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Get a loop with a silent pump then. I used one on my old Vega card, it was one of the alphacool sets with a very silent pump. The only annoying noise it had was whenever a bubble got into the system (when I opened the quick release plugs) and started making this slurping noise, eventually I had to get a top up kit. But the pump was silent enough that I could sleep next to it.
Yeah or just use a D5 pump running at 20-30% where it still has more coolant flow than AIO pumps at max, but is inaudible if you use a vibration damper between it and the case.
 
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I would have loved to see this as a 280mm card for small form factor builds its almost a shame that they didnt do it
 

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Made an account for the first time in I don’t know how many years of following, enjoying and valuing TPU reviews simply to say how blatantly out of touch recommending this product on any level is.

Stamping this ultra niche, genuine garbage with a recommended reeks of corporate money grab shilling. This is a bad product from any perspective at this price point.
The equivalent would be like people who are in the market for a 200k sports car should buy an inferior 100k car with a 100k paint job over a Ferrari.

I cannot for the life of me understand the cognitive dissonance and abject lack of logic, market understanding, or just utility and usage in the space that would lead to you recommending this on any level whatsoever.
 
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Yeah, nah.

Can't handle the poo brown even if the price was right.
 

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It's for the fans of Noctua fans that want an all out Noctua build. About 10 people worldwide or so. It's more a PR card than anything so go light on the criticism.
I'm pretty sure it was deliberately priced more than 4090, just to add to the selectiveness of users- only for the true hard ones.

true, they probably won't make very many. good point
 
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I like these cards but like everyone else the premium is just too much even for a noctua "fan"boy.
Now what I would actually consider is being able to buy a replacement shroud that will fit 120mm or 140mm fans on cards. Or if anyone could point me to a 3d printable fan shroud for EVGA 3090 that'd be wayyyy better
 
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I've always wanted to see more of these less audible larger 120mm fan GPU configurations, not sure why AIBs don't offer these options with less expensive fans. It would be nice to see more options in the "mid-tier" segment and more importantly affordable ones opposed to the rediculous piss-take of a $1650 asking price.

My 2080 TI is paired up with a G12 bracket + AIO. Barely audible but not the most attractive proposition seeing the extras will run up the total cost of the build.

Is it a size constraint issue for most builds that AIB partners don't opt for larger cooling fans + properly ducted casings for improved air pressure?
 
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Man putting this on a 4080 is just dumb. If you're going to ask such a ridicilous premium just slap it on the most expensive consumer GPU instead. At least you then know you have the best of the best.
On a 4080 it's just an incredibly odd choice.
Even more so if you consider that the Suprim seems to outperform it and Strix seems to equal it.
ASUS pulled the same move last gen with the 3070 and 3080 but no 3090(Ti) Noctua variant so somehow people are still buying it...
 
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Holy crap the Noctua tax is offensive.
It's just a TUF model with some Noctua fans, right? Turns out, no - closer to a truncated Strix, since the TUF doesn't use a vapor chamber. It certainly doesn't have the same PCB quality as the Strix and looks distinctly cut-down and cheaper than the 4080 Strix's 18-phase VRMs.

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Oh god, it's worse than that. There are some very very good 4090 cards at around the $1650 asking price, including the Gigabyte Gaming which is definitely one of the higher tier cards with the same or better VRMs, cooling, and power limits as the 4090 TUF and SuprimX.


Why on earth would you buy a 4080 for 4090 money?!
 
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There used to be a "big" market for aftermarket GPU coolers, is that not the case anymore? Arctic Cooling used to make a myriad of coolers such as the Accelero Xtreme GTX Pro / Accelero S1 / NV Silencer, etc. Have users or builders become that lazy where swapping out OEM cooling with 3rd party options is unheard of? Maybe it's the manufacturers who are to blame with threats of voided warranties?? Whatever is the reason, and I'm going to sound like an old man at this point, I miss the good ol' days.
 
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I'd just buy a 4090 and considerably undervolt it, which is what I'd do anyway but to a lesser degree, if I was going to spend that kind of money. Then again, I think this is more for those fanatics who make all-Noctua systems.
 
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Get a loop with a silent pump then. I used one on my old Vega card, it was one of the alphacool sets with a very silent pump. The only annoying noise it had was whenever a bubble got into the system (when I opened the quick release plugs) and started making this slurping noise, eventually I had to get a top up kit. But the pump was silent enough that I could sleep next to it.
Hi,
D5's are usually silent or at least mine are and I've run dual D5's primarily in the past but have gone to single D5 lately

Only times I've heard them is like you say air passing through it filling/ leak testing or if they are stressed which usually means a clogged block "cpu more likely clogged" or are just flat out using way to many 90 degree fittings example typical cpu/ gpu/ two rad loop 8-10 fitting all 90's lol :laugh:
 
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For that price you should just get a 4090.

