So...Starting to get back on the road a bit more now that Putin has cured the world of Covid. Looking to maybe replace my desktop with a laptop.
Desktop is watercooled 5800xt all core OC 4.6GHz and FE 2080 Ti w/ 300w BIOS 2025MHz core / 8000MHz mem, 32GB 3600MHz CL16, and plenty of NVME...
Didn't see the dual pump.
Also, pumps don't really "wear out" unless they are cavitating or have crap bearings. Motor windings burn up for various reasons, but in VDC, it's generally from an overcurrent situation resulting from runaway. Highly unlikely to happen in this situation. See series...
I haven't read the whole thread, but I don't think that you're pushing too loop hard. I have Corsair 7 series rads, a 360 and a 240, with a TechN cpu block and EK gpu block on my 300w bios 2080Ti FE. Using all white 120LL fans as well. Pump should always be at 100% all the time. Very warm air...
Pci-e spec revision isn't going to change power requirements, if thats what you're insinuating.
The only thing that will change power requirements is finding new semiconductor materials and transistor designs to reduce hysteresis and leakage. Or to completely change how to build processes all...
He was saying that there was some "fusing" on the cpu itself that set this value rather than it being hardcode or firmware on the cpu itself, and this the basis for this whole thread. And because he thought it was fused(lol), that it couldn't possibly exceed the 1.5v.
Just a case of someone...