EVGA RTX 4090 FTW3 Tear-Down & Disassembly: A Major Loss
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We're tearing down the last video card EVGA ever made - the RTX 4090 FTW3 by EVGA on NVIDIA's Ada GPU architecture. The company last told us that it had no plans to ever make another video card -- that could change, we'll see -- and if it maintains that commitment, this would be its last video card. The RTX 4090 FTW3 is fully functioning and we've already completed most of our benchmarks on it for our full, in-depth review of thermals, acoustics, and more.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - EVGa's Last GPU
01:25 - FTW3 External Overview
03:41 - 12-pin Side Mount, VBIOS Switch & Useful LEDs
07:19 - Card Size - Surprisingly 'Short'
08:55 - Disassembly of the EVGA RTX 4090 FTW3
11:16 - Backplate Comes Off & Good LED Routing
14:15 - Removing the Cooler
16:11 - The PCB
18:26 - Cooler Design, Vapor Chamber, Fins, & Heatpipes
24:08 - WHAT?! NO!? & Conclusion
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EVGA didn't deserve Nvidia ,the Graphic industry monopoly even Amd is mediocre to Nvidia and intel
@@zeus4634 tf are you talking about
cant wait for buildzoids pcb analisys so we can finally see how 4090's should have been built cause alot of them suck balls and should be avoided like the saprim
@@THISLOVETHISHATE99 you can't even spell suprim.
@@zeus4634 what's this a full blueballs?
Instant click. This will be one of those videos that we look back at a decade later when we dig up EVGAs history. Basically a historical piece.
Big if true
(I was here! Hi mom!)
@@tiestofalljays you know all of us who lived on EVGA will tell our kids and/or younger generation. And if EVGA stays out of the game long enough, a video like this is one that will be watched for many years as people go back to look at what happened.
Having an actual engineering prototype of the last cards they started to engineer is a big deal.
indeed, so sad this decision, hopefully they will come back with AMD 😎
Yessir
@@Real28 Yep. I’ve been using EVGA cards since my first GTX 660ti. It sucks. Hope they come back with AMD.
Thank you for letting these loose in the media EVGA! Hats off to the design team too, it looks awesome!
Agreed. Despite no longer being in the gpu market, they still made one of the best looking and reasonably sized 4090s I’ve seen so far aside from the founders edition.
20 made wonder where they are? Best looking card imo
@@B0BBYGAMER I bet at least one will be auctioned.
Going out in style. Nice job evga
The absolute genius part of their design is having the connector come off of the end of the gpu (just like the 3090ti) instead of the front. I bet none of these would catch fire. Man I want this card!
Can we please appreciate for a moment, that Andrew Han let these cards end up in the hands of Steve and Jay, two proper EVGA enthusiasts and without a doubt some of the best keepers of these rare cards? Thank you Mr. Han, even after leaving the market you and your company remain true champions of GPU enthusiasts.
Elite company remains with Honor.
Damage on the Fins make it look like its the same card in both hands.
@@bergrud Would make sense, GN Steve usually complains about having too much hardware around. Collecting GPUs is more Jay's thing. Two birds one stone.
@@bergrud that could also be a defect across their first 20 cards. its not retail obviously.
Ok, most assuredly Andrew Han had little to do personally about where these cards went.
EVGA didn't just say, "yeah andrew just do whatever with these." There is an analyzed, thought-out business decision behind what is most definitely NOT Andrew Han's heart swelling enough that he thought these cards should just go out to well-known media.
Multi-billion dollar companies don't just throw out scrapped, controversy-revolved prototypes out of the window.
As someone who remained loyal to EVGA and only bought their GPUs since the GTX285, you have no idea how much I envy you for getting one of the few EVGA 4090s in existence. RIP EVGA GPUs ;_;
Yeah the coop edition back then was awesome 👌🏿
I haven't been in to PC gaming as long but every GPU I own witch is only a GTX 1050 ti, 1660 TI and 3080 is all EVGA cards. I just loved them as a company and their cards always looked best to me so I stayed with them and now in the next 5-7 years when I need to upgrade again I don't know what I'm going to do...
