rock2k
Is this what you’re looking for?

Will try and take better pics when I finally get around to installing it.

This is for the ftw3.

Close, we're trying to determine if the cooler has fins on all the VRM areas on the other side of those pads.
 

rock2k
 
You don't understand i can't install those drivers due to the fact i'm using Hybrid Kit on top of FTW3 Ultra card so those bios can't detect any adapters

 
There is no BIOS for a FTW3 Ultra that has been converted with a Hybrid kit, you would need to use the FTW3 Ultra's XOC BIOS, or wait for them put one out specifically for FTW3s with the hybrid kit on them, if they ever make one.

Ok took new ones under the pads and both ends have metal fins.
 
Update: Changing pic.

xXghost323Xx
Is this what you’re looking for?

Will try and take better pics when I finally get around to installing it.

This is for the ftw3.

Thank You!!! Yes exactly :) Now it looks much better, sadly no stock anywhere :/

xXghost323Xx
Ok took new ones under the pads and both ends have metal fins.
 
Update: Changing pic.

Thank you kindly, that's EXACTLY what I need to be able to show people it HAS active fins that keep things in there cool & is not just metal plates over things with a fan blowing through nothing (by what logic would that even be a thing... oh wait, brands like Visiontek have done that before lol)
 
 
On another topic: SOoooooooooooooooooo
 
Apparently either a firmware or some other form of update is definitely needed here, outside of the fact that it won't hit the "500W" power limit:
I noticed during testing, both with OC Scan, and with Port Royal, that occasionally in GPUz, something would pop up that I've never seen before on PerfCap: Red.  Red means Thermal (for those like me that have never seen it).  I immediately went "That is literally impossible, Hybrid card, highest temps iCX is seeing are in the low 60s on some Mem & VRM areas".  I figured it had to be an erroneous reading of some sort, and sure enough, after gaming for a bit just now, HWInfo just so happened to pick "it" up - I'm not sure if this is something that can be "fixed" or not, but if so, it definitely should be lol:
 

 
To borrow a GN line: "To my knowledge, the inside of my GPU did not exceed the temperature of the Sun during testing." 

Dabadger84
Did you happen to take pictures during the kit install at all?  People are asking if the Hybrid kit/cards have an actual heatsink over the VRMs & the like... I can see for certain there is one on the VRM closer to the GPU's exhaust, but I can't get at the angle to confirm the other VRM has fins as well.

No pictures.. VRM heatsinks are part of the shroud. Memory heatsinks is that extra plate.

Hey EVGA just checking in to see any response or update?  Nope ok, (Deleted for Foul Language) us I suppose.

Precision X1 update again right after I finally updated to 1.1.2, that figures :-D

devinishome
Hey EVGA just checking in to see any response or update?  Nope ok, **** us I suppose.

Asked the same some post above, 2 month almost no reply at all...

YES!!! Aqua Computer comes in January with the „hottest“ Waterblock ever - the „kryographics NEXT“ + active Backplate 
 https://www.aquacomputer.de/tl_files/aquacomputer/downloads/rtx_3080_3090_product_compatibility_list.pdf
 

Finally decided to give this a try this morning. On the stock bios I was power limited around 448w according to hwinfo64, curiously though GPU-Z was reading 450-460w. To do this I ran a custom fire strike ultra at 4k and paused the demo within the first couple seconds when the character is walking through the smoke. This seemed like a decent way to get the gpu to hold the max power rating.
 
Switched to XOC bios and the same setup I'm now power limited around 480w (483w in GPUZ and 497.542w in hwinfo64). I'm not sure if there is a better app/benchmark/game to run to see if I can get closer to the 500w supposed cap, but I did at least seem to gain 30w from 450w to 480w. Something is working for me, now how do I test for those last 20w....
 
EDIT might also be worth mentioning I turned the GPU lighting off. Might save a few watts I figured. Left fans on auto.