Hi,
 
I recently purchased a FTW3 Ultra and am waiting for it to be delivered. Does anyone know the thermal pad thickness? I am getting the best Fujipoly thermal pads I can.
 
Also if anyone has any more ideas on thermal improvements for the FTW3 Ultra that will let me keep using the cooler let me know please.
 
I originally wanted to get a lower end 2080 Ti and go crazy making my first Frankenstein graphics card, but then I saw FTW3 Ultra on sale and lower cost than the reference pcb 2080 Ti I was waiting for.
 
I already got Noctua thermal paste+Arctic clean thermal paste remover and surface prep, Arctic Accelero IV heatsink , 140mm fans, 50+ component heatsinks, and thermal tape for component heatsinks.
 
Right now I can only think of replacing thermal pads and paste.

It depends on the thermal pad, there are various thicknesses across the card.

EVGA_JacobF
It depends on the thermal pad, there are various thicknesses across the card.

I am willing to buy all the sizes required