NVIDIA RTX 30 series graphics card has a stubborn problem, that is, the GDDR6X memory temperature used is high, especially some products that pay attention to core heat dissipation and ignore video memory heat dissipation, and the memory temperature will exceed 100 °C at every turn, or even as high as 110 °C.
Although this is still within the allowable operating temperature range of GDDR6X memory, long-term high temperatures are always unfavorable, especially mining that eats memory...
The gods have struck!
ASUS TUF RTX 3070 Ti GAMING
Youtube blogger DandyWorks revamped an ASUS TIF RTX 3070 Ti GAMING, removing the original memory heat dissipation pad and replacing it with a thin copper foil.
Of course, although this transformation is not very difficult, it is a bit dangerous and requires skill, because copper is conductive, and it must be ensured that it is completely isolated and cannot be in contact with other circuits and components.
In addition, the thickness of the copper foil needs special attention, it is recommended that if it is the core, the integrated heat dissipation, the copper foil is 0.2 mm thinner than the original heat dissipation pad, and the discrete heat dissipation can be the same thickness as the original heat dissipation pad.
The core frequency drops to 720MHz, the memory frequency exceeds 20.5GHz, the fan runs at full speed (3000RPM), the mining software T-Rex runs, and the memory core temperature is as high as 110 °C before the transformation, and only 64 °C after the transformation, which is reduced by a full 46 °C.
Although this is a state of limit, it is also very telling.
Of course, the video memory thermal design of the Asus RTX 30 graphics card is relatively common, which is also a major reason for the high temperature under normal circumstances.
Before the renovation
After the renovation
In addition, xtremefunky/Unleashed Overclocking, a netizen of the HardwareLuxx website community, used a similar method to transform multiple RTX 3080s, all of which achieved good results.
Retrofit models include: NVIDIA FE Public Edition, ASUS TIF OC, ASUS ROG STRIX OC, SOTEC AMP Holo, MSI GAMING X TRIO, MSI GAMING Z TRIO, EVGA FTW3 Ultra.
Among them, on the evga RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra, the temperature before and after the modification was 84-86 °C and 64 °C, respectively, which was reduced by more than 20 °C.