pawelblyskal
arestavo
As logic and facts fail to sway your personal opinion, may I suggest a cheap IR gun so you can see for yourself -
So you believe that the VRMs on a 4-5 phase power delivery system will NOT run hotter than on a 10 phase system....come on now...lets not go there.
I run a AIO X41 cooler with a Kraken G10 bracket with a dinky little fan blowing on the VRMs. EDIT - The VRMs do NOT have any thermal pads or heatsinks - NONE. BARE!
40C on the top of those VRMs. 60C on the back. Full load looping Valley at 2202/11,114MHz, max power limit and 100% voltage. Measured with an IR gun.
Yeah, I'd say that's a bit cooler than what they were seeing with the FTW models - belief has NOTHING to do with this because I verified it myself with an IR gun.
Edit - you could change your belief by testing your card with an IR gun too. Or, you can continue to believe that EVGA owes you something (backplate) that you didn't pay for. If it's the latter then I'm done with you.