NVidia now HIDING hot spot temperature? A great problem IMO.

Zach_01 · 2025-01-29T14:27:35+0000

Darmok N Jalad said:
In this situation, I don't think lots of airflow is going to solve much. Imagine having a radiator in a car that is just large enough for cool weather conditions, then you try upsizing only the fan in order to drive it in the summer. That extra airflow will help, but it can only do so much if the cooling solution gets saturated due to insufficient mass and surface area. It feels like NVIDIA designed the FE to counter all the flack it got for that rumored 4-slot cooler that never even made it out. The 5090 FE is physically smaller than the 4090 FE, but consumes over 100W more energy in loads. Yes, the cooler is an innovative design, and I actually like the concept. However, it feels like it's insufficient to put it on this GPU with its increased TDP. At best, the design is barely sufficient. 3-slot+ AIB 5090s perform 20C better at the same noise level to bare that out. I think had they made this same cooler a 3-slotter, it would have given them the extra mass they needed to properly cool this thing. 2 slots for a 600W card? That's just insane unless it's a waterblock.

Can't argue with this.

Nobody would complain if the 5090FE was the same size as the 4090FE + the innovative PCB/Cooler design for the extra 125W.
I mean why would they? When you're getting a 450~575W GPU card you expect its going to be big for cooling unless its a watered one with the extra volume on the radiator.

eidairaman1 · 2025-01-29T14:44:29+0000

Zach_01 said:
Can't argue with this.

Nobody would complain if the 5090FE was the same size as the 4090FE + the innovative PCB/Cooler design for the extra 125W.
I mean why would they? When you're getting a 450~575W GPU card you expect its going to be big for cooling unless its a watered one with the extra volume on the radiator.

Planned obsolescence

freeagent · 2025-01-29T14:45:30+0000

Personally, I wouldn't buy the FE, just because it is a 2 slot 600w card. Just because you can make it, doesn't mean you should..

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NVidia now HIDING hot spot temperature? A great problem IMO.

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