We Found the Glue: Tear-Down of NVIDIA RTX 3090 Founders Edition

We decided to take apart the NVIDIA RTX 3090 Founders Edition card for thermocouple placement, and in the process, we discovered where NVIDIA hid the glue for this generation.
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In this video, we're taking apart the NVIDIA RTX 3090 Founders Edition video card, which is mostly an upscaled and larger RTX 3080 FE. That said, we decided to tear it down further this time, down to the fans and the glue. The design could use some tweaks for user serviceability, but it is overall moving in the right direction. We'd like to see NVIDIA change to pin-to-pad fans for easier fan replacement in the event of RMAs or fan death on the RTX 3090 FE (and 3080 FE) coolers, so hopefully that's a change we see in the next generation of stock coolers. Partners are still free to do their own designs, and those are starting to pop-up everywhere now, too, some with easier access to the card and fans. Our NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 FE review is also already live on the channel, linked above, for those who want performance metrics.
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[@GamersNexus]

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[@dox_sinful5351]

Can I have one of your spare pc lol I broke as crap

[@andrewbabbo123]

So glad I got a mouse mat while it was in stock

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Can you do a video comparison between the different thermal pads on the mem and vrm. Like between fujipoly 17.0 w/mk, 11.0 w/mk and thermal Grizzly minus pad8

[@fbombsflyingwrenchesgarage6334]

Would be nice if they restocked the 3080s.. I've had this money sitting in my account for weeks now.

[@steveclock6051]

Does the modmat make a good mousepad for those of us that arent terribly concerned with response time?

[@mintsquirrel762]

When Linus originally reviewed the 3080 he heard a rattling coming from the card. I wonder if that could be similar to the issue that Jay had.

[@samuelkdu]

lol lets face it linus probably dropped it and dislodged something

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@stevewatson6839]

He heard a rattling and didn't investigate. What a tool!

[@TheJarJarKinks]

@Advocatus Diaboli Honestly, I don't know why anyone does anything more than report that stuff as spam and move on.

[@stevewatson6839]

@Advocatus Diaboli Something not clear?

[@supervillain3213]

Here's my conspiracy theory. Nvidia purposely put a size screw in there that you don't have in your toolkit, just to mess with you.

[@whiskeymike7364]

Surprised they didn't go for Apple style penta-head sockets in a few places. All those different screws are a mechanical engineer's kind of joke. "How many kinds of fasteners are there? Great! Use one of each. And glue."

[@Elinzar]

dont forget to also, Glue the Screws

[@kennethhicks2113]

hehe... like Apple, it's got 20 screws of 25 different types!

[@mavamaarten]

Don't forget to route a very critical signal trace right underneath those screws, too. So if you use the wrong one, you break the connection and your product is useless. As seen on iPhone™️

[@The.Toaster]

@@mavamaarten that's consumerism for you.

[@60DollarCodger]

GN: measures multiple fins to tenths of a mm with caliper. Also GN: shoves 2 rulers into heatsink shroud and uses the caliper as a prybar.

[@GamersNexus]

Desperate times call for desperate measures!

[@jwbowen]

@@GamersNexus not sure if the pun was intended, but it is appreciated.

[@claouslive]

@@jwbowen As straight edged as they are I can let it slide as a pun

[@Melamamoduro]

@@GamersNexus Did the caliper bend?

[@MegaSunRise3]

"tenths of a mm" that really made me cry

[@storarperur26]

Rofl i can just see the exhaustion in steve's eyes, well done mate

[@Pizzastealingninja]

@@InnerFury1886 get that /s outta here

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@testtestlast4306]

Tech Jesus suffers for our sins (our lust for fps)

[@AaronShenghao]

It's not over yet, ,3070 embargo is lifting in...

[@stevewatson6839]

@@testtestlast4306 I'm not lustful at all for the 3090; I'm flaccid and more likely to get a tech hard-on for the Abkoncore Ramesses 780. Why NVIDIA? Why? This is a gimped Titan with niche of niche productivity uses; not a gaming card at all; and nevermind not an 8K gaming card. Great cooler, I'd want it on the 3080 and certainly on any putative 3080Ti FE. The cooler might get my juices going; but that it exists and is on a gimped card I've zero interest in, never mind using, just annoys me.

