Tear-Down: NVIDIA RTX 3080 Founders Edition Disassembly - A Lot Fewer Screws

[@GamersNexus]

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[@smoketinytom]

Also, looking forwards to the new testing equipment with the proceeds from the Shirts.... I've done my part!

[@GamersNexus]

@@smoketinytom Thanks! We really want a thermal chamber, but that has an additional cost because we'd need to get more space to fit it (they're big). Slowly working towards it, though!

[@jamesmiscellaneous]

W1zzard from TechPowerUp surely feels your pain with the disassembly. Also BIG UP to you Tech Jesus for donating to Louis Rossman the other night for his crusading for right to repair. Can't wait for your collaboration. Good stuff as always! Hi Snowflake 😍

[@Rob-dd7dm]

Extremely helpful video. Thank you once again, my good sir.

[@BeardedHardware]

Love it broski!!!! Can't wait to come up !

[@Calmfries]

Steve: I hope every time I get the drill out, they are just going “Arrrghhhh... No! Why!” Me: Arrrghhhh... No! Why!

[@CrimsonButtflap]

you okay, buddy?

[@Chris-hn4lp]

@@CrimsonButtflap Are you ok?

[@ushdhyxywb]

Oh you work for Nvidia? Name EVERY Nvidia GPU.

[@Calmfries]

Shohan If I work for Nvidia, I’d be gaming at 8K60 on the 3090 rn instead of making memes here. Name every Nvidia GPU? HD7970, RX580, 5700XT... this is exhausting man

[@mattiasalberg554]

every time I heard the drill I was just laughing :D it is after all just a gpu (an awesome gpu, but still just a gpu) great episode!

[@yakacm]

There'll be ppl watching this in 5 years time just after they have bought a 3080 2nd hand of ebay, and are wanting to know how to open the card to replace the thermal paste, hi future person.

[@alextrotta796]

@@ascissordollynamedgwen9409 GENERAL KENOBI

[@triunnbjorn3610]

You mean I shouldn't replace the thermal paste with liquid metal the moment I receive this card? xD

[@grandadmiralthrawn5843]

Hello future self

[@Madhawk1995]

@@ascissordollynamedgwen9409 is Covid over?

[@ibrizzz]

If we make it alive this year

[@Gabbyreel]

I can't believe this. Children in America could have eaten that GPU.

[@pradeljames3260]

@@tommybro5313 OK AMERICAN.

[@currycel470]

Anyone explain meme.

[@Gabbyreel]

@@currycel470 a common saying American parents would say to their children to get them to eat their dinner is " children are starving in Africa", to make us appreciate the food we have. The joke is that you cannot eat a GPU.

[@superzak7ify]

@@Gabbyreel bro, I live in South Africa and my parents always said "there are starving kids outside" I only caught the irony years later

[@robmug]

@@Gabbyreel not only in america

[@der8auer]

Had to leave the video at the torque of "inch-pound". Absolutely babaric unit :D

[@FuzedBox]

I had a retort for that, but then realized who you are.

[@declaredsnow]

lmao

[@happydawg2663]

Metric system best system

[@thatkileyguy]

American here and I agree with you. I wish so badly that we would just change to metric already.

[@XxxTheFireEmblemxxX]

no actual scientist is a unit snob. it's a one-time conversion and then you're set for the rest of your project. source: am actual scientist. (biochemistry)

[@mini-_]

Jay: Steve will do a teardown Steve: Way ahead of you, bud!

[@shadowr2d2]

The Teardown heard around the world. Thank you Tech Jesus. We are not worthy.

[@vernonalbayeros4719]

Nvidia: Let's put some magentic screw hole covers so people can take the card apart easily! ... Steve: BRING ME THE DRILL

[@H1nD009]

Also, how safe is it to put a strong magnet near the RAM area of the card? I remember hearing back in the ddr days ram was very sensitive to magnetism, like you could kill a stick by photocopying it cause the lamp had a magnetic field

[@bakadeshi_aunstudios]

@@H1nD009 no magnets could destroy HD or other magnetic media, , but not dram or sdram, they don't work with magnetism. There shouldn't be anything in a video card that magnets could destroy. Magnets may also effect certain electronic components that rely on magnetism to function while they are on, like certain relays and coils though, but you would have to contact it with magnets while it's on and functioning to mess those up.

[@H1nD009]

@@bakadeshi_aunstudios thanks! I heard about that back in the early 00's but never questioned it

[@RobStevens64]

Magnets seemed to be for holding the covers to the screwheads, not to aid in removing the covers. That's why their own guide recommended a different way to remove them.

