$1350 Video Card Tear-Down: EVGA RTX 2080 Ti FTW3

[@GamersNexus]

Finally have a new Ask GN done! Probably goes up tomorrow or the next day. Check out our PS1 Classic tear-down here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4q6Xmd3hKueeqc Grab a GN shirt here: store.gamersnexus.net/

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

Why do they even bother calling it a 2.75 slot card, when it's really a 3 slot card? Are there plans for a 0.25 slot card in the future? LOL!

[@dickr9345]

Matt Christie Because then someone would complain that the card/cooler itself is only 2.75 not the full 3 as advertised. 😁

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

@@dickr9345 I know right! I was just kind of hoping for some super thin cards, what with the miniaturization of everything these days! LOL!

[@qaz120120]

Cool video, but your review of the cooler seemed quite improvised.

[@slaabofmeat4762]

Do u think NZXT cooling bracket (G12) will work on the card? to slap a AIO cooler on it?

[@prepperpov5852]

I love watching these and having no idea what’s going on or what is being talked about!

[@More_Row]

Same haha.

[@kjellvb1979]

That's how it starts... Next you'll be googling the terms, before you know it you'll be A+/ Net+ certified pondering whether the Microsoft certs are worth the cost, should you just go to college, or maybe just get a job in the field and learn your skis that way... For me it was hearing my drafting and design teacher talking about building his computer network at home...20+ years of IT work later... It must be something about techie talk that draws certain people in.

[@Jwebbplayz]

We make thermal putty at work, it’s called Project Berg. It’s supposed to be the highest performance we have. I also am the individual who counts and packages all thermal interface materials. We make Sil and Gap pad materials. These can be extremely expensive even for just several sheets.

[@MrGalaxy906]

I actually really appreciate you as a KZbinr, all your video's are actually entertaining and you even took time to respond to my comment yesterday!

[@MrGalaxy906]

Also, that cooler thicc af xD

[@poot111111]

Thank you for the dumbed down cooling explanation @ 6:53 because I indeed did not know and knowing is half the battle

[@simoSLJ89]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5awp6eLpat4hK8

[@-BUGZ-]

Just got this card, brand new in 2021 for $600 off a friend. This thing is an absolute UNIT! Going from a 1660ti to this is mind blowing

[@THEUrinalCake]

I just bought one from EVGA B stock for $1500 rofl. You got a sick deal my guy! Congrats!

[@-BUGZ-]

@@THEUrinalCake yea i could have flipped or i still could and make like $5-700. Someone tried telling me oh that card sucks cuz it’s old…this thing beats a 3070 on most games out right now.

[@idiotstick1527]

I just installed this card and it's mind blowing. Thanks so much for the coverage. Absolutely can't wait to see the full review, putty numbers and the BuildZoid break down!

[@HectorDomino.]

3:26 Just loved the way heatsink fell off by itself. That part was very satisfying.

[@mjc0961]

Thanks for putting a 3 slot bracket on the card, EVGA. If it's going to block 3 slots anyway, might as well take advantage. No idea why it took someone so long to do it.

[@ZenMuff1n]

Guess this monster needs extra support to stay in socket. Someday we won't need a sli/crossfire bridge. We'll just plug in a 4 slot card directly to two pci slots. Thanks for the tear down. It was very interesting.

[@RonnieDeuce87]

Just gotta say this video was an excellent resource when putting on my waterblock. Thanks Steve and Co, you guys rock.

[@infantryrecon101st]

Ron Oman thinking of doing the same soon, is it worth water cooling?

[@RonnieDeuce87]

@@infantryrecon101st Yes and no. It's expensive and the drop in temperatures are not too drastic since the stock cooler is one of the better out there. But that said, I think it looks great and I don't think I've seen my GPU temps above 60°C since I installed the block even with a decent OC. If you have the money for it and value the lower temps and noise I'd say go for it.