[@Zosu22]

Time to add screw removal tape to the GN toolkit lol

[@GamersNexus]

Marketing at its finest! "Screw Removal Tape"

[@xDownSetx]

@@GamersNexus If I opened a tool kit and read that I think I'd have to go outside and look at the sky for a bit and process it

[@dinobot_maximize]

or just a magnet, dude

[@SergePupko]

@@GamersNexus why not? Just another shilling opportunity. 🤣

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

And a pair of rulers

[@ryan225360]

They had the 3090 review on in Microcenter earlier! It was my first ever trip there and seeing your video there was awesome!!!

[@GamersNexus]

Haha, probably not helping them sell cards - but they probably sold through them all anyway!

[@Lishtenbird]

Is airing KZbin reviews a thing that happens in (good) offline stores now? I'm not in US, and here you'll sometimes not even get a proper promo video on a display they're selling, just a generic store-branded one that shows nothing.

[@Locutus494]

@@Lishtenbird Don't know about tech stores, but I have seen gun stores showing gun KZbinr's videos for customers to see. (IV888, Military Arms Channel, etc...) So there are traditional brick and mortar retail businesses that are in touch with the internet/KZbin scene.

[@Tony-yn5rr]

My microcenter was playing a visual novel dating game

[@link11913]

@@Tony-yn5rr was it KFC's VN?

[@squirrelgray945]

Now I know exactly how to take apart the card I won't be able to afford :D

[@whitenoiserevived6575]

It's like 2500 Aussie dollars here just what the fuck

[@Lishtenbird]

Maybe you'll buy it for a hundred in seven years, would make sense repasting and refaning it then!

[@Lishtenbird]

@Peter Evans I can't really know the reason for that much crazy salt in your life, but I hope it gets better for you. Cheers!

[@WalksWithNoFear]

Yet. Won’t be able to afford yet.

[@belland_dog8235]

@Peter Evans You have absolutely no idea how costs are actually made, pls stop talking.

[@GruntyGame]

2:13 instructions unclear, glue is now on stick.

[@Lucian_Andries]

Instructions unclear, I'm stuck now............ 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MMORPG87]

Nvidia: We have only had 3000 series in production since Aug..... GN opens to find Dry, Very Dry thermal paste 0.0

[@colemin2]

HMMM

[@gamingblowsofficial]

The only interest I have in this card whatsoever is seeing it taken apart.

[@stanleyc2978]

Same. As far as I see it, 3080 is their flagship.

[@lucariotrainer16]

@@stanleyc2978 That's literally what they've said already. Nvidia considers the 3080 to be the flagship

[@ZackSNetwork]

@@lucariotrainer16 Yeap and im waiting for the 3080 20gb.

[@bentosan]

Taken apart figuratively and literally

[@isunshin999]

The flagship is the flagship

[@monty9373]

That isn't dry paste, it's a phase-change TIM tape after it's melted/set into place. Most machine-assembled sinks that need a really high W/mK use it because it's a convenient form for automation and as efficient as paste. I'm always surprised at the number of really experienced builders who aren't aware it exists.

[@SimonOwO]

Late comment, but true, might be something like Honeywell 7950

[@sqwerty0829]

Still, I'm sure that tape doesn't help much for the longevity of the card

[@NickCharles]

I had to look away when you started pulling on the glued ribbon cable. I can't deal with that sort of secondhand stress on a $1500 card...

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

I'm waiting for Intel to complain that this is also 'glued together'.

[@thepolticalone961]

Lol

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

True 😁

[@skoopsro7656]

marco the man the myth the techyes legend

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Intel is using "glue" on their Xe GPUs so they dropped the salt so people won't call them hypocrites.

[@sandrocarletto9386]

marco.

[@TotesCray]

"Got a little click on 3, and a bit of movement on the heatsink, but it seems to be just a false set."

[@04svt_twinscrew]

LPL FTW

[@hospsa6933]

I bought one of those signed mouse pads during your stream, cant wait to get it, and congratulations on reaching 1 mil. also, thanks for those case reviews that you make they are very helpful.

[@GamersNexus]

Thanks for that! Our shipper is slammed right now. He's working on all the orders!

