UPDATE (2): EK got back to me and said none of their blocks will work with the TUF 4090 OG. UPDATE: Lots of people are asking if the 3090ti block will work. I reached out to EK to ask them directly. Waiting for a response. Also, lots of people down voting the video thinking I'm talking about the TUF 4090 OC card. This video is about the TUF 4090 OG OC card. They're different. It's confusing.
I have a feeling they just haven't tested it so they can't tell you it fits. Since the board layout is the same as a 3090, the contact points will be the same. The only possible difference is if some of the components are a different height. So you'd have to change the thermal pad thicknesses through trial and error. But I HIGHLY doubt they are different. And all you'd have to do is put a 3090 block with 3090 pads on it, assemble the card, then take it apart and look to see if every pad got dented and the thermal paste was squished on the core. If yes, then you are good to go. If not, then figure out what needs altered and swap it out. Other than that, if the PCB is the same, a 3090 block will definitely fit.
Ek says the 3090 ti water blocks will fit this card. I did the same thing.... took it apart to find a different pcb and voided any return policy. And had the wrong cooler. Anyways I could return the cooler and buy the 3090ti one. It's on sale on ek's website
Thanks dude. The „OG“ is like 100€ cheaper than the regular TUF. Almost bought it but then i noticed Alphacool is not listing it and i started to google what’s going on there. Is it at least quiet?
I can't find a clear answer if the 3090ti block is compatible or not. EK hasn't said that it will work. I'll reach out to them directly and see what they say.
@@hightechlife compared the boards in gimp just now by overlaying them. Seems to fit just fine. The smaller AD102(4090) is offset to the bottom right but still fits in the footprint of the GA102(3090ti).
@@hightechlifewe already know it won't work because the borad size is the same but the die isn't. So you would need a water cooling setup that fits the 3090 ti borad and the 4090 die cast. Doesn't seem like to big of a problem but an annoying one for sure.
Bought this 2 monthos ago.... Temps went way to high, 83°C GPU and 98°C hotspot on full utilization with RT. Tought it was a bad chip or something but it was more due to the much smaller cooler that is installed here. Even with undervolting not much has changed. I sent the card back and bought an Palit Gamerock OC, Max 69°C GPU and 81°C hotspot. Feels definitely safer in terms of longevity.
@@frankthepriest1220Yes. The OG versions from Asus have basically a 3090 cooler on it. The normal one is much bigger so the temps are better. Asus TUF OC 34,8 cm = Good, Asus TUF OG OC 32,6 cm = Bad.
@@marcelinouzerrio4937 thanks man. I ordered one on amazon and I'm waiting for it to arrive. On the site it was labelled just "OC" but I read on the comments that someone ordered an OC too but received an OG OC... when I receive, where is it written that is an OG? On the box, on a sticker on the mobo or where? Just to be sure to be aware if it is an OG or not
@@frankthepriest1220The cardboard of the good card is octagonal. The one on the OG card is normally square. The cards also look different. The OG card has distinctive notches on its fan, 3 on the top and 7 on the bottom. The good OC card has none of these. If you look closely, they look like completely different cards. The fact that they are both black and have the prominent TUF logo in orange in the same place in the pictures can be confusing. Maybe that's how it should be :-D
Thanks man. Card arrived and it matches the description of the good OC. Yeah people like me who never saw an OG model could easily confuse the two models, and the fact that it's not clearly written on the box let me think that Asus did it intentionally. If they are two different models of the same card, Asus HAD TO write it on the box, to let customers choose and not accidentally buy the OG like it happened to him
Bro, I was about to get this card today used/new for $1,400 and I skipped on it because they are also using the 3090 heatsink too. The card is thinner than a standard OC Tuf so it's going to be harder to overclock this card too since it won't handle the heat very well.
@@hightechlife They force over clocked people's CPUs, on ASUS motherboards. Causing the CPU and motherboard to burn, and destroy both components. Then they wouldn't refund people's products, basically destroying the customers entire build. It took an entire community backlash to force change. Gamer's Nexus and Jay 2 Cents made videos about this.