@@guyknightley3499 Yeah, me too. Been looking for an upgrade from my 2070 Super. It may be Team Red this time around. If I do go with Nvidia, it may be an OEM version or Asus or Gigabyte. I'm leery of that adapter. By the time I upgrade, a reliable 90-degree item will likely be available. I wish Steve would do video(s) on reliable alternatives to EVGA. Never had to use it, but I understand the EVGA warranty is the best you can get.
@@guyknightley3499 HOF Лучше всех, но их действительно трудно достать
I have EVGA RTX2060S for 3-4 years now and I'll cherish the card even more :D
Not sure how many people can relate to this analogy but gamers nexus is like the old school radio host that you always tuned into on your drive home because they made it fun , enjoyable and worth your while. The gamers nexus channel is always a joy to tune in to. “Thanks for watching”
Thank you!
What a flattering analogy! Totally agree though. Nowadays I tune in just to see what's up on the channel - even if it's not necessarily a topic I would be interested in.
@@GamersNexus Are you going to do Schlieren imaging of the EVGA 3090? Would its narrow fin stack differ from wider ones?
You can't watch Gamers nexus in a car ride, his reviews are too meticulous and detailed, they have to be watched rather than just to have as background noise.
@@darkaiso I think you are taking that comment too literally.
Imagine if Nvidia criticized power connector placement and that was the final straw
I doubt it was anything so trivial, EVGA probably saw hints of the expected RRP and the costs and just decided it wasn't worth it. They're a smaller more boutique manufacturer so they can't spread their costs like an MSI, gigabyte or ASUS.
@@ghostofdre it's funny how these third party companies without any GPU chip r&d departments feel they are getting the shortend by being allowed to use someone else's technology to make their own branded product and profit off it. Maybe EVGA should actually do some work on their own and make an original GPU. Instead of piggybacking on someone else's tech and complaining it costs too much. The research and development alone to make these gpu's cost far more than any third company has to pay to license and make profit off the work they didn't do themselves.
It was probably those shitty profit margins, 3000 series was probably enough for evga. Nvidia obviously doesn’t have to care about aib profits but if you’re evga why care about nvidias profits.
Yall love writing fanfic, but it obviously had nothing to do with that. Area 53 summed it up nicely. Jensen has made it clear for many years now that he's enamored with the Apple model of business, and so that's what Nvidia is working towards. A future with no AIBs. The profits are already razor thin for those companies. EVGA saw the writing on the wall and got out early.
@@Washanuga Yup, exactly and wanting to copy Apple isn't good for consumers whatsoever, probably switching back to AMD this gen if the 7000 series looks good enough for the price! I only switched to NVIDIA with the 20 series when I nabbed a cheap 2060 Super to upgrade from my old RX580 (Which I loved and had no issues with at all) Loved the 2060 Super and also love my current 3060Ti, however gotta say, after all the shit-talking about AMD drivers, NVIDIA's recent ones have been completely wack, I've never had a driver make my card act so strangely before till the one before the most current, I actually thought my 3060Ti or PSU was dying because GPU Load and Power to the card were both dropping to 0% randomly in games causing insane stuttering or the game would fully crash to desktop. Rolled back drivers and the problem went away, I was amazed it was a driver issue doing that. Luckily the most recent one doesn't exhibit the same behavior at all either. Also will add that I'm happy Intel is in the GPU market properly now, so we have 3 companies and more competition is better for all of us, just hope Intel brings out some proper flagship cards that can compete better with AMD and NVIDIA's higher end cards.
Thanks EVGA for all you did for us gamers as a GPU maker. Sad to see you go, hope to see you back with Intel or AMD.
Bless them for putting the 12 pin in the correct spot, I really feel like we should be more critical of certain other card designs that don't recognize its correctness lol
Placing opposing side from the fan means that there's no need to bend anything and it would fit in most cases. It's tradition and easier to manufacturer that keeps it where it is on most cards.
This connector and issues may well have been the reason they severed ties, as EVGA wouldn't put up with the warranty risks on their products due to something forced by Nvidia.