[@hospsa6933]

@@GamersNexus it's worth the wait!

[@thealien_ali3382]

@@GamersNexus love u, Ur AWESOME

[@wewillrockyou1986]

I'd guess the reason they glued the cable is so that it doesn't get damaged easily when putting the shroud on...

[@abitrubbish]

Mos def. Makes sense for the way they constructed it. They give probably 0% thought to how hard it is to dissemble sadly. It's nice to see the pin/pads, but that's for their own time/cost savings. Things like the "springs" too (as was said) I bet they have a little tool ready for it for refurb line.

[@SuperSilvi1990]

@@abitrubbish let's be honest though....99 percent of people will only remove the board. They aren't going to take the heat sink apart.

[@davidybarra842]

I can’t wait for the disappointment pc

[@benpeltola1364]

This. It'll have one of these, and a Thermaltake CPU/RAM AIO cooler for sure.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

@@benpeltola1364 I mean it's a good card just marketed weird so let's see what AMD has before giving out rewards.

[@wesw9586]

That might be the Titan instead of this but either one should do fine lol.

[@benpeltola1364]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough I'm confident to say AMD won't do a month of hype-mongering and sell the reference cards at sweetheart prices, leaving AIBs to sell high over MSRP to offset the high board cost due to GDDR6X. Whether AMD's product is actually good is something time will tell us, but at least they aren't making a concerted effort to get our expectations beyond realism.

[@red0ctane19]

@@benpeltola1364 Yeah, honestly AMD has really gained my respect (and I'm sure many others) over the last 2 year. As you said, they don't sell us on hype and just silently release products at face value and let the numbers do the talking. They have just about taken over intel, and if done right, we could now see a solid nvidia contender. This could be a very interesting Q4 of 2020 into a great Q1 of 2021 for consumers.

[@LBWBmobster]

5:10 I thought those were called zip ties according to the verge.

[@graham1158]

No, he called zip ties tweezers

[@ziodio6312]

guys your missing the joke, GN was actually holding tweezers and verge called zip ties tweezers, so the joke means the tweezers are zip ties

[@CutoutClips]

@donutdoode69 ​Yes, but if zip ties are tweezers, it's a reasonable assumption that tweezers are actually zip ties

[@somethinglikethat2176]

Speaking of the Verge, where's Steve's livestrong bracelet?

[@spdcrzy]

"Nothing on one, binding on two, got a click on three..."

[@voxelfusion9894]

Masterlock needs to take inspiration from Nvidia to make their locks harder to disassemble, while locked, mind you.

[@JayJayYUP]

The twist and turns "oh so the glue was just the sticky pad residue, thanks goodness" a few moments later "glued fan ribbon cable?!.. NVIDIAAAA!?!@"

[@jfniv]

GN store really needs an "Even the LN2 tank disagrees..." shirt. Not like they don't sell out of most things anyways but that shirt would fly.

[@WTP_DAVE]

If there is hot glue in a 1500$+ card ...

[@Lishtenbird]

Well, not _that_ hot, with a cooler of that size.

[@rickylafleur5823]

i prefer my glue cold and in a bag...

[@JML1987]

The founders edition is a freaking work of art. That's the first time I've ever said this.

[@ZackSNetwork]

Yeah it looks amazing the power cord placement though and only if it kept cooler temperatures like the higher end AIB partners.

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@PabzRoz]

Picked up the Tuf gaming 3090 from MicroCenter this morning and if I didn't get it basically for free I would be disappointed. Got a 3080 on launch day from MicroCenter and wound up selling the same day for 2 grand. Since I made my money back plus enough extra to pay for a 3090 I said f it why not. Picked up another Got the Tuf gaming 3090 and the thing is a damn brick. barely fits in my case.

[@ClonesDream]

It looks gigantic. We're gonna need bigger cases

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@charlesballiet7074]

"small click out of pin #3 some counter rotation and its open..." -LPL

[@TomasPiliponis]

ROFL :DD

[@TheUniversalEyes]

The heat sink is also useful for cooling your Volkswagen engine. It's funny how Nvidia creates something so power hungry and huge, but gets no criticism, but when AMD creates something power hungry (even though less) , they get all of the flack.

