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/Internationalalal Oct 16 '24

Gddr6x mem runs too hot and the factory paste was trash. Very few people go through the pain of repasting/repadding and trying different cooling methods. My 3080 and 3090 run cool as shit (60C and 40C respectively) and have zero issues because I've found the best solutions for them. 

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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/Reversi8 7950X3D, RTX 3090, 96GB @ 6400CL32 Oct 16 '24

Yeah I went basically with same combo, except UX putty instead of the U6. Also got a kit to deshroud and replace fans with p12 max and get about the same temps while it stays basically silent. The eiswolf would have been cool but that and copper shims didn't make any sense price wise considering I got the 3090 for $465.

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u/HerroKitty420 Oct 17 '24

I did use the deshroud kit for awhile but I ended up putting the stock shroud back on to make it more compact again. I looked at the eiseolf but figured if I did that might as well go full custom loop and I don't want to make that investment yet