[@kiwicami287]

Steve doesn't need someone to him bring his drill, Steve always has a drill nearby

[@sirtobigoodboy]

Disappointing, Steve. There aren't nearly enough silicone spatulas in that kitchen utensil holder.

[@eight_nine]

Nvidia had more disappointing

[@jasonfessel8598]

Maybe that's what they are used for? "That didn't work"

[@Ken87Anger]

What have I missed about this spatula business? I saw them on the hardware unboxed background and now here. Is there some joke reference and I am being whooshed?

[@BoMulli]

@@Ken87Anger Jensen's kitchen has an absurd amount of silicone spatulas in his kitchen utensil holder

[@Bobzillaaaful]

those are turners,not spatulas

[@shadymodnation5781]

"I basically drilled out a small hole and then just stabbed it and it came out and that was the end of that." Jason Voorhees

[@dragonslayerornstein387]

Mmmm, smoothie

[@aadesh_kale]

evil laughter*

[@rikschaaf]

Surgeon simulator approved!

[@holycownonames]

razor would of done it :/

[@rareELL]

😭😭😭

[@Ph3onix_]

"You're destroying that card" "Ok. Let's get one thing straight, the pcb is fine, the card is fine, it still works, it's fine." "This is why Jay said go watch Gamers Nexus"

[@bhuvangunessee]

the only thing he really drilled through was one of the magnetic covers, and frankly anyone taking apart this shouldn't even bother putting those 4 tiny covers back IMO edit: unless it's absolutely for the looks on a vertical mounted gpu

[@keineahnung8696]

Is it weird that this video is what I was most excited about? To see if the 3000 Series uses fewer screws.

[@jozef_franek]

yeah, i looking for 3090 beast

[@paulliniger418]

Nope. It's basically the reason I wanted to see the teardown. Also the massive heatsink. If it wasn't a waste of money, I'd buy the card to tear it down and use the heatsink as a piece of art around my set up.

[@DeViLzzz2006]

LOL!

[@pirojfmifhghek566]

Steve's teardown is like the monster truck rally of GPU reviews. MAYHEM AND CARNAGE COMING TO YOU THIS *WEDNESDAYYYYY.* FEAST YOUR EYES AS STEVE "THE BIT BEAST" BURKE BRINGS IN THE BUZZSAW TO BREACH THE STEEL CAGE AND RIP THE TERRIFIED PCB FROM ITS _MORTAL COOOOIIIL._ FRONT SEAT TICKETS COME WITH A FREE BARF BAG. TICKET PRICE PAYS FOR THE WHOLE GAMING CHAIR BUT _YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EEEEEDGE!_

[@BimotaMoon]

Most exciting part of a gpu launch for me :D

[@quatermasterzy]

eBay listing: “In fine cosmetic condition.”

[@joshuabest100]

A few small marks

[@technik_komputerowy]

like new, never been abused, no scratches at all, never been overclocked, what is overclocking?

[@IIMANIXII]

New open Box LMAO

[@doleod6340]

Almost never glued or drilled.

[@LarkSS]

"seller refurbished"

[@artfulcord]

youll never see this Gamers Nexus, but that intro was absolutely legendary

[@AshrZ]

yeah I fricking LOVE IT

[@GTFour]

Steve: "As soon as I got it up a little bit I pulled it back out" Me: ahh we have the same technique

[@davesprivatelounge]

Ay lmao

[@planebassoon6029]

💀

[@darrenfalconer3267]

Haha thank you for that comment

[@MattRumsey1212]

"Theyve sent a disassembly guide but i havn't really looked at it" CLASSIC :')

[@Skiddins]

Must award himself 5 man-points for failure to read the manual

[@Daemon1995_]

@@Skiddins real men dont read manual

[@toreole5831]

*proceeds to guess and DRILLS the screw cover

[@mcunner]

16:31 I'm sorry Steve but those are not tweezers. Please go watch the verge guide to understand what you're talking about. Pshh, poor performance this time round.

[@NTipton90]

Best cold open of the year. Hands down.

[@Agarico]

How come this has no replies?

[@Xeirus911]

@@Agarico Shhh, just let it simmer.

[@nlssln1]

Steve: That paste is really dry Jensen: I had them in my oven, what do you expect

[@ruxandy]

@Han Lockhart Wh..... wh.... whyyy? It's pretty obvious that the thermal transfer is very good, since this monster stays just above 70 degrees during full load. Also, "dry" thermal paste does not automatically mean "bad" thermal paste. Some thermal compounds are actually meant to be dry! They might not be the absolute best of the best, however, in this case, I would say that it's doing a more than decent job.

