3090 founders

I was hoping I could get some help here regarding suggestions. I have a brand new 3090 that was running high on V-Ram temp so I went to replace my thermal pads based on the suggestions I read online When I opened it up I noticed that the Spring/X PAD was broken. (not sure what the name of this...

Hi, I'm the final stages of building my PC now and I only have to put my Graphics Card in, the 3090 Founders Edition. I've read the booklet and it's telling me to put 2 separate PCIe connections into the 12 pin splitter provided with the card itself. However I'm a bit confused as the PSU PCIe...