I was actually wondering, maybe this is why they made the PCB longer than others
Why if it's the last card from EVGA? EVGA cards will never be sold again.
@@BlueBerry-kh3lx Maybe Intel or AMD will work with EVGA
Given that this was still a prototype, the fact that this card is better looking than pretty much any other 4090 on the market, it makes it even more sad that EVGA will never bring another Nvidia card to market.
I hope they go AMD. We can hope.
@@bigbob3772 Absolutely. What is most maddening is seeing a good company dedicated to its products lose talented employees they have amassed over the years. Really unfortunate.
@@bigbob3772 I would guess they would stay out of the GPU market entirely. With NVIDIA and AMD competing neck and neck these days, it makes more sense that they would both be trying their damnedest to undercut one another at the very last second. This kind of flexibility is essential for the marketing side, but for the AIBs they're not so flexible with those margins. They're being thrown under the bus. It's also worth noting that we've only heard about NVIDIA doing this because EVGA stepped away from it. It could easily be happening on the AMD side as well. Now if the chiplet brings down manufacturing costs enough, then maybe there will be some meat left on that bone for the AIBs. But it's hard to predict when competition is this fierce.
@@pirojfmifhghek566 yeah, aibs REQUIRE profit to be there.
@@pirojfmifhghek566 chiplets definately bring down the cost. also yields are far far higher.
Dude I was wondering if these would have to be snuck out by outgoing employees or something. For EVGA to just fucking outright give them out to at least two very deserving people is a fucking standup move. Thank you EVGA!
who else has it?
@@pidhsome jay
@@pidhsome Jay of Jayztwocents
Hell why wouldn't they, they invited these guys to a private meeting to let them know about a huge company decision. Even if you think cynically this can still be considered EVGA marketing their brand.
Yeah i was thinking the same... The way i thought it was originally being reported was all chips and inventory had to be returned so all gpu chips would have to have gone back and all they would have had left were empty PCBs. Good on EVGA for supporting those tech news channels that gave them support. RIP EVGA... You will be missed and I would have looked forward to your 4000 series (maybe 4080 or 4080ti) especially if they would have been built like this one...
this looks like the absolute best and tasteful 4090 and it is an utter shame it'll never be released to the public :(
So damn cool! Perfect timing, just watched Jayz video on it too. I like watching his first, then yours for a more in depth look. Can't wait to see more in the review!
That moment of either really or really convincing quasi drop/ catching it before you found the screws under the fan was.......heart stopping 🤣
ok, it wasn't just me that my heart skipped a beat. lol😅
Had an actual palpitation, myself.
AAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Yeah that got me good.
SteveDropTips
I said it on Jay's video too but I gotta say it here, something about this video feels very bittersweet. I wasn't planning to upgrade to 40 series regardless, but just the loss we see here and how beautiful that card is feels a little melancholy. EVGA will be missed.
I wish they'd partner with AMD
The first three GPUs I got when I started building my own computer was EVGA 760, 980 Classified, and my final EVGA and Nvidia GPU was a 1080. I'm all AMD in my PC now, and with the 7000 series Im hopeful that EVGA will at least do one card with AMD.
A little?
@@Omen465 They should partner with Intel for their next gen cards. AMD is doing more than fine right now, but Intel desperately _needs_ a competent OEM company to set them on the right track, their current card designs are incredibly mediocre. Especially if Intel is serious about releasing some high-end cards next year.
yeah they were heading towards making probably the best version of the 4090. this is nicely laid out, well designed, and in Jay's video, he showed that the memory and chip both could handle some good overclocking.
Looks like EVGA actually had a better designed video card than the OEM nVidia branded cards, especially the 12 pin port location.
@18:27 Was not expecting Neature Walk in a 4090 video, but there you go. Glad to see you unpacking heat!
