dyceskynes
I have had my card since August and pushing around 4k, never had an issue since.  I'm sure you will be fine for gaming and mods.  Hardcore benching is where I think you would see some of those heat issues.

Same here. I have had my 1080FTW for just over 6 weeks, and have been pushing it pretty hard. No problems at all.

I will say, however, that the first thing I did after installing the card -- before running any games or tests -- was to setup a custom fan curve (25% to 32C, then straight line to 70%@65c, then straight line to 100%@75c). So it has always had the fans running except when truly idle. I also have a big case with a lot of air flow. YMMV.

I have since switched to the "slave" bios, which makes the "minimum fan speed" about 1050rpm (roughly 30%). That minimum cannot be overridden in software (i.e., if you set something lower than 30% in Precision or Afterburner, it still runs at 30%). The rest of my custom fan curve still works as before.

I also do not have a dire requirement (or really, any requirement at all) to run Furmark for two hours with very low fan speed. But I have run "MSI Kombuster" and "EVGA OC Scanner" (with my custom fan curve) for several hours each. No crashes, no artifacts. No problems in Witcher3 or SkyrimSE either, running at 2560x1600.

Really not sure whether I will bother with updating the bios or installing the thermal pads. I have pushed the card enough to have confidence that there are no issues, at least with my case and custom fan curve. There is a 3 year warranty, so until or unless I actually have a problem -- I am going to ignore the drama, sack up, and live on the edge. :-)

Scott_W

I also do not have a dire requirement (or really, any requirement at all) to run Furmark for two hours with very low fan speed. But I have run "MSI Kombuster" and "EVGA OC Scanner" (with my custom fan curve) for several hours each. No crashes, no artifacts. No problems in Witcher3 or SkyrimSE either, running at 2560x1600.

Really not sure whether I will bother with updating the bios or installing the thermal pads. I have pushed the card enough to have confidence that there are no issues, at least with my case and custom fan curve. There is a 3 year warranty, so until or unless I actually have a problem -- I am going to ignore the drama, sack up, and live on the edge. :-)

I think I'm gonna do the same even if I only used my card during 1 month...
I'm no overclocker and I use agressive curve fan so.... 

BurningVRM1080
"I don't have a choice since shipping take forever plus you aren't going to install the thermal pads for me. I'm also quite happy with my silicon lottery here too."

http://www.evga.com/thermalmod/
If you are uncomfortable installing the mod yourself, EVGA will do it for you. Says it somewhere on that page there in that link.
 

Hello BurningVRM1080, 
 
I assure you that were are here to assist you. I have tried to contact you directly but there was no answer. I've PM'd you as well as sent you an email with my directly contact information so we can assist you directly. You can reach me at JamesL@evga.com or at 888-881-3842 ext 5077.

EVGATech_JamesL
Hello BurningVRM1080, 
 
I assure you that were are here to assist you. I have tried to contact you directly but there was no answer. I've PM'd you as well as sent you an email with my directly contact information so we can assist you directly. You can reach me at  or at 888-881-3842 ext 5077.

Will thanks for trying, I didn't take the call because I didn't recognized the number. From the sound of the forums, seems like customer service isn't to great at the moment anyways due to scare of the VRM issue and I don't really need to call unless something terrible happens to my GPU. I cannot PM because I'm still new to this site and have to complete these tedious task for some dumb reason... I will not send in my gpu in because it will take awhile, I rather now install it myself just to be safe and so I could double check on all the components. Anyways I'm aware now on how to request the thermal pads, and installation. Hopefully no other issue surface with your product. I will be checking the forum here and there to make sure if any other fixes or solutions are posted. Thanks again for the assist everyone. 

Hi,
 
I ordered the thermal pads 5 days ago and it's still in the state "Awaiting Shipment".
How long to get these pads ?
 
 

fcueto75
Hi,
 
I ordered the thermal pads 5 days ago and it's still in the state "Awaiting Shipment".
How long to get these pads ?
 
 

There suppose to be shipping this week. 

BurningVRM1080
 
seems like customer service isn't to great at the moment anyways due to scare of the VRM issue and I don't really need to call unless something terrible happens to my GPU.

EVGA has the absolute best customer service in the business. Hands down. No one else will reply to comments from dissatisfied customers. No one else will call you personally to make sure you're satisfied and being helped. Not to mention, EVGA is probably the only company who will admit fault when something goes wrong, and do everything in their power to fix it.
 

Omen1
 
There suppose to be shipping this week. 

 
Might also help to check with your local delivery service. The delivery of my thermal pads was held over the weekend because EVGA didn't cover the postage.
"We will offer these optional thermal pads free of charge to EVGA owners..." 

A refund will need to be taken up with the retailer that you purchased from.

I would encourage you to call EVGA and speak with them directly in regards to any questions you have about getting the thermal pads and/or cross shipping/RMA.

In my opinion, people who are capable of installing their $600+ card yet are too afraid of opening their card up (under the direction of EVGA....completely protected by EVGA warranty mind you) should consider taking up a new hobby, or at least a different approach. Perhaps you should consider getting a console, XBONE or PS4?

Cute forum name by the way.