atomicvai
The issue is apparently with the shroud contacting the card.  My replacement is on the way and they said the same thing to me "we do not believe you will have any issues".
 
I'm not sure if there's a change, but they said they did not experience the issue with their new units in testing.  I will install it without the shroud and test before I put the shroud on.

atomicvai
 
I'll take a good look at the new shroud vs. the old and let you know if I can actually see any difference.

atomicvai

dual109

atomicvai
The issue is apparently with the shroud contacting the card.  My replacement is on the way and they said the same thing to me "we do not believe you will have any issues".
 
I'm not sure if there's a change, but they said they did not experience the issue with their new units in testing.  I will install it without the shroud and test before I put the shroud on.

Great let us know and how it performs as I'm sitting on fence if I'm going to install it or even sell it.   I'm no so much concerned about stuffing the card as an RMA will be honoured worst case it's that I'm in Australia and don't want to be hit for shipping and be without a card for 2 weeks especially if gains are minimal.
 
 
 
 
 

I'll take a good look at the new shroud vs. the old and let you know if I can actually see any difference.

atomicvai
Alright, the new cooler is installed and working as it should.  The only thing I haven't done yet is install the shroud.  I could see absolutely no difference between the new and the old one, but maybe it's extremely minor.  I'll throw the shroud on tomorrow.  Temps are great.  The replacement card actually clocks a little better than my original one.
 
I did look at the memory plate and it appeared identical to the old one, but once again it could be a matter of such a small degree of difference that it's not perceptible.
 
As far as tightening, I tightened everything as tight as I did the first time.

mark_thaddeus
I just opened up my hybrid kit and inspected the shroud and noticed that the metal grill near the blower fan is is loose. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the metal part (with 4 tabs) that connects to the shroud is not properly seated/connected and has come loose. A picture (post #62 - page 3) of this was shown earlier in the thread so I didn't bother posting another pic.
 
I've fixed the loose part and made sure that it all went back into the tabs of the shroud (Need to be careful when doing this as it is a bit tight and there is a possibility to break the tabs). I'm getting antsy so I will try and install the hybrid kit and video tape the whole thing for posterity. I'll do what @atomicvai did and test without the shroud first and then test with shroud on.

bisu0728

atomicvai
Alright, the new cooler is installed and working as it should.  The only thing I haven't done yet is install the shroud.  I could see absolutely no difference between the new and the old one, but maybe it's extremely minor.  I'll throw the shroud on tomorrow.  Temps are great.  The replacement card actually clocks a little better than my original one.
 
I did look at the memory plate and it appeared identical to the old one, but once again it could be a matter of such a small degree of difference that it's not perceptible.
 
As far as tightening, I tightened everything as tight as I did the first time.

Did you noticed those four spring screws are still too tight?
I wonder if too much pressure on core is the root cause.
 

atomicvai

mark_thaddeus
I just opened up my hybrid kit and inspected the shroud and noticed that the metal grill near the blower fan is is loose. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the metal part (with 4 tabs) that connects to the shroud is not properly seated/connected and has come loose. A picture (post #62 - page 3) of this was shown earlier in the thread so I didn't bother posting another pic.
 
I've fixed the loose part and made sure that it all went back into the tabs of the shroud (Need to be careful when doing this as it is a bit tight and there is a possibility to break the tabs). I'm getting antsy so I will try and install the hybrid kit and video tape the whole thing for posterity. I'll do what @atomicvai did and test without the shroud first and then test with shroud on.

Both of mine were really loose as well.  I didn't think about it on the first install but seated my new one properly.  Tomorrow I'll do the install of the shroud.  Sure loving these max 45 degree temps on the GPU.  I'll cry if the shroud dummies my card.

atomicvai

dual109

atomicvai

mark_thaddeus
I just opened up my hybrid kit and inspected the shroud and noticed that the metal grill near the blower fan is is loose. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the metal part (with 4 tabs) that connects to the shroud is not properly seated/connected and has come loose. A picture (post #62 - page 3) of this was shown earlier in the thread so I didn't bother posting another pic.
 
I've fixed the loose part and made sure that it all went back into the tabs of the shroud (Need to be careful when doing this as it is a bit tight and there is a possibility to break the tabs). I'm getting antsy so I will try and install the hybrid kit and video tape the whole thing for posterity. I'll do what @atomicvai did and test without the shroud first and then test with shroud on.

Both of mine were really loose as well.  I didn't think about it on the first install but seated my new one properly.  Tomorrow I'll do the install of the shroud.  Sure loving these max 45 degree temps on the GPU.  I'll cry if the shroud dummies my card.

Hi just curious did you remove the thermal pad on the block and put paste on instead????

No, just used what came with it.  

atomicvai
Just finished installing the shroud.  Everything is working perfectly.  Make sure you clip the metal pieces at the end tight on to the shroud.  When the unit arrived that metal grate was loose and flopping around, so it needs to be clipped in to the shroud properly.  I can't say if I noticed that on the last one, and it's on it's way back to EVGA, so can't confirm.  Thanks to mark_thaddeus for pointing that out on his.  Considering it's really the only metal on the shroud that could have contacted anything, I can't help but wonder if that was the cause.
 
Finally up and running and happy.
 
I will say that EVGA really came through for me as far as dealing with the shipping both ways on the card and the kit.  You really can't ask for better customer service.  This isn't the  first time I've had to RMA a card with EVGA, but the experience in dealing with them is best in the business.
 
I wanted to say a thanks to all on here as well that contributed their experiences and suggestions.  Great community!

atomicvai

shaolinn

atomicvai
Just finished installing the shroud.  Everything is working perfectly.  Make sure you clip the metal pieces at the end tight on to the shroud.  When the unit arrived that metal grate was loose and flopping around, so it needs to be clipped in to the shroud properly.  I can't say if I noticed that on the last one, and it's on it's way back to EVGA, so can't confirm.  Thanks to mark_thaddeus for pointing that out on his.  Considering it's really the only metal on the shroud that could have contacted anything, I can't help but wonder if that was the cause.
 
Finally up and running and happy.
 
I will say that EVGA really came through for me as far as dealing with the shipping both ways on the card and the kit.  You really can't ask for better customer service.  This isn't the  first time I've had to RMA a card with EVGA, but the experience in dealing with them is best in the business.
 
I wanted to say a thanks to all on here as well that contributed their experiences and suggestions.  Great community!

So was it user error or did they actually change the shroud? Good to hear it works. Now if only they would get stock in EU.

As I said, I didn't see any difference in the shrouds, so who knows.  As far as user error, I installed this unit exactly as I installed the first one.  The loose metal grate is a QC issue, not user error.

AHowes
You should max out the voltage slider as well and see if you can get more.