Hello
 
The EVGA backplate is not compatible with waterblocks. The screws used for the backplate are M2 and the waterblocks use M2.5 screws
Besides using a backplate EKWB example, no solution to keep the EVGA backplate ?

1st time I have this problem with EVGA graphics cards and waterblocks  
 
Thanks

Or EVGA now put M2 screws for us to use their waterblocks
 
I had already seen but I do not like the design,
the cable (RGB?) is not "standard". this connector will correspond to a connector on my motherboard but it is for several things (temperature, etc ...) I think

$40 Bucks Now!, how sad.

bcavnaugh

tistou77
I had already seen but I do not like the design, the cable (RGB?) is not "standard". this connector will correspond to a connector on my motherboard but it is for several things (temperature, etc ...) I think

But the (RGB Cable) is "standard" for EVGA.

Ok, the cable plugs into the graphics card
Anyway, the hydro cooler is not referenced on EVGA EU

Thanks, added
There is a review for this block ?

Cool GTX
Not that I ever found before ordering my EK blocks for my EVGA 2080 Ti

 
I think I ordered a backplate ekwb, too bad I liked the design of the EVGA, but I do not like that of the hydro
 

bcavnaugh
Hydro Copper X99FTW-K-RTX 

On this image
 

 
Its' backplate ekwb ? black or nickel ?
Nickel I believe
 
Thanks

bcavnaugh

tistou77
I had already seen but I do not like the design, the cable (RGB?) is not "standard". this connector will correspond to a connector on my motherboard but it is for several things (temperature, etc ...) I think

But the (RGB Cable) is "standard" for EVGA.
 The Nicest Looking Hydro Copper ever Provided from EVGA.

Assuming that's your block, how does it match up with the FE backplate? Assuming you have a FE card of course. 
I like how the EVGA blocks use the cards illumination control as opposed to a RGB 4-pin as with the EK cards. But, with the issues with X1 and RGB, there are pros to the 4-pin solution. 

Don't be such a knob. I was asking you a question about the picture you posted. 

bp7178
Don't be such a knob. I was asking you a question about the picture you posted. 

Bcavnaugh is one of the most trusted user on this forum. Just look at his forum post count, he has almost 30k trying to help people like you over the years.
 
Plus if you click on the "Mods Rigs" link below his profile picture, you can see that the pictures he gave you come from his own personnal computer.
 
So instead of calling him names, you should thank him for spending a little of his own free time to try to help you with valuable information... For free.
 
Back on the topic, according to my researches the original backplate sold with the EVGA 2080 card series air cooler are compatible with the hydro copper waterblock designed for these specific cards.
 
That's why you can't find any backplate in the store: you don't need to buy one as the one you already own can be applied with the hydro copper waterblock. But as OP said, it seems not compatible with EK waterblocks thought.
 
To sum up: if you plan to watercool an EVGA 2080 series card, you'd better buy the related hydro copper designed by EVGA instead of any other waterblock to avoid backplate problem compatibility.
 
Of course if you are planning on buying and watercooling an EVGA 2080 series card, as bcavnaugh suggested, it would be wise to ask confirmation to EVGA customer support before and if possible keep us up to date here ;)
 
On a personnal note, i would add that even without talking about backplate, GPU compatibility with waterblock is often a problem so to watercool any EVGA card i would buy an hydro copper waterblock that is matching instead of another waterblock because it has been designed and tested by EVGA engineers to perfectly match them.
 
If you check on EK website compatiblity tab on their products, you can see than most of their waterblock have not been physically tested against PCBs. They usually physically check 1 model with their waterblocks then compare visually the PCB of new cards to the one they tested and if they look alike they mark the waterblock as compatible. But sometime even if the PCB look alike, it's not exactly the same and this creates problems getting a good contact between the GPU and the waterblock.
 

Even if he might have misunderstood your question in the first place, I don't feel like he answered you with attitude in any way. He gave you the answer you needed about it (as i did in my last post): if you plan on watercooling an RTX card, you'd better ask EVGA support to confirm you that the original backplate sold with the aircooler is compatible with their hydro copper waterblock, which i'm about 90% sure it is, but you should ask them anyway for the remaning 10% :)
 
Anyway I think there is no need to further discuss this communication issue between you and bcavnaugh, i'm sure you both mean well but somehow you didn't understand each others. We're all cool geeks guys here, no need to get nervous ;)

Aside from the compatibility questions I'll throw my two cents in here about people complaining about EK asking $40 for a backplate. Most people are spending $800-$1300+ on RTX cards, is $40 for a machine milled piece of quality aluminum a high price? No it is not. Especially when you compare it to what looks like the EVGA stamped backplate. I love EVGA don't get me wrong but I am not a huge fan of the backplates this time. Comparing both backplates side by side I have zero regrets paying $40 for the EK backplate. The finish, attention to detail and overall strength of it is well worth the money if you've already spent several hundred dollars on a RTX gpu. As with all things aesthetics though, to each their own. 

tistou77
I will take a backplate ekwb, I hesitate between black and nickel

I ended up going with the black backplate as most of the other components in my loop are nickel and thought it would be too much. Also the nickel finish has almost a mirror like look to it, would look really good in a case with good lighting though. 

tistou77

Vivifiedstriker
I ended up going with the black backplate as most of the other components in my loop are nickel and thought it would be too much. Also the nickel finish has almost a mirror like look to it, would look really good in a case with good lighting though. 

me, I only have the mod of my pump that is "chrome" and my case is with "good lighting" (LED strip)
 

The EK nickel backplate would probably look very good in your system then. There is a user on the forum in one of the RTX 2080 ti's build threads that has one and it looks great. Unfortunately I can't remember their user name though. 

Thanks
 
if I take the nickel, I will have to find screws of the same color, those included with the WB are black (and no screw included with the backplate)