[@infantryrecon101st]

@@RonnieDeuce87 Awesome! Thank you!! Yeah, I'm always in the 70c range when playing for a long time, but I'm pretty OC'ed all the time too. Just don't want to take everything apart when a new TI card comes out again, but should be worth it for extra headroom when OC'ing.

[@andrewryder3075]

Always a pleasure to watch Steve do a teardown! I wish there were more of them (not only for GPUs, but for MoBos and other computer hardware as well). REGARDING THE FAN: I believe the model number can be broken down as follows... The first two digits ("PL") simply stand for Power Logic, the next ("D") is the series; this is followed by the (3-digit) size and (2-digit) thickness, then either "B" (for Ball bearing) or "S" (for Sleeve bearing); lastly, we have the voltage and "L", "M", or "H" (Low/Medium/High) RPM. Thus, a PLD09220S12H is a Power Logic D-series 92mm × 20mm sleeve-bearing fan designed for 12 volts and high RPM.

[@carlos79934]

i love how you break it down and show the architecture of the card follow along with explanations. I wish I was skilled in this field but i just come as a consumer most of the time just wondering what the insides looked compared to other cards. nice work.

[@testsetup3087]

Great video as always. Probably the best technician on KZbin and great at explaining in-depth features and understanding of components. Thanks for another great video.

[@Muageto]

This overwhelming feeling when you switch from a 1.25x speed (or 1.5x even) Buildzoid video to a (thus also sped up) gamer's nexus one. I always feel like something's off for the whole intro before I remember the video speed :)

[@benitollan]

Wow that's *THICC* even for a 2080Ti

[@LastSecBloomer]

RIP SSF cases, with their 2-slot GPU ports...

[@Salsajaman]

At 18:00 on the bottom right corner there appears to be the power supply from the Walmart Gaming PC. Can't wait to see that tear-down.

[@Nesformers]

Jesus christ, that thing alone costs more than any decent midrange computer.

[@More_Row]

LX-24's Bullshit Crazy isn’t it.

[@yulfine1688]

@@More_Row yeah recouping research cost of hundreds of billions to implement an outdated technology into this stale and fucked up market that is help back by a number of things starting with CPUS bottlenecking even 10 series high end cards let alone the 20 series. Game engines so outdated everything looks almost the same. The lack of actually pushing something to be for a small few so that it drives up the need to create more cost efficient and more powerful hardware to keep up. Whats the point in creating far better hardware if basically everyone can use cheaper weaker hardware and be completely fine doing whatever they want it means theres no need to really push for anything. It becomes completely stale. Consoles are the biggest reason for this already and game developers as well.

[@sjarken3979]

$1800 usd for that one in Norway. including tax.

[@yulfine1688]

@@sjarken3979 that's because Norway has one of the worst economic systems for it's peoplem. Governments wealthy the rest isn't

[@skoopsro7656]

Eara Soulous you do it to move technology forward, there is always a cutting edge and yesterdays old news. Pushing the limit and moving it forward is a good thing, and without that we would have never seen the advances we have the last several decades. Time will tell how good or bad this card/architecture are. Believe it or not 2080ti level performance will be low end one day. Just like 700series cards are now.

[@techfusionaz2496]

What a well built cooler. As always from EVGA i love how they optimize everything for airflow. I wish manufacturers would stop putting stupid logos and fancy designs on the whole entire SIDES of the card, it just restricts airflow. Best example of this is my 1080 AMP! Edition from Zotac, the sides of the card are covered by fancy fake carbon so much that i can feel a lot air ejecting out of the actual fans and not going out the sides. My temps are really hot aswell.

[@Kepe]

At least that thing doesn't have anything in front of the fans. Many new cards seem to have ornamental pieces of plastic blocking the fans, reducing airflow. Examples: i.imgur.com/sj3BXjf.jpg and i.imgur.com/ImthpNj.jpg

[@nathancasey7712]

@@Kepe wtf

[@robbywallace655]

@@Kepe neither of your cards were evga... lets remember that EVGA includes a gaudy faceplate as well. BUT it isnt preinstalled.. so good on them!! :D

[@dimitrisouzounis7788]

that part about the side of the cards and the stupid full covers bro yeah!!! and not only the hot air gets trapped in the cover it also finds more easy escape on the other side of the card and hit the damn motherboard!!

