2017 Hardware Thread

Dude said:

Cool, what monitor are you planning on?


Lets see, to test mail me your Zotac

I would send Nessie by sea as she is a great swimmer

worf105 said:

I would send Nessie by sea as she is a great swimmer

Dude said:

Cool, what monitor are you planning on?

Right now its this one, but its VERY Expensive.
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q 27" 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 4ms Nvidia G-SYNC

https://www.amazon.com/PG279Q-2560x1.../dp/B017EVR2VM

OldMike65 said:

Right now its this one, but its VERY Expensive.
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q 27" 2560x1440 IPS 165Hz 4ms Nvidia G-SYNC

https://www.amazon.com/PG279Q-2560x1.../dp/B017EVR2VM

Great monitor but very expensive

Dude said:

Great monitor but very expensive

Sure is, but I paid more for my GPU :)

OldMike65 said:

Sure is, but I paid more for my GPU :)

and you'll have the monitor much longer too.

Quick few games of World of Warships, chat later lads.

specialkone said:

This is the exact same EVGA ACX (my GPU) issue. I'm hoping the solution is a proper thermal pad mod. Steve Burke's quick fix on the Zotac wasn't the best. Look at the VRM heat drop on the EVGA 1080 with a proper thermal mod:





The VRM temps on that Zotac are terrible, just like the original EVGA ACX cards. I'd be protecting Nessie if I were you, Worf. Nessie to me is that Nvidia chip you have. I have my doubts the majority of the other Amp Extreme cards perform the way Nessie does. RMA your card and you lose Nessie. I'd be taking it easy on the overclocks until Zotac comes up with a solution.

BTW, anyone other than me notice Steve Burke mentioning Asus with their Strix provides the best air cooling solution of all the 1080 TI AIB's? That IMHO "arrogant poor customer service" partner typically gets it right the first time.

Will do Specialkone