Finally got this thing to my doorstep from halfway around the world lol.

I have the 2080 TI disassembled and the thermal grease cleaned off the GPU. The instructions at this stage say to stick any thermal strips which remained on the PCB back on the removed air cooler.

Before I do that I’m just curious: the thermal strips pre-installed on the water block seem to have different coverage to the ones that I’m about to peel off and stick on the air cooler. What I really mean here is that the block strips seem to “miss out” where the original strips cover.

Maybe it’s late and I’m missing something or maybe this is intentional? Thought I’d just reach out before I take the plung in case anyone can give me a steer.

I can post pics if it makes if it helps clarify what I’m talking about.

FTW3 - edited my post title to clarify.

Interesting reading for sure but does not address my question.

The TIM strips I’m referring to are those circled in yellow in this pic.

Hmmm - you may just have pointed out the obvious thing I had overlooked!! Thanks - I feel stupid but happy 😉

OZA2014
Hmmm - you may just have pointed out the obvious thing I had overlooked!! Thanks - I feel stupid but happy 😉

That was why I posted the Threads above

Somehow my plate stuck to the pcb not the cooler. Probably those TIM strips won the tug of war.

Cleaning the TIM off the memory chips as a real pain as it’s seeped down between the gaps 😞

check the links in post #4 from bcavnaugh 

OZA2014
Blimey, these instructions are not too clear.

When installing the bracket:


1. Do I peel off the old washers and replace with new (I presume yes)?


2. Are the #4 screws the spring screws I removed from GPU area when dismantling the card? I certainly don’t have a pack of 4 screws in the water block box.


3. Does the spring part of the #4 screws sit next to the washers mentioned in point 1. i.e. the screws get inserted from behind the GPU?
 

My understanding from the Manual - I do not have one of these


1) Yes - Use washer item #10 -- (unless they are Mylar (plastic) washer it may insulate )
 
2) Reuse the spring screws - no --> Item #4 in the kit, Step 5b & Step 7 seem to say No -- (just keep spring screws with  the air cooler)


3) Step 7 the retaining screws.  Step 5b is the 4 screws that hold the GPU Bracket

 
You can Contact EVGA Support directly ---> https://www.evga.com/about/contactus/

 
Step 1 A, states remove 25 screws - these screws will not be used again.  The 4 spring screws are part of the 25 screws as pictured
 
Put the old screws in a plastic bag or other storage to keep them safe with the Air cooler, as any Warranty work would require reinstalling the original air cooler
 
Hope this Helps clarify your questions

Well, it’s on at last 🤪. Did anyone else feel their RGB header connection left a bit to be desired? I noted (by squinting very hard under bright light) that it was keyed - but still didn’t get that satisfaction that it was truly seated all the way - I pushed as hard as I dared 😳

And I assume everyone had that corner of TIM chop itself off the LR chip nearest the RGB header ... the block doesn’t seem to properly cover that chip?

OZA2014
Hmmm - you may just have pointed out the obvious thing I had overlooked!! Thanks - I feel stupid but happy 😉

Glad to see you were pointed in the right direction and on your way to having that thing up and running

ehabash1
i see so many ppl doing this. The hydro-copper is $1600 while the ftw3 is $1500
so why not just buy the hydro from the beginning. change of heart? There are no cost savings in buying a separate block and installing

https://forums.evga.com/m.m.aspx?m=2898822&p=2

Graphite8five
Is the Hydro Copper the only water block currently available for the 2080 Ti FTW3? Can't see any pictures of what the Hydro Copper looks like powered on, does it have RGB lighting? It seems like not many Hydro Copper have been sold yet...

At the Moment Yes and The RGB Works Great and they sale out Fast for the most part.

EVGA Hydro Copper Waterblock for EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti FTW3, 400-HC-1489-B1, RGB

RGB LED Control Through EVGA Precision X1
Don't sacrifice style when changing your cooler. Simply connect the provided RGB LED cable to your graphics card and control your lighting through EVGA Precision X1!
 
ATM Zero Stock for the Ti FTW3, all others are in Stock.
In the EU https://eu.evga.com/products/productlist.aspx?type=18&family=Cooling&chipset=GPU+Waterblock
In Germany https://de.evga.com/products/productlist.aspx?type=18&family=Cooling&chipset=GPU+Waterblock
 
In Stock https://modmymods.com/evga-hydro-copper-waterblock-for-evga-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-ftw3-rgb.html
 

Graphite8five
They look nice, and bright. Is that a whole bunch of led's placed around the block? Sadly if these are mounted in the normal GPU PCIe position all of that lighting is going to be on the underneath and not seen . Any idea what the back plate looks like? Is there any lighting on the top of the card?

The LED's are in the upper part of the Block, I do not have any around the Block.
No LED's on the Back Plate.

Graphite8five
@bcavnaugh
You have two of these Hydro Coppers already? I take it stock is coming through now and then? How come you don't have an SLI bridge on them? The blue watery block looks neat and I suppose that can be changed to any RGB color?

Yes and the NVLink is on the other rig. But I do now have one on each rig one from NVIDIA and one from EVGA.
I am going with a Dark Cyan for the color ATM on the HC Water Blocks. The Coolant is only one Color Blue.
I have two FTW3 (Top Image Pre-Installed) and a Pair of XC + XC ULTRA (Bottom Image I installed the HC Water Blocks)