For the folks who own the EVGA 3090Ti Hybrid, did you replace the fans that come stock with it? These fans seem to be different when compared to the past hybrids.
 
if yes, which ones did you go for? Did you see an appreciable difference in GPU core temps?
 
Also - Did you change thermal paste/thermal pads which resulted in lower temps?
 
Thanks in advance.

NereusHixon
For the folks who own the EVGA 3090Ti Hybrid, did you replace the fans that come stock with it? These fans seem to be different when compared to the past hybrids.
 
if yes, which ones did you go for? Did you see an appreciable difference in GPU core temps?
 
Also - Did you change thermal paste/thermal pads which resulted in lower temps?
 
Thanks in advance.

I cannot speak as to the EVGA Hybrid (as it wasn’t available at the time when I wanted to purchase a hybrid as much as I wished it were) but I did replace the fans on two ASUS 3090 Ti LC ROG Strix cards with Noctua NF-A12x25 (the black version). Definitely more quiet and effective at reducing the temperature. Not a perfect comparison as the original ones had to spin significantly faster to maintain the same temperature as with the Noctuas. So, I think it was more of a noise improvement thing (obviously at the same RPMs the Noctuas would cool better). No RGB, though, if this is something that matters. The Noctua’s worked better than the stock fans in either push or pull configuration. I suspect given the EVGA is a 360 radiator/ 3 fan AIO, your experience inevitably will be different but I have to imagine you will see an improvement with Noctua fans. Obviously, there are other factors - case, airflow, other components, etc. Last note - mounting the radiator on the top in an exhaust configuration produced worse performance than mounting on the side or front as intake configuration.

This was the fan I got for my AIO replacement.  https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-Black-swap-Premium-Grade-Quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ
 
It’s their industrial fan tuned to static pressure.

frantic101
This was the fan I got for my AIO replacement.  https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-Black-swap-Premium-Grade-Quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ
 
It’s their industrial fan tuned to static pressure.

Just to be clear - this is not their industrial line. The industrial will have iPPC in the name. It will be better at both static pressure and air flow but significantly louder. The fan I recommended earlier is considered a better choice than the one you picked (at least as per Noctua). That said, I think the NF-F12 will do a very fine job.

Ah thanks. 
 

spartakrex

frantic101
This was the fan I got for my AIO replacement.  https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-Black-swap-Premium-Grade-Quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ
 
It’s their industrial fan tuned to static pressure.

Just to be clear - this is not their industrial line. The industrial will have iPPC in the name. It will be better at both static pressure and air flow but significantly louder. The fan I recommended earlier is considered a better choice than the one you picked (at least as per Noctua). That said, I think the NF-F12 will do a very fine job.

kraade

talon951
If you have room for a 30mm thick fan then this is the best right now.

https://phanteks.com/PH-F120T30.html

Good fan but hard to find

Huh, yea I didn't realize you couldn't hardly get them. Figures...

frantic101
I found the OEM fan specs:  https://www.evga.com/support/faq/FAQdetails.aspx?faqid=59636
 
69.5 CFM
2.76 mm h2o
 
The stock fans are actually pretty good. You have to use this Noctura fan to beat it https://noctua.at/en/nf-p12-redux-1700-pwm. Which is actually one of their cheaper fans. 

That’s a link to a pretty old spec. Do you think they are using the same ones?

I stand behind my suggestion to the OP - if you are spending $2,200 on a GPU, what’s another $100 for the presumably best-in-class NF-A12x25 Noctuas @$33 each? Of course, before you do, try the OEM ones, see how they perform, they might be quite adequate.

Yeah, I looked at some reviews and it seems the a12 is indeed a lot quieter vs the p12 with minimal actual air flow differences. So I guess if you really value noise, that fan is the one to beat. 
 

I run these on my 3080ti radiator and they are very quiet:
be quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm High Speed PWM
 
The Noctua NF-A12x25's are really good too, but a little more money. According to the specifications, the SW3 fans are better, but from reviews I've read they're quite similar and the Noctua's might have a slight edge.
 
Also, on this topic:

spartakrex

frantic101
I found the OEM fan specs:  https://www.evga.com/support/faq/FAQdetails.aspx?faqid=59636
 
69.5 CFM
2.76 mm h2o
 
The stock fans are actually pretty good. You have to use this Noctura fan to beat it https://noctua.at/en/nf-p12-redux-1700-pwm. Which is actually one of their cheaper fans. 

That’s a link to a pretty old spec. Do you think they are using the same ones?

I stand behind my suggestion to the OP - if you are spending $2,200 on a GPU, what’s another $100 for the presumably best-in-class NF-A12x25 Noctuas @$33 each? Of course, before you do, try the OEM ones, see how they perform, they might be quite adequate.

 
Those are not the fans they currently use. Here's a picture of my radiator fans: 
If you blow that up, you can see the model number and the current is quite a bit higher than the one on the link you posted: 0.65A on the newer ones vs the 0.24A on the older ones. I have a little comparison going here, Due to space limitations and wanting to keep the pressure uniform, I have the two EVGA fans as push/pull on the top of the radiator and just the be Quiet SW3 fan on the bottom in "pull". You can check the link in my signature to see the space limitations that made me do this lol. Anyway, The EVGA fans are quite a bit louder (and move a little bit more air I think) than the Silent Wings fans, but draw almost 2x the power. For the power and noise level, I'd push/pull 4 of the SW3 fans if I could. I also made a post here showing how you can get some of that power off the GPU, which frees up a pinch more for the GPU (this is anecdotal at best lol, the primary reason was to get 4 fans running on the GPU's fan control).