Opened up my Gigabyte Gaming OC 3080, and changed the stock thermal pads with some pre-cut Kritical thermal pads specifically for my card so I would assume the thickness is correct. Spread some Noctua thermal paste in a X. Did a stress test and immediately I noticed that the Core and Hotspot increased by 10-12C overall while my Memory Junction decreased by more than 20C. This is an open-air cause currently with an ambient room temp of 80F or 26C.
Previous results in a Port Royal stress test at 1440p.
Core Temp: Never above 75C
Memory Junction Temp: 100-106C
Hot Spot: Never above 85C
Current results in a Port Royal stress test at 1440p.
Core Temp: 82C, would have been higher if I let it go for some more runs.
Memory Junction Temp: 78C
Hot Spot: 99C
I wouldn't have worried if overall the temperature increased by a bit since the better contact the VRAM makes with the heatsink through the pads, the hotter the core is, but this temperature increase seems excessive. Could this be caused by improper pads or thermal application? Does it take some time for the paste to "settle in" and balance out? Maybe I need to tighten the card more, i feel like i screwed it in weaker than what it took to get out. What do you suggest I do first?
Previous results in a Port Royal stress test at 1440p.
Core Temp: Never above 75C
Memory Junction Temp: 100-106C
Hot Spot: Never above 85C
Current results in a Port Royal stress test at 1440p.
Core Temp: 82C, would have been higher if I let it go for some more runs.
Memory Junction Temp: 78C
Hot Spot: 99C
I wouldn't have worried if overall the temperature increased by a bit since the better contact the VRAM makes with the heatsink through the pads, the hotter the core is, but this temperature increase seems excessive. Could this be caused by improper pads or thermal application? Does it take some time for the paste to "settle in" and balance out? Maybe I need to tighten the card more, i feel like i screwed it in weaker than what it took to get out. What do you suggest I do first?
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