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

That thermal putty sounds very interesting. I would definitely like to know more about its properties, and further uses. Great work Steve and crew.

[@k3salieri]

Did you ever get the correct Wal-Mart PC? Other than the cheaper one they originally sent you?

[@skoopsro7656]

Great timing on this video, just ordered the EVGA FTW3 Ultra last night. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@hbjigcc]

Thermal pad thickness data would be interesting. Someone might want to replace them with Fujipoly or Laird pads.

[@julesv8664]

I have seen smaller gaming PCs than that card.

[@animalyze7120]

Steve just had to get a data retention upgrade and had 4 10 Terabyte NvMe drives installed into his memory circuit. You just have amazing knowledge of intricut things most of have too much ADHD to get a grasp on ;)

[@philipcooper8297]

Mr. Burke, tear down this card!

[@georgemorley1029]

Philip Cooper I get that. If it was a Chinese psu you could say “mr Burke, tear down this (great) wall!”

[@PettyVagrant]

Just bought one of those magnifying lenses for around £10. You should find the OEM for them and work out a deal for one with your logo on for your shop. It looks super useful.

[@ATestamentToTech]

Mine is finally being delivered tomorrow! Im in the UK and there literally like rocking horse shit to get hold of. Got mine through scan computers if anyone in the UK is on the hunt for this card

[@raimo5091]

I like to use port covers when I disassemble the card.

[@gamalielj4486]

Are there multiple differences between the Hybrid Ultra and the 3 fan card? Can you OC the Hybrid more? Etc..

[@Arek_R.]

There are some companies that will have a problem with a broken warranty void sticker, in this case, watch some vids where guys remove it by using ESD bags so that you can remove it without breaking it, and then re-apply.

[@sjarken3979]

Beware that the outside of the ESD bags lead current, while the inside of the bag does not.

[@supaapple]

Not "in this case" because it's an EVGA card.

[@React2Quick]

Companies can have a problem all they want. The FTC said that warranty void if removed stickers are illegal. So companies cant void your warranty based on whether or not a sticker is still in tact or not.

[@matejgyurkovsky8008]

no

[@kingofgar101]

and i am sure we all have the money to take them to court when they deny the warranty

[@ChrisTheExecutioner]

Hey Steve, remember when you did the ROG Strix RTX 2080 Ti, you said you couldn't do any performance analysis at that time, well they've been out now a while, can you do them now? Please?

[@Juliett-A]

It's a great value as it can be used as a graphics card or as a boat anchor.

[@gavinw8835]

the 4-screw-to-remove-cooler thing has been around for a awhile on EVGA cards. It's even on my gtx 770.

[@prepperpov5852]

I can see getting into electronics being about the same as getting into cars or guns. Pretty damn cool taking stuff apart, putting it back together, customizing and seeing how it effects performance and doing hands-on practical stuff. Love it but now I have a ton to learn lol what even are these words you’re saying haha

[@kamikazemelon787]

Wow what a cooler. I've got a 1080ti FTW3, EVGA does a great job on them. Overbuilt is exactly what I like in my hardware haha

[@douglasrobinson8491]

Steve question about backplates: Are backplates being used on these bigger cards to add structural integrity to the cards? I've heard a lot that there's no thermal performance gain, and while looking at this BOHEMOTH of a card I thought "That is a TON of heatsink, that has to stress / flex the PCB....oh....huh....it might just screw onto the backplate to move that stress there....." -> The way I see it, the backplate could theoretically force that PCB to be straight / flat despite the large amount of weight pulling down on it... though the PCIe connector might still be stressed

[@yairsollel4197]

Costs now about 800$~ actully amazed that 1080 price didnt just drop and stayed solid and expensive af at 1k$~

[@skoopsro7656]

$1500 US now January 2019 and still sold out in MINUTES

[@lordPix3lUK]

This makes me nervous watching. Damn I was installing mine earlier practically sweating 😂

[@umbra1016]

Actually, the cooler is touching the memory, as you can see by the curved indents on the obviously placed thermal pad.

