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  1. thefipster

    240mm Radiator for i9-10900K and RTX 3090

    Hi esv5566, it's possible to only use a single 240 radiator with that configuration, but it will not be quiet under load and the components will get quite warm. Some rough calculations, please be aware that every system is different, due to case size, air restriction, room temp etc. etc. This...
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    Waterblock for RTX 2070 super Gigabyte gaming OC 3X

    Thanks for sharing your post, yeah that would have been also an option. I actually installed it yesterday without noticing your post, so I went down a different approach. I sanded down the spacers that I highlighted in orange until everything made proper contact. Probably somewhere between .5...
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    Waterblock for RTX 2070 super Gigabyte gaming OC 3X

    Allright, the water block (#12984 - Alphacool Eisblock Aurora Plexi GPX-N RTX 2070 Super Windforce) arrived and I did some testing and wanted to share the prelimanary results because something might be a bit odd and I don't know if this is normal or I'm to stupid to correctly mount the block...
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    Waterblock for RTX 2070 super Gigabyte gaming OC 3X

    Exactly, I meant the RGB header that is obstructing the water block. I agree that desoldering the header is the cleanest way of doing it and I will go down that path ;) Just thought that might be an alternative if someone doesn't want to desolder it. By the way, I found a thread in another...
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    Waterblock for RTX 2070 super Gigabyte gaming OC 3X

    Hey guys, just wanted to add my 2 cents. I will have the same situation in a couple of weeks... Wouldn't it be possible to remove the plastic mount with a heat gun (carefully of course!) and pliers. Afterwars cut down the pins. Or does it need to be flush with the PCB? Thanks to all for this...
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