[@Ib_h7]

@@ruxandy right

[@yoshy2628]

@Han Lockhart Low quality thermal paste or the cards are at least half a year old just sitting in a box, waiting for a sucker to buy it.

[@beeda69]

Nvidia: Do not disassemble the card GN: No F's given and proceeds without the manual for fun.

[@twiggsherman3641]

Me: There's no way he needs a drill, that's just for show. GN: Zoom, Zoom, Mfer

[@DamnCyrus]

I was worried a bit too

[@BjayawesomeBlackDude]

Nvidia RTX 3070 @$499.00, fast as 2080 ti!? Nothing but mad respect for all 2080 ti owners. They had took ones for the team. 😩😷

[@JesseFeather]

@@BjayawesomeBlackDude edit your comment my guy. you mean 3070?

[@BjayawesomeBlackDude]

@@JesseFeather thank

[@Leonsimages]

Jay: I'm not gonna do a teardown. Steve, holding a powerdrill and a blowtorch: I'll do it. RTX 3080: *screaming*

[@TillTheLightTakesUs]

Cue the DOOM ost!

[@vasheroo]

@@TillTheLightTakesUs bass bass bass b-b-b-b-bass bass bass

[@branting2]

*3080

[@daviddebroux4708]

@@branting2 Just think about the 3090 about to watch in sheer horror as the 3080 is going to suffer its excruciating fate.

[@genericscottishchannel1603]

15:00 Time to take the rest of it apart *_VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR_*

[@owen_81]

The cut-down card with a water block seems like it will be an SFF dream.

[@DarrenKrusi]

Mercedes AMG engine design. Pump-in-V

[@Terrobility]

This is it, baby! Exactly what everyone's been waiting for!

[@summationkid7414]

"I'll do it"

[@Romaobb]

I was so confused when I clicked on the video then saw Jay XD

[@Mineav]

15:00 I almost had a heart attack.

[@Datdus92]

I didn't realize how much of a graphics cards is just the cooler.

[@natha2805]

Yeah that's basically just a "card" actually !

[@arthurand1006]

I am amazed how small it is, super compact, imagine if it didn't generate any considerable heat and could work like this.

[@jaalan7896]

@@arthurand1006 Well normally they are like twice this size. This one has been shrunken down to fit this new cooler design.

[@kaiser_nit0157]

​@@jaalan7896 I think it just looks this small, due to the rest of the card being so big in comparison, I mean, they can't just shrink dies this easily, if they could than they wouldn't need to wait for tsmc and samsung to shrink their node.

[@ShadyRapture]

Heat is the biggest modern issue in computing. Think about CPU and GPU the main powerhouses of the computer, both have to have insane cooling solutions because the chips have been made so tiny and powerful that it's very easy to overheat them with so much power in such a tiny space. Even nvme drives and overclocked RAM now require clever cooling solutions to keep from overheating. Heat is the reason computing is slowly approaching a line that will be impossible to cross without either 1. new cooling solutions like submerging all the parts in antistatic liquid and pumping the water through a refrigerant cooler 2. quantum computing

[@The88shrimp]

If this were apple they'd have sold a special "Apple-inspired genius tool" to take off the screw covers for $1499.99 GST + Shipping not included

[@Wqube]

Haha no way they'd let you open that card for any price!

[@The88shrimp]

@@Wqube True, just having photons reflect off of it into your own eyes will void the warranty.

[@vjxpiroevo9263]

The iMagnet😄😄

[@dolebiscuit]

"I shoved it in under and then just kinda pushed up, and as soon as I got it up a little bit, I pulled it back out" Instructions unclear, I now owe child support. Thanks Steve.

[@doderiolarkisso4038]

>it get's bigger when i pull on it

[@kylemcgowan846]

Underrated comment lol 😂😂

[@RTXDrive]

Someone get this man the "Comment of the Year" award! 😂😂

[@AshrZ]

@@RTXDrive beamngDrive

[@Redeemed1337]

"Their magnets just aren't big enough"

[@nickdee24]

"i'll do it" - Liked just for that comment xD

[@React2Quick]

I nearly choked on my drink when Steve started hitting the card with the spatula.