[@Shellcool]

They need to make all GPUs this big, it's hilarious, looks like a blow up GPU

[@Lishtenbird]

I'd only welcome some 4-slot GPU for superior silence, SLI is pretty much dead and the 2nd CPU PCI-E slot should be sitting unused anyway, so why not use that space.

[@Shellcool]

@@Lishtenbird yea bro I'd so be okay with a 4 slot GPU that runs mega cool or quiet at 60/70 degrees or something, I've got a core P3, and use the vertical you mount, only need one slot

[@misterthegeoff9767]

@@Lishtenbird maybe one that even plugs into the second PCIe slot but just uses it for mechanical support so the weight spreads across more points of contact

[@luziferius3687]

@@misterthegeoff9767 There are different MB layouts, the second x16 slot is not always at the same location. But a PCIe x1 connector (not a x16 one) for additional support should be fine.

[@kuyans3889]

@@Shellcool now that the noctua 3070 is out, does your wish feel fulfilled?

[@startedtech]

I wonder what the manufacturing cost for that cooler is, has to be pretty damn high compared to the normal folded/crimped sheet fin design. Also, get your well deserved sleep GN Team! (nice LockPickingLawyer reference too. I'd love hearing a disassembly narrated by him, lol)

[@Azraleee]

Probably more than 155$, which Igor leaked as the 3080 FE cooler cost.

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@mryellow6918]

@@Azraleee which was a low ball estimate.

[@Azraleee]

@@mryellow6918 yes, so probably a bit more. It would probably stay below 200$, since the material costs wouldn't contribute as much as tooling and machine hours.

[@evil_me]

Lockpicking lawyer! I love the reference

[@kachelstacktus]

I feel like everyone on this site has seen at least one of his videos :D

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@soledadmonstabreh]

Dear Tech Jesus, for Halloween can you please dress up in toga to fit your nickname?

[@Kristineee1021]

LOL

[@hafidbagaskara8109]

This comment deserve more like

[@gigabusterexe]

could you do thermal testing without the "X" shroud that covers the sides?

[@quez.designs]

21:02 There's the glue.

[@legitscoper3259]

What's up with the glue? Is it a meme?

[@bytemevv-4616]

I'll wait when they come up with the *RTX TITAN II* with... *CUDA CORES:* _14,080_ *RT CORES:* _110 {Gen2)_ *TENSOR CORES:* _440 (Gen3)_ *VRAM:* _50GB G6X_

[@Maty2001]

And 0 screws!

[@KevinMCable]

"Even the LN2 tank disagrees."

[@ryanmalin]

Thanks for the teardown! Im going to get a board partner card! For sure!

[@mozamboni]

"PUT DOWN THE GLUUUEEE" - Louis Rossmann

[@justintolentino661]

Mo Zamboni *hiss* *hiss*

[@mozamboni]

@@justintolentino661 "THE IRON"

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@Dr.RichardBanks]

+1 for reverse flow experiments 😄

[@NonameNoname-xd1mz]

If i was shampoo manufacturer, I woul advertise it with this dude.

[@ian_b]

"Massiver" is not proper English. The correct term is "biggerest".

[@MrAmbalampz]

"Depends on how much they want to be like Apple..." Hahaha

[@guiorgy]

Apple has become so synonymous with "Anti Consumerism" and just general douchebag that I feel like we will soon be measuring those on an Apple scale. Like, for example Nvidia being "0.57 Apples" or something like that

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@VynZography]

How thick are the thermal pads on the backplate? Does anyone know?

[@Questchaun]

This card looks like it would rip the slot right off the motherboard.

[@robertol2275]

yep, it needs some nice structural support there, or you have to use a PCI-E cable and a big case for proper cooling

[@Psychotyzm]

15:43 You mean what Sapphire did 5 yaers ago with the RX400 series?

[@minus3dbintheteens60]

* "cloth" tape ,the stuff is stronger than Arnold Schwarzenegger!

[@sidhantjasrotia220]

Liked because of effort you put writing the whole name

[@leonkernan]

I used some of that same tape to fix a hole in a puffer jacket years ago. It's survived a lot and still not showing any signs of letting go.

