not a very good test, as I didn't really load the card up last night playing dishonoured due to it being such an old game. What I did notice was that I'd dropped 4°C off core temp so it was 66°C and a fan speed of 36%

A good video regarding these VRM issues:
 
youtube .com/watch?v=QCuEUqHj_cU

One thing is I did notice my card idles about 5-6 degrees higher though that's not conclusive I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days but in the end when gaming it does  seem to run cooler then before.

Still no official statement regarding factory installed thermal pads. All we have is a lot of hear say and, according to some big Youtubers and other news outlets, someone in EVGA's end admitting the lack of thermal padding was an oversight. Those of us looking to buy a new card would really love to know what the deal is. Right now we have people left and right reporting their opinions as fact, obscuring the few that have legitimately had contact with EVGA and have first hand knowledge on the issue.

Sajin
Now users are going to complain about fan noise. 

No fan noise here at all after updating VBios. You are just guessing/hoping. Negative thoughts......Get a job and a life.

Mini Review GTX 1080 FTW (08G-P4-6286-KR) New vBios (86.04.3B.00.84) (GPU-z shows "B" not "b" Not important, but thought I'd show this to.)
Firstly - Procedure on PRIMARY Bios ONLY. Very easy. No knowledge of computers is necessary. Couldn't be easier. Worked the first time for me - of course.
Obvious, but please please be VERY careful about checking and double checking all model no. & all vBios no. Do that right and you are as good as fixed.
 
General impression summary (NB All fan speeds were recorded in NV Inspector).
1. The fans are still off (0%) at low temps, like below 50c approx for example. (It took too long for an accurate number, but it IS lower % than original vBios)
2. Manually putting the fans up to 100% now shows a much higher RPM. My max is now over 3,200rpm. This is a big jump. Nice, but noisy and never needed in normal use/gaming. With fan at 50% RPM = 1,600rpm. (May vary very slightly from card to card, that's normal.) Finally for 1,000rpm, my fan needs 31%.
3. The fan curve in my opinion is well in the acceptable range. However personally I prefer a bit higher. But I think EVGA made a good compromise between sound levels and cooling levels. Very easy to increase the curve via software if you are like me. (Terrified of frying components!!)
 
I could go on but this is not really a big deal. Note this BIOS has nothing to do with Micron memory issue which is a different thing, and affects 1070, not 1080.  As noted, personally for new demanding games I will use my own profile but this is a personal preference and has nothing to do with EVGA.
 
So, this first step is over and I think EVGA did a good job (except the original typo's I heard about. I would have had a heart attack. Luckily it was corrected when I downloaded)
 
Thermal pads: (awaiting delivery.)
 
In my Opinion the thermal pads are the most important and critical fix. I think it's essential for long life of HW, heavy gamers etc., as an important safety fix, regardless of what we are told.
 
Which brings me to my last point. I ordered those pads first day, but still on approval, (Scarlet-Tech & Brokencross  kindly explained it's not approval, but just means, haven't shipped or not ready yet. Fine I guess.) But guessing the numbers of people who want these, I see it could take a long time.
 
So, I think it is extremely important to state, here, or on the first page, the exact dimensions (Thickness I mean) of the pads. Especially the thin one (sorry if posted and I missed it)  Is the thin one 1.8mm or 1.5mm? This is very important to disclose as I have a feeling some of us might be waiting a while. If I don't get mine soon, I will happily do this myself, its cheap, its easy, but exact specs of thermal tape is essential.
 
Thank you to all who read. Thankyou EVGA for the good vBios fix. Please provided measurements of thermal tape (thickness).
 
Edit: All of this is my opinion and my findings. If people disagree that's fine, here is the perfect place. But it is TOTALLY OUT OF ORDER to flame, to call others childish, etc etc. It's opinion. Luckily there are very few prepubescent idiots on these otherwise decent forums. Thank again.  

I cannot stop thinking about the way the baseplate thermal pad is placed according to the instructions.
It's not about placing it more to the right (where the mosfets are) or more to the left what worries me, it's about placing the pad over a BIG HOLE. This way only a small percentage of the pad (the borders) is touching the baseplate metal surface.
What kind of thermal transfer we can get from the mosfets to the main cooler if only a smal part of the thermal pad is touching the baseplate?
 
Cannot understand why the pad is not placed just above the mosfets making 100% contact to the baseplate.
 

max883
I own a Evga gtx 1080 SC acx 3.0 i removed the backplate. Used thermal Grizly Kryonut as paste and updatet the bios. Now my card never goes over 65.c at 50% fann speed. This is how it was ment to be inn the first plase.

Whait, what? You put it on the back? Stuff is like peanutbutter lmao why would you do that. Lmao

it's extremely slow downloading these files in China. Any other links?

Is there people here that wont put the thermal pads and just use agressive curve fan ?
I have 55 degres with BF1...