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    Question RTX 3090 extreme thermal throttling after tear down for cleaning and reapplying thermal paste

    Well, here I am for the update. Turns out my mistake was to not apply enough LM. I was so afraid of causing a spill that I didn't even put enough for a normal use case. Temps are back to normal. Maybe Mem temps are a bit high but I guess it's from the new pads but since they're not crazy, I'm...
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    Question RTX 3090 extreme thermal throttling after tear down for cleaning and reapplying thermal paste

    Thank you immensely, I appreciate you taking the time to help me out. On Monday I’ll have all the necessaries to do a proper search of the cause, will post the update so this thread is closed, wether I fix it or not.
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    Question RTX 3090 extreme thermal throttling after tear down for cleaning and reapplying thermal paste

    Right, thank you! I appreciate the reply, I see I'm gonna have to buy new thermal pads. It's alright, their cost is less painful than the stress I felt yesterday. On the original post, I mentioned thermal paste as I was rushing to type everything out and get an answer as soon as possible but I...
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    Question RTX 3090 extreme thermal throttling after tear down for cleaning and reapplying thermal paste

    Hey! Today I bought myself some thermal pads and a new thermal paste with the intention of opening up my EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3, cleaning it and replacing that “thermal foam” and they use in two places with some thermal pads and also replacing the thermal paste. I’ve done that successfully but now...