[@minus3dbintheteens60]

I've used it to hold on my bumper bars (on cars obvi) and it lasted for years, even in the rain, it was the heat of the sun that made it go all stretchy in the end. I love that it's easy to tear and apply!

[@jondonnelly3]

I love the looks of the cooler, to me all the partner cards look like shitty in comparson.

[@ZackSNetwork]

Yeah the only decent looking AIB cards is the Asus Strix ROG and Asus Tuf.

[@samgoff5289]

The MSI Gaming X Trio looks pretty damn good too

[@yasu_red]

The only partner designs I've really liked have mostly been from EVGA, since you'll mostly ever just see the side anyway.

[@Kepe]

The cooler is very Apple-like in its design. Very clean, but difficult to disassemble and reassemble. AIB cards are very 1337 g4m3r themed as usual. I think the MSI Ventus range is the nicest looking of the AIB cards, although I ordered an Asus 3080 TUF OC edition since it seems to be one of the best reasonably priced 3080s around.

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@pooveyfarms]

I just really, really appreciate nvidia's function-over-form design for this gen. hope they keep it up and inspire their competitors to do the same.

[@MindBlowerWTF]

I think it looks very good. Tasteful, not like a transformer, a toy or some shit.

[@it-s-a-mystery]

You say that, but these are th most aesthetically pleasing cards I have ever seen by a wide margin

[@pooveyfarms]

don't get me wrong, the cards look great. I'm just glad that aesthetics didn't take precedent over functionality like turing.

[@gtasatube9755]

gamers nexus you should add a ad in starting i mean very less people like me watch till the end i mean everyone would think after outro its over

[@qT_p13]

15:10 i remember that thing when i got my first toolkit in 99. Never used it funny enough.

[@misterthegeoff9767]

We had them in the electronics lab when I was at university - I should have swiped one, err I mean asked who their supplier was

[@SHOCK2944]

Now, time to wait for the 3070 teardown/review

[@PulsarTECH]

Wonder why the thermal paste is so dry on a brand new card 😯 I thought it would get dry like that after long extensive use and not right outta the box!

[@robertol2275]

yeah, really weird

[@Sentarry]

Could it be they put it through testing beforehand?

[@wesw9586]

Could it be they just used crappy paste?

[@robertol2275]

@@wesw9586 and for an expensive card like that it should be really good stuff...

[@me_and_me_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIeQmp2ZhZupeq8

[@c-notegaming3284]

I had an EVGA 3090 FTW3 Ultra confirmed, directly from EVGA. I cancelled the order even before your review dropped. Could not justify it. Expected better 4K performance.

[@connectronbuilds9960]

would it be possible to put a 3090 cooler on a 3080? Edit: Nevermind looks like the 3090 pcb is too wide

[@thealien_ali3382]

Jerry rig it baby

[@KainArkanos]

I'm actually sorta curious how much that...what was clearly ultra cheap paste they put on the card could have affected temperatures compared to...even something cheap that doesn't dry for a decent period of time like Arctic MX-4, discounting going even further in price to something like Kryonaut.

[@MerolaC]

I wanna ask. Isn't the "dryness" of the TIM part of avoiding pumpout?

[@chrislawson3418]

The paste for these things is dispensed in measured amounts with tooling, if the paste is that dry now it will probably dry out and crack quickly. Oem paste is very often pretty cheap.

[@cream_soda]

Pretty sure the main consideration re: TIM viscosity is making sure it stays put during manufacturing, shipping, and sitting on store warehouse/store shelves.

[@2008M5]

Any idea why those LR22s would buzz? Only happens when power utilization goes above 280 watts

[@gondonmeddruxon]

Damn LPL is getting so much cred. I've heard so many KZbinrs shout him out now. He's doing gods work.

[@startedtech]

Huh, only 23x26mm? Seems kinda small compared to the 2080 Ti Die. I wonder how big the Quadro die will be, but if it's any bigger they're certainly not going to be pushing the same clockspeeds due to the already giant TDP.

[@NZOCD]

This tear down should be in 8K

[@andysim232]

you know the 3090 is a big card when you throw the box out and find a homeless guy living in it. (PS please keep the box for a least 2 years for RTM)

[@hardwarefromthegarbage3446]

I hate the assembly of the reference cards, it's like taking apart an smartphone. I don't have any problem in doing it but just imagine doing a quick repaste that you could do in 5 min with only a philips screwdriver. With this card it could take solid 20 mins for someone knowing what's going on.

