EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Tear-Down & Cooler Disassembly

We're tearing down the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 video card and cooler. We've now collected all the data we need for the upcoming review, and this will show the disassembly process.
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We're disassembling the EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 in this video. The disassembly process is fairly straight-forward for this cooler. This is the card that we previously tested and used as a world record card. We filmed this tear-down a couple weeks ago, but just now got around to releasing it. Enjoy! Ft. Joe Stepongzi of Bearded Hardware:    / @beardedhardware  

Here's our airflow photography of how the Founders Edition cooler behaves:    • Airflow Imaging: NVIDIA RTX 3080 Foun...  
RTX 3090 review:    • NVIDIA RTX 3090 Founders Edition Revi...  
Watch the RTX 3080 review here:    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edit...  
RTX 3080 FE Tear-Down:    • Tear-Down: NVIDIA RTX 3080 Founders E...  
Previous 3080 review article: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews...

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Plans to Tear It Down
01:55 - External Card Walk-Around
03:55 - Opening Up the RTX 3080 FTW3 Backplate
09:15 - Removing the Cooler
11:28 - Exhaust Pathways & Shroud Design
12:55 - Board Reveal
15:30 - A Wild Joe Appears
17:05 - Shunt Resistors
22:10 - Heatpipes & Cooler Design
26:10 - Trying to Remove the Red Accents
27:20 - Conclusion

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