[@Targetlockon]

Luv the Teardowns even though i don't know most of it! :D

[@banana_junior_9000]

I come here to learn and sometimes relearn the acronyms...

[@NDakota79]

Ich think we need 4 slot graphic card coolers

[@kermit56780]

or just liquid cool it.. one slot, no brainer.

[@OfficialEvanFinity]

I found one for $75 should I get it? Or is it too old

[@lf298]

I dont know how such a massive heatsink is supported by only the 4 gpu screws. There should be an additional 2 screws that clamp the heat sink down at the vrm.

[@shooweri3666]

Looking forward to see the full review of this card since there aren't many out yet. Got my Strix 2080 last week and I need to return it due to fan bearing rasp. Possibly gonna order one of these, although it might be a good idea to try another Strix just in case I get better piece.

[@____5837]

14:11 Why were 10 of the vrm phases cooled with a heat pipe and thermal pad/putty, but the other 6 arent cooled at all

[@mattreid8755]

Great cards I have the Ultra version which is all the card I need atm - those saying they don’t look good , yeah maybe but it’s well designed and made and cools well, it’s a GPU so that’s y priority

[@markuaw1]

i picked the RTX 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra last week it's a BIG FFFing card pulls allmost 400W this thing is a beast, oh yeah and way way overpriced, $1495.00

[@Utsawb]

@@markuaw1 400? Mine is coming tmrw, and if it's pulling 400w I'm screwed.

[@todayonthebench]

And here I start to wonder what the phase change temperature of the heat pipe is. Since some might say that it should be as low as possible. And that technically isn't optimal, since the phase change temperature of the system when the water/liquid boils. Thereby drawing away heat. But one needs to get bellow that same temperature for it to go back into liquid. So what temperature would be optimal? I personally would make a rough "guess" that somewhere around 55-65 degrees C would be fairly optimal. Since most GPUs tends to go to around 80 degrees C during operation. This would mean that our heat sink can be at a warm 60 degrees, giving a large delta to ambient air flowing through the case, and through that provide efficient cooling. Downside is, the idle temperature of the system would be higher, since the heat pipes aren't all that conductive when below their phase change temperature. In terms of CPU coolers, one could upgrade from one small cooler, to a larger one, without seeing any change in low load temperature, even if the better cooler would be able to keep the peak temperatures lower under higher loads. (This is a quirk of heat pipes that I find particularly funny.) But it has also made me wonder, would a planar heat pipe make for a good IHS for a CPU? Since a heat pipe can have higher thermal conductivity then a slab of copper.

[@THEUrinalCake]

I just bought one of these from EVGA B Stock this morning. I kind of feel like a fool for paying full MSRP for a generation old card but I got it direct from the manufacturer and GODDAMNIT I PAID MSRP and that at least feels good to be able to say. Plus now I can sleep instead of mashing F5 on sold out marketplaces praying for bot and scalper leavings. Hopefully it feels like a worthy upgrade. I think it should outdo my Zotac 1080 mini pretty soundly and look badass doing it.

[@rustyheckler8766]

That is one beast of a GPU. No way that's fitting in my itx case.

[@indexMemories]

Wouldn't it be better in terms of price and performance to buy a reference card and stick an aftermarket cooler at it? There are beefier coolers out there but something like accelero twin turbo 3 is $40, designed for 250w tdp, has a proper backplate and it's radiator sits a bit higher than graphics card pcb unlike these rads that sit on top of the graphics card.I'm pretty sure if one wants to stack graphics cards they would go for ref design or do custom loop stack.

[@turk88]

they really should build a light into that hand held magnifying lens

[@PettyVagrant]

They do have a built in light, you press down on it to activate it.

