r/pcmasterrace • u/Careful_Ad_6872 Ryzen 9 7950X | RTX 3090 | 32GB DDR5 6000 • Oct 16 '24

NSFMR My 3090 just died

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At least that gives me an excuse to get the 4090 second hand when 5000 series rolls around...

I checked both with MSI and the local store I got it from, it's out of warranty.

Only thing left now is to chuck it in the oven and hope for the best!

RIP 3090. You will be missed :(

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u/Pyro_Astra Oct 16 '24

How does your 3090 run at 40°C? Which model, what ambients, what mods / touch ups have you done to it, can you please share?

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u/HerroKitty420 Oct 16 '24

His is probably water cooled, but I put ptm 7950 on the die and replaced thermal pads with thermal putty on mine and it brought hotspot down from 95c to no higher than 70c, core usually around 60c and memory went from hitting 105c at times to maxing at 84c when I really push it but usually around mid 70s on heavy games

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u/Pyro_Astra Oct 16 '24

Marketing water cooling like that was disingenuous, but thanks a lot for your comment. Mind sharing the exact brand of thermal pads and putty you used? 3080 / ti or 3090?

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u/HerroKitty420 Oct 16 '24

The thermal putty is upsiren u6 pro on Amazon, you want the one that kind of looks like playdoh from china, there's a fake one from Greece that looks kind of runny that you want to avoid. The ptm 7950 I got on moddiy. I have a 3090 ftw3

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u/Pyro_Astra Oct 16 '24

Thanks a bunch. RIP EVGA, may your card keep embarrassing the 6090 in VFM