Wow, that is a great idea! Right underneath my 3080 is my PSU though, and I don't know where you would put it otherwise? I can't even see your psu! Where is it?

notarjy
behind the mobo, much better setup than traditional psu location

I have to say the O11D is a truly awesome case to build in, not a massive foot print, great options for cooling, awesome cable management and very well made. Add to that the NZXT fan/RGB controller, the Z73 AIO, the noctua fans running in pairs on channels 1-3 with custom ramps for either GPU or CPU temps its a super quiet, clean build with great thermal control from a glass double sided case.

LexR5
I can confirm that long RDR2 sessions with resolution of 3440x1440@100hz averages around 70 FPS at Ultra settings...

If your average framerate is ~70 but your display is refreshing at 100Hz, you're experiencing a lot of judder. I.e. your motion is not near as smooth as it could be.
 
If your framerate never drops below 60 (or at least only does so occasionally), you want to set your refresh rate to 60Hz, and enable VSync. As long as your framerate doesn't drop below your refresh rate, you'll get zero judder, and perfectly smooth motion. If you're not familiar with this, at least do yourself the favor of testing what I advise before dismissing it!
 
In RDR2 you want to set the refresh rate at 60 simply because that's a target that you can stay above. But the concept applies to any refresh rate. This is the reason that Adaptive Sync/G-Sync was introduced--to eliminate judder by making sure that your framerate always matches your refresh rate--by reversing the sync and having the display lock to the framerate rather than vice versa.
 
When I played GTA V on a CRT, I dropped the refresh rate to 50Hz because I could maintain a framerate above 50, but not 60 (Some people may not be aware that millions of people in the world have always had displays running at 50Hz, not 60). Of course I could have gotten a much higher framerate, but I preferred "smart max" settings, and also needed a good deal of true antialiasing.
 
Also, for anyone who may read this:
 
1. VSync does not inherently introduce significant latency/lag. Only poor implementations of VSync do this.
2. VSync does not drop the framerate to 1/2, 1/3, etc. of the refresh rate. Only poor implementations of VSync do this.

The GamersNexus video does make the FTW3 Ultra card seem really bad/inefficient in terms of noise/temps, even dBA & voltage normalized. And they tested open bench.
 
There's always the possibility I suppose that some cards are just bad and different conditions and testing setups, not to mention different ambient temperatures, are major factors. There's also the possibility that I'm too dumb to understand all the charts and explanations GN gave.

I'm not too concerned personally as I plan on getting a Hybrid or Kingpin. Though at the moment it does seem like the TUF is a better AIB for air cooling. The separate cooler block for the vram & the backplate actually being used probably help it a fair degree. No word on the non-Ultra FTW3's or XC3's as of yet. We'll have to wait and see as far as testing on those is concerned.

I wouldn't be too bothered. People should get whatever card they can get. It's not exactly easy to get any of these cards at the moment. Even if EVGA's 3000 series temps & cooling/noise efficiency are horrid you could always end up getting a Hybrid kit, or going with a custom loop if you don't mind the maintenance and setup headache.

Cadillac94pimpin
Has anyone replaced the thermal paste and ran a before and after? I have a FTW3 Ultra in the box still as I have had 0 time to get it installed. I am really curious as to how these cards will run on water or Hybrid.

Yes. Apparently the difference is not perceivable.

I suspected in this thread that the thermal paste was the problem, but apparently that is not the case.

See this thread for more details:
https://forums.evga.com/E...al-paste-m3121869.aspx

I am also seeing really hot temps on my 3080 FTW Ultra.  (85c in Warzone) 
Before this I had a 1060 SC from evga and it idled at 45 and topped at at 65c so I am a bit concerned
 
I would like to see what I can do before I try and RMA it though.  I just put the card in the case, didn't overclock or anything. 
 
What benchmark should I try and run or is there a certain fan curve I should run? 
Before this I had a 1060 SC from evga and it idled at 45 and topped at at 65c so I am a bit concerned

4 140 Noctua 2000 PWM.  (2 pulling air in the front, 2 pushing air out on top)
1 120 Meshify pushing air out in the back.

malrick
I am also seeing really hot temps on my 3080 FTW Ultra.  (85c in Warzone) 
Before this I had a 1060 SC from evga and it idled at 45 and topped at at 65c so I am a bit concerned
 
I would like to see what I can do before I try and RMA it though.  I just put the card in the case, didn't overclock or anything. 
 
What benchmark should I try and run or is there a certain fan curve I should run? 
Before this I had a 1060 SC from evga and it idled at 45 and topped at at 65c so I am a bit concerned

1060 SC has a TDP of 120w? The 3080 FTW Ultra has, well, a LOT more.
 
I don't know that 65C on a low power card is an indication that your case has good-enough airflow to dissipate over 300w of power. There could be something wrong with your card, but there could also be airflow issues with your case.
 
*Edit* case info posted while I was typing.
 
How much space do you have between your FTW fans and the PSU shroud?
 
Can you post a pic?

I have a xc3 ultra model I temps up 89c at 70% fan curve yet to 90% to hit 83c I opened the card and noticed the thermal paste was dried out and hard. I changed it and now my temps don’t go above 72c in warzone at about 60% fan curve.

Those sets of cables (3 of them) run right across Infront of the lower case fan, if you could thread them through above the card that might help the card but then might impact the CPU, the FTW3 is wide and the blower design means it needs to channel the warm air away, it can't go out the back (mobo) and can't go out the front (side panel) so it needs to go somewhere and typically that would be the back or slightly past between the side panel and exit out the top, with the panel on I'm guessing the heat pools in the lower part of the case without the lower 140 fan pushing out the warm air out the back of the case. Difficult to tell for certain, I guess a little bit of trial and error, might even be worth looking at an undervolt ?

LexR5
Those sets of cables (3 of them) run right across Infront of the lower case fan, if you could thread them through above the card that might help the card but then might impact the CPU, the FTW3 is wide and the blower design means it needs to channel the warm air away, it can't go out the back (mobo) and can't go out the front (side panel) so it needs to go somewhere and typically that would be the back or slightly past between the side panel and exit out the top, with the panel on I'm guessing the heat pools in the lower part of the case without the lower 140 fan pushing out the warm air out the back of the case. Difficult to tell for certain, I guess a little bit of trial and error, might even be worth looking at an undervolt ?

 
Yup it was the cable for the power supply but now what you think.  One of the second connectors on the power cable on the end was catching the middle fan and stopping it.  Sigh.  I have ordered new power cables from CableMod.  I am going to redo the whole thing. 
 
Thanks for all your help.

malrick
Yup it was the cable for the power supply but now what you think.  One of the second connectors on the power cable on the end was catching the middle fan and stopping it.  Sigh.  I have ordered new power cables from CableMod.  I am going to redo the whole thing. 
Thanks for all your help.

No worries, glad you found the issue

malrick
Here is a picture of my case.  I have the video card in the top pci slot.
 
 

Same Case... Same Problem... my sidewall is removed and i bought a O11 Dynamic... the Fractal compact isnt the right case for this GPU... Difference between Closed Case and Open ~10+ °C. This card needs definitly more air then others before.

I continue to be happy with and impressed by the temps on the 3080 FTW3 Ultra.
No game has pushed me beyond the 60°s yet. And that's at 4k 60FPS, near max or max settings. Stress testing and benchmarks have only reached a maximum of 73°.
 
Very pleased with these results.