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3090 Kingpin Hydro Copper Thermal Pads

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Saturday, December 17, 2022 1:55 AM (permalink)
I'm looking for recommendation on original thermal pad replacements for both front and back components for 3090 Kingpin Hydro Copper. Looks like OEM pads are 2.25mm, 2.5mm and 2.75mm respectively for their dedicated components (VRAM, MOS, MLCC and VRM). Hydro Copper Kit came with pre-installed thermal pads, but from what I've read here on the forums, they are inadequate at best. I'm curious to know if anyone found a good replacement with better thermal transfer properties. Most of the pads I found online are 2.00mm, 2.50mm and 3.00mm with Hardness (Shore 00) rating of 60. Some pads could be found with rating 40-55 or softest at 35. Since none of those pads match OEM spec, what are the good replacement pads that will fit properly?
 
Also would be interesting to know if there is a better alternative to an OEM thermal putty as well.
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    vladdimplr
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin Hydro Copper Thermal Pads Monday, December 19, 2022 2:38 PM (permalink)
    I picked up the following but have not installed yet, my temps are not bad but def could be better.
     
    GPU 46-58
    GPU Mem Junction - 58avg
    GPU Hot Spot - 57 avg
    GPU 2 - 43c avg
    Mem 1-3 - 35-39c
    Power 1-5- 35-49c
     
    Water temp at 27c 4 hour stress test.
     
    looking to replace with the following. 
    "XPC High Performance 20W/mK Thermal Pad T20 Series, 100 x 100mm, White, 0.5mm to 3.5mm Thickness, Non-Conductive for GPU, Electronics, Computer Parts (2.75mm)"
     
    and or
     
    https://kriticalpads.com/ 
     
    I did get replacement set from EVGA as backup if it all goes completely south. 😂
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    redteamgo
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    Re: 3090 Kingpin Hydro Copper Thermal Pads Friday, December 23, 2022 7:16 PM (permalink)
    there is a lot of detail in this thread, i did a quasi write up of results over a series of my HC mounts in this post
     
    https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/3523145

    CPU:     Intel 12900K EK 1700 Quantum Mag Acetel
    GPU:     EVGA 3090 KPHC
    MB:      EVGA Z690 Dark
    PSU:     EVGA SuperNOVA 1600 P+
    Memory:  G.SKILL Z5 6600mhz XMP3
    NVME:    Samsung 980 Pro Gen 4 1TB, Gen 3 970 1TB
    Cooling: MO-RA3 420 P/P 8x200mm Noctua HS PWM, Dual D5
    Case:    Fractal Design Define 7
     
    MOD Rigs!!!
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