ViolentGentleman
Hey guys! New here. I've been reading this whole thread for about a week now I just got my FTW3 hybrid last week and I'm not having a great experience with my temps no matter what case i have my card in and in what config (push, pull, or push pull,exhaust or intake). I recently sold my Gigabyte 1080ti Waterforce Extreme to get this card because with the Gigabyte I couldn't change out the stock fan and that was irritating the hell out of me. But with my Gigabyte card my temps never reached above 55c in all three of my different cases 1.InWin 303 2. Fractal Design Meshify C 3. Cougar Panzer. With my FTW3 Hybrid I'm constantly reaching over 70c!! Granted it's hot as hell here in SoCal but that's no excuse if I have my apt really cool at 74F and my Gigabyte card still had awesome temps and a 100mhz overclock and 400mem OC. Even at stock my FTW3 Hybrid is reaching 70c on valley and heaven benchmark. And I have all the same problems you guys have with the LEDs...mine are flipped around. I'm wondering what you guys think about my temp issue. I can hear the pump flowing as well as feel it in the tubes. Wondering if something else is going on and if I need to RMA this card. 

TomSawyer2112
How are the ambient temperatures in the room the PC is in?  If you're dealing with a 28c room it is going to be difficult to keep anything cool, even water cooled.  But, if they are at a more comfortable 23c level which is where my home sits most of the time, the Hybrid will do quite well.   I did replace the eVGA fan with a Noctua NF-F12 (which according to their reference material is an excellent SP fan).   I currently only have 1 on the rad (pull) and my GPU temp stays below 60c under load.  Now, I do have a fairly aggressive curve in place and the fan is pretty much full tilt at that temperature, but I'm generally gaming when my GPU is pegged so it does not bother me at all.   At idle, it stays at 30-32c and is extremely quiet, running about 600 rpm.  
 
Initially I ran a push/pull but one of the F12's was not PWM so have a replacement on the way;  even with 1, the noctua is doing a great job keeping the Hybrid cool.
 
As far as pump noise, I consider myself pretty sensitive to the higher pitched squeeky type noises (had a coolermaster Nepton that was horrible in that regard), and the pump on the Hybrid is virtually silent.   If I put my ear right next to the card, I can hear it, but it is not an unpleasant noise at all. Every once in a while, on startup I'll notice a liquid sound, but it is over as quickly as it started.
 
Hope that helps!

petmic10
In my opinion, for those that are changing your radiator fan and keeping it connected to the gpu, I would go with a low rpm 3 pin fan. Something 1500 rpm an under preferably. Using PWM fans are a waste unless you are connected them to the motherboard or some kind of fan hub.
 
If I didn't have 3 pin Cougar fans I would probably get this.
 
http://noctua.at/en/produ...n/nf-p12/specification

petmic10
My system and fans are very efficient and quiet. The fans are rated at 64cfm @ 1200rpm(16.6db) with 1.74mm static pressure. Been using them on rads for years. Had a GTX 1080 Seahawk before my Hybrid and they worked very well in that application also. In my experience the temperature in push vs push/pull are within 2 to 3 degrees Celsius of each other. In my opinion, high rpm and high static pressure fans are not needed and is overkill in this application. The radiator is only 25mm thick. 
 
I have the same 7 120mm 1200 rpm fans in my case, 2 are on the gpu rad(push/pull), 2 are on my cpu rad(push only) and 3 are case fans. My overclocked gpu(2088/6003) doesn't go higher than 48C and usually settle in the mid 40's, my overclocked cpu(6700K-4.5ghz) temps are in the 50's, all in a room were the ambient temperature is about 23C(+/- 1 degree). No loud high static pressure, high rpm fans needed to achieve good temperatures. It's all about moving air efficiently. This has worked for me for many years. 
 

AdamInk

smackey
Can anyone tell me if this is a good fan to use for pull configuration and exhaust on radiator?
http://www.corsair.com/en...high-airflow-120mm-fan

Also, is it possible to configure the gpu fan to start
in lower temperature like 40's instead of 50's?

Think you need Static Pressure fans for the Rad. Sp120 i think.
Via Precision you cant control the Rad's fan.

Andrew_WOT

smackey
Can anyone tell me if this is a good fan to use for pull configuration and exhaust on radiator?
http://www.corsair.com/en...high-airflow-120mm-fan

Also, is it possible to configure the gpu fan to start
in lower temperature like 40's instead of 50's?

This is AF fan, not good for moving air through radiator. Get SP120 or new ML120, which is hybrid, good for SP and AF.
I am using ML120 in pull configuration, even for pull you still need SP if it's bolted to radiator.

AdamInk

Andrew_WOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsh0IB-6ffc

Interesting video, with lower rpm got lower temps.. hmm :)

ViolentGentleman
Hey guys! New here. I've been reading this whole thread for about a week now I just got my FTW3 hybrid last week and I'm not having a great experience with my temps no matter what case i have my card in and in what config (push, pull, or push pull,exhaust or intake). I recently sold my Gigabyte 1080ti Waterforce Extreme to get this card because with the Gigabyte I couldn't change out the stock fan and that was irritating the hell out of me. But with my Gigabyte card my temps never reached above 55c in all three of my different cases 1.InWin 303 2. Fractal Design Meshify C 3. Cougar Panzer. With my FTW3 Hybrid I'm constantly reaching over 70c!! Granted it's hot as hell here in SoCal but that's no excuse if I have my apt really cool at 74F and my Gigabyte card still had awesome temps and a 100mhz overclock and 400mem OC. Even at stock my FTW3 Hybrid is reaching 70c on valley and heaven benchmark. And I have all the same problems you guys have with the LEDs...mine are flipped around. I'm wondering what you guys think about my temp issue. I can hear the pump flowing as well as feel it in the tubes. Wondering if something else is going on and if I need to RMA this card.