RTX 3090 Liquid Cooling - Better Than Expected?

[@arcaderadio5438]

As always, a huge thanks for watching, and i'll see you all, in the next one.

[@AshT8524]

Wat is happening here

[@VredesbyrdNoir]

"If this is anyone other than Ali Sayed, you're stealing my bit!"

[@Leonsimages]

"... and I'll see you all [short pause] in the next one!" :D

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Isn’t this Ali supposed to say this? Hmm 🤨 🤔

[@vsar1938]

I wish more KZbinrs were as quick and concise with information, as you are.

[@DivPivShiftmaster]

Exactly! Others start with a "segue" followed by a "buy my merch" and then if you're lucky you get to see what you came for!

[@sebastiansanchez8752]

Some people like to add entertainment value as well as information

[@sigma_z]

Well, I would have liked more details on the waterblock and see the back. Is it an active water cooled back or just a passive back plate?

[@nomnom3093]

@@sebastiansanchez8752 “Entertainment” hell no that’s a time waster

[@sebastiansanchez8752]

@@nomnom3093 you are commenting on a video about a graphics card cooler. As in hardware created to play games. Which are entertaining by design. You are no stranger to time wasting

[@itsmemakz]

Ah yes cooled with liquid smurf.

[@Oldsah]

solid gargamel block and liquid smurf

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

freshly squeezed smurf

[@nicoargamosa5563]

smurf juice

[@makatron]

I sure hope it's freshly squeezed smurf, as it loses its cooling properties when exposed to air

[@aaleeksii]

I highly approve this smurf juice. Been running it for over a year in my system and no clogging whatsoever.

[@rhysabul1401]

That waterblock is so adorable, smaller than I expected

[@ampere7220]

Agreed

[@wintagestudios]

The FE waterblock that was sposted on their FB page is soooo sexy tho and even smaller

[@HardikMeel]

@@alizyd1371 that doesnt make sense stfu

[@zachdurocher1166]

You're shorter than I expected

[@rhysabul1401]

@@zachdurocher1166 You're a little short for a stormtrooper

[@antoinefdu]

Each time I watch Optimum Tech, it reminds me that I should go to the gym.

[@icer8991]

why

[@antoinefdu]

@@icer8991 because his arms are the size of my legs.

[@EarthIsFlat456]

@@antoinefdu You must be skinny then.

[@antoinefdu]

@@EarthIsFlat456 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke

[@EarthIsFlat456]

@@antoinefdu a bad joke.

[@pastormolez8235]

Ali's B rolls are so aesthetic, love it

[@sergiosacay6609]

look at the smile on this guys face, i already know its gonna be a good one.

[@starrynight3945]

Why I am feeling he mean sad face, and why I bought nvidia, amd damm good face

[@felixgeen6543]

Can you talk a bit about Noise levels in your next video when you put this watercooled 3090 into your main setup?

[@optimumtech]

Absolutely!

[@snahfu]

@@optimumtech awesome! Thanks for this content dude!

[@sushimshah2896]

He always does, he's a legend

[@joaquinrp7784]

@@sushimshah2896 I know. Really wanna see when he hits 1M subs. If anyone deserves it it's Ali. The amount of quality that comes out of his channel is just unprecedented for a KZbinr his size.

[@jasper4574]

cant wait to see s SFF 3090+5950x build!

[@CALiiGeddonTwo]

Even a 5950x + 6900XT

[@jasper4574]

@@CALiiGeddonTwo True True, cant wait to see how the numbers stack up

[@sandiaswara1940]

Still gonna bottleneck on my 768p monitor

[@min6463]

6900XT!!!

[@IMAN7THRYLOS]

The 5950 isn't the best choice for gaming. The 5900 is. Fewer cores in the same space bring better overclocking potential. Go with the 5950 if you have actual work that needs more cores or if you want to make gameplay KZbin videos. It is most for show off. Then if you go with AMD, opt for a 6900XT. You can have an 6900XT + Ryzen 5900 for the money of an RTX 3090. Unless you care about RayTracing, you have lots of money or you can have any special discounts, it is not wort getting an RTX 3090.

