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[RL_Quine]

The water cooling on my 3090 is heavier than the air cooling for the same card, as you need a coldplate on both sides of the thing to get rid of the heat.

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If you give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, I will move the world.

The length of the 3090 with air cooling is what makes it so heavy on the PCIE connector - localized coldplate weight is not an issue.

[RL_Quine → 15155]

The water block is full coverage, the length of the card on both sides, and is a gigantic block of copper. With the water inside it’s even heavier.

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For the 3090 FE, at least, the card is half the length of the air cooler and an EKWB 3090 FE waterblock is the same length as the board.