Hi guys, Yesterday I took the stock cooler of the GPU and put on a Kraken G12 bracket with a NZXT X62 cooler, Needless to say I took it back off after 10 minutes and put the stock cooler back on, but today once I have started using my PC again games are crashing after 15-20 seconds, Fallout 4 was working but I was getting multi-coloured artifacts appearing on screen(Green/Purples) so I've shut it down, Temps are fine 41c idle after just closing fallout 4, I am using Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut on the GPU.
Any advice I would appreciate it..
 
Does anyone have a guide where I have to put thermal pads on with the correct locations? I think I am overheating a component on the card and games are crashing out because of it.

Ranmacanada
It's more than likely you got thermal paste in an area you should not have and the card is shorting out.  The thermal pads are not needed on the 1080ti as the Black SC uses the ICX heatsink.  Take the card apart and clean it completely and don't use that stuff unless you've properly taped off the conductive areas.  It's a great way to destroy a $700 card.

If it was shorting out it would be shorting also at idle which it's not, Only crashing when it's under load playing a game.

You will find some nice photos and info here:
 
EVGA GTX 1080 FTW2 & SC2 ICX Review - Exhaustive Thermal Analysis
 
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 ICX Review vs
 
 

Cool GTX
You will find some nice photos and info here:
 

 
  

Thanks for that, I do see some differences on it though but I am not looking at my card right now it's 1.13am in the morning, I will give it another proper look at tomorrow.

w318ti

Razz91

w318ti
Well what are your temps under load. You can log the GPU, VRM, and memory temps using PXOC. Seems like that would help you narrow down what component was having the issue.

And why did you take the kraken off?

No I can't see VRM's or Memory temps within PXOC as I do not have a SC2 or FTW2, The black edition's do not have the sensors, I took the Kraken G12 off because it's a monstrosity with all the cables etc, Original cooler is much cleaner than it.

Yeah sorry forgot the black doesn't show VRM or mem temps.

Did you have the same crashing under load with the kraken?

Nope, Only saw Idle's as I took it back out pretty quick like 10 minutes.