[@Different_Name_]

Love ur vids, really wanna build an itx system. Do you work alone? Your camera, editing and blender work are amazing, super underrated channel

[@optimumtech]

Appreciate the support! It's just me

[@Different_Name_]

@@optimumtech wow nice! Glad to see some more tech channels in AUS, pretty sparse here

[@ampere7220]

@@optimumtech holy

[@gram5217]

@@optimumtech solo operation!!?? Wow 👍

[@sushimshah2896]

@@optimumtech Respect🙌🏻💪🏻👊🏻

[@Hateroz]

Woooooooo yeah baby, that's what I've been waiting for! I would actually like to see a comparision in performance, temperatures and noise level between your current watercooled 2080 Ti and your new watercooled RTX 3090. I'm curious to see what results you'll be able to get with your single 240mm radiator and that oven of a 9900K.

[@micobugija6284]

Noise?

[@Hateroz]

@@micobugija6284 Yeah. Because he's using a 240mm rad to cool both his 9900K and 3090, maybe he will need to crank up his fans speed a bit. So the noise level will be different depending on the card used.

[@maximelearning]

What do you mean "oven"? The 10900k's TDP is 30 watts higher than the 9900k lol

[@Hateroz]

@@maximelearning Yes but the 10900K die and IHS redesign give it some better overall thermal transfert capabilities than its 9th gen counterpart.

[@maximelearning]

@@Hateroz 30 watts better? Because it would have to be that much of a difference or greater to make up for 125 vs. 95 watts.

[@ChipsAndWires]

This is exactly the question I wanted answered right now. Thank you.

[@beyornd-two]

Super excited for the followup video to this! Just preordered my own Formd T1 and can't wait to get started with my custom loop :)

[@Erowens98]

I've been looking for this test specifically since the 3000 series launched. So thank you. I was worried I'd need a bigger case for more rads, seems not. Would have been nice to see more info about noise levels though. Or even a thermally normalized noise chart, ie. How loud are they all at the same temperature. After all, being able to throttle down your fans on a 360mm rad is a big advantage over a 120mm.

[@Azmodaeus49]

I love the quality of your content mate, it always looks amazing bruh.

[@soulwanco]

I don't even know what's going on. But goddamn, I love these videos. So relaxing. It's like David Attenborough for nerds.

[@BeyondFramesAndDrama]

your set up is just out of the world and my favorite of all. Love your work.

[@porter_-]

Imagine putting this in the ncase m1 with dual 240 mm rads and the pump res water block. That would be insane

[@shibaspeed]

I want to see this in the Winter One case with dual 280mm radiators

[@dannyb638]

For what it’s worth that’s what I’m currently doing. Although it’s with the 3080 FE and a ryzen 5900x once released. Waiting for those last 2 parts then it’s ready. Already put most of it together. 2x 240mm rads and a iceman res and pump combo on the back

[@porter_-]

@@shibaspeed I just did some looking at the winter one. That might be the case I go for.

[@TheChadillac]

This is exactly what I am doing. I have the Zotac 3090 and a i9 10900k and dual rads. I have my EK block on order for the 3090.

[@Steve-oh9tu]

I got two 360

[@christophersanford7232]

Just finished installing one of these in my dual radiator Ncase workstation, basically all done with guidance from this channel. Thanks so much for all the great info over the years!

[@BlubbieFirglan]

Hi, what waterblock and gpu are you using with your ncase and how are the temps with the dual rad setup?

[@christophersanford7232]

@@BlubbieFirglan Hey there, using the same PNY 3090 and ek block Ali is showing in the video. With 2 slim 240 radiators (25mm) I'm getting temps in the 30s during normal use, and mid 40s to low 50s when rendering, depending on cpu utilization at the same time.

[@ijtl999]

Man the quality of these videos just keep getting better and better! I cant wait for the T1-3090-10900k custom loop. Will definitely emulate your build when we eventually get to see it

[@GeorgeThoughts]

My Philips Hue play bars behind the monitor which are synced to on-screen colours simply LOVE your B-roll footage! When you do that colour split of orange and green they light up perfectly it's glorious

[@ImOnMy116]

Thanks for sharing this, would be really cool to see a 10900K/RTX 3090 cooled with a single 240! Would love to have seen the CPU thermals in this video, but hoping you'll discuss a little more on those in the final build!

[@kiwiasian]

Just want to say thanks for the undervolt idea. My 10850k wanted 1.6V at 5.2Ghz according to VID and actually Vcore went as high at 1.45 under load. Much better now. Also dropped 60W with a 3090 undervolt and the whole system is running much lower temps now.

[@asdkj-gl2mq]

look at the caps behind, mindblowing!

[@mrfrozex1]

Got the exact same card, super happy with it! upgraded the Thermal pads on it to Minus 8 pads from Thermal Grizzly.

