Hey there Folks,
 
 
Thank you in advance for the help!
 
I'm a relative newbie when it comes to overclocking and I've tried to search for this information before posting here (apologies if this is answered elsewhere!).
 
I purchased a 2080 TI FTW3 ULTRA which is running quite well (initially was triggering Asus's Anti-Surge feature when overclocking, found PSU at fault). 

I wanted to ask for opinion and advice as to whether purchasing a hybrid AIO kit for it would be worth it given:
 
1. I can push up to +160 on the core (currently stabilizes at ~2070-2085) with temperature maximums of ~75 degrees.
 
The thing I wanted to ask is---as I've seen others with similar increases pushing ~2200+ stable (here and other forums)---whether the temperature would be restricting the core speed (compared to those other people)?
 
Or is this just silicon lottery? :)
 
 
I haven't touched the voltage slider, but have set the power limit to the maximum of 124 (temp 88), core +160 and memory at +600. CPU: i7-5775c @4.2ghz and 1.4v (NH-D15), Corsair 750d with 2 fans for intake and 1 rear exhaust (sorry, not sure what else could be relevant).
 
 
As the hybrid kit is pretty expensive, i just wanted to ask you all whether if I did purchase the hybrid kit and obtained lower temps, would make much of a difference in increased core speeds? 
 
 
P.S** -- Does this also make much of an FPS difference in gaming? I play on a 4k TV and although I've read the difference isn't much ... some games just average over ~60 fps and I wouldn't mind the increase, especially to FPS minimums.
 
 

Thank you kindly,
 
John.

Thank you kindly for the information, it is very much appreciated!
 
I will do more research and review further, and will also look into the options from NZXT/Corsair that you have mentioned also before making any decisions.
 
Kind regards!
 
John

Keep in mind that a game running at 60FPS at 4K might not see a huge increase in frames. 10% higher frames per second is only going to be 66FPS. That said it does make a difference when it drops below 60FPS. It's also important to realize that some games just don't really improve with overclocking that much if at all. I am mostly saying this since I have seen some people think it's going to be a big improvement and are disappointed when it's really not that much. That said though overclocking is a free performance boost and as long as you slowly increase speeds to find what is stable it's pretty safe. If you mostly play just one game though it's best to read how well the game handles an overclock to see if it's really worth it.
 
As for going for water cooling lower temps are always good and it can increase what you can get out of the card performance wise.

Complete water cooling!! All day everyday.

Lower the temps the better the card will clock and thats for every card for since the beginning of time I bet hehe.

Lower temps from custom loop over aio.

Think big rad.. 360 or 480. Or multipal rads. Whatever you can fit. Get a bigger case if needed.

It's really unbelievable really the difference really running a card at 30-40c compared to 50-60+c.

Its makes a huge difference. And I seen that just last night with the ftw3 2080ti ultra I had.

Before on air i couldnt find anything stable overclocking wise.. maybe 2050 max voltage. Slapped a water block on and bam 2205 benchable. 2190 hours and hours of gaming. Low temps of 38-39c. Hit 40c and it would drop to 2175.

Last night tested the card again on air as I was returning it. Bam.. cant find anything stable under 2100! Here I thought it was a fluke and I just got better at tweaking with water.. nope! Same overclocking method and cant get crap at 50-60c!

These cards are HOT and need to be under 40c to open up.

Only way to get that is with custom loop and a big rad.. I used a 60mm thick ek ex 480 rad push/pull setup.. single loop. CPU on another loop.

Good time to invest in a custom loop setup. Can reuse just about everything in the future besides your tubing so buy the good stuff.. get a d5 pump as well.. strong quiet pump that should last you many years from now if not a decade.

73c is to high to maintain any core clock (2130 MHz), usually to maintain core clock stability you want to keep your GPU temp below 60c and even 50c if possible. 
Just my opinion, cooler is better, way cooler is way better. 
If you want to see what a hybrid cooler (better cooling) may do, just lower your ambient room temp 25c with open case and great air flow with your existing oem fan cooler. If the benchmarks and game results are better with better heat dissipation, cooling and higher core clocks than you can justify a much better 240 - 280 mm clc for the card. Give it test, and let us know your results. I think you will be surprised, and there will be a hybrid cooler purchase in your future.

yipskiddlydoo
 
It looks quite fun, especially the setup and finished results. I'll do some more reading and research on it.
 

 
Yes, please do lots of research before purchasing anything.  I'll post a great video below to get you started. 
 

Hey there Zeddivile and AHowes,
 
Thanks for the advice, I will do so! Figured that since that every other game so far was working fine... that it might be the game lol.
 
I'll try revert back to stock then push back up.
 
I've also attached a photo of the rad set-up, sorry to ask, if you guys don't mind, would it be okay to give any pointers/criticism where it could be improved if I've done anything wrong (set-up for example)?
 
 

Thank you kindly, have a great day to you both.

Hey Jack,
 
Thank you :)
 
The pump noise I had was substantial initially, however, seems to have died down noticeably now.
 
I swear I saw a post somewhere where a User was facing a 100% fan issue. The only gripe I have against the hybrid kit is that the rad fans run at 100%.

Tested: EVGA stock fan only, Noctua NF-A12 Industrial Fan single and x2, splitter cable used is a Noctua one which has one end of the Y-split with only 3 pin (tachometer feedback removed). 
 
It does work if I connect the fans to the mobo. 
 
2145mhz stable at 1.093v locked in Afterburner with fans locked to 80% via mobo (x2 NF-A12 2000rpms).
 
Left GTA5 running overnight 8pm to 7am, woke up to 2085mhz with core temps at 62 degrees and VRM temps at 65 degrees (VRM fan locked to 80%).
 
 
Overall happy, thinking to just deal with the noise.
 
For some reason I cannot explain, there is less stuttering and gameplay feels smoother? Although the clock speed increases aren't as great as I expected hahah
 
Guess AHowes FTW3 at 2200mhz got me hopeful! haha
 
 

Thank you all!