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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

DSP1

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? 

Not a lot of sites do large scale TIM testing like this. Did you have some specific beef with TomsHardware? Can't say I'm aware of glaring inaccuracies with their testing over the years.

This was the most effective solution i found to cool the back, an AMD processor 6cm cooler connected with pins reversed 5~7 volts, enough to cool and not generate noise.

dzernesto

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? 

Check your private message.

acxcoolerssuck

 
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

 
I'm surprised i didn't even think to check this while it was in my machine. Observing a warmer back-plate
might actually be a good thing. Could mean its doing a better job at extracting more heat away from those
components. After having done all your thermals, do you feel its improved your situation all-round ?
 

Leonardohlb
This was the most effective solution i found to cool the back, an AMD processor 6cm cooler connected with pins reversed 5~7 volts, enough to cool and not generate noise.

That's pretty ingenious.
 
My fan setup allows for direct air flow towards the card so it never really gets too top-hot.
 

 
 

I believe the back-plate can both be beneficial and problematic simultaneously. Some components will suffer more with it on, and
others will suffer less without it. A side panel fan blowing at the cards edge might be a good idea if the back-plate is a concern.  

brokencross

Leonardohlb
This was the most effective solution i found to cool the back, an AMD processor 6cm cooler connected with pins reversed 5~7 volts, enough to cool and not generate noise.

That's pretty ingenious.
 
My fan setup allows for direct air flow towards the card so it never really gets too top-hot.
 

 
 

I did not use the CPU cooler, here it is pulling hot air up, but this cooler 6cm even with low speed cooling very well backplate, you have room to use a 9cm or 12cm slim, do not even modify the position of the noctua.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned or covered much in testing is how the fans pull in reverse on the ACX 3.0 instead of push. 

NucleusX
I believe the back-plate can both be beneficial and problematic simultaneously. Some components will suffer more with it on, and
others will suffer less without it. A side panel fan blowing at the cards edge might be a good idea if the back-plate is a concern.  

Dust and not as effective as a cooler on top, i tested.