Has anyone replaced the tim on their 1080 TI yet, any difference in temps?

I always change My TIM on Every GPU I get. Mainly because I have to due to me water cooling and have to change it for the block. I can tell you that the stuff That EK sends with their blocks isn't all that great. I usually put on my Gelid paste. It is usually rated in the top 3-5 of all thermal paste reviews I've read. I get about 3-4 C better temps using it over The EK TIM. Though the stock paste EVGA uses is pretty good from what I've read too. Think EVGA uses Shin-Etsu and it's usually rated up in the top 10 or even top 5. Either way, don't expect anything better than 3-5 C difference no matter how good of paste you use over the Shin-Etsu.

I don't get my card till Wednesday so I won't be able to do any testing till then. I can throw it in my computer with the stock cooler and test temps and then use My Gelid or Artic Silver or a number of any other pastes I have on hand to see if it makes much of a difference before I put my waterblock on. But by then you'll probably have already tried it yourself. I may still do it just for other people to go by. I have at least 6 or 7 different pastes I could try. Be a good guide for people that want to know which is best and if it's even worth it. We'll see come Wednesday. I may get over excited and put the block on right away,lol.

I will when I install Water Blocks. Using MX-4

I  tried some Coolabratory Liquid Ultra on the second 1070 FTW I bought. Dropped temps 8-10c. Tried some MX-4 on the first one and didn't see any difference. Using hybrids now though. Going the step-up route for the 1080 ti's. I'll probably wait for the hybrid kit to release and just stick with regular MX-4. If I was staying on air I'd use the Liquid Ultra.
 

cloiselle1
Kinda off topic but if I replace the tim on my 1080 ftw2 icx, would I need to replace all of the thermal pads or may they be re-used again?
 
This card runs a little hot in an open air test bench, although it does clock really well ( 2100 stable in everything. ) 

You can reuse the pads.

bcavnaugh
I will when I install Water Blocks. Using MX-4

I ran 1080 SLI and both temps were dead even when i installed hybrid kits with pre applied paiste. I had to remove one of my hybrid blocks and I used MX4 and temp on GPU was higher than before like 5c on loads even with after applying it multiple times.
I had some AS5 hanging around and that did the trick.
 
 
Long story  i would avoid MX for GPU since oyu installing block i would get something that is a sure thing like Grizzly Kryonaut
 

i change mine to geil gc-1, no change