You can really tell that Steve is especially excited about this one, his normal energy (which is great) feels like it’s enhanced or something
well is a legendary card now, just like the voodoo 6000, will be a collectors item for sure, like a ferrari 330 P4 hahaha
@@Antipiperosdeclony true enough I suppose, it’ll be really interesting to look back at these cards in a few years and see what they really marked for the industry as a whole
@@-feonix48-47 melting issues for sure hahaha
and I thought that Ampere cards were the last that we were going to see from EVGA. Great to see that even an unfinished product carries the company's quality standards and reputation. 😮
Man seeing this as just a prototype look way better and all than all the current cards makes me really sad they're gone.
So glad you guys got that card! Man would love to do a evga themed build with a card like this!! 😅
It's a real shame EVGA is out of the GPU business. That fin density alone vs the Strix looks amazing. Breaking my heart.
I read this as EVGA showing some ankle to potential suitors.
@@rhythmandblues9302 showing some ankle is a new saying to me, I like it
@@rhythmandblues9302 They need to cover up those ankles damn floozys lol.
@@rhythmandblues9302 LOL I ain't heard that saying in a long time
If I'm up on my internet law, I believe I am now legally obligated to use that phrase as often as possible for the next couple of weeks. This should be fun. Thanks!
not only that, there are the only clever one that placed the power connector right🥲
19:50 Steve scaring the whole tech community with a Linus moment xD
That got me better than any horror movie ever could lmao
Feel like these final samples are a love letter to all of us gamers. I mean just look at how phenomenal of a job EVGA did on these! Also, they couldn't have gone to more deserving youtubers than folks like Steve and Jay 👍
What an amazing design and beautiful looking EVGA "not 4090". Thanks for the tear-down so we can all see what we're truly missing, Steve!
I had read or heard somewhere that there were some 'final' prototype cards of this nature out there.. you have NO idea how many prayers I made that you would get your hands on one to review. It's AMAZING I hope it's YOURS and you get to keep it, this is absolutely a piece of history here, definitely worth putting in the fire-vault and keeping forever! Great find!!
The placement of that 12pin would have been a major selling point alone. They would make a good charity auction item as the last ever and unreleased EVGA cards.
as a collector of hardware it would be a bad choice to sell a card like that. its basicly the last card they made. and the chance of ever getting a card like that is basicly 0
I doubt the boys get to keep those ones, but I could be wrong. Either way, I wouldn't let go of that one, even for a good cause.
@@--_DJ_-- Jayz2cents said it was going into his EVGA collection as the crown jewel. I don't see why the situation would be any different for GN.
I like the pro-tip on marking the screws and where they return back to.
Hats off to you EVGA, you will forever be legends in the GPU space and beyond. Greatly miss your designs floating about this round
Why? EVGA wanted to sell their GPU at higher prices than Nvidia would. I don't understand people putting evga on a pedestal like this. They wanted to scam the consumer out of extra pocket money while these 4000 series are overpriced already.. 🙄
@@cesco1990 idiot comment. The profit margins are very low for 3rd parties, they’re forced to charge high to stay afloat.
@@campersruincod6134 Ofcourse they do! 🤣
I really hope that EVGA will start making AMD cards or any GPU. I really like the build quality and support they provide.
Same. Imagine EVGA AMD GPU's.
Always wanted that.
Maybe EVGA Battlemage-based GPUs will be a thing. One can hope :)
Or even Intel, though their product hasn't matured yet and I don't think a better PCB or better cooler would be a solution to that.
@@vlastimil-furst Then again EVGA could have a strong position with Intel as it really needs an experienced GPU partner and, at least for some time, could negotiate better terms of cooperation. AMD already has its board partners and I doubt they would like to make room for more direct competition.
Damn, those cards must have enormous collectors value! I'd certainly pay a hefty premium for an "extinct" card, if I was in the market for a ~1500$ video card.
Upwards of 10k, guarantee.
I wouldn't be surprised in some number of decades if these could fetch in the millions.
JaysTwoCents in his video is saying it's now his prized card for his "EVGA wall" of video cards.
I understand how this all works, but it's a hilarious idea. I'm going to buy a computer component, and spend a ton extra on a specific card that can't be serviced or replaced if it has problems in the future.
@@ewitte12 lol come on now.