Brand loyalty is absolutely stupid. I've owned 5 different 4090's, and ended up with a Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090 because it was the only one with zero coil whine with the best silicon. It was a fun binning process. The list includes two MSI Suprim X 4090's, a Gaming Trio variant and an Asus Tuf, not the model shown in the video though. I did like the MSI cards more then the Asus one, just because the Tuf had atrocious coil whine and the hotspot hit 100c after 2 weeks in standard 4k ras which was absolutely not okay for a near $2000 card. A bad TIM application out of the factory? Not okay Asus. My point is though QC varies with every company and every generation. I was skeptical about Gigabyte at first and now it's been the absolute best, most reliable card I have owned for the past 10 months. Suprim were beautiful definitely but yeah. Why power limit a card with a 26+4 phase VRM it doesn't even make sense. I shouldn't have to flash the bios to get what I desire. Bottom line though when I see people stand behind and stick up for certain brands while bashing others, it is absolutely stupidity. You should only care about the fastest. And the best. Not branding. Asus definitely makes some nice stuff. I'll give them the nod on the die-cast shrouds whereas MSI you have to buy their flagship model or you're getting a giant plastic shroud. Just like Gigabyte. One thing MSI did do right though was 3 slot io with a PCB metal brace. Gigabyte had the best anti sag bracket design out of all of them though, where it actually screws into the motherboard with standoffs and into the GPU. Suprims was a ridiculously long pole, and it came with a tiny mousepad like wtf lol. Gaming trio had a stupid design that supported the wrong side. Asus' came with a little gimmick screwdriver hybrid thing.
Hi, I bought exactly this card because I use it in 1440p, the question I ask you, is the card less powerful than a normal 4090 tuf or is it just a question of temperatures? Thanks Bro :D
Asus Tuf is a great looking card but the coil wine is crazy. The FE is cheaper and less coil wine. AND you don’t have the this problem he is describing.
satandard bait and switch. we should be given pictures of the PCB on the box, as well as what GPU die they are using. if its non reference that should also be stated. a nice flashy "Custom Engineered PCB!" doesnt even sound bad and give the user a better expectation but it snot about that its about $$$$ for as little effort as possible. This combined with the over volted of AMD SOCs and their joke warranty support for it will keep me from buying any ASUS products, they aint EVGA lets put it bluntly. all of this isnt even compare the fact that several 40 series models from the 4060 to the 4070ti have 8 lanes but they use the full sieze 16 lane to make it look bigger but the lanes are faux and go nowhere. thats false advertising
? Why can't people wait till the video is over instead of snap judgment 🤔👉 this why ... TRIGGERED 🤣😂🤣 Patience, due diligence is a dying skill along with critical thinking 😔 yup I'm old, IDE, and 250 mb bigfoot was the sheet in my day. Today, most would laugh at anything less than a tb when we didn't even have a gb Amdk62, overclocked celeron, etc Calm down
So it works perfectly but I should avoid it because it can't be water cooled which most people (me included) won't do anyways?
UPDATE (2): EK got back to me and said none of their blocks will work with the TUF 4090 OG.
UPDATE:
Lots of people are asking if the 3090ti block will work. I reached out to EK to ask them directly. Waiting for a response.
Also, lots of people down voting the video thinking I'm talking about the TUF 4090 OC card. This video is about the TUF 4090 OG OC card. They're different. It's confusing.
good video
I have a feeling they just haven't tested it so they can't tell you it fits.
Since the board layout is the same as a 3090, the contact points will be the same. The only possible difference is if some of the components are a different height. So you'd have to change the thermal pad thicknesses through trial and error.
But I HIGHLY doubt they are different.
And all you'd have to do is put a 3090 block with 3090 pads on it, assemble the card, then take it apart and look to see if every pad got dented and the thermal paste was squished on the core.
If yes, then you are good to go.
If not, then figure out what needs altered and swap it out.
Other than that, if the PCB is the same, a 3090 block will definitely fit.
Ek says the 3090 ti water blocks will fit this card. I did the same thing.... took it apart to find a different pcb and voided any return policy. And had the wrong cooler. Anyways I could return the cooler and buy the 3090ti one. It's on sale on ek's website
I was checking with EKWB and they confirmed water block for ASUS tuf rtx 3090 ti is fully compatible. Happy cooling.
