whitezero

brokencross

whitezero

brokencross

whitezero
 
I think they're basically saying that regardless of if you do the thermal pad mod or not, EVGA's 3 year warranty applies in this case. So if your VRM explodes 3.1 years down the road, you're probably not going to be able to get a free replacement. 

Yeah, that's exactly what worries me. Either way, I'll probably install the thermal pads just for peace of mind.

For sure, seems like an . And in the process, you can opt to put on a higher quality TIM (thermal paste) for the GPU itself for even better thermals than before the mod. I've been considering going with the GELID GC-Extreme, myself.

Yeah. I still have a bit of AS5, but I'll probably get a good ceramic based paste.

Yeah AS5 may not be the best choice, there are a lot of other paste's out there that do a better job on GPUs.  http://www.tomshardware.c...benchmark,3616-20.html
 
And EVGA may include some paste with the mod as well.

Tom's Hardware???
Are you sure that the testing they do there is reliable? 

dzernesto
11.0W/mk ?!?!?!? JEZZZZZ
 
Where I'll find those, the best I found is a Arctic with 6.0 W/mK
 
EDIT: well, googling for 11.0W/mk, there is plenty out there. But it is expensive...

You live in Brazil like me? Just found 16.0w / mK in ML, this is for GPU not mosfet, but i think it can be similar.

Leonardohlb

dzernesto
11.0W/mk ?!?!?!? JEZZZZZ
 
Where I'll find those, the best I found is a Arctic with 6.0 W/mK
 
EDIT: well, googling for 11.0W/mk, there is plenty out there. But it is expensive...

You live in Brazil like me? Just found 16.0w / mK in ML, this is for GPU not mosfet, but i think it can be similar.

Yes Brazilian here!
Can you share the link you found? 

Leonardohlb

whitezero

Leonardohlb
EVGA should release a video showing where to install the pad thermal so that customers could do without waiting for sending the thermal pads.

Well you'll also need the right size/shape thermal pad as well, to make proper contact and not effect the mounting pressure on the other components. I think overall it's best to wait for EVGA's own provided pads.

When i wanted to change the thermal pad i contacted the evga by ticket they told me it can be any thermal pad 1.0mm thick, and at least 11.0 W / mK.

"I apologize for the inconvenience but unfortunately we don't sell those or have any to give out since they already come pre-installed from the factory. However, you can purchase those online and the thickness is 1.0mm.

We are here 24/7 if you have other questions or concerns, thank you."

Saudções,
EVGA
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"We don't have any brand that we can recommend but you can use 11.0 W/mK for conductivity."

Saudções,
EVGA
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This is very interesting because when I contacted Tech Support about the types of pads they use they told me  they use Shin Etsu.
So I went to the Shin Etsu website and looked at the types of pads that they have available and none of them are rated 11.0w/mK.
 
http://www.shinetsusilico.../heat_rubb/index.shtml

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dzernesto
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I didn't see that. Best I saw was 4.0 or something.
Did I miss a page? Got a link please?

Leonardohlb

acxcoolerssuck

Leonardohlb

whitezero

Leonardohlb
EVGA should release a video showing where to install the pad thermal so that customers could do without waiting for sending the thermal pads.

Well you'll also need the right size/shape thermal pad as well, to make proper contact and not effect the mounting pressure on the other components. I think overall it's best to wait for EVGA's own provided pads.

When i wanted to change the thermal pad i contacted the evga by ticket they told me it can be any thermal pad 1.0mm thick, and at least 11.0 W / mK.

"I apologize for the inconvenience but unfortunately we don't sell those or have any to give out since they already come pre-installed from the factory. However, you can purchase those online and the thickness is 1.0mm.

We are here 24/7 if you have other questions or concerns, thank you."

Saudções,
EVGA
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"We don't have any brand that we can recommend but you can use 11.0 W/mK for conductivity."