I would love to see EVGA's take on the AMD RX 7900XTX with the rumored TBP overclocking headroom.
I mean, obviously too late for this cycle, but if AMD decides to go the power efficiency route with their reference cards there's still a lot of room for EVGA's creativity at the high end.😍
Always loved the clean sleek look of evga cards. A shame they stopped their gpu line.
Like many, I was an EVGA loyalist. I bought a b stock 3090 and 3070 knowing they may never make another gpu. It’s an honor to have them.
I’m thinking about trying to get my hands on a 3090 EVGA card just to have it as a collectors. I have a 3080 tuf in my main rig
I got a B stock 3080. Works great, low noise and low temp, especially with an undervolt.
I got a 3080 to replace my 1080 and made sure I got an EVGA one. I know it'll last me a long time under water.
It had the best price to performance 2 years ago when i was looking at rtx 3080’s. EVGA Ftw3 3080
@@KillerInstinctCS2 Yep, it's not too large either, the cooler is awesome, and it undervolts like a champ. 920mV at 1950MHz (same as stock).
Here's hoping that one day, EVGA returns to the GPU market in some form or another. This might have been the most "practical" 4090 in the lineup. Mainly because of the smaller size and power connector placement.
maybe AMD
Intel and AMD in the future i hope.
I doubt it, I suspect the industry in moving towards integrated GPUs, the M2 Ultra would be probably close to a RX3080 already. NVIDIA was trying to acquire ARM and has plans to move in this direction too.
I need to see LN2 on that sucker! Sooo cool to see this whole disassembly, can't wait to see the performance numbers.
Such a GOAT move by EVGA, we will really miss you guys in the Video Card department!
Damn man. Can't believe there's one 20 of them. That's pretty cool in a way
It’s bittersweet to see this. I have a 3090 ftw3 and it’s been rock solid for me for the past almost 1.5-2 years
This makes me sad all over again. EVGA left some massive shoes to fill, and no current AIB partner matches the pcb quality especially. EVGA always delivered very well designed products through and through.
EVGA, you're in my heart forever, and I'm going to treasure my 3060Ti FTW3 Ultra for the foreseeable future ❤️
Really good video, I'd be interested in seeing more prototype products.
Man, this and JTC's video are just bumming me out today. RIP to the VGA of EVGA, long live FTW3! The card we deserved.
Hopefully they go to AMD
Not really an EVGA guy (I'm more of a Zotac or Yeston guy), but EVGA exiting the market hits right in the feels, it's like losing an old friend. RIP, may their GPU souls be rested
Dude!!!! That tear down was legit. It looks like a very straight forward process and did not seem like you needed elf fingers. It is really sad that this card won’t come to market. :/
Clearly a card for dwarven hands.
I think it's so easy to disassemble because it's an engieering sample, and EVGA engeers will need to disassemble and reassemble it multiple times. I guess the final version would be a bit more annoying to save cost and/or improve looks.
I expect derbauer and a few other extreme overclockers to get their hands on one, not just GN and JayzTwoCents. Ultra rare piece that deserves a place in a museum or something.
Looks like a nice card, I like the power connector on the short edge, and that's also done via the PCB extension versus something like an internal extension cable.
I like EVGA's designs, they just have a subtle style to them that looks high end and high performance, but is not over the top like some others.
I adore my EVGA 2080 ti. I wasn't much of a PC expert when I bought and installed it into my prebuilt rig, so I was amazed to later discover that the temps are really solid. Looks and runs great too. Really hope EVGA considers partnering with AMD!
Why would they partner with AMD if they just quit building gpu's for Nvidia, they might have the same problems with AMD, since no other manufacturers seem to be having problems with building gpus for Nvidia.
@@budgetking2591 other companies definitely do suffer the same problems as EVGA. however, a quick google search reveals EVGA is privately owned, meaning it is not solely a soulless profit generating entity completely at the whims of investors and shareholders. that means EVGA's CEO can just up and do something else with the company if he's had enough
@@budgetking2591 Theres something called "contract" which binds 2 or more parties together under certain conditions and often times it's timed. Evga can set certain conditions for their own benefit when working with amd and amd really needs to honor working with evga
Thanks, Steve. Can't wait to pick up one of these!
jay got his model too im glad u guys took the risk to take it apart
Thank you! It's hard to come by content with attention to detail while not being boring
EVGA: See this? This is what you could have had if Nvidia treated us better.
