5/11 lastest update to this issue by jacob (#90 at page 3):

 
1. if your request status is awaiting then new extra pads will be included too.
2. if you have got the pads already please contact evga support to get the new extra pads.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
sorry for my poor english.
i am using arctic aio to cool my evga ftw. i removed the mid plate as the mid plate blocks the aio mounting. However my mosfets heatsinks has been falling down, and evga doesnt sell me the vrm heatsink in evga ftw hybrid, therefore i have no choice but to put the mid plate back (with some mod) and stick those heatsinks on top of the mid plate. I found the gpu temp is higher than before and i guess it is because the vrm cooling is worse than before. but that is not the point.
the main point is that: i have the same vram overclocking at 2300mhz as before with new bios. But after using the mid plate back, my card has started to artifact. so i think it should be related to vram cooling... and i check them out and the result... :





 
 
you guys should take a good look about yours.
i wonder this is the only issue to me so i want to remind everyone to check yours out. 
it would be great if you can upload photos of yours here and i will post at #1 for you.
 
 
http://forums.evga.com/badHOT-PCB-Layout-on-GTX-1070-FTW-m2565921-p9.aspx #258
 1080 FTW


 
 
http://www.hkepc.com/forum/viewthread.php?fid=62&tid=2332327&extra=&page=1 #1
1080 FTW

 
related discuusion on reddit with more photos and details:
https://www.reddit.com/r/...wo_evga_gtx_1080_ftws/

What do you have the Memory clock set to?
I think you mean you have the Core clock set to 2300, don't you?

DSP1
What do you have the Memory clock set to?
I think you mean you have the Core clock set to 2300, don't you?

2300mhz memory clock.

acxcoolerssuck

DSP1
What do you have the Memory clock set to?
I think you mean you have the Core clock set to 2300, don't you?

2300mhz memory clock.

What are you using to set it up? Precision X or AB?
What are your Offsets?

DSP1

acxcoolerssuck

DSP1
What do you have the Memory clock set to?
I think you mean you have the Core clock set to 2300, don't you?

2300mhz memory clock.

What are you using to set it up? Precision X or AB?
What are your Offsets?

+600mhz on msi afterburner before. 2300=4600=9200
now i dont have balls to overclock the memory clock, reset to 0 offset.

acxcoolerssuck

DSP1

acxcoolerssuck

DSP1
What do you have the Memory clock set to?
I think you mean you have the Core clock set to 2300, don't you?

2300mhz memory clock.

What are you using to set it up? Precision X or AB?
What are your Offsets?

+600mhz on msi afterburner before.
now i dont have balls to overclock the memory clock, reset to 0 offset.

Ok. Then you had Memory OCed to 5600 or 112000.
What is your other offset? The Core clock.
And you weren't getting artifacts at that setting when you had the midplate off, but now since putting the midplate back after your mod, you see the artifacts?
First thing I would do is lower your offset to 550 and see if you get the artifacts.
The gaps you report may be due to the fact you clipped the 4 tabs off the cutout so that you could mount your pump, should have used shims as those four tabs help hold the middle of the plate snug I would guess.
In which case you should look for thicker thermal pads to replace the stock ones with.

DSP1

acxcoolerssuck

DSP1

acxcoolerssuck

DSP1
What do you have the Memory clock set to?
I think you mean you have the Core clock set to 2300, don't you?

2300mhz memory clock.

What are you using to set it up? Precision X or AB?
What are your Offsets?

+600mhz on msi afterburner before.
now i dont have balls to overclock the memory clock, reset to 0 offset.

Ok. Then you had Memory OCed to 5600 or 112000.
What is your other offset? The Core clock.
And you weren't getting artifacts at that setting when you had the midplate off, but now since putting the midplate back after your mod, you see the artifacts?
First thing I would do is lower your offset to 550 and see if you get the artifacts.
The gaps you report may be due to the fact you clipped the 4 tabs off the cutout so that you could mount your pump, should have used shims as those four tabs help hold the middle of the plate snug I would guess.
In which case you should look for thicker thermal pads to replace the stock ones with.

maybe the problem is due to my mod. i will look for thicker thermal pads.
i also saw someone reported the same problem in another "back hot pcb layout" thread. 

Trying to fix the heat issue is all well and good but I think if you just lower your Mem offset to 500 your artifact issue will go away. That decrease from 600-500 will only result in the loss of 1 FPS approx.And it may even improve your Bench scores.

DSP1
Trying to fix the heat issue is all well and good but I think if you just lower your Mem offset to 500 your artifact issue will go away. That decrease from 600-500 will only result in the loss of 1 FPS approx.And it may even improve your Bench scores.

yes, it is easy to fix but i wonder this is the only issue to me so i want to remind everyone to check this out. 
lower core clock may improve the benchmarks but higher memory clock definitely helps the benchmarks.
 
 
#258
http://forums.evga.com/ba...0-FTW-m2565921-p9.aspx

One of my cards has a noticeable gap between the pads and memory, the other does not. I plan on doing a heavy gaming session this weekend to see if any of the issues pop up on either card.