it. I am looking at this card in my case right now and I can't even see the red accents unless i have sunlight going right into my case.

[@IanYav5.9]

Thats strange that they didn't utilize the backplate, my 2080 super FTW3 had thermal pads on the backplate.

[@Metalhead-4life]

Would have been nice to have the modmat that shows both sides of the GPU for placing screws, I guess I have the older version, kinda pointless placing screws on it if you gotta remember where they go anyway.

[@frizzix9279]

*To the Early Squad Reading This: sending Virtual hugs to anyone who needs it. Always stay safe read my name ✔️*

[@charlie-yz2dv]

I subbed

[@Researcher30473]

For the reference I do have 2 mlcc caps in the middle of the array.

[@hillppari]

Looks better with just the metal heatsink without the plastic shroud

[@random_user91614]

Tbh I like the look of the evga card except the red accents

[@shauntexas6964]

you're looking good today Steve, I love you

[@jacksontint]

JOE!

[@Rave.-]

really kinda annoyed GN didn't do a breakdown like this on the Strix, given its direct competition with the FTW.

[@johnson8869]

Got one today. Looks a lot better than my gigabyte 3080 gaming. Slightly cooler but not by much.

[@pbdye1607]

Cheap and easy solution to the Taylor Swift problem: Gloss black Testors model paint pen. You're welcome. Might take a few days for the smell to go away, though. >.>

[@NAW32Nicoisme]

I love teardown videos

[@bobsixtyfour]

Can you guys provide the screw sizes as you tear down cards?

[@GalvinW]

Which is harder disassembling a 3080 or buying one? :D

[@Apollo-Computers]

Joe was like "Yea, finally got a card!!!!!"

[@richiec7700]

Faux Carbon Fiber trim ring would look good

[@LewdGeek]

Someone can do a video about how to repaste this card??? Because this video is confusing with all the thermal foam and all that and I am kind of scare of doing it..

[@MrReed666]

Steve needs a thermal paste applicator for that putty. I know a guy.........

[@KerbalLauncher]

Inductors DO care about heat! The ferromagnetic core will lose its magnetic properties above a certain temperature, especially high density inductors since they use high permeability materials that are more sensitive to temperature. The voltage and current regulation will degrade as they heat up.

[@busybeingterrible7266]

Would it be possible to add thermal pads to the backplate without a full disassembly? If you don't fully remove the screw with a nut, could you rotate the backplate enough to get the pads in?

[@whistlinturbo]

Been waiting on this vid.

[@CaptnBeeBop]

This, the Founders Edition, and the ROG Strix are the only 3080s I want and I will wait until I can get one of them

[@jmasked5082]

QUESTION: So EVGA changed the capacitors on the production cards because of the crashing problems. Then NVIDIA just patched the problem away with a driver update? Has the driver update lowered 3080 performance?

[@Xoron]

How the heck are you supposed to place that nut near the slot cover to fix the back plate on reassembly? oO

[@Starfals]

Woa, those cards look huge and heavy. I wonder if that will be a problem. How will the poor motherboard handle it lol.

[@verliebt3465]

you can usually screw the cards onto the edge of the case

[@wobblysauce]

@@verliebt3465 but the GPU sag part, at the other end, you normally need a spacer or some other thing to lift or pull up on the end like a string to the top of the case.

[@prunn]

6:01 the big question is, how do you screw it back on? glue it in place?

[@rticul8862]

That's what I'm trying to find out.

[@99Etien]

The PCIe Pin pictures (17:29) on the mat are WRONG or don't apply to this card...

[@io2194]

All the 3080 you have got is more than all my country 3080 owners.

[@lightsightbite]

Does anyone know the approximate time for the ti version to be announced?

[@Aurummorituri]

6 SP-CAPS? Clearly not a retail model. They have at least one MLCC array on the shipped cards.

[@angelmarc4151]

the cryo tank comment was the best - "stop talking crap "

[@sezoism]

ffinally i was waiting for this