[@xWood4000]

5:57

[@xbreadguy_1080]

I’m happy to have someone who does a no BS tear down of EVERYTHING. So much detail. Thanks guys

[@443810]

just imaging for a moment that those are cheap tin screws and every time when you unscrew it you play Russian rullet Yes I am looking at you apple

[@dwightschrute4506]

Wdym. Please explain I’m curious

[@443810]

@@dwightschrute4506 just find video on youtube " apple stand for mac pro disaster"

[@delilas2398]

"nvivida, how should I remove these screw caps?" Nvidia: "glue them in place"

[@float32]

The drill holes are like those water indicators that shows if your device was wet.

[@marceldiezasch6192]

At this point I'm convinced Nvidia wants you to make it look more difficult than it is. Like, what? Highly payed engineers over at Nvidia don't know that tape exists?

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

14:40 I hate those ribbon cables so much! Every time I find them in a device, I know it's gonna be MUCH more of a pain to reassemble.

[@AdrianOkay]

those cables get a considerable amount of permanent damage every time you take them off, so have fun having to replace them somehow after removing and putting them on 15ish times

[@brandonputman7249]

When you getting one Dawid

[@gang-yc4je]

are you going to review one dawid? i'd love to see you're take on things.

[@DawidDoesTechStuff]

I would love to get my hands on one. I'm gonna try buy one tomorrow.

[@brandonputman7249]

@@DawidDoesTechStuff good luck!

[@japkap]

15:02 that made me get a cold shiver and goosebumps when you did that......

[@croikie19841]

@15:02 scared me too, then laughed when I realized it was for comedic purposes.

[@PizzaPowerXYZ]

@@croikie19841 15:02 also scared me, can't belive you would drill a 3080

[@codehustler]

"adhesive on a stick" - they were messing with you xD someone at nvidia is laughing really hard right now...

[@ze_rubenator]

For some reason that sounds like something Mitch Hedberg would say. The workers making the McDonald's buns are using adhesive on a stick to attach the sesame seeds.

[@SUBsystemHawgCranker]

haha, give steve and nvidia the benefit of the doubt and say it was a translation issue? lol

[@lacrimanoctis1994]

Steve: remove the ribbon my head from watching JerryRigEverything: just like a little lego

[@IIMANIXII]

With deeper grooves at level 7. :D

[@DavidSiebert]

I have worked with those flex cable connectors and they are really fragile. I think they are rated at like 10 uses. If you are careful you can get a lot more but we still broke them a lot and had to replace them.

[@sysghost]

Heat + magnets = Dead magnets after some time. Will there be a problem when these magnet-covers falls out after some time of heavy usage? Are any parts of these magnets conductive? If so say goodbye to any PCB's under them.

[@terriwebb5093]

Are you talking about the screw caps? They weren't magnets , he just used a magnet to remove them, they are metal..

[@SirBilliam96]

Guide: "You are going to need a stick with adhesive, and a ruler" Me: O.o

[@andruloni]

are you sure they sent you the right guide?

[@gucky4717]

Igors Guide has a very simple solution....fingernails...sadly Steve has none atm XD

[@dineshhotker41]

You forgot the drill

[@araisikewai]

To open RTX 5080: "You're going to need a rubber chicken with pulley in the middle"

[@jedidroid2000]

Same vibe with using a 'Swiss Army knife that hopefully has a Philips head screwdriver'

[@enricodrawe6213]

Jay: im not gonna do a teardown Steve with powertools: *Laughs in Evil*

[@johnsherby9130]

When that guy came on and it just says “finstack whisperer” I died laughing. Great video Steve.

[@FerdinandJosephFernandez]

0:41 LOL at parodying Jensen picking up the 3080 card hiding in plain sight!

[@th3orist]

i went to the comment section to see the comment about it and was sorta surprised it took me so long to find the comment mentioning it and only having 6 votes at that time :D - genius steve

[@dilhol3754]

This comment is too low

[@Tc4ify]

Not enough spatulas though, lol

[@anew742]

The logo disappears at 13:09 Does that normally happen and I've never noticed, or is it a mistake? EDIT: Engineer is a Japanese company that makes all sorts of great tools! Steve's tweezers are the Engineer PTS-01

[@CMDRSweeper]

The US Air Force stole the logo to use it in a stealth experiment as they usually do! Look out for Stealthy GamersNexus logos!

[@marcosvictor4935]

@@SISSYPUSS I opened the picture and I was like "I'm not sure what I'm expecting but sure I'm not expecting a photo of the tweezers" so I look at it and I am totally baffled by what I see.