[@Azraleee]

At least AMD's Blowers can be taken apart with only a Philips Screwdriver. For all their other faults, hard disassembly isn't one of them.

[@xXDESTINYMBXx]

@@Azraleee *isn't yet one of them ;)

[@hardwarefromthegarbage3446]

@@Azraleee True, I was referring to Nvidia reference models.

[@JUNEBUGLLC]

Watercooling lowered vrram temps from 110c to 65c-56c with an ekwb pump and small radiator should of went bigger with the 3 fans

[@RealTaIk]

nvidia be like: nobody has duck tape at home, just take a stick with glue.

[@DTMIR]

What is meant by OTP when he says that? A Google search turned up "one time password" but that doesn't seem to be relivant here unless I'm missing some key information.

[@MrTaunks]

19:19 one's binding, got a click and a little bit of movement on the core...

[@dakartoffel]

When you need the spirit of LPL to disassemble a GPU. 😂👌🏻

[@just_T4U]

Over 1000$ card with cheapest thermopads.... Even my reddragon rx5700 made much higher quality

[@YAAMW]

15:30 Never seen a tool like that yellow pen thing before. It would really come in handy for me, does anybody know what it's called or where to get one?

[@misterthegeoff9767]

search amazon for IC pickup tool

[@Iam_Dunn]

Staples carries a computer toolkit that includes one.

[@YAAMW]

Many Thanks guys. Found it and ordered it. Too bad it's only available on Ali Express because Amazon won't ship it to Egypt. It will prove Insanely useful when building and repairing PCs

[@Iam_Dunn]

Diligenc3 ... Right on! I can’t even count the amount of times I’ve had to use it to pick up screws I’ve dropped down in cases and onto motherboards... :)

[@Zarcondeegrissom]

damn. gues companies need to add a new 'reason' listing to the RMA submission page, "dusting and cleaning", as it's impossible for many to open the things up to do simple dusting of the cooler.

[@Ethan_Biji]

Steve: I guess its just the ghost of Jenson sabotaging it. That is GOLD!

[@seangorry]

Hi, I'm the LockPickingLawyer, and today I'll open this Nvidia graphics card with stick I found outside.

[@e2rqey]

16:47 lol holy shit, my dad works for Delta Electronics!

[@tylerdurden3722]

Hey my buddy my pal🤗....Can your dad hook me up with some fans😅 And do you maybe know someone who's dad works at AVC?🤔

[@patrickwhittemore7906]

OTP? Can you elaborate? Im about to do my first custom waterblock on this founders. I'm scared to death -.-

[@garethevans9789]

Dave: "Don't turn it on, take it apart!"

[@sammyflinders]

Can we please see that review for the 3080 FTW3 soon? Got one on preorder and wanna know how it shapes up.

[@DruuzilTechGames]

I got a 3090 FTW3 on order. Will be delivered tomorrow.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

The evga card is pretty good from what they said one of the vids.

[@Specialist7]

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[@xDevscom_EE]

I don't think its a paste, but actually PCM thermal pad. So it's not "dry" its in solid state at ambient temperatures.Also that is FPC of FFC, not a ribbon cable ;).

[@The88shrimp]

5:15 "Tweezers" that's an odd way of saying cable ties.

[@ArbiterofMankind]

And he never even used an Allen wrench, what an amateur 😤😤😤

[@misterthegeoff9767]

Instructions unclear. My swiss army knife doesn't have a T5 torx bit

[@TheNPCShow]

Thanks. This was awesome ^_^

[@Hless421]

I am thoroughly impressed with the design of the cooler. I have never seen anything like it before and it actually works. They were able to pack the 3080 into a footprint so small it's only dual slot and nothing oversized about it except for the cooler. Massive cooler and a very small PCB. EVGA is the only partner that I've seen able to fit into that form factor. Of course Nvidia kept all the good dies for themselves as they usually do for FE cards. Cheeky bastards.

