Yeah not sure if I should rma before I put the hybrid kit on. I'm wondering if I have reduced the lifespan by running vrm hot. Seems silly to send it in to get pads,, then take them off and put hybrid cooler on. I just don't know...

DSP1
Why is there a bag with just one nut in it? Where does that go? lol
And why is there one small square of thermal pad, about 1 cm square. Where does that go? lol
 
Read this!! Posted today.
http://www.gamersnexus.ne...ermal-runaway-scenario

Anything is Possible! http://www.gamersnexus.ne...ermal-runaway-scenario
 
The Nut us for the Upper left corner of the Card that attaches the card to the Slot Plate.

Tandin420
Yeah not sure if I should rma before I put the hybrid kit on. I'm wondering if I have reduced the lifespan by running vrm hot. Seems silly to send it in to get pads,, then take them off and put hybrid cooler on. I just don't know...

You can put them in when you install the Hybrid Cooler.
 
 
  $4.99  Thermal Padding, 1.0mm Thick   SKU: PAD-VD10     

 $4.99 Thermal Padding, 0.7mm Thick   SKU: PAD-VD07     
 $4.99 Thermal Padding, 0.5mm Thick   SKU: PAD-VD05     
Uncut thermal padding used in some Koolance VID-series water blocks. One 10cm x 10cm (3.9" x 3.9") sheet of 0.5mm thick material is included. Thermal conductivity = 1.5 W/mK.

The thing I noticed in the teardown between the FTW Hybrid and the FTW is that the cutout is different, regarding the 4 tabs found on the FTW regular are not present on the Hybrid version. And there is no instruction on what to do with that midplate. I am assuming we just leave it off, otherwise we would either need to clip the 4 tabs or use a copper shim to seat the pump correctly.

bcavnaugh

Tandin420
Yeah not sure if I should rma before I put the hybrid kit on. I'm wondering if I have reduced the lifespan by running vrm hot. Seems silly to send it in to get pads,, then take them off and put hybrid cooler on. I just don't know...

You can put them in when you install the Hybrid Cooler.
 
   $4.99     SKU: PAD-VD10     

 $4.99    SKU: PAD-VD07     
 $4.99    SKU: PAD-VD05     
Uncut thermal padding used in some Koolance VID-series water blocks. One 10cm x 10cm (3.9" x 3.9") sheet of 0.5mm thick material is included. Thermal conductivity = 1.5 W/mK.

The hybrid kit has a vrm heatsink that has thermal pads on it already that sit on the mossfets...

Tandin420

bcavnaugh

Tandin420
Yeah not sure if I should rma before I put the hybrid kit on. I'm wondering if I have reduced the lifespan by running vrm hot. Seems silly to send it in to get pads,, then take them off and put hybrid cooler on. I just don't know...

You can put them in when you install the Hybrid Cooler.
 
   $4.99     SKU: PAD-VD10     

 $4.99    SKU: PAD-VD07     
 $4.99    SKU: PAD-VD05     
Uncut thermal padding used in some Koolance VID-series water blocks. One 10cm x 10cm (3.9" x 3.9") sheet of 0.5mm thick material is included. Thermal conductivity = 1.5 W/mK.

The hybrid kit has a vrm heatsink that has thermal pads on it already that sit on the mossfets...

No Extra ones and not the missing ones.

I installed the cooler guys. The instructions aren't great, but it's not that bad once you get into it. Took me under an hour. Most of the screws you don't need because the ones you take out of the pcb will work. I didn't use any of the screws it came with. Haven't installed it yet,, waiting on noctua rad fan to come. I'll report back with performance results...

bcavnaugh

Forgeborn

relevance
any words on hydro copper kit for FTW?

This is the kit for FTW 

This is the Hybrid Kit.
The Hydro Copper Kit is a Full Cover Water Block for custom Water Loops.
 
 This One is NOT for the FTW Cards.

Or this option from EKWB full AIO loop. I was able to use original screws and backplate.

CptSpig
Or this option from EKWB full AIO loop. I was able to use original screws and backplate.

This is Sweet!

Just hooked up and ran bench with the stock fan. Temps during valley peaked around 43c and averaged around 40c. Only ran one bench so it could get a little warmer. Boost clock never dropped from max boost. The noctua fan should boost performance. I really couldn't hear it over the other case fans. Led worked great. Install went well, overall I'm very pleased so far. Might even go push, pull with noctuas and see how low I can get it ..

Edit: on air with aggressive fan profile I was at 65 plus degrees c. Almost a 25c drop in thermals...