[@abdolkarimmehrparvar6583]

Also to mention, it really appreciated if the GPU manufacturer put an offset setting for GPU voltage

[@funkyfunky8271]

Well, abolutely every single video on this channel is pure visual pleasure. Aesthetic at its finest!

[@whywhyman]

Hi, what are your memory junction temps after installing this block? Thanks :)

[@OverdriveTech]

If only it didn't cost more than my whole setup...

[@superbvillany1678]

Im debating on the 6800xt or the 6900xt either way ill end up with the 6900 but ill end up buying the 6800 first just to get my build in a case and running tired of all the boxes and stuff sitting there

[@mectic5149]

@@superbvillany1678 that’s crazy bro

[@superbvillany1678]

@@mectic5149 yea i know.. But i can always sell the 6800xt for exactly what i paid or a little under to sell it faster. The shortages make it a little bit quicker.

[@tarfeef_4268]

If you could include some G6X temperature testing when you put that into your system (esp the rear side modules) that'd be awesome, that's the one biggest thing I'm concerned about with a waterblock on these cards

[@Pdus64]

take any frames on the intro of the LC filling up and you have a nice wallpaper

[@mobiledesignofficial]

Best tech Channel nowadays. Just missed some footage of the GPU working with the water flowing.

[@Mack_N_Cheez]

They're perfect for an ITX loop, and the FE PCB's are even shorter. The performance in such a compact design is what I love most about this gen. Now to actually get one...

[@eriknastovski1330]

Cool video, the only thing I wish was if you had tested backside VRM temperatures, because a lot of people are really scared about it and they don't understand that watercooling the front will make significantly lower temperatures on the backside too.

[@davidkerz1090]

My man just triggered all of r/watercooling. Folks there will tell you you will need at least a 360 rad for the 10900k alone for close to acceptable results haha

[@MrTorexko]

Well you probably do, for heavy CPU workloads. But for gaming you can obviously get away with less.

[@davidkerz1090]

@@MrTorexko Yeah probably true, I would love to see some benchmarks with a full prime95 test or even a furmark test on the side

[@abellau4105]

Nice, I have the same PNY 3090. It’s a very underrated card. Stock Bios allows for 110% TDP which lets it boost up to 2ghz+ reliably at around 63c just under 80% fan average. (Stock curve) Water cooling should bring down noise considerably.

[@KevinPeters]

Can't wait for the next video!

[@sagarmgandhi]

Apart from the technical knowledge and presentation, your videos are of high quality just as if brand work. Are you a professional video editor ?

[@herbertchang2623]

Optimum Tech New Video. *3090 and water cooling in title * YAYA!!

[@manya3084a]

I just got my Asus TUF 3090 EK block in Australia yesterday. Fantastic. My GPU hasn't gone over 45c

[@BlackBirdMax]

Honestly blows my mind how dense the PCB is. The 3090 may be overpriced, but it is impressive. Great video btw.

[@平和-v1z]

I love this channel, it's straight forward...

[@BoxingCactuar]

@Optimum Tech - What is the test bench you are using? Looks awesome dude!

[@optimumtech]

Streacom BC1!

[@BoxingCactuar]

@@optimumtech Nice one! Cheers dude and keep up the good work!

[@danejerustv]

Has Ali ever done a sponsored video? I think this might be the only tech channel on YT with >100K subs that's never done a sponsored video if that's the case.

[@timtitus7861]

F*%king beautiful intro. The song, too.

[@caevv]

Legend channel, first time I actually activated the bell on any youtube channel.

[@sushimshah2896]

If you are new, you better watch his older videos as well, absolute legend!

[@caevv]

@@sushimshah2896 I know, I'm not new, but I was always concerned to miss a video, not anymore :)

[@Persason]

Thanks for the video. I would appreciate it if you also could do artifical loads on the components when testing cooling and power draw. Since that is what the components theoretically can output/consume. Games vary a lot.

[@OgBrog]

Great video, love the real world testing comparing multiple radiator sizes. That was extremely useful info that I have not seen anywhere else.

[@luc-perrin]

Thats some crazy cool efficiency. love it!

[@younes6933]

How crazy is it that the 3090's clockspeed only goes op 30-40 MHz when looking at watercooling vs air, when the 2080 ti went up around 80 MHz. Aircooling has become so good at this point.

