EVGA iCX Technology is not JUST a Cooler...it is an Evolution.
It is a combination of new die-cast plates, aerodynamics, and Precision XOC.
- Part of 11 new global cooling patents (pending and granted), iCX is efficiency perfected.
- Purposefully-directed Airflow Chambers.
- Newly Designed Die-Cast Baseplate and Backplate.
WHY WAS iCX CREATED?
After the ACX 3.0 cooler was verified to operate within spec on Power and Memory section from independent third party testing, we determined that on enthusiast graphics card, cooling based on GPU temperature is not enough. On an enthusiast graphics card, equal importance should be given to the Power and Memory, not just focused on GPU. This type of thinking required a drastic change in the way thermal management is performed on a graphics card.
WITH EVGA iCX COOLING, A NEW ERA OF PC GAMING IS COMING!
Features
- Simultaneous Multi-Projection
- VR Ready
- NVIDIA Ansel
- NVIDIA SLI w/ HB Bridge Support
- NVIDIA G-SYNC
- NVIDIA GameStream
- NVIDIA GPU Boost 3.0
- Microsoft DirectX 12
- Vulkan API
- OpenGL 4.5 Support
- PCI Express 3.0
- Max Digital Resolution - 7680 x 4320
- HDMI 2.0b, DisplayPort 1.4 and Dual-Link DVI
- Built for EVGA PrecisionX OC
- iCX Cooling
- New vented heatsink fin design and pin fins for optimized airflow
- Redesigned cooling with L-shaped contact fins to improve contact surface area for better heat dissipation
GPU
- 3584 CUDA Cores
- Base Clock: 1556 MHz
- Boost Clock: 1670 MHz
- Bus: PCI-E 3.0
- 2-way SLI Ready
Memory
- Memory Detail: 11264 MB GDDR5X
- Memory Bit Width: 352 Bit
- Memory Clock: 11000 MHz
- Memory Speed: 0.2 ns
- Memory Bandwidth: 484 GB/s
Pros: This card will handle anything you throw at it, it's just a solid performer all around.
Cons: When I first got the card, for the first 2 weeks it was reaching 85 degrees under load. Experienced throttling in some games as I saw the temps actually creep up to 89 degrees. This just wasn't right so I removed the cooler and there was so much thermal compound on the GPU it was insulating the thing. Hence the 4 egg rating. I cleaned it off and applied some Noctua compound I had laying around. Now the hottest I have seen it get is 71 degrees. No joke. If yours is running hot, take off the cooler, clean it and apply some new TC.
Overall Review: EVGA, seriously? Your top of the line flagship GPU and you compromise it by the worst application of thermal compound i have ever seen in my life. For the price we pay there should be oompa loompas applying thermal compound to each card individually then giving it a hug before sending it on it's way.