Test run and temperatures
I reconnect the graphics card directly to the chiller, increase the power target to the maximum 380 watts, the core clock by 200 MHz and the voltage to the adjustable maximum. Then I start Witcher 3 on maximum details at 3840 x 2160 pixels (Ultra HD). The control measurement showed approx. 379 watts over the measured 30 minutes for the graphics card alone, the water temperature was constant 20°C and the room temperature was 22°C. This gives us the best conditions for later comparisons with other products.
At a GPU temperature of 36°C, I register under the socket on the back of the board approx. 41°C, which is usable The memory modules are, depending on the positioning, between 40°C and 45°C warm, which is also not bad. The voltage converters are warm to a maximum of 43°C, which is significantly better than the EKWB product and is definitely due to two things. First, the coils are also connected to the radiator floor by means of a pad and secondly, the microchannels are different and run much wider.
This means that no above-average cooling is achieved in the GPU range as with the EKWB product, but the rest of the board remains significantly cooler on the sides without cooler contact, which is also due to the cooler voltage converter ranges. Since the temperature of the GPU diode is about the same, but the memory hardly runs hotter, but the voltage converters remain significantly cooler, I like this solution even a tick better.
If you want, you can watch it again as a time-lapse video (10:1). It shows very clearly how well the waste heat can be dissipated and that hardly any real hotspots are created:
Summary and conclusion
Phanteks has done very well with the Glacier G2080Ti. The approx. Of course, you can also pay 150 euros for this cooler. The optional backplate then also significantly increases the stake and you could look for alternatives if you could find some. But I'm still testing, so maybe it can be that it's cheaper, but it's not worse. Who knows beforehand?
The bottom line is that the Phanteks Glacier G2080Ti is a good product with no weaknesses, except for the not too widely used RGB connection, but with an above-average performance and a very well cooled board even outside the GPU and the voltage converter . You get the G2080Ti in silver, but as always, something like this is pure taste. I keep testing, promised! Surely there's something else going on…
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