You might want to trim that (sata?) Header going to the loadswitch from the dynamo. It looks bent and pressed against the meanwell.
Yes indeed - the entire wiring needs to be rebuilt... the load switch cables are just about fitting lenght wise and hence under a lot of tension...You might want to trim that (sata?) Header going to the loadswitch from the dynamo. It looks bent and pressed against the meanwell.
Works like a charm!I completely missed your thread ! Glad the load switch is working nicely for you
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And completely forgot about a word on noise: The Gigabyte 1080 Mini is clearly audible under stress. It's not precisely foreground noise level, but it produces a high frequency tone at full load that is present in the room. So one for later will be considering fan alternatives (that said, under full load one is likely to wear headphones anyway), either replacing the built-in 90mm fan with something by Noctua of similar dimensions, which will be a bit of a challenge as requiring a frameless fan, or going "naked" with a 120mm fan on top - which might have undesirable side effects on static pressure in absence of a shroud.
Senpai finally notices....I just saw this awesome thread. I love your innovation, fearlessness, and tenacity. Congratulations on putting this together.
I've posted this in a few other places too, but the fan on the e-gpu version of the gigabyte 1080 mini is very quiet and cools very well in my s4.
It's audible at 100%, but it never needs to run at that.
1440p maxed out Unigine heaven, it stabilizes at 1936 mhz, 900mv, 74c, 85% fan speed and I can't hear it at all unless I put my ear right up to the case.
I do run my s4 vertical though.
It's a slim 130mm fan. I don't have anything to measure the thickness, but I think it's around 15mm....yes, looks like acoustically the eGPU version has the edge over the standard one by a wide margin - and I started to look into what I can find out about it, coming across this thread here: Reading through it, it would appear that at least three eGPU cards had issues with the big fan starting to produce some sort of "rattle" after a short while. Leads me to wonder whether the fan only likes to run in vertical orientation (as intended in the gaming box - and in your case)...
Interestingly, I found that the eGPU 1080s are rare on eBay but cheaper to buy than the retail 1080, but given the reports above, I tend to consider stripping the retail card and fitting it with an aftermarket fan of similar size as the eGPU version. What is the diameter and height of the original fan that you have?
It's a slim 130mm fan. I don't have anything to measure the thickness, but I think it's around 15mm.
As for "rattling", if they mean it impacts the case, then yes, the card can sag enough in the S4 for the fan to clip the case a bit, but that was an easy fix, I just used some thread to tie the card to the hdd bracket by looping it around the sli fingers and the power plug. I can and have run the system on it's side with no issues, I just prefer vertical for the space efficiency and I don't have any feet for the case.
The CPU maxes at 93 degC, the GPU at 82 (with the core clock moving between 1633 and 1820Mhz, so I assume that at this point some sort of throttling kicks in...)
The GPU Thermal Throttles. You can use HWInfo to verify that.…, the GPU at 82 (with the core clock moving between 1633 and 1820Mhz, so I assume that at this point some sort of throttling kicks in...)
Yes, as of now everything is running as out of the box. Once the hardware is completed, I’ll have to spend some time tuning things - and acquiring some critical knowledge in the fieldAre you still running the stock voltage/frequency curve on the gpu? The gigabyte 1080 mini power throttles pretty fast and you can't go over 105% in msi afterburner. Try to get the voltage as low as you can, you'll get higher frequencies and better frequency stability, maybe better temps too.
I shunt modded mine just to see what I could do with it, Got a little more power out of it, but now I'm limited by the max voltage of 1.05v.
Your best bet with this card is to push the voltages as low as you can and aim for a steady ~1911 or 1938 mhz with the voltage under 1v. Anything more than that and you'll power throttle without a shunt mod. I normally run mine with a curve that peaks at 1911 mhz at .912 v for daily use. For benchmarking I can get up to 2038 mhz at .975v, but only after the shunt mod and I have had it crash in some games.
Yeah the GPU cooling will definitely need some work - also for acoustic reasons. Have something in the making that looks promising but isn’t fully tested yet; will post an update soon!The GPU Thermal Throttles. You can use HWInfo to verify that.
Gigabyte GTX 1080 mini ITX really needs the back exhaust unobstructed to cool properly.
You should try with a custom GPU cooling solution.