Good job EVGA, such a high quality design. I do hope we see more of your designs in the future with either Intel or AMD.
My heart actually skipped a beat when you pretended to drop it xD Awesome video!
Glad to see you and Jay got your hands on these cards. Even though I have never owned an EVGA card, (mostly Matrox, ATI and Radeon over the 2 decades) I admit they were solid cards.
Thank you Gamers Nexus. For staying so consistent throughout the years. Great video coming outta left field, very informative 👏
When you say "this is the vapor chamber" it would be neat if you could explain how it works :)
Is there any ETA on when you guys think you'll get ahold of the new AMD cards for testing/benchmarking? If the Dec release date holds I would think they'd be trying to get them out ASAP to reviews and such. Looking forward to your review. Thanks!
Such a shame these aren't going to be produced. But I'm glad GN and JayzTwoCents are going to be custodians of these engineering gem's.
Gonna miss EVGA, I had an old GTX 465 with the "lifetime warranty", it died years back and they sent me a GTX 960 as a replacement.
Did not expect to hear that you guys would actually be testing the card! Very excited to see that, even if it's simply in line with all the other 4090's right now. Either it's impressive, which would show what a loss EVGA is as a partner, or it's functionally identical to the other cards, which could (but not necessarily) indicate the constraint placed on partners like EVGA by NVidia. Or it's a disaster of a "wip" build, which would be unexpected, but interesting in its own way as well.
Jayz 2 Cents also has one and he did a little impromptu testing. Not gonna spoil it but I will say if EVGA stayed in the game they would have been right up there at the top.
19:54 You literally made my jump with fright. Well done!
Seeing Steve be so careful and hearing him say there are only 20 of these cards makes me hope Linus doesn't get his butterfinger hands on one.
I think the only other techtuber I've seen with one so far was JayzTwoCents, which makes sense considering he was one of the only 3 people there when EVGA held that private meeting about them leaving the GPU market
I thought Linus mentioned they had one in his very first coverage on the 4090, but they sent it to the lab
There was 21.
what would he do with it anyway ? his channel is an entertainment one not a tech one
Considering the GPU I don't think his butterfingers are going to be an issue lol
i feel like we are so blessed to have you and jayztwocents working together to protect the interest of the humble gaming community, thank you guys, keep on doing your thing
Steve yes. Jay no. Jay does nothing but stress everyone out.
@@___DRIP___ Explain.
I agree we are lucky to have these guys as a grass roots pc enthusiast I love having this source of info and inspiration to keep me involved with the development of pc components.
@@RebeIli0us Making a big deal out of poscaps on the 3000 series and saying they were the reason for so many crashes and bricked cards. Telling everybody to go and buy a new GPU now! When everybody is broke and prices were continuing to fall, causing multiple tech channels to call him out and disagree with him. Then him making a non-apology video where he called people dense idiots if they didn’t listen to him (prices dropped massively not long after). Making a massive deal out of the supposed 30 connections of the 12VHPWR cable before it has even been released (nothing to do with the melting by the way) and causing Corsair and other tech channels to basically tell him to shut up. Arguing with people on Twitter and calling them names just for disagreeing with him. And that’s all just off the top of my head. He’s a parasite.
