[SOLVED] Thermal pad thickness for RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA ?

[davidoc]

Hello everyone,

Straight question: what thickness is needed for the thermal pads on this card?

VRAM?
VRM?
MOS?
Backplate?

Thanks in advance! 😀

 

[Vineet is genius]

2mm thermal pads

 

[Phaaze88]

2mm, what? They come in different levels of hardness too: soft, medium, firm, etc...
Knowing the depth isn't enough, and that's part of the reason replacing thermal pads is a mixed bag.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello everyone,

Straight question: what thickness is needed for the thermal pads on this card?

VRAM?
VRM?
MOS?
Backplate?

Thanks in advance! 😀

Why are you taking it apart to change the thermal pads?

 

[Vineet is genius]

Why are you taking it apart to change the thermal pads?

i think he should be having some issues with the temps since nvidia (idk why) uses cheap thermal pads
one of my friends had the same issue with this gpu, It was just a month old
he used Gelid Ultimate 1.5mm for the front side and 2mm sheet for the back side
memory temps were a lot better after changing the pads

 

[USAFRet]

i think he should be having some issues with the temps since nvidia (idk why) uses cheap thermal pads
one of my friends had the same issue with this gpu, It was just a month old
he used Gelid Ultimate 1.5mm for the front side and 2mm sheet for the back side
memory temps were a lot better after changing the pads

"temps were a lot better after " does not necessarily result in better performance or longevity.

Lower temp is one thing, but if it was within standard operating range before...why bother?

 

[Vineet is genius]

"temps were a lot better after " does not necessarily result in better performance or longevity.

Lower temp is one thing, but if it was within standard operating range before...why bother?

if 110 C is the standard operating range for gpu memory then i might be wrong

 

[Phaaze88]

https://www.micron.com/products/ultra-bandwidth-solutions/gddr6x

• Op. Temp.
  
  0C to +95C/+105C

FYI, that 105C was added in like a couple months ago.
I have doubts about this addition, so I stick with the original within 95C spec.

 

[USAFRet]

if 110 C is the standard operating range for gpu memory then i might be wrong

"110C" was never mentioned.