dan335

cmoney408
realistically the card isnt going to perform any better at 41c then it would at 51c. so the cost of the card would go up but still perform the same

 
I wouldn't be so sure, from various reports I've read so far on the 1080 50c seems to be the first significant threshhold for gpu boost, beyond which throttling starts to come into effect. So a solution that keeps the temp below 50c even at 2160mhz overclock would be ideal and should result in very little variance in that speed, not so much fluctuation and dropping like you would get with air cards. Would basically be the perfect 1080, so fingers crossed all Hybrids can achieve similar numbers.

Iluv2raceit
All he did was replace the stock EVGA radiator fan with two 3rd party fans (push/pull configuration) and connected those fans to the motherboard and set the BIOS to control them.  Temps dropped from 51C to 42C...and yes those temps are from testing under full load benchmarking 

 
Slight correction, if you watch that part again, he is using speedfan to control the radiator fan and was setting it to 1200-1300rpm, this achieved 44c with the simple 1 fan replacement and 41-42c with 2 in push-pull.
 
Now if I set my case 120mm fans to 1200-1300 that would be quite a bit louder than i'm used to, but they are not high end fans or anything, I assume those vardar fans will be quieter. So I've went ahead and ordered one and plan on fitting it on as soon as my hybrid arrives. An extra 15 bux for such an improvement should be well worth.

He is using Speedfan to control the radiator fan through the motherboard.  I just wanted to point that out
 
And it doesn't matter what software he was using as they all do the same thing.

Iluv2raceit

dan335

cmoney408
realistically the card isnt going to perform any better at 41c then it would at 51c. so the cost of the card would go up but still perform the same

 
I wouldn't be so sure, from various reports I've read so far on the 1080 50c seems to be the first significant threshhold for gpu boost, beyond which throttling starts to come into effect. So a solution that keeps the temp below 50c even at 2160mhz overclock would be ideal and should result in very little variance in that speed, not so much fluctuation and dropping like you would get with air cards. Would basically be the perfect 1080, so fingers crossed all Hybrids can achieve similar numbers.

Iluv2raceit
All he did was replace the stock EVGA radiator fan with two 3rd party fans (push/pull configuration) and connected those fans to the motherboard and set the BIOS to control them.  Temps dropped from 51C to 42C...and yes those temps are from testing under full load benchmarking 

 
Slight correction, if you watch that part again, he is using speedfan to control the radiator fan and was setting it to 1200-1300rpm, this achieved 44c with the simple 1 fan replacement and 41-42c with 2 in push-pull.
 
Now if I set my case 120mm fans to 1200-1300 that would be quite a bit louder than i'm used to, but they are not high end fans or anything, I assume those vardar fans will be quieter. So I've went ahead and ordered one and plan on fitting it on as soon as my hybrid arrives. An extra 15 bux for such an improvement should be well worth.

He is using Speedfan to control the radiator fan through the motherboard.  I just wanted to point that out
 
And it doesn't matter what software he was using as they all do the same thing.

Well speaking for the rampage v extreme its bios fan control leaves something to be desired and is weirdly limited in the speed ranges compared to speedfan

I have a Rampage IV Extreme and have none of the issues you described.  Regardless, I agree with you that using a 3rd party tool to control the fans is definitely a better alternative than using the BIOS.

I do plan on just plugging into the motherboard and not touching speedfan first off, would like to see what temps are achieved just by switching the fan without any other adjustments.

in ai suite/fan epxert i set fans to normal when browsing internet or watching videos/movies (cant hear them at all). i then set fan expert to full speed when im about to game. just a quick click and im good to go. it does change all case fans, but still pretty quite. 3 nf-s12a case fans, and 1 nf-f12 rad fan (for gpu). i also have 2 nf-f12 fans on a h100i, but i let the h100i control those. 
 
i could make it so only the rad fan goes full speed, but it takes like 4 more click to get to the individual fan settings, and im too lazy to go that deep into the software to change just one fan, haha.

dan335
Slight correction, if you watch that part again, he is using speedfan to control the radiator fan and was setting it to 1200-1300rpm, this achieved 44c with the simple 1 fan replacement and 41-42c with 2 in push-pull.
 
Now if I set my case 120mm fans to 1200-1300 that would be quite a bit louder than i'm used to, but they are not high end fans or anything, I assume those vardar fans will be quieter. So I've went ahead and ordered one and plan on fitting it on as soon as my hybrid arrives. An extra 15 bux for such an improvement should be well worth.

I also looked at the Vardar fans and surprise, surprise, guess who makes them?  Yup - EKWB, the kings of PC watercooling


I am currently using Noctua SSO2 NF-F12 (2000 PWM) high static pressure fans for my AiO radiator fans in my mini-ITX for both the Corsair H55 cooling my 6600K and the EVGA GTX980Ti Hybrid radiator.  I may have to try out the Vardar fans and compare the performance.  I would be very surprised if they could outperform the Noctua fans, but anything is possible.
 
My EVGA GTX1080 FTW Hybrid will arrive today (replacing the GTX980Ti Hybrid) and the first thing I plan to do is replace the stock rad fan with the Noctua fan.  I'll have to wait for the Vardar fan to arrive before being able to conduct comparative performance vs. the Noctua fan.

I prefer BIOS control of fans over software control.
 
BIOS always runs...Windows...well...

ksgnow2010
I prefer BIOS control of fans over software control.
 
BIOS always runs...Windows...well...

Love the sig pic - Trumptastic...lol

ksgnow2010
I prefer BIOS control of fans over software control.
 
BIOS always runs...Windows...well...

I would too if mine were reliable! I've also had bad experience with Asus's software stuff (the AI suite... wont ever install that again!) so just using speedfan as it seems to do the job.
 
Had my hybrid on preorder since may from a UK site, long time coming, look forward to seeing results from y'all. Apparently jacob will start shipping ours in 2 weeks.

Iluv2raceit

ksgnow2010
I prefer BIOS control of fans over software control.
 
BIOS always runs...Windows...well...

Love the sig pic - Trumptastic...lol

Yeah - this election will be like the others...choose the lesser of 2 evils...or choose the less-crazy of 2 crazies