JayzTwoCents is really not worth your time
With how some companies are chasing designs where there are no external screws, I think EVGA's approach to hiding the shroud screws on the beauty panel side of the card is a viable approach. Imagine the GPU sandwich, the shroud has hidden screws like this under the fans and is the first piece to pop off, then you have a backplate with female threaded standoffs that locate through the PCB and seat on the underside of the cooler with the screws in the upper side of the cooler under the shroud's top plastic (six standoffs on a two-fan card, eight standoffs on a three-fan card, hiding in the curved triangle between the fans, inaccessible before shroud removal), after the backplate drops off you have the cooler and PCB attached in the typical way with a general assortment of fasteners then the chip's leaf spring along with the slot bracket; all cabling would be fairly simple with accessible connectors under the shroud's non-top faces, and the backplate's LED features if they exist could be pin-pad or a long flat ribbon that folds over itself for flexibility, along with any potential thermal bridging between the PCB and backplate. A very, very simple approach to screw-less appearance, and very simple disassembly and reassembly methodology, an intuitive design that doesn't rely on adhesives or cover panels, and a design that seems a lot simpler from a manufacturing standpoint with less processes that relies on the cooler itself being the mounting point for every other component; besides the singular fastener attaching the slot bracket to the PCB, and if this screw can be reverse-mounted, that shortcuts the process of flipping the card over for a singular screw, adding to how manufacturability of this hypothetical design is more accessible: Bracket gets fastened to the cooler, rotate, that assembly attaches to the PCB, flip, backplate gets plugged and padded if needed and fastened, fans get plugged and fastened, and shroud gets fastened, all on a slightly atypical PCB design (through-holes instead of fastener mounts for the backplate) and some additional soldering work on the cooler to allow for all the component mounting with a slightly atypical design again.
What blows my mind is how cool this thing gets under full load when fans are set to max or even like 90%. This was one of the best cards for sure. This was definitely going to be an overclockers wet dream.
Nvidia probably told them it was too good compared to theirs and to make it worse somehow.
Yesss, after seeing Jay's video, I was really wanting to see one of the cards torn down and opened up
I'm in the process of 3D modelling a new shroud for my Zotac 3070ti to use with noctua 92mm fans instead of the stock solution. I think I just found the perfect shape for that.
Back in 2009 I did that with my ASUS GF 9800 GTX+ Dark Knight. That small fan was really noisy so I took it off and just slapped 2x80mm Noctua fans strapped through the fins. It was quiet and gave me more OC potential.
If you can share the final result I would be grateful !!
😤😤
Do share the end model, I bet plenty of others would love to have an EVGA-styled shroud.
Sure. When it's done I'll post it on printables and share a link in this thread. Might take a week or so. Also, be advised the first iteration will only fit a Zotac 30 series Trinity heatsink. Although I would be open to commissions to adapt it to other heatsinks, provided I'm given accurate attachment dimensions.
17:50 comparing to the heatsink/vapor chamber those inductors where the thermal putty didn't have contact, indeed fell outside the footprint of the contact plate/vapor chamber. Since it's a prototype, they might have had to fix that extending the contact plate if the retail product ever reached the market.
The first thing that's noticeable is the size of the cooler and the shroud. Yeah the FTW3 is still large, but it manages to avoid the be pavement tile-sized like Aorus cards are for instance. If it ends up being as effective at cooling the card, then it's an impressive design.
That’s honestly a really pretty card. Of course even if it had been produced it’s unlikely I would’ve got one because I have a sapphire addiction but id be extremely tempted.
Thanks for making this video Steve and GN!!! Gonna miss EVGA Graphics Cards. Here’s to hoping they consider teaming up with AMD and come back in the future!
Thank you Steve!
Never owned an EVGA card (isn't that popular in my country) but sad to see them go. Another interesting video as always!
Glad EVGA did this. I really want to see how it performs. I've been wanting to see what their cards would've looked like if they released them.
Jay has it benchmarked and oc
Its power locked
Had enough space on the PCB for a CPU.
Is a shame EVGA leaving Nvidia but i think they leave at a time, and the card is a BEAUTY, the suport and the cables on the end is amazing!
That board is HUGE! It would have been so awesome to put a huge custom plexi waterblock on that and see RGB shine through the EVGA cut-out.
This was a really cool video, thank you!
Full-up EVGA 4090 review for what will never be? Definitely worth some coasters and a mod mat.
I'm not familiar with teardowns of previous EVGA cards. It's impressive how little gets in the way of disassembling this one. Do you think a production run would've kept those qualities?