[@peterjansen4826]

Question. Why don't companies sell separate heat sinks and PCB's as graphics cards? Put your own heat sink on it. It is possible if they would follow standard rules with regard to layout which prescribes where you can and where you can't put the GPU and memory. This way the cost would be lower but much more importantly, we wouldn't waste so much metal and enery (to process that metal). Given that many of us buy a new graphics card every 2-4 years it would make sense to reuse the heatsink and fans, both for cost and the environment.

[@nickmccain6598]

Will I need a cpu too. Or does this just heat my food with rays😔

[@theodor12]

I love these in depth videos

[@Dougal78]

Is Kryonaut any good for repasting the 'thin and light' gaming laptops that are currently prevalent? With the i7 8750 and 1060/1070, they often seem to run hot, and I notice that Kryonaut specifically calls out that it halts the drying process 'up to 80°C'. Got a new laptop currently being shipped, and fully expecting to have to repast to get the best out of it so been trying to decide on the best stuff to use. Had been planning on using some MX-4.

[@randocrypto1678]

If you use all the fan headers and RGB headers etc on the card, how much power does that take from the actual GPU? Could there be a small performance difference since Turing already hits power walls?

[@Wayne-fe1ed]

Excellent vid. Thanks.

[@wargames43]

At 15:45 it looks as if the ti was going to have 12gb instead of 11. Perhaps the same issue the 970 had? But gave it second thoughts and removed it?

[@Ender_Wiggin03]

Will you be reviewing EVGA's hybrid coolers for the 20 series once they're available? Not sure if I want one for my 2070 XC Ultra yet.

[@WebSurfer447]

The fan cables from the heatsink u took out (at 3:45)- I’m trying to put them back on mine (same card, 2080 ti ftw3 ultra)but noticed the cable endings are color coded (on one side, almost didn’t see it) one red, one green, and one either white or silver. Which order should I put them back, or does it even matter?

[@-BUGZ-]

Hope you figured it out, i just bought this card from a friend still new in the box for $600 i just got so lucky this thing is a monster!

[@WebSurfer447]

@@-BUGZ- i actually never did find which order they were in originally, but it didn’t actually matter. After cleaning and repasting my temps went from hanging around 80-83 c (playing warzone for 30 min), to 59-61 c with short lived highs of 69 c (playing a whole hour) but then the fan turns on and takes it back down. Mine was super dusty, but it did still run hot when I first got it, so if yours does too I def recommend replacing the thermal paste. It was super easy and the stock paste only covered 3/4 of the chip. Also noticed the thermal padding wasn’t straight and was “lumpy” so i straightened that out too :) gl & hf with ur new card bro! What a steal for 600$!!!! I paid like 1,500 lol, good for u man!

[@wakesake]

Nice vid as always btw where can we get a nice magnifying glass like the one you got send ?

[@PettyVagrant]

Here's a link to a cheap one on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018QR8OQA/ref=pe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

[@JeffNoel]

"Brag all you want with your Corvette, my GPU semis are 3170s"

[@kaanaslan1068]

Is this card worth to pay more over Nvidia 2080 ti Founders Edition?

[@tyler7882]

What does the Red LEDs mean on the side of the car? Right next to the OC/Normal switch?

[@wtsharpproductions]

Sounds like someone took a "Thermal Dynamics" course... shared in my FB Group; Computer Solutions

[@robohobo2325]

Double Gn corner at 1:00

[@envybooky4507]

where can i get some of that thermal pudding

[@usopsontorian8813]

No.1 rtx 2080ti card right now ? Gigabyte/Asus/Msi trio ?

[@sistem4567]

Is it possible to replace the Original Fans with better and more quite fans like Noctua? Someone knows?

[@ArtFiendz]

If I do a teardown like this to replace one of my fans do I need to replace the thermal putty and all the thermal pads or is it fine?

[@CheezMonsterCrazy]

This is about what I spent on a 2700 build with a 2070. Including case, cooler and storage, but not RAM.