Saudções,
EVGA
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thermal pad is soft, so dont buy 1mm, go for 1.5mm will be better, imo

Excuse me this thermal pad is not for the mosfet but for the GPU, probably for that mosfet is 2.0mm

i am saying vram pad evga using is 1mm, vrm pad is 2mm.
if you want to replace them , you better try 0.5mm more for perfect contact.
i already tried to add thermal pads to the back of the pcb when i first got the card and was using the stock cooler. those impression are still there even a month later.
but this may bend your backplate a little.

DSP1

dzernesto
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I didn't see that. Best I saw was 4.0 or something.
Did I miss a page? Got a link please?

My information was wrong, I was looking into fluid compounds.

acxcoolerssuck

Leonardohlb

acxcoolerssuck

Leonardohlb

whitezero

Leonardohlb
EVGA should release a video showing where to install the pad thermal so that customers could do without waiting for sending the thermal pads.

Well you'll also need the right size/shape thermal pad as well, to make proper contact and not effect the mounting pressure on the other components. I think overall it's best to wait for EVGA's own provided pads.

When i wanted to change the thermal pad i contacted the evga by ticket they told me it can be any thermal pad 1.0mm thick, and at least 11.0 W / mK.

"I apologize for the inconvenience but unfortunately we don't sell those or have any to give out since they already come pre-installed from the factory. However, you can purchase those online and the thickness is 1.0mm.

We are here 24/7 if you have other questions or concerns, thank you."

Saudções,
EVGA
image



"We don't have any brand that we can recommend but you can use 11.0 W/mK for conductivity."

Saudções,
EVGA
image

thermal pad is soft, so dont buy 1mm, go for 1.5mm will be better, imo

Excuse me this thermal pad is not for the mosfet but for the GPU, probably for that mosfet is 2.0mm

i am saying vram pad evga using is 1mm, vrm pad is 2mm.
if you want to replace them , you better try 0.5mm more for perfect contact.
i already tried to add thermal pads to the back of the pcb when i first got the card and was using the stock cooler. those impression are still there even a month later.
but this may bend your backplate a little.

So those are all pads you applied yourself?
And they are all the same thickness?

DSP1

acxcoolerssuck

Leonardohlb

acxcoolerssuck

Leonardohlb

whitezero

Leonardohlb
EVGA should release a video showing where to install the pad thermal so that customers could do without waiting for sending the thermal pads.

Well you'll also need the right size/shape thermal pad as well, to make proper contact and not effect the mounting pressure on the other components. I think overall it's best to wait for EVGA's own provided pads.

When i wanted to change the thermal pad i contacted the evga by ticket they told me it can be any thermal pad 1.0mm thick, and at least 11.0 W / mK.

"I apologize for the inconvenience but unfortunately we don't sell those or have any to give out since they already come pre-installed from the factory. However, you can purchase those online and the thickness is 1.0mm.

We are here 24/7 if you have other questions or concerns, thank you."

Saudções,
EVGA
image



"We don't have any brand that we can recommend but you can use 11.0 W/mK for conductivity."

Saudções,
EVGA
image

thermal pad is soft, so dont buy 1mm, go for 1.5mm will be better, imo

Excuse me this thermal pad is not for the mosfet but for the GPU, probably for that mosfet is 2.0mm

i am saying vram pad evga using is 1mm, vrm pad is 2mm.
if you want to replace them , you better try 0.5mm more for perfect contact.
i already tried to add thermal pads to the back of the pcb when i first got the card and was using the stock cooler. those impression are still there even a month later.
but this may bend your backplate a little.

So those are all pads you applied yourself?
And they are all the same thickness?

sure, when i got the card in august. these are 2.5mm, but the plate will be slightly bent.
these are 3m 8810.
the gap between pcb and back plate is 2mm. so i chose 2.5mm.
worked great, the plate was very hot during gaming, cant put my figure on the plate for few seconds.
i remove the back plate when i change to aio cooling.
these pads cant be removed after used...
and two sides of the pad are different, if you wrongly place them, the these pad will be on the pcb