Thanks dude. The „OG“ is like 100€ cheaper than the regular TUF. Almost bought it but then i noticed Alphacool is not listing it and i started to google what’s going on there. Is it at least quiet?
FYI EKWB list the 3090ti block for strix/tuf as compatible, in their configurator. So if you do want to add waterblock there should not be a problem.
Great video. To the point. Not 20 minutes long. just perfect.
Thank you! I can't stand the 20m videos either.
How about getting a water block that was made for the TUF 3090TI ?
Thought of the same thing
I can't find a clear answer if the 3090ti block is compatible or not. EK hasn't said that it will work. I'll reach out to them directly and see what they say.
@@hightechlife compared the boards in gimp just now by overlaying them. Seems to fit just fine. The smaller AD102(4090) is offset to the bottom right but still fits in the footprint of the GA102(3090ti).
@@hightechlifewe already know it won't work because the borad size is the same but the die isn't. So you would need a water cooling setup that fits the 3090 ti borad and the 4090 die cast. Doesn't seem like to big of a problem but an annoying one for sure.
Yeah....that's the reason I wont be buying one (cries in poor)
one day!!!
Bought this 2 monthos ago.... Temps went way to high, 83°C GPU and 98°C hotspot on full utilization with RT. Tought it was a bad chip or something but it was more due to the much smaller cooler that is installed here. Even with undervolting not much has changed. I sent the card back and bought an Palit Gamerock OC, Max 69°C GPU and 81°C hotspot. Feels definitely safer in terms of longevity.
you are talking about this OG OC version right? Standard OC version has got lower temperatures?
@@frankthepriest1220Yes. The OG versions from Asus have basically a 3090 cooler on it. The normal one is much bigger so the temps are better. Asus TUF OC 34,8 cm = Good, Asus TUF OG OC 32,6 cm = Bad.
@@marcelinouzerrio4937 thanks man. I ordered one on amazon and I'm waiting for it to arrive. On the site it was labelled just "OC" but I read on the comments that someone ordered an OC too but received an OG OC... when I receive, where is it written that is an OG? On the box, on a sticker on the mobo or where? Just to be sure to be aware if it is an OG or not
@@frankthepriest1220The cardboard of the good card is octagonal. The one on the OG card is normally square. The cards also look different. The OG card has distinctive notches on its fan, 3 on the top and 7 on the bottom. The good OC card has none of these. If you look closely, they look like completely different cards. The fact that they are both black and have the prominent TUF logo in orange in the same place in the pictures can be confusing. Maybe that's how it should be :-D
Thanks man. Card arrived and it matches the description of the good OC. Yeah people like me who never saw an OG model could easily confuse the two models, and the fact that it's not clearly written on the box let me think that Asus did it intentionally.
If they are two different models of the same card, Asus HAD TO write it on the box, to let customers choose and not accidentally buy the OG like it happened to him
Bro, I was about to get this card today used/new for $1,400 and I skipped on it because they are also using the 3090 heatsink too. The card is thinner than a standard OC Tuf so it's going to be harder to overclock this card too since it won't handle the heat very well.
Buy the EK tuf 3090ti block for a third of the price...?
EK hasn't stated that the 3090ti block is compatible with the 4090 OG OC card. I'm waiting to hear back from them.
I got an og oc, temps were bad coil whine was horrible, avoid this card at any cost. Returned it within days obviously.
i had no trouble water cooling my 4090 IM (imaginary)
😂
It has the worst cooling for memory because of the separate cooling module that does not make contact to main heatsink.
MSI > ASUS
How many times do people have to get burned, in order to realize this. . .
Never tried MSI. Might have to next time!!
I really needed 2 HDMI ports though
@@hightechlife They force over clocked people's CPUs, on ASUS motherboards. Causing the CPU and motherboard to burn, and destroy both components. Then they wouldn't refund people's products, basically destroying the customers entire build. It took an entire community backlash to force change. Gamer's Nexus and Jay 2 Cents made videos about this.
