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I have in my new PC from NZXT BLD an RTX 3080 FE. The GPU has been used a couple hours per day for moderate gaming @ 1440p, never stressed, no mining, not overclocked.

I found someone local to me that wants to trade their BRAND NEW Aorus Waterforce RTX 3080 for my RTX 3080 FE + $100.

Keep in mind, my PC has a 2 year warranty with NZXT, which would probably be void if I traded.


Thank you.
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Jun 3 2021 10:34pm
u basically just lose $100
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Jun 4 2021 07:36am
are you mentally challenged?
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Jun 4 2021 07:40am
No point
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Jun 4 2021 08:29am
Quote (Jarester @ Jun 4 2021 12:34am)
u basically just lose $100



Well I gain a water cooled rtx 3080.

Quote (Halfdead14 @ Jun 4 2021 09:36am)
are you mentally challenged?



In what way?

Quote (EmericAn @ Jun 4 2021 09:40am)
No point



Not even for being water cooled?
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Jun 4 2021 08:45am
Ok, so let's dig into this with a bit more technicality.

You have a FE...and the trade is to give up your FE for an Aorus Waterforce. What exactly do you get out of this deal besides the obvious (obvious being the Aorus Waterforce is technically better than an FE)?

I think we are all assuming your NZXT desktop is not water cooled. If it was, they wouldn't have put in a 3080 FE version. So you have to take it apart, which means taking down the fans, unplugging everything and so forth. You then have to go out and buy materials, accessories and pipes for water cooling. There's kits out there but even with the kits, it's still custom work. You have to measure, you have to think about the pipe route, you have to position your water reservoir/tank/supply carefully, etc.

This is not an easy task. It's a home project. It's like how folks are taking on wood working as a hobby during the pandemic. Measure twice, cut once. Lot of wasted wood, a lot of clean up, etc. You're going to make mistakes and you'll learn from it, but overall it's going to be time consuming.

How much is an hour of your life worth to put this much effort? Actually several hours or even two days. If you're willing to commit to this, then so be it.

But in my personal preference, I don't even want to touch it. I don't have the patience for it.
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Jun 4 2021 08:50am
Quote (Upset @ Jun 4 2021 09:29am)
Well I gain a water cooled rtx 3080.




In what way?




Not even for being water cooled?



It’s just aio cooled. Sure it will keep your gpu cooler but does it actually matter ?
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Jun 4 2021 09:03am
Aorus Waterforce is AIO? I thought it was like EK custom.

Which Waterforce version is this? Gigabyte/Aorus makes the Waterforce and Waterforce WB. WB is like EK, fully custom.

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Quote (Xet @ Jun 4 2021 11:03am)
Aorus Waterforce is AIO? I thought it was like EK custom.

Which Waterforce version is this? Gigabyte/Aorus makes the Waterforce and Waterforce WB. WB is like EK, fully custom.



Aio version. Not custom ek style.

https://www.gigabyte.com/FileUpload/Global/KeyFeature/1678/innergigabyteimages/kv-img-rwd.jpg

This post was edited by Upset on Jun 4 2021 09:29am
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My personal preference is to stay away from AIO. I'm just not a fan of them in fear of maintenance and/or leaks. I personally rather do a full water custom build over using AIO parts. If I'm so worried about something leaking/breaking, I'll have the entire shit in ruin while having some satisfaction in the work I've done.
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