[@kodedude]

I literally screamed at my screen when you pulled the drill out the second time. My heart absolutely sank, and then I laughed my ass off!

[@00Mike55]

The real question here is, why does Steve also need so many spatulas?!

[@Rugg-qk4pl]

I think its because in the announcement video the 3080 was hiding behind spatulas

[@Truantduck]

He likes shopping at Spatula City.

[@kevadu]

Spatulas are an essential tool for tear-downs.

[@samhaworth2440]

@@Truantduck Exactly, he knows that nothing says "I love you" like a spatula...

[@boblister6174]

Let Al die no one need to copy that in the future.

[@TheNannerBeans]

"That actually was very painful. I just dropped the card on my pinky." This needs to be the new testing standard for build quality.

[@darcybowyer5743]

Inch pounds? Please it’s “Ugga dugga”s for torque. 😂 (Yes it really should be a metric measurement like Nm for torque)

[@Briguy1027]

Heh, yeah I'm used to Nm as well, at least for implants.

[@bakadeshi_aunstudios]

I like ugga dugga. Torque bolt down to 35 ugga duggas. Has a nice ring to it. 😛

[@Grrizz84]

Glad to see someone shouting out "Engineer", they're Japanese, you can find them on eBay or at engineer(dot)jp and are damn good tools, way better than the _near_ bottom of the barrel iFixit that all the tech tubers peddle. They might not be the cheapest but the compete with tools 2-3x their price IMO. P.S. no I'm not a bot just an actual engineer 😅

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

How is Ifixit bad?

[@KeksdoseHi8]

@@voidofspaceandtime4684 their tools are not made for repeated use and won't last you as long as a good one.

[@darrenfalconer3267]

@@voidofspaceandtime4684 I bought a kit and I'm not happy with build quality, it's like a throw away kit

[@Grrizz84]

@@voidofspaceandtime4684 They're not bad, bad, they're just the same quality as if you went to Aliexpress and sorted by price with cheapest first then bought the first result that looked somewhat good (but it would be cheaper that way), if you buy them to use once in a while they'll do the job which I'm sure is 90% of their target audience but if you want a good tool with good sizing and finish that will last I would absolutely look elsewhere. After all the tech tuber endorsements years back I ended up buying a set and was very disappointed given the price, same cheap Chinese parts but 50% more expensive. On the other hand after spending years looking for good tools at a good price, "engineer" were the first ones I found that could trade blows with the premium (both in terms of quality and price) tools that I have used over the years. A pair of snips might cost $20-30ish instead of $10 but they trade blows with the $70+ ones IMO. Also nothing against iFixit as a company, I think what they do is great and looking at their tools as supporting them by buying their merch is valid, I was just hoping for/expecting more after all the non-sponsor spot endorsements.

[@smbu]

Yeah, I like their stuff. I have their Nejisaurus (screw removal pliers) and their Bazooka (screw removal) as well. I'll have to look into their other stuff as well when I'm looking for more tools.

[@stoked9004]

For a split second, I thought I missclicked.

[@paulliniger418]

Same!

[@maekymaek.0302]

"We had people that are so beginner to this.." just fyi guys GN is not jaytwocents or Kyle or linus. Hes the nerd of nerds.

[@ifelohslefthand1423]

I prefer linus

[@davidpeterson7869]

lies

[@blackonblack...9244]

Pffffft....He's the Jesus of Nerds.

[@brianbrabazon]

"OMG, don't mishandle the card like that!" Little did he know they were worried that he would damage himself and not the card. RIP pinkie finger.

[@slinkyfpv]

Adhesive: hot glue. Remove hot glue with rubbing alcohol. Done.

[@bakadeshi_aunstudios]

Hot glue doesn't stick to everything. Particularly metal that doesn't have allot of pores or roughness for the glue to seep into. All got glue is just plastic with a low melding point basically.

[@MDKPopin]

@@bakadeshi_aunstudios the screw caps are plastic with an inlaid magnet from what GN noted

[@aryanis83]

'And todaaay we r going to take apart the rtx [CLANK] 3080 founder's edition card..'