[@WanderCathyrine]

Wonder what motherboard i can use 2 of that

[@xalcatra3830]

@Gamers Nexus Hi, i saw a few Videos popping up wich compared 1080ti sli vs a single 2080ti and it could be better performance for almost the same money. Sure no "Retracing" but if u dont "need" retracing would u recomment a 1080ti sli setup or still going for a 2080ti?

[@MRshrir1985]

ANYONE know what the thermal pad thickness is on the vram ?

[@Prometheus1979]

Does it matter what kind of card to buy since I'm putting it on water?will the card clock higher with a lower card than this one or will it clock the same?

[@asf5431]

What are those two green boxes behind you?

[@DaedalEVE]

3-slot card? At that point why don’t they just use an AIO watercooler? I remember back when GPU’s were single slot, and then they all changed to double (and prevented you from using other card slots). Now it’s 3-slots?

[@georgesheldon9013]

Will this fit in a phanteks p400s case ?

[@MunkeyChips]

I see a crappy PSU torn down. That has to be the Great Wall from the OP PC.

[@FreshCoolBeer]

Please Steve Motherboard features, breakdown and PCB analysis of: 'ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI APEX', thanks.

[@supra107]

You know, you gotta love a translucent front plate. You know, made out of the kind of plastic you usually see on the cheapest electronic accessories that you can buy on Aliexpress, and not on a premium high-end PC component that costs 1350 US dollars. What the fuck EVGA.

[@gregorskiff]

What does it use to clean thermal putty out of it's hair?

[@jasonpaul292]

All those complaining about price didn't complain when they were calling these Titans a few years ago, should've kept the name and came up with a new name for the $3000 tier like Goliath.

[@griptears]

$2k+ for that badboy here in Canada

[@Kepe]

Canadian dollars are not the same currency as US dollars. You can't compare prices between different currencies without doing a currency conversion. 2000 CAD seems to be 1490 USD. US prices are always without taxes. If you have a 13% VAT, then 1350 USD x 1,13 = 1525,5 USD, which is 2043 CAD. So the price in Canada seems to be perfectly in line with the 1350 USD price. In comparison, 1350 USD = 152 130 Yen. This card seems to sell for 400 000 Yen in Japan, which is about 3550 US dollars. Now that's expensive.

[@usopsontorian8813]

@@Kepe For your currency. But for the CAD currency?

[@Kepe]

@@usopsontorian8813 ?

[@chrisbreaktherules]

Love your videos!

[@rickyvent4034]

God job men. I have the question. Its the titan rtx same card pcb but the memory moor? Ah sorry me inglish i spanis

[@kayos1203]

Same GPU (TITAN uses fully enabled TU102 core). Definitely not the same PCB

[@rickyvent4034]

@@kayos1203 ok thankyou

[@MTNDEWGANG]

I wonder what the kingpin variant will look like, jesus christ.

[@ProjektImpWorld]

brace + bracket = the verge, im sorry i cant resist

[@Enishidono]

I have the evga 2070 super ftw3 ultra+, think the heatsinks is the same as this card?

[@dragonsystems5973]

Maybe I am wrong, but I feel like with how much these cards cost now, the heatsinks should be solid copper, seriously, it would only cost a few dollars

[@techxbd]

this shroud reminds me of corsair/coolermaster case stock front LED fans from 2010>>>!!!! :D and ofcourse!! Hyper 212 Evo.... ;)

[@Moonbogg]

I'm waiting for that magnifying glass to get dropped on that PCB.

[@PSYCHOV3N0M]

Is there a website that sells or makes COPPER versions of heatsinks for GPU's??? I noticed last week that Cryorig has a all-copper CPU cooler. (Cryorig C7 Cu)

[@Bulvine420gaming]

I have the 2080 super version of this card and the thermal putty was in a strange spot off to the side of the moss fats I would like to clean it up and re apply where do I get it?

[@CaptnBeeBop]

So if a card is 3 slots, can you still connect 2 of them together in NVlink/SLI?

[@ThePesident]

That's expensive as hell, but at least it lowered the last gen's prices a bit

[@ThreepeatB]

We're gonna need a bigger brace! #GPUSag (bonus points if you can name that movie)