Or a 7900 XTX considering the performance is the same as the 4080. Better raytracing is not worth a $650 price increase.
 
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There used to be a "big" market for aftermarket GPU coolers, is that not the case anymore? Arctic Cooling used to make a myriad of coolers such as the Accelero Xtreme GTX Pro / Accelero S1 / NV Silencer, etc. Have users or builders become that lazy where swapping out OEM cooling with 3rd party options is unheard of? Maybe it's the manufacturers who are to blame with threats of voided warranties?? Whatever is the reason, and I'm going to sound like an old man at this point, I miss the good ol' days.
Nowadays you only have the Accelero Extreme and the Raijintek Morpheus. Unfortunately they both have very large clearings for RAM/VRM etc, so installing one makes the card 3 slot large without fans.
That's the smaller problem. The bigger one is that fitting VRM and RAM coolers is much more difficult. Due to the increased heat output of these, simple thermal glued heatsinks might not do it any more.
And the biggest problem is that they keep changing the card mounting positions, which makes the aftermarket heatsinks completely incompatible. Even if they have some sort of universal mounting plates, things like the new Geforce cards putting the RAM so close to the GPU will make the heatpipes getting in the way of the RAM heatsinks. AMD also changed mounting holes with the Vega and again with the RX7000 chiplet cards.
Also I don't know if even the Raijintek Morpheus can handle a 600W rtx 4080.

On the other hand, you can get watercooling plates for damn near every card type nowadays, including full AIOs. They are more useful because they also reduce the card size from 3-4 slot monsters to 1-2 slot ones, and they are more likely to be able to cool the modern absurd cards. Alphacool even offers a service where they can make new plates for latest type of videocards if you send the card to them.

I should mention though that sometimes the new cards also use existing mounting dimensions. The HD6950, RX480, and RX6600 all have the same dimensions for their mounting holes, so the aftermarket Scythe cooler I used on my HD6950 also worked perfectly on a RX480, and presumably would work fine on the RX6600 too (didn't test that one yet but the hole positions match up when comparing pcb pictures).

Ultimately the cards themselves already come with fat enough heatsinks/enough heatpipes, that aftermarket coolers are not needed. Deshrouding and replacing those whiny 90x12mm fans with a proper 120x25mm one seems to help a hell of a lot more.
 
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So what make this card better than PNY RTX 4080 OC? Noiser and hotter
Noctua always wins at lower fan speeds with NF-A12x25. You can't get close to its static pressure at let's say <900 RPM. If you really want silence, you can undervolt this GPU, and the undervolted competition with lower static pressure and noisier fan motors won't be able to keep the pace. The price premium is absurd of course.
 
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Yep, Asus is a brand to avoid when it comes to oil whine.


Just deshroud like i did.


Thanks for linking your thread, where i found a concerning information regarding the PNY 4070ti.


This is ridiculous... The reviews should include this information in the temperatures and fan noise page.

Just open afterburner or any other fan control tool, set the gpu fan to zero and start going +1% until the fans start spinning AND stay on at a constant speed. Some gpu fans start with ~10% for example, but it's not enough to keep them on and they go into a start-stop loop . Note the % and RPM and provide this information in the review.

If the PNY fans could be controlled from ~500 RPM, they would be inaudible at low loads, keep temps in check and TheDeeGee wouldn't need to remove them and go for the expensive 3x A12x25.

All this because fans have stupid high minimal PWM value. You would have to disconnect them from the gpu, use an adapter, connect them to a mobo header with DC control and access lower fan speeds...

I just map all my fans to know what's up, what they need to start, when they stop spinning etc. Something like this for an older 1070 as an example.

Higher % = don't care, never use on the curve because jet noise.
55% = 2306 RPM
50% = 2095 RPM
45% = 1882 RPM
40% = 1677 RPM
35% = 1470 RPM
30% = 1255 RPM
25% = 1050 RPM
20% = 839 RPM
19% = 796 RPM
18% = 750 RPM
17% = 713 RPM
16% = 670 RPM
15% = 630 RPM - minimal speed needed to start and stay on constantly.
 
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Like bringing a fire hose to a birthday candle. Unnecessary for such a cool card.
 
