CptT95
was 90c at prime95 sfft lol, 60c is my normal gaming temp and 70c range for benchmark
edit- or was:/
running 80c now at bench and not making higher score or higher clocks so maybe I can only hit 4.5ghz all core with this chip even though im not even touching power or thermal limits
means more tweaking in bios to back up my last changes to drop temps back down to what it was and just leave it at that

CptT95
I don't get it, why cant I pass 4.8 ghz single core load :(

lobstar
 The optimus block seems to be doing a very good job passively cooling the ram with it's 100% full coverage thermal pad on the back plate.
 

jostin

lobstar
 The optimus block seems to be doing a very good job passively cooling the ram with it's 100% full coverage thermal pad on the back plate.
 

Which optimus block are you referring to here?

Dabadger84

DZelmer
Got the mp 5 works back plate block pretty nice a little smaller than i thought it would be but looks like it will cover every thing that it needs to. When i get the kp block i will take my loop apart and add both but run just the mp5 block with no back plate to see what i get with the aio still on. Then swap the kp block for the aio. Will already be in the loop. Im making my hoses on the long side for ease of install and messing around may also add 2 ek xe 480 mm rads at the same time. Already have 2 xe 360mm rads for just the cpu.

Overkill, Hallowed be thy name, respect :-D
 

talon951

Dabadger84
So this hit 44.17C in the GPU tracker built in to 3DMark for Time Spy:
 
 
Time Spy: 20505  https://www.3dmark.com/spy/20083758 
Port Royal: 14993  https://www.3dmark.com/pr/1021106 
 
At this point I'm becoming irritated that I can't hit 15k in PR for some stupid reason no matter what I do.
 
Oh, that's with PBO + Curve Optimizer, not 4.7GHz all core.  So if I can get those clocks to run with the 4.7 settings my Time Spy should be higher because of the CPU test at the end.
 

What resolution are you running PR in?  I score higher by switching down to 1440p or less (I have a 4k monitor).
 
Other tricks,
 
Turn off SMT and disable one CCD.  Run all core OC as high as possible.  Minimize system RAM timings.  Anything else that would bring latency down.
 
And the Nvidia control panel tricks if you haven't done them.  Textures to high performance and prefer maximum performance.  Both set just for PR.
 
Something is holding you back as I have scored 152xx with lower average clocks than you are getting with my 5800x.

I have legit never tried that resolution bit before, I will do that next time I'm testing & report back, thanks for the tip!
 
I'm not going for all out full tilt not-stable, I'm going for stable system while pushing just the GPU, so not gonna over do it on the RAM and what not.

Clovis559
Don't judge this picture! I'm fixing what you see coming up here, The plate currently sits about 2mm away from the memory because it's pushed out on the edges. I didn't cut the thermal pads right. Luckily I didn't because it looks like at the top I almost hit something.
That should leave the middle at 1mm , but instead I had to use 2mm of pads in the middle. 
 

 
But I don't like guessing. You know, if we keep getting crazy with stuff we'll need measurements. I bought one of these just now: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017KUC6XQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1JAAL829ACROK&psc=1
I can get us better measurements on Friday.
 

Dabadger84

cdemps3y
First time making modifications like this, and I read through basically every thread but have zero clue how to mount a fan on top of a heatsink. Any advice here? I apologize if I missed this somewhere

I just have mine chillin' with an RGB header's rubber cover propping it up a bit.  Works just fine. lol
 

driam
 
This is why I am glad I joined the forums. You guys are creative and nuts! If I get my hands on one of those cards, I wonder if I can machine a custom backplate (possibly for water cool or just air). I will keep an eye on the scrap bin at my job for some copper. I do not own the card, but at least would like to come up with some ideas... 

If I recall correctly DZelmer is already working on such a thing, solid copper backplate to better conduct the heat to whatever's attached to it.
 
The only thing I'm unhappy with in regards to the HydroCopper block upgrade is the fact that the one screw hole over the inlet/outlet port area is not screwed in now so the backplate is a bit loose (because of the amount of thermal pads I have squished in there) on that area.  I'm debating adding some sort of small clamp to fix that, but I don't think it's effecting temperatures at all, so I'll probably leave it alone.
 
I have to resist the urge to find a 3-slot SLi NVLink Bridge and get a second HC to run it :-P would be a complete waste of money for only benchmarking fun. lol