[@leotheevinci]

Steve: **Carefully removing the ribbons** Also Steve: **Suddenly brings out the drill**

[@powtaytow631]

I was terrified by that

[@poisenbery]

GN: Some people are so beginner, they think that taking it apart is breaking it *5 minutes later* GN: Yeah these thermal pads usually break when you take them apart but we were lucky. *5 minutes later* GN: Yeah you gotta be careful with this cable because you can literally break it just by taking it apart *5 minutes later* GN: All the screws are out but you can't take the PCB off because there might be cables under that break when you take it apart *5 minutes later* GN: The 2060, you had a very high chance of damaging something just by trying to take it apart

[@bhuvangunessee]

It only breaks if you don't know how to take it apart or don't care how you take it apart

[@scootergirl3662]

This does make the video funny, but what I think is meant is that you don't have to break to take it apart. It seems like with an expert you can just put it back together or only have to replace some menial parts.

[@Crgx22r7]

14:59 OMG I nearly died at that part. Hahahahah good one guys

[@PitboyHarmony1]

Enthusiast wait till they get home, and go: "hey, the teardown is up, I'll get into that in a bit" Nvidia: Pays a guy to refresh GN's channel every 5 seconds, with a spam all points internal email pre setup, and every person who works for the company is required to immediately stop everything, don a leather jacket, and watch ... and the entire engineer team are crowded around one monitor, screaming "Oh my god, he's doin' it different ... nooooo". Steve: takes out drill.

[@IcarusTECH]

"Adhesive on a stick" they probably meant dum-dum or putty type stuff on the end, not glue fwiw...

[@YotaNinja]

I might be the only person who's very excited to finally have a card that looks as good from the normal mounting position, as it would vertically mounted. I really love the design of their FE cards this time around, I've never liked them before.

[@DeadsTBD]

True and this time i'm not concerned about the card cooler making me go to 3rd party... I may get a FE... but i won't upgrade this year so maybe next years there will be something even better :p

[@babochee]

Yeah, I dont give a crap what it looks like.

[@t4n4t0s7]

Yeah, I like this design. But I also prefer the "rugged" look that the massive be quiet cooler gives to my case, so my opinion might be invalid for most people 😅

[@mcbrite]

Who cares? Nobody you know will EVER touch a 3080 Founders Edition... It's a scam. Show the glitzy shiny FE, then sell them BOG STANDARD "normal design" graphics cards that some of us have been using for over 20 years...

[@ModernGameArmy]

mcbrite what are you talking about?

[@simonsramcik5610]

I was like please upload tear down before I go to sleep. GN 30s later: here u go. Pog

[@glutenfreegam3r177]

Steve, "Adhesive on a stick" doesn't necessarily mean to use GLUE. Tape is ALSO an adhesive. Not to mention you used a MUCH bigger stick than needed. Personally, I would have reverse wrapped a toothpick or similar sized piece of wood/plastic with duct tape and call it good.

[@semproser19]

Honestly just a ball of bluetac might have done it

[@PizzaPowerXYZ]

Tape is an adhesive and a thin sheet stacked together

[@gunnergrant12]

GN you're really kickin A$$ lately. Great coverage of this entire 3000 series. Can't wait for more and to get my hands on one of those bad boys!

[@Twoface227]

GN: A stick, some glue, and a ruler... Me: We're entering MacGyver'ish levels of disassembly now boys!

[@tillbot1651]

Macgyver: what? WHAT?! No chewing gum? This guy is a amateur.

[@Dreddy72]

@@tillbot1651 and wheres the paper clip! or rubber band!

[@Exile1a]

@@Dreddy72 Well they are not building a super-computer. You'll need different parts. :P

[@marksemple297]

Nah that was The Verge with the Swiss Army Knife,.

[@Yonix360]

'The copper plate's connected to the vapor chamber. The vapor chamber's connected to the heatpipe. The heatpipe's connected to the pcb.' Nice song!

[@shadowkiller5520]

4:16 Steve decides to sue Nvidia for pinky damage. As compensation for his injury he wants a new RTX 3090.

[@campkira]

they don't let him teardown on it... so i think he will had to deal with them that would cost more than rtx 3090... uesless he get permission from the marketing..

[@erok_]

If you can after all the testing leave the 3080 to buildzoid... he said he ain't getting any and I would love to see him mod it :D

[@tashinganyandoro6924]

Hopefully he sees this

[@error262]

buildzoid is on the other side of the world so I guess buying him one would be much easier than shipping it to him

[@kx7y]

He stated that in the video.

[@kx7y]

@@jrok96 Good enough for his usual PCB breakdowns.

[@boondaguh]

He said he'll be sending all the board components

[@tubelife70]

The absence of SMD M5 and M6 (memory IC's) could suggest that the graphics memory could be upgraded to 12GB - unless of course the bus lanes to the GPU have been disabled physically or through the GPU's firmware. But seeing how the board appears to be all balled up and ready it would be super cool if you could re-flow a pair of them onto the card. Strictly for Science of course :)

[@Saltbreather]

I wanna be like Steve when I grow up. Yes, I’m 27 - no, that’s NOT relevant.

