System Name | El Niño |
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Processor | i7 920 d0 |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE x58A-ud7 | f7w |
Cooling | Duniek GTZ | BlackIce Xtreme III |
Memory | 6x2g OCZ Obsidian 1600 |
Video Card(s) | GTX 470 | EK FC470 |
Storage | 2x Western Digital 500gig |
Display(s) | Acer G245Hbmid Black 24" |
Case | Obsidian 800D |
Power Supply | Antec Quattro 1000W |
Software | Linux Mint 9 | Win 7 x64 |
System Name | New Build - Oct. 2021 |
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Processor | Intel i7 10700k |
Motherboard | Asus TUF Gaming H570-PRO |
Cooling | Corsair H100i |
Memory | Corsair Vengence 16gb 3600 mhz |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte RTX 3060ti 8gb |
Storage | 1Tb Samsung 970 EVO NvMe m.2 |
Display(s) | 27" LG Ultragear 144hz |
Case | Fractal Design- Meshify 2 |
Audio Device(s) | Onborad dts |
Power Supply | Corsair RX 650 W |
Mouse | Roccat Kiro |
Keyboard | Razer Tarantula |
Software | Windows 10 Home x64 |
System Name | Suck it |
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Processor | i7 860 @ 3.5GHz |
Motherboard | eVGA p55 FTW |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U12P SE 2 |
Memory | 4gb Corsair Dominator @ 1600 |
Video Card(s) | X2 Supercharged 570's |
Storage | 1 80gb Intel SSD/2 128gb Mushkin IO SSDs raid 0/1 500gb WD Caviar Black/2tb WD Caviar Black |
Display(s) | ASUS MT276HE 27" |
Case | Coolermaster HAF 932 |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Ultra X4 1050W |
Software | Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) |
the backplate is the big improvement, not the vents.
System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
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Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
Case | Fractal Design R6 |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
yeah i like the backplate...can't justify getting rid of my 5850's though...not that i really want to.
System Name | Haro |
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Processor | AMD 1700x |
Motherboard | AsRork x370 Taichi |
Cooling | EK Custom Loop - CPU only |
Memory | 32gb G-Skill Trident Z |
Video Card(s) | EVGA 1080 Superclock 2 |
Storage | Too Many |
Display(s) | Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24" & LG 32 IPS |
Case | Cooler Master Cosmos II |
Power Supply | Cooler Master V1000 |
Mouse | SteelSeries Rival 500 |
Software | Win10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | i5 750 4.62ghz pi runs // Evga FTW p55 |
who would?
*strokes his new shiny 5870 lovingly*
I have just made a photo and not uploaded it... because after seeing my REAL-world computer back, I understand there is no need to make changes and this EVGA backplate is just marketing.
The reference backplate is about as much venting as you can get....
Processor | 13700KF Undervolted @ 5.4, 4.8Ghz Ring 190W PL1 |
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Motherboard | MSI 690-I PRO |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 w/ Arctic P12 Fans |
Memory | 48 GB DDR5 7600 MHZ CL36 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 4090 FE |
Storage | 2x 2TB WDC SN850, 1TB Samsung 960 prr |
Display(s) | Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED |
Case | SLIGER S620 |
Audio Device(s) | Yes |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 |
Mouse | Xlite V2 |
Keyboard | RoyalAxe |
Software | Windows 11 |
Benchmark Scores | They're pretty good, nothing crazy. |
Yeah, I cutout the entire vented area of my new GTX470 to make it even more open than EVGA's design. Before and after benchmark tests showed zero temperature difference. Since the backplate actually reduces the airflow over the PCB (which acts as a heatsink itself) I have trouble understanding how this could improve cooling. Pretty disappointed that EVGA is touting this as a 7 degree C improvement. They're either unethical or incompetent....not sure which.
backplates usually increase sink mount pressure... because you dont risk bending the pcb... that and some better thermal paste and you have easy 7c.
they did this with the GTX295 and it did work a bit
Processor | 13700KF Undervolted @ 5.4, 4.8Ghz Ring 190W PL1 |
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Motherboard | MSI 690-I PRO |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 w/ Arctic P12 Fans |
Memory | 48 GB DDR5 7600 MHZ CL36 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 4090 FE |
Storage | 2x 2TB WDC SN850, 1TB Samsung 960 prr |
Display(s) | Alienware 32" 4k 240hz OLED |
Case | SLIGER S620 |
Audio Device(s) | Yes |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 |
Mouse | Xlite V2 |
Keyboard | RoyalAxe |
Software | Windows 11 |
Benchmark Scores | They're pretty good, nothing crazy. |
The second GTX295 had two backplates, but I think that was more to cool the memory. I do agree that stiffening the PCB should increase the mounting pressure and decrease PCBwarpage.
The thermal paste part is not all that possible. nVidia uses Shin-Etsu 7762 thermal paste, which isn't horrible stuff. If you look at the one-dimensional heat transfer equation (bear with me....I'm an engineer) you'll see that with a big lidded die, improvements to thermal paste conductivity don't make a huge difference. Since the temperature loss is proportional to area, higher-conductivity grease has a much bigger bang for your buck with higher themal density. The 20% improvement in conductivity that you might get with some exotic and expensive grease won't give you more than 1C here. You can argue that by reducing the thickness of grease that you can get improved temps, which you can, but they are only on the order of 1C unless you originally a ridiculous grease thickness and almost no pressure on your heatsink.
I have to admit though that the backplate would look nice in my system though![]()
System Name | PCGOD |
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Processor | AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz |
Motherboard | Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios |
Cooling | Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED |
Memory | 16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V) |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X |
Storage | Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB |
Display(s) | NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter) |
Case | AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR |
Power Supply | Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3) |
Mouse | Roccat Kone XTD |
Keyboard | Roccat Ryos MK Pro |
Software | Windows 7 Pro 64 |
System Name | Ladpot ◦◦◦ Desktop |
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Processor | R7 5800H ◦◦◦ i7 4770K, watercooled |
Motherboard | HP 88D2 ◦◦◦ Asus Z87-C2 Maximus VI Formula |
Cooling | Mixed gases ◦◦◦ Fuzion V1, MCW60/R2, DDC1/DDCT-01s top, PA120.3, EK200, D12SL-12, liq.metal TIM |
Memory | 2× 8GB DDR4-3200 ◦◦◦ 2× 8GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical LP DDR3-1600 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 3070 ◦◦◦ heaps of dead GPUs in the garage |
Storage | Samsung 980 PRO 2TB ◦◦◦ Samsung 840Pro 256@178GB + 4× WD Red 2TB in RAID10 + LaCie Blade Runner 4TB |
Display(s) | HP ZR30w 30" 2560×1600 (WQXGA) H2-IPS |
Case | Lian Li PC-A16B |
Audio Device(s) | Onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair AX860i |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 2S / Contour RollerMouse Red+ |
Keyboard | Logitech Elite Keyboard from 2006 / Contour Balance Keyboard / Logitech diNovo Edge |
Software | W11 x64 ◦◦◦ W10 x64 |
Benchmark Scores | It does boot up? I think. |