[@tylerdurden3722]

Those FE PCBs is a SFF dream come true.😍

[@me_and_me_]

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[@misterthegeoff9767]

@@tylerdurden3722 I am awaiting the 3070 reviews, 3080 is a bit steep for me but the 3070 would fit nicely in my ITX system. My poor zotac GTX1070 mini is a trooper but since I made the jump to 1440p it's been running out of puff

[@xxthepyroxx1]

Would you recommend opening the GPU and changing the thermal paste since they come with a very dry paste?

[@xero110]

The machining cost for that cooler has to be insane, especially for the small parts. I can't imagine the hold down rigging needed for everything. I'm impressed by NVidia, great work from a mechanical engineering point of view.

[@plank9484]

I was thinking the same thing. Really impressive

[@clansome]

@@plank9484 You have to wonder if the rumoured cost of $155 for the cooler is accurate as it is a thing of beauty. Probably taken apart in 10 seconds once mounted on the correct jig. And yes it's designed for build (rather than tear down) but at least it can be deconstructed.

[@HeartFire_]

Will there be any oc comparisons of this one like you did for the 3080's?

[@dhkdlhdyodyoclydtkd96494]

I'm a simple man: I see Gamer's nexus upload, I watch.

[@Mogi.]

Add a single timestamp section in the video simply named "The Glue" please-

[@nfugitt89]

I feel like most Apple products are easier to disassemble than this.

[@redsurprise9795]

That’s where your wrong. Apple has begun designing completely new screw heads every few models. Just to screw with people trying to repair by themselves.

[@nfugitt89]

Redsurprise I don’t think they’ve introduced a new screw in awhile but if you get the appropriate driver and it’s pretty simple to open up and disassemble.

[@emiel255]

I wonder what the temps and noise would be if you were to put the 3080 GPU in the 3090 cooler

[@barrettjolson]

7:08 Graphics Cards are sturdier that most people think but that sound still freaks me out

[@dieselphiend]

A heat gun would make short work of that glue holding the ribbon cables down.

[@rayszadude2940]

My question is there any negative effect of the magnet (from the frame) to the gpu itself? Or just minor?

[@GamersNexus]

No, no impact.

[@Kepe]

Magnets only affect hard disk drives, cd/dvd/blu-ray drives and floppy drives. I ruined a DVD drive over ten years ago by putting a desk fan right in front of my computer. It was a hot summer and my dorm had no AC so I used the desk fan to cool my computer with the side panel open. After that, the DVD drive stopped reading reliably. Electric motors use electromagnetism to spin the rotor.

[@John-jo4mb]

can you give a link to all the parts for the 3090 and show us how to build one

[@Zetler]

Tear down of imaginary, unobtainium GPU that nobody can get 🙄

[@Galf506]

Who cares really? This teardown is more about wanting to know rather than actual usefulness for repair, really

[@Rararawr]

I fully understand why they would glue the cable down if the shroud has to go past it nicely. But why the hell are the fans different brands? I'd think the shit you'd have to go through to get 2 manufacturers to make matching fans wouldn't be worth the probably few cents difference it would be to pick one brand

[@Lishtenbird]

Maybe they have different resource because one is on more often than the other? Or slightly different blade profiles, since one blows through?

[@cody4516]

This is why i listen to Steve, he's not afraid to be honest when needed. He speaks for all of us peasants

[@isunshin999]

He is a man of the people. Understands the plight of the common man.

[@TheOnlyAndreySotnikov]

Thermal pads are between memory and plastic? Utterly unwise.

[@oisiaa]

I still think I'll be buying the 3090 instead of the 3080. I do Folding@Home as a hobby in addition to Flight Simulator 2020. I can afford it and really love this beast of a card.

[@MrKoalabeere]

Disassembling the 3090 FE requiers high level metal bending techniques, maybe Toph could help out with that.

[@muneeblone2740]

Nah I'm thinking Lin or Korra could solo it.

[@IcarusLIVE]

This looked easier to tear-down than the 2080ti, would you agree? Or is it harder? I only disassembled a 2080ti FTW3 edition though so not FE

[@Rithius3485]

So would you say that the paste is no good one the cards and should be changed?

[@Tophymaster]

Steve tears down a 3090. Me:"Some men just want to watch the world burn!"

[@samtherat6]

If you don't disassemble it, how can you add a RGB fan?