Would my z390 aorus master mb limit the kpe card in any way?

Thank you @sparetimepc I would likely go with byski block since I have a dremel already and that seems like an easy mod.
 
Does anyone know where I could have a nice shiny copper nickel plated finish backplate machined for a kpe?

Sultan.of.swing
I'll work on something, It's quite a lot to post.

Irrespective of what the OP buys , still need the guide for other people.
I'm waiting for my Bykski block to come and I'll put some pics up when I get it which may also help .
You'll also need an OLED LN2 kit for the KPE

Shouldnt have to tweak those.
They should be fast out of the box .
B die ram .

Yes
They ain't too expensive.
See sparetimes guide .

sparetime thank you for the guide

Very nice. Look forward to seeing your results.

Nice one
You won't have any problems flashing one of the 3 bios .

It's easy
I'll pm you a link to a guide I wrote on another forum , overclockers Australia

Don't forget to make a copy of original BIOS before you start doing anything.Instructions lower down and make sure you read everything here before commencing

If anybody wants the code (Powershell) to type in to flash your GPU BIOS , here they are.
Took me a bit of time to get them right so I thought I would save you the trouble.
Anyway ,
You need to download this software and put it in a desktop folder you made .....call the folder anything you like .
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-nvflash/
Also put your BIOS rom downloads in the same folder ( just Google xdevs kingpin for BIOS roms).
Open a command prompt in the folder but it's a lot easier doing it in Powershell ( Press SHIFT and RIGHT CLICK whilst in folder ).
Copy and paste these commands in PowerShell.
Best to copy them into notepad and save them first.
You can then just copy and paste from the saved notepad file you made straight into POWERSHELL.

(Wish somebody here would have given me the heads up earlier (would have saved me hours) ).

It is risky and this worked for me and I am sure you will be fine but it's your choice to do it and don't blame me if you brick your GPU.
Remember , I used an EVGA ROM although it was from a different model card.


PS......I called my rom evga as you can see below but call it anything you like ( just change evga for what you called it so the app knows what to load )
Leave the rest of the commands the way they are, just copy and paste into powershell.
You will know if it's gone right .
They are in order of execution

.\nvflash64 --protectoff
.\nvflash64 -6 evga.rom
.\nvflash64 --protecton
.\nvflash64 --reboot

PS....Don't forget to make a copy of original BIOS before you start doing anything.
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
and save it in the same folder renaming it or adding "old" to the end , just in case you need to load old BIOS

Anytime .
We are all here to help one another .

MentalityX
I'm looking to watercool down the road and I'm wondering if this is the best 2080ti reference pcb card for the job?

IMO, the best option for performance is a hybrid card in which you will install a custom GPU only waterblock on. The VRM doesn't need a lot of cooling, nor does the memory. Both have a max temp of over 90c. The GPU will keep clocking down as temp goes up, so the priority needs to be GPU die cooling, not full card cooling. The Hybrid cards comes with heat sinks for the VRM, the larger one with a fan. If you take advantage of that and add a die only waterblock, you can get very good temps and keep your clocks high on water. If you add memory and especially VRM cooling into your loop, you are adding a lot of heat for components which don't need that much cooling. Those parts can be perfectly happy with heatsinks and air flow. 

should i bother changing thermal pads on the KPE?

From what I can tell they are good pads. I wont bother then. Thanks

where did you find your byski block and the OLED LN2 kit for the KPE?