[@deanholland5601]

I'd be interested to seeing you fit this in the T1, especially with a backplate as I was unable to install my 2080 Super with the EK backplate due to lack of clearance behind the GPU. Not an issue as my card doesn't have components on the back that benefit from cooling, but I imagine the memory on the back of the 3090 will want to be cooled once it's in the T1.

[@oninada]

Stunning video as always!

[@LXIVGOLD]

Perfect, I had recently ordered a PNY 3090 and was looking for info on which water block would fit. I came across the EK offering and after searching youtube I see you demonstrating using the same PNY. Thanks for sharing this excellent video!

[@zachdurocher1166]

That heatsink was an absolute unit

[@sidewinder86ify]

I agree, great engineering on that PCB, so much on such tiny space.

[@MaxxPlay99]

They should do a Block Pump combo for ITX Build. There is so much space left. Just mount a pump on the end and redo the flowpath.

[@EmiratiAuto]

Amazing channel bro The video contents is next level Thanks again for the video i really appreciated

[@Gary_HTX]

In F1 2020 my 1080Ti hits 2088MHz and tops out at 35C (26-27C idle) with a 3 radiator setup in a View 51. With a 3950X running 4.6GHz/4.4GHz@1.35v as well.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I was surprised as well. If a GPU is using that much power it’s going to get hot. But seeing you got such results is relieving. Good work Ali.

[@Near2Future]

I have a 360mm rad with a 3090 i get 65c max & this is after 10mins of use.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

@@Near2Future Are you on a custom loop 🔂?

[@Near2Future]

@@WarriorsPhoto Full custom loop & cpu has it's own loop.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

@@Near2Future DAMN! Is that your first build with a full 🔁 loop?

[@Near2Future]

@@WarriorsPhoto Nah, second build. I'm unsure why my temps are so high. 65c on water with a 360mm rad & 3 fans seems hot af. My 2080 on the same loop was in mid 50s

[@sushimshah2896]

This is what dreams are made of😍 Can't wait for the LC-3090 Formd T1 build!!

[@jjmcook]

Great video as always. I've got a question about the orange light bar in some of the shots and the standing white light tubes I've seen in other vids. What are they called and where did you find them?

[@mrdanky5545]

Great vid as always, hows the block doing? I ask because it’s been replaced so wondered if any issues?

[@atthelord]

Hey man, thanks for the great content! Please do a video of popular mods for itx cases if you can. Looking forward to a new monthly cool itx builds video, where you check out people’s itx builds! 😃 (Third request is to set up a patreon to help support your fabulous content :p)

[@OTechnology]

Did you miss a thermal pad on the top right? The memory phase that's just beside the black connector for the RGB or fan. 2:34

[@feisar20]

Great results also what program do you use to underclock? I've checked with afterburner but I could't lower the voltage, thanks.

[@Thomas-fk6ep]

Nice. Does it get converted into a 2 slot?

[@ramzinho4985]

Great video Ali, wonder if you have changed your monitor for editing this video, the video is a bit over exposed when you are at the scene, at least on my iPad and my 3440x1440 monitor Keep up the amazing work

[@ishu87]

Bruh !!!! Getting jacked more than 3090, you are :D

[@allansh828]

my 3090 ROG strix has just shipped. I am so hyped.

[@subbot8077]

damn, congrats, you got arguably the best PCB design for the 3090 out there

[@raqtty]

Can't wait to see your personal PC upgrade with this

[@maitraysharma8389]

Fantastic job mate!

[@Sebo419]

Your content is nothing short of perfection!

[@Oddknott_Plus]

Quick question, do you have like just a ton of different color tables?

[@timtam929]

what coolant are you using in this? looks amazing.

[@chris746568462]

4:20 Here is a reason: If you increase the rad area you can have the similar temps but vastly lower fan speed. 1500rpm sounds loud to me. If you have a large case and a stupid amount of free fans, why not? I have 480 and 360 in a caselabs merlin, push pull on both with 15 sanace fans. They sit at 400rpm and go to about 750rpm gaming. I have never seen the GPU (1080ti) go over 50c even in hottest summer days with 30c+ ambient. It is overkill i know, thats the way i like it 😁 It is suprising what you can get out of a single rad though, certianly impressive considering the amount of heat. I could forgive a computer that is small and powerfull being abit louder under load.

