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Sajin
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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 11:41:56 (permalink)
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If the issue is not caused by the higher temps but by faulty components that means the cards dying, they would die anyway even if you installed the thermal pads and BIOS update?


Vbios update + adding thermal pads to faulty components isn't going to make them less faulty.


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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 11:46:04 (permalink)
Can we have an answer from all  "your house will burn soon" members ? 
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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 13:25:00 (permalink)
That's a great, thorough article by Gamers Nexus.
 
Loving my FTW 1080, thermal modded thanks to EVGA. It's not blowing up, just blowing through BF1, Doom, ROTTR and every other game I have.
 
And I'm no fan boy. I'd complain if I had a reason. It would have been a good idea if EVGA had installed the pads from the get go. But what really sticks with me is the superb customer support I experienced dealing with EVGA.
 
I'm betting when the next generation comes out EVGA will feel they have something to prove with their AIB design. Step UP Program .

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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 14:32:03 (permalink)
yeah ACX 4.0 even if just for PR reasons needs like a Heatpipe directly touching the VRM, not just the GPU.  
 
the thermal pad solution (especially the one between the faceplate and the heatsink, which will collect DUST like crazy over time) is pretty Ghetto, but i'm not one to argue with results... next time though, Heatpipe!  
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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 14:38:57 (permalink)
I sure hope with this new info and test results from GN, all this fear mongering I've been seeing in this section of the forums will come to an end...

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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 15:05:01 (permalink)
Good news .
The EVGA with thermal pads and with a custom fan curve (so acceptable Db level and heat) should now be atleast as well as others brands.
 
I'm not sure,
did they include the blackscreen issue in the 0.2 % ?
 
I should receive my 1080 FTW RMA tomorrow, I can't wait
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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 15:18:44 (permalink)
ilyama
Can we have an answer from all  "your house will burn soon" members ? 





It doesnt change anything about "exploding parts" ...
They have proofs for that.
You take it funny but you wont if it happens to you.
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Re: Final EVGA VRM Torture Test: VRM Thermals Not the Killer of Cards 2016/11/24 15:27:22 (permalink)
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ilyama
Can we have an answer from all  "your house will burn soon" members ? 





It doesnt change anything about "exploding parts" ...
They have proofs for that.
You take it funny but you wont if it happens to you.


Video card parts have been "blowing up", "burning up", and "catching on fire" for years.  This is nothing new.  I guarantee that EVERY video card from EVERY manufacturer has seen at least one example since the dawn of video card time.  According to EVGA, the defects per million trend for these cards is not significantly different than what is normal in the past.
 
Move along.  Move along.  We simply have an internet Reddit-style hype culture bringing out more examples of the 0.0001% of cards which are having the same issues other video cards have had over the last decades.
post edited by ty_ger07 - 2016/11/24 15:30:46

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