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Like bringing a fire hose to a birthday candle. Unnecessary for such a cool card.

if this was a ~$800 card, i'd use the fire hose too :p
 
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So, $450 for "silent coolers" is justified, per TPU, to a point this thing is "highly recommended". Wow.
Myself I fond thoose award given ridiculous. I have nothings versus TPU or reviewer, but like the Strix version, TPU award have 0 value at the view of many.
 
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Highly recommended award eh? I would love to see a noise normalized test between this and a 4090 :) A 4090 profiled right to match this in noise levels and within acceptable thermals, say 80°C for the hot spot, might still be higher performing, and for 50$ cheaper, and whilst being a smaller card. I am all in for replaceable, off-the-shelf fan setups on graphics cards but this is just absurdly priced. No cooler is worth 400 USD over the same PCB.
 
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Thanks for linking your thread, where i found a concerning information regarding the PNY 4070ti.



This is ridiculous... The reviews should include this information in the temperatures and fan noise page.

Just open afterburner or any other fan control tool, set the gpu fan to zero and start going +1% until the fans start spinning AND stay on at a constant speed. Some gpu fans start with ~10% for example, but it's not enough to keep them on and they go into a start-stop loop . Note the % and RPM and provide this information in the review.

If the PNY fans could be controlled from ~500 RPM, they would be inaudible at low loads, keep temps in check and TheDeeGee wouldn't need to remove them and go for the expensive 3x A12x25.

All this because fans have stupid high minimal PWM value. You would have to disconnect them from the gpu, use an adapter, connect them to a mobo header with DC control and access lower fan speeds...

I just map all my fans to know what's up, what they need to start, when they stop spinning etc. Something like this for an older 1070 as an example.

Higher % = don't care, never use on the curve because jet noise.
55% = 2306 RPM
50% = 2095 RPM
45% = 1882 RPM
40% = 1677 RPM
35% = 1470 RPM
30% = 1255 RPM
25% = 1050 RPM
20% = 839 RPM
19% = 796 RPM
18% = 750 RPM
17% = 713 RPM
16% = 670 RPM
15% = 630 RPM - minimal speed needed to start and stay on constantly.
I did connect them to the motherboard to test the lowest speed actually, and around 950 RPM they turned on.

The Noctua fans idle at 200 RPM, and that's what i do as i don't like the idea of fan-stop.
 
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I did connect them to the motherboard to test the lowest speed actually, and around 950 RPM they turned on.

Was that PWM or DC control on the motherboard? If it was DC, even if the fans turned on at 950, you might be able to run them lower after they are spinning.

Argus Monitor has a nice feature in the advanced fan parameters - "StartUp Mode".

argusAdvanced.jpg


If the fan needs 60% to start spinning, argus will set it at that for a few seconds and then it will follow the custom curve, with a much lower fan % as the first point.

Once spinning, start going backwards to find the lowest % they can spin at. Add 2-3% extra to be safe, set that value in the "continuous mode" box and then you can easily map a curve.

Some fans behave like this even with PWM control.

The A12x25 needs exactly 10% to start spinning (~240 RPM). I can run them at 6% (~220 RPM). They will stop at 5%.


It's nice that we get the thermal analysis graph for all video card reviews and we can see the fan going from zero to the first point, 30% in the case of this 4080 with noctua fans. But additional info should be provided for those who want to make their custom curve. What's between 0% and 30%? How low can the fans be run at?


 
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Coilwhining is still a problem with this noctua edition. Silent but noisy :D
I got the RTX 3070 variant and coil whine was indeed a disappointment. Sad to see it is still an issue. I mean you buy a card for complete silence and you get coil whine instead. If I recall well I could improve it by undervolting and capping the frame rate. The worst of the noise was mostly being produced on some game loading screen. They typically are so poorly implemented that they send the GPU into free spin basically not rendering anything significant at extremely high frame rate.

I used to buy the cheapest cards and do deshroud modes as seen with that Palit GeForce GTX 1070 Dual and I thought the Noctua edition would save me the trouble. When I bought the RTX 3070 it was not such a premium. It was actually cheaper than comparable alternatives I recall, so that made sense to me. If the RTX 4080 comes with $450 premium that's indeed silly. I'll never buy GPUs in that price range anyway, not unless I triple my income that is :D
 
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The price markup is huge. I get that special edition cards tend to be on the expensive side, but Asus might be overestimating the appeal of Noctua here. I suspect this card won't sell very well without a price cut.
 
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