[@kimoosaw]

i will be installing the same block on my zotac rtx3080ti + r9 5900x into a loop of 2x360mm rads and an EKWB D5 G3 pump and I am excited to see what temps I will get when I finish my loop. great video as always

[@MrFordy90]

Pretty sure this block has directional flow. Input to the GPU which then splits to the left and right. Might not matter much but that intro B-roll had it going the wrong way :) Awesome vid, thanks for being so thorough!

[@dv2045]

heya. im looking to make my first custom loop, these blocks have fill ports in the back? thanks

[@regicide88]

Thoughts on experience level needed for either a custom 240 loop in a T1 or dual 240 in an M1? Scale of 1 to 10? Both seem relatively straight forward based on years of lurking on all the build logs on forums, just a matter of what pump/res block and planning for filling/bleeding/draining. Looking to do my first custom loop but also first SFF build. Really like the T1 overall but leaning towards the M1 for optimal cooling/noise. Planning a 5900x/3080 (ti if ever released). As always, love the content. Thanks

[@MPcustomized]

Always interesting info bro, keep up the good work 👍😎

[@mayanksh3khar]

Hey optimum, you planning to fit this in the NZXT H1? I wonder what temps you'll get with the CPU also dumping heat in the measle radiator size of the H1.

[@Near2Future]

Yeah, i've got a 360mm slim for my gpu loop alone. I've got a zotec 3090 & i'll get upto 65c. Idle temp is 23c so i'm confused why it's so high.

[@iskandarhadi]

when finally getting 3080 from pre-order will be looking to deshroud, but then dammmmm, will definitely start to think about watercooling and stuffing it all into the legendary M1. Keep pumping (pun intended) these vids for us mere mortal here to replicate! ✊

[@BraeFTW]

hey man, love your channel, are you from Australia?

[@viniciusbonatto3943]

Great video, mate

[@reptilez13]

For a small form factor build it may not make sense but maybe check out those guys from Chicago named Optimus? Optimal? That Gamers Nexus used in his overclocking video. Those cards were absolutely bonkers.

[@TheyCallMeAamir]

This is the first time I've ever seen how a water cooling block is installed on a GPU and I'm awestruck.

[@makatron]

I sure can see a liquid cooled 3090 in my NR200... Well as soon as I can find one in stock.

[@RaySchrantz]

Really want to see this in the Sidearm T1! If I ever get to build a SFF workstation, I'm definitely going to use that case because of the balance of size, cooling, and aesthetics. When I was originally planning my build, I was going to use a Quadro RTX 4000, but the RTX 3080 is more powerful and cheaper, not to mention everything AMD has been coming out with lately. It doesn't matter though since I probably won't have a need for a desktop pc for few years since I just got a fully speced XPS 17 that I can just plug into my 43" Samsung 4k TV. I'm still really excited to see the final build in the Sidearm T1 with the blue water-cooled 3090!

[@rndmfella1874]

Pretty amazing getting acceptable results with just a thin 360 rad!

[@zakcook2754]

Great video! I'm curious about the downspikes in the GPU Temperature plots, what would be causing them?

[@Festaurin]

What about vram temps? 3080/3090 vram can get over 100C easily.

[@stellisch]

Everyone gangsta untill he pulls out the smurf blood

[@jonastrachte4983]

Did you measure the liquid temperature? When running at 66C GPU-Temp the water temp is propably over 50C. Some pumps or tubing are not made for high water temperatures like that and may fail after some time.

[@eti06]

Could you detail the parts in your cooling loop and how you mounted them together plz ? much appreciated, keep up those cool vids thx

[@L0L0K3]

I'm running an RTX 3080 with the same EK block with an 3700X on a 360mm dual rad and the card max temperature is 45celsius degree amazing block

[@brianklanjscek8154]

Nice build in the back, can you list your parts?

[@RR-om3zx]

Ali you make me smile. Thank you for uploading. Seriously.

[@Craig-ib7gk]

1:08 - a guaranteed quick million hits if you divulge the path it took to get it. Been trying to get one since release to no avail.

[@NewmanLozada]

What monitor do you use or recomend both for gaming and 3d modeling/rendering? Sorry for my English

[@Mataviz_studio]

Hi, I really like your videos and I am in love with small cases. I am currently try to build a 3d graphic workstation with 24 cores threadripper, 128 gb of ram and a 3090 Asus TUF gpu. I would like to make a build i can easily transport, since I live far from my hometown. Would you suggest to go for a smaller yet ATX case (like the Cerberus X), or should i go for a more airflow focused case, even if it is bigger? I am a little worried about temps. thanks