Brand loyalty is absolutely stupid. I've owned 5 different 4090's, and ended up with a Gigabyte Gaming OC 4090 because it was the only one with zero coil whine with the best silicon. It was a fun binning process. The list includes two MSI Suprim X 4090's, a Gaming Trio variant and an Asus Tuf, not the model shown in the video though. I did like the MSI cards more then the Asus one, just because the Tuf had atrocious coil whine and the hotspot hit 100c after 2 weeks in standard 4k ras which was absolutely not okay for a near $2000 card. A bad TIM application out of the factory? Not okay Asus. My point is though QC varies with every company and every generation. I was skeptical about Gigabyte at first and now it's been the absolute best, most reliable card I have owned for the past 10 months. Suprim were beautiful definitely but yeah. Why power limit a card with a 26+4 phase VRM it doesn't even make sense. I shouldn't have to flash the bios to get what I desire.
Bottom line though when I see people stand behind and stick up for certain brands while bashing others, it is absolutely stupidity. You should only care about the fastest. And the best. Not branding. Asus definitely makes some nice stuff. I'll give them the nod on the die-cast shrouds whereas MSI you have to buy their flagship model or you're getting a giant plastic shroud. Just like Gigabyte.
One thing MSI did do right though was 3 slot io with a PCB metal brace. Gigabyte had the best anti sag bracket design out of all of them though, where it actually screws into the motherboard with standoffs and into the GPU. Suprims was a ridiculously long pole, and it came with a tiny mousepad like wtf lol. Gaming trio had a stupid design that supported the wrong side. Asus' came with a little gimmick screwdriver hybrid thing.
Hi, I bought exactly this card because I use it in 1440p, the question I ask you, is the card less powerful than a normal 4090 tuf or is it just a question of temperatures?
Thanks Bro :D
i would like to know that too?
Dumb question but can you use a 3090 water block?
EK said their blocks wouldn't fit
There are now blocks for this card. Using a Granzon block its great
this video 💯💯
also the OG variant has no vapor chamber
I'm using 4090 Vulcan which is pretty amazing without changing any condition it works with 2820MHz clock speed
Asus Tuf is a great looking card but the coil wine is crazy. The FE is cheaper and less coil wine. AND you don’t have the this problem he is describing.
Bro asus is messed up
satandard bait and switch. we should be given pictures of the PCB on the box, as well as what GPU die they are using. if its non reference that should also be stated. a nice flashy "Custom Engineered PCB!" doesnt even sound bad and give the user a better expectation but it snot about that its about $$$$ for as little effort as possible. This combined with the over volted of AMD SOCs and their joke warranty support for it will keep me from buying any ASUS products, they aint EVGA lets put it bluntly.
all of this isnt even compare the fact that several 40 series models from the 4060 to the 4070ti have 8 lanes but they use the full sieze 16 lane to make it look bigger but the lanes are faux and go nowhere. thats false advertising
TUF 4090 owner here! Its amazing
Hey i just bought the 4090 tuf OG OC but it was marked as a 4090 OC, did I get scammed? Is there any performance difference?
In my case it got a lot hotter than all other custom models. I sent it back and bought an other card. Normal temps.
My OG OC is working great! Temps under workload about 40-45
@@peterneururer9398 mine stays a little higher, I fling hate this og shit
@@marcelinouzerrio4937 I can t send it back it is what it is now
@@peterneururer9398 in your dreams... the most expensive cards got average 58°c
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Damn!
thats the OG OC
? Why can't people wait till the video is over instead of snap judgment 🤔👉 this why ... TRIGGERED 🤣😂🤣
Patience, due diligence is a dying skill along with critical thinking 😔 yup I'm old, IDE, and 250 mb bigfoot was the sheet in my day. Today, most would laugh at anything less than a tb when we didn't even have a gb
Amdk62, overclocked celeron, etc
Calm down
Rtx 3090 ti blocks fit
welcome to the bait and switch of the GPU market. you never know what you are actually getting.
Buy a 3090ti tuf water block from ekwb at half price rn because they are clearing warehouse, done ✅️
Waiting on EK to get back to me to know if the 3090ti block is compatible or not.
then buy 3090 ti waterblock no? problem solved
get a founders bro
rip money
seriously
so use a 3090 block?
Waiting on EK to get back to me to know if the 3090ti block is compatible or not.
@@hightechlife something like that should definitely be listed under the description
It's in the pinned comment. BTW EK got back to me and said it wont fit.