Summary of Challenging NVIDIA's 4090 FE: Liquid Cooled RTX 4090 Neptune Tear-Down & Review

00:00:00 - 00:25:00

The reviewer takes apart the NVIDIA 4090 FE liquid cooled card and compares its performance to other high-end graphics cards. The conclusion is that the card is good overall, but that there are still some areas where it can be improved.

• 00:00:00 The review of the rtex 4090 Neptune card is delayed due to problems with the card out of the box. However, once the card was properly configured, it performed as expected. The card is a water cooled Turing card with a large heat sink and a lot of thermocouples. The exterior of the card is simple with an aluminum housing and a 360 millimeter radiator. The cooling solution is a Daisy Chain of fans running through a small PCB. There are also two RGB cables included. The back side of the card is simple with a back plate and direct access to the pump.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses how liquid cooling affects the performance and thermals of a NVIDIA 4090 card. It shows how to remove the card's block housing and review the thermal pads and cables. It also shows the cooler and pump placement.
• 00:10:00 The video challenges NVIDIA's 4090 FE card, which is liquid-cooled and has several unique features. The card is tested in thermal performance and found to have less efficient cooling than a traditional air-cooled card. The assembly and testing process is also shown.
• 00:15:00 The Neptune card performs better than the GeForce RTX 2080 in terms of cooling, but it falls short of the GeForce RTX 2080 in terms of performance. The Neptune also has poorer memory thermal performance.
• 00:20:00 The reviewer tests the power consumption of the NVIDIA 4090 FE liquid cooled card under a variety of conditions and finds that it is lower than the overclocked 4090 FE. Additionally, the card was buggy when it first arrived and has had software updates since then. The reviewer recommends that buyers of the card be aware of potential software bugs and that they do not benefit from gaming applications if the card is running on the stock V BIOS.
• 00:25:00 In this challenging review of the NVIDIA 4090 FE, the author takes apart the card and compares its performance to other high-end graphics cards. The conclusion is that the card is good overall, but that there are still some areas where it can be improved.