Yes. EVGA GPUs were amazing quality and they definitely would have kept water coolers and enthusiasts in mind.
Sad as you said that card will never be available.. I like what you can see and know the one to come would be even slightly better.
Man you got my at 19:55. I verbally was surprised lol
Really happy that I settled for the ftw3 3070 card earlier this year, feels cool to own something that'll never be available again and it was a really good price when I got it especially considering its a more premium 3070. All the best to EVGA, great company.
Was going to get a MSI 3070, glad i ended up with an EVGA
I just got my 3070 last week felt like I couldn't beat the price $399
@@user-mr3xy2sz2q good stuff, have fun gaming
i really liked how the RTX 3000 FTW3 cards looked and i also really like how this card looks. and with EVGA you can expect a well-built high quality product, it’s so unfortunate that they decided to leave the GPU market but it’s ultimately the right decision for the company.
EVGA 3000 cards were some of the ugliest cards money could buy. Straight out of the Fisher-Price factory.
@@svn5994 I didn't like them either, to each his/her own. Nathan evidently likes them so good for him. I think their 1080 Ti is the best looking card in the last several years.
@@svn5994 agree. I have an EVGA 3070ti. It’s pretty darn ugly lol. Definitely not in love with its looks. I will probably deshroud it and throw on Noctua fans at some point (I’ll 3D Print a new shroud - maybe with engineering resin 😊).
@@svn5994 The EVGA FTW 20 series were good cards with good binning. Can't speak of the 30 series, but I'm sure NV anti-competitive practices priced them right out, (esp the force-gimped LHR situation)
Time will tell if it's the right decision.
"There's something about Brutality" should make it into merch
Its a very sleek, and subdued design compared to the rest of market. Its a shame we won't get these in our hands, this looks phenomenal.
Ahhhh, so sad watching both Jay's and Steve's videos!
I swear I'll build my next system full EVGA!
Even as an Engineering Sample EVGA put quality so high. A great send off, shows the fans they were dedicated to the end and shows Nvidia they lost out big.
if possible compare/review the attention to details about functionality and quality comparison of different manufacturers(oem) to compare which brand cares most about giving more quality to its customers. that could be fun to know how different brands approach making same card , also that could be a farewell to last card(supposedly) from evga (for now from green side).
looks great evga, sad to see you go but I support your reason. great vid gn. the putty is at the edge and overflowing the base of the vapor chamber. seems like the only way to fully cover the inductors would be to make the base larger, a lot of work. lol.
you may mention this later but those fan blades are CHONKY, i guess they compensate for the ring fan's durability with this.
May be a bit crazy but i would love to see an airflow test stock and the the evga pcb Dremelled out LOL. ;)
I have an evga hybrid 1080ti and always said I’d upgrade to a newer evga hyrbid when money permits. Sad that I won’t get the option to do this now :(
Same card I used to run! Great card. Hooked to an EVGA PSU, neither let me down.
Dudeee, why is EVGA doing this to us. This actually hurts. Showing us what we can't have anymore... In my book this is the sexiest RTX 4090 out there.
Nvidia is the one who did this to us, they pushed EVGA too far 😔
When you dropped the shroud, I genuinely got a fright and my heart dropped...
that cutout in PCB is probably double duty to provide airflow for the backplate to help cool it as well
I hope at some point EVGA returns to the GPU market. Losing them was heartbreaking...
at 19:54 my heart rate jumped exponentially.
15:47 I like that they left this part out, very important
Had a feeling this was coming!
Damn we really do miss evga, with all the weird 4090 designs i really like this simple one with the exposed fins and the extra fan header
Job well done to the EVGA team. Either with AMD or with a in house design we want you back building insane graphic cards one day!
Thank you for the detailed teardown! It's making me sad that EVGA is no longer in the GPU business especially after seeing a sample of what could have been. I'll probably end up keeping my EVGA 3080Ti Hydrocopper and my wife's 3080 FTW3 as future PC mementos just like my old CaseLabs Mercury S3 case. It would be interesting to make a build of components that had significance in the PC enthusiast space but their companies/divisions are no longer operational.