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1080TI FTW3 Open Loop Water Cooling

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iiMStevo
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2017/05/23 02:26:26 (permalink)
So I'm looking to get the 1080TI FTW3, but I'm also really considering setting up an open-loop water cooling rig too.
I'm a little torn between what I should get and what I want to get...
 
For example, the 1080TI FTW3 comes with the ICX cooler (which will be removed) and a second BIOS chip, and extra power, but is any of that needed if I'm stripping off the ICX cooler in a few months? Would I be better off getting the founders edition 1080 TI, and removing the cooler from that to fit a 1080TI Water block?
 
Has anyone else got an open-loop water cooling setup?
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    Re: 1080TI FTW3 Open Loop Water Cooling 2017/05/23 02:45:07 (permalink)
    iiMStevo
    So I'm looking to get the 1080TI FTW3, but I'm also really considering setting up an open-loop water cooling rig too.
    I'm a little torn between what I should get and what I want to get...
     
    For example, the 1080TI FTW3 comes with the ICX cooler (which will be removed) and a second BIOS chip, and extra power, but is any of that needed if I'm stripping off the ICX cooler in a few months? Would I be better off getting the founders edition 1080 TI, and removing the cooler from that to fit a 1080TI Water block?
     
    Has anyone else got an open-loop water cooling setup?


    if you're looking to water cool a GTX 1080Ti I would personally just get a FE, slap a block on it and go to town. There's no need to waste money on the FTW3 due to Pascal being very limited in terms of OC/voltage etc. 

    CPU: Intel i7 4790k @ 4.8ghz
    MOBO: Asus Z97 PRO WIFI-AC
    GPU: EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 
    RAM/Memory: 16GB Kingston HyperX 1866Mhz 
    HDD 1: 512GB Crucial SSD- OS
    HDD 2: 4TB HGST- storage
    HDD 3: 2TB Hitachi- more storage
    PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA 850 G2
    CASE: Corsair 760T (Arctic White)
    OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit 
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    Sajin
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    Re: 1080TI FTW3 Open Loop Water Cooling 2017/05/23 11:08:03 (permalink)
    The 127% power target/power limit on the secondary vbios should help the ftw3 perform more consistently under power % limited situations.


    See my current build here: https://forums.evga.com/My-bench-rig-unlimited-power-m3596024.aspx
    RTX 2080 Ti 4-way SLI?!?!: https://forums.evga.com/RTX-2080-Ti-4way-SLi-set-by-yours-truly-m2954756.aspx
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    Re: 1080TI FTW3 Open Loop Water Cooling 2017/05/23 18:49:09 (permalink)
    i find it strange that evga setup the dual bios with slave as the one with the 127% power target and master the lesser target.. I plan on building a custom loop with my 2 ftw3's as soon as ekwb releases there blocks for them. I have every ting else for it. even got a phantek enthoo primo to put everything in as my current case a corsair 760t would be a tight fit for everything.

    My rig https://pcpartpicker.com/b/Ns2RsY
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