My Samsung NVMe 960 EVO drive doesn’t run that hot as it’s only being used for the Operating system however I’ve always wanted to try a heatsink for a little extra cooling and protection. This is one I found on Aliexpress which caught my attention due to the size and colour matching the Jonsbo RAM…
Previously I mentioned my PC has been upgraded with a water cooled RTX 3080 which has been working well however I only had 2 intake fans on the radiator which I were not able to run at the lowest speed setting (~1000 rpm) as the GFX card memory and hotspot would idle at a temperature…
After draining my water loop I installed the RTX 3080, including cutting new tubes and refilling along with the GPU support stand to prevent the card from flexing the PCI-E slot and causing damage. Everything went fine and the card worked without issues lighting up my case with a rainbow RGB cycle effect. Temperatures appeared…
This came in a very big box and when I took the card out the first thing I noticed was the weight of the thing, it’s very heavy. Build quality is high and everything appears to be quite refined and well protected. The XSPC compression connectors I will be using with the water block will…