[@StefanEtienneTheVerrgeRep]

Not wearing an anti static bracelet while disassembly? My heart jumped with every screw. I would discharge immediately. Chances are you have enough static to blow up your entire house right now. Join the Anti Static Society. Join the A.S.S.

[@Nightmoore]

"I would discharge immediately" is not something I was prepared to read on the Internet today.

[@ericc539]

Did you see he is wearing his anti static hair tie? So he's all set :-)

[@rareraven]

What would tech jesus do?, Rubber armband.

[@orellaminx3530]

21:58 With paste that dry, one has to wonder just how longer nVidia had these sitting in a warehouse. Perhaps a whole year while AMD had no answer? And now they'll trickle them out to make sure prices inflate once again.

[@PointlessGameBugs]

Last time I was so excited about a teardown was when I met my girlfriend.

[@Filip1389_]

What were her termals and how much noise did she make ? Also how much cores did she have on 1 to 10 😂

[@falxonPSN]

The first unboxing is always the best with the girlfriend.

[@FatJack210]

15:01 - I actually laughed out loud here haha

[@andreimunteanu750]

I almost died inside

[@gvnady8380]

Save that for JerryRigEverything

[@TechGuyWiz]

I screamed and my boss came running

[@RobStevens64]

"PCB's fine, card's fine, GPU's fine." Yeah, that screwhead, on the other hand ... XD

[@TeamTDU]

15:01 damn that was good

[@nErfEr308]

Gamers Thanos: "Fine, I'll do it myself"

[@threegenerationgaming315]

Steve: As a loyal subscriber, I am really hoping that you, of all people, will address the Nvidia scam or false launch that occurred this morning. Please be the one guy we all trust to call Nvidia out on this cooperate garbage. Bots or no bots, it’s impossible to believe this product sold out in literally 3 seconds.

[@Xeirus911]

This looks like a damn nicely designed card.

[@williamfalWFT]

"First look at founders edition pcb" Water Block manufacturers: high pitched screaming

[@jesh879]

I was thinking for the FE PCBs, the water block manufacturers could just add a fan at the end to direct cool air up at VRMs and RAM. It would let people going with a custom loop have some of the original FE aesthetic.

[@memethief4113]

luckily NVIDIA has a reference PCB and a FE PCB, two different versions

[@JohnVanderbeck]

@@memethief4113 Can you clarify? I only see one card on their website for sale. I want to be able to put a block on it later.

[@memethief4113]

@@JohnVanderbeck I'm not sure if NVIDIA will personally sell the reference PCB (they do not have a cooler designed for it), but they have one designed for 3rd party companies that produce air and liquid coolers, the PCB is a more standard design while NVIDIA has the special design shown in this video exclusively for the founders edition GPUs

[@shadowarez1337]

Don't worry this means they can overcharge by adding new design with a block built in the back end. Once they realize that $$$$$ high pitched sound becomes laughter to the bank.

[@frankvarrodesign5778]

Wait, so what was the touch-connection pins for? Was that the signal to the "X" LEDs, and the ribbons were for the fans?

[@startedtech]

Steve your spatula game just isn't on the same level as Jensen's. You need at least 34 spatulas.

[@weaponxreject]

"screwy stuff in the past" Yesssss. Let the Linus flow through you, yesssssssss

[@iddan1205]

All he has left to do is drop it.

[@alexlindstrom9971]

The 3080 Launch Day Experience (TM) Get up. Rush to PC. You've got your 8+ windows up. Your timezone's launch hits. Refresh like a crack addict. Websites immediately crash in unison: - EVGA ceases to be, remanifests empty, barren - Nvidia doesn't crash, but apparently never had any to begin with - Newegg crashes, or when it works, shows you an 'Add to Cart' button just to tease you, let the dots circle meaninglessly - Best Buy doesn't crash for long, but existing 3080s INSTANT TRANSMISSION out of the real into the noumenal - B&H no longer exists. It never existed. - Amazon trolls everyone, either never had any stock or Bezos personally owns all of them now. Thanks Nvidia. Great launch. If you boost the price after this pathetic launch, I won't even be surprised, nor disappointed, just angry.

[@SycsFinest]

"Adhesive on a stick" should be a PSA not a CA.

[@gavilar5425]

Got a MSI 3080 on my old 7700k, 32gb ram, ga-z270-hd3p mobo. I get 4 short beeps when starting up. Everything works fine tho. No crashes, slow downs, high temps, nothing. I'm intrigued as to what those beeps are. According to Gigabyte 4 short beeps has to do with the internal clock (it's not that). I have tried different PSU, RAM, old GPU (makes beeps go away), reset bios, different cables, etc. Wondering if it has something to do with gen 3 and gen 4 pcie (my mobo is gen 3, card is gen 4).

[@ScytheNoire]

nVidia sends instructions. Steve: "Screw it, we'll do it live!"

[@gamershadow1]

Happy 1Million from a very very happy patron!

[@GamersNexus]

Thank you!

[@tld00]

There's dozens of us!

[@CraigToddOfficial]

At least there are TWO mlcc's and not one like all of the AIB's cheaping out on 3080 buyers. The one to watch will be Asus TUF RTX 3080 Gaming, who has all 6 mlcc's, best card for the money right now. Hats off to Asus. (Clap Clap Clap)

[@Vasharan]

Steve Burke: I would recommend some extra tools, definitely some extra fine tweezers. Verge: Finally, vindication! BYLINE: Video card vivisection video vindicates Verge vlogger.

[@princevegeta6236]

Did you change your name just to make this comment??

[@dextrician5932]

*slow claps* you win this time sir, you win this time.

[@Vasharan]

@@princevegeta6236 There are no accidents, just happy coincidences.

[@ScarletKomi]

20:42 So is it save to assume some 12 GB card down the line ?

[@shawnpepin7890]

No. We will get a 20gb 3080, bit they will just double the vram in the modules. Those extra pads are for the broken parts of the silicon(binned) so those lanes are unusable due to the die being cut. Like he said in the video, those empty position will change for each individual 3080 gpu (bad parts of silicon will be different for every gpu) if the die had no defects then it would probably be branded a 3090 and they would fill all of those pads with 2gb gddr6x modules and that would be you 24gb of vram on the 3090

[@falxonPSN]

@@shawnpepin7890 it's also interesting as it potentially sheds some light on their yields. Perhaps 2 defects per die was a high probability.

[@ShatteredAxis]

@@shawnpepin7890 If low/no-defect yields improve giving nVidia more choice over what silicon goes in the 3090s and AMD actually tries to release something even halfway competitive then you could see a "3080Ti" able to utilise all those pads faster than you'd think. Besides, even if yields improve not all the extra silicon will be able to remain stable across all clusters at 3090 speeds. Of course if yields don't go that way and there's pressure you would more likely see an overclocked 20GB version with the Ti moniker. Whereas if AMD doesn't compete at this level this gen then the stock 3080 will be all we get anyway :/

[@djchotus1]

dapc0815b2up003 dang, it's an old video, but i need a FE fan replacement, cable broke, #fail. dapc0815b2up003, do we (you) anyone, know where i can get one????/ Thanks

[@twicetenturns]

If you can't find "engineer" just look for "jeweler's forceps". They are a pretty common surgical instrument.

[@Viewer19]

www.engineertools-jp.com/company

[@gavinbuck8130]

Look at his grinning little face, bless 'im.

[@auclearwater]

Duct tape works just fine to get out the screw covers. No glue or drilling needed 🤣. Also it's good practice to keep magnets away from expensive electronics.

[@krzlu]

Steve: "Ok time to take the rest of it out" Drill Sounds. Me: NooOOoOOOoOoo!

[@corporalcorgi4948]

Found the NVIDIA engineer :D

[@PwadigytheOddity]

“I always hope that leaving the card like this makes people nervous.” Major Chad energy.

[@rareraven]

Didn't understand that one, but okay.

[@machenka]

People should see how these cards are handled during shipping they would not be afraid of you breaking anything by putting the card down a bit hard. Why do people believe this stuff should be handled like glass in order not to break anything!?

[@MrMattumbo]

The AvE of graphics cards lol

[@joshuagumm8485]

AvE has the type of knowledge that takes a lifetime to accumulate.

[@ywsx6489]

AvE would have taken the fan apart to see what kind of bearing is inside.

[@joshuagumm8485]

XianYang Huang is that before or after he melt the plastic to let us know what it’s made of?

[@CKTofu]

@@imadecoy. sounds like you need better taste

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

@@ywsx6489 Well, if it survived the unboxing!

[@tomkavulic7178]

"Finstack Whisperer" is the funniest thing I've ever heard