Broken orders, lame !

[J7SC_Orion]

  On 09/03/2021 at 20:11, ENTERPRISE said:

Gone for the Gorilla Glue Epoxy. Should do the trick.

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...yeah, Gorilla glue with a bit of water applied is superb, just make sure the aim/fit is right with initial setting

[ENTERPRISE]

Good news ! Block is repaired and I got a FULL refund without having to ship the block back. 

 

So now it is all repaired, it is time to sell it on, for anyone interested it was this :  https://www.alphacool.com/shop/gpu-water-cooler/nvidia-fullsize/28349/alphacool-eisblock-aurora-acryl-gpx-n-rtx-3080/3090-ftw3-with-backplate 

[Sir Beregond]

  On 10/03/2021 at 13:39, ENTERPRISE said:

Good news ! Block is repaired and I got a FULL refund without having to ship the block back. 

 

So now it is all repaired, it is time to sell it on, for anyone interested it was this :  https://www.alphacool.com/shop/gpu-water-cooler/nvidia-fullsize/28349/alphacool-eisblock-aurora-acryl-gpx-n-rtx-3080/3090-ftw3-with-backplate 

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Cool deal!

 

I got this one for my Zotac 3070. Didn't realize how small this card was. Smaller than my 980.

 

https://www.alphacool.com/shop/grafikkarten-wasserkuehler/nvidia-fullsize/28518/alphacool-eisblock-aurora-acryl-gpx-n-rtx-3070-gaming-twin-edge-mit-backplate?c=20590

[ENTERPRISE]

  On 10/03/2021 at 15:34, Sir Beregond said:

Cool deal!

 

I got this one for my Zotac 3070. Didn't realize how small this card was. Smaller than my 980.

 

https://www.alphacool.com/shop/grafikkarten-wasserkuehler/nvidia-fullsize/28518/alphacool-eisblock-aurora-acryl-gpx-n-rtx-3070-gaming-twin-edge-mit-backplate?c=20590

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Nice, that must use a really small reference PCB similar to the Founders PCB at that size.

[Sir Beregond]

  On 10/03/2021 at 18:02, ENTERPRISE said:

 

Nice, that must use a really small reference PCB similar to the Founders PCB at that size.

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Very similar size and layouts, but a bit different too. The Zotac is slightly longer, presumably to accommodate the 2x 8-pins. Also seems to have some bits not on the FE board.

 

That said, happy to have a smaller card. The rediculosuly long/tall AIB cards that have come out on some models like the FTW3 and Strix would not even fit in my case.

 

Zotac Twin Edge OC 3070:

 

 

Founder's Edition 3070:

Edited March 10, 2021 by Sir Beregond

[ENTERPRISE]

  On 10/03/2021 at 19:32, Sir Beregond said:

Very similar size and layouts, but a bit different too. The Zotac is slightly longer, presumably to accommodate the 2x 8-pins. Also seems to have some bits not on the FE board.

 

That said, happy to have a smaller card. The rediculosuly long/tall AIB cards that have come out on some models like the FTW3 and Strix would not even fit in my case.

 

Zotac Twin Edge OC 3070:

 

 

Founder's Edition 3070:

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Yeah the short cards are nice. My EVGA 3090 FTW 3 Ultra Gaming is large, and not even the longest of them all. 

 

I just finished fitting my EK block and backplate to it.

[Bastiaan_NL]

  On 15/03/2021 at 13:20, ENTERPRISE said:

Yeah the short cards are nice. My EVGA 3090 FTW 3 Ultra Gaming is large, and not even the longest of them all. 

 

I just finished fitting my EK block and backplate to it.

 

 

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The 3090 is so large, I almost had to move my res for it to fit. And I thought the Strix 2080ti was a big boy

That mirror finished backplate has a nice effect in there, looking good!

[ENTERPRISE]

  On 21/03/2021 at 09:56, Bastiaan_NL said:

The 3090 is so large, I almost had to move my res for it to fit. And I thought the Strix 2080ti was a big boy

That mirror finished backplate has a nice effect in there, looking good!

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Yeah im lucky it fit, any longer and there would have been tears lol. Yeah I rather like the mirror finish, was not sure how it would go, but with the mobo being silver, all is good :). 

[J7SC_Orion]

  On 15/03/2021 at 13:20, ENTERPRISE said:

Yeah the short cards are nice. My EVGA 3090 FTW 3 Ultra Gaming is large, and not even the longest of them all. 

 

I just finished fitting my EK block and backplate to it.

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...depictions of those blueish thermal pad strips w/ their double-sided 'removable' foil make me cringe...a  lot !

 

  On 21/03/2021 at 09:56, Bastiaan_NL said:

The 3090 is so large, I almost had to move my res for it to fit. And I thought the Strix 2080ti was a big boy

That mirror finished backplate has a nice effect in there, looking good!

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...w-cooled 2080 Ti are big, but 3090s are massive...then again, re. clearance problems, you fine gents have to learn to think build outside the box  

tip/side note re. a rare Covid-19 benefit in the midst of all the horror it is creating: There are many more places now doing custom acrylic 'barriers' at much better prices than before (ie. those you see at the cashier)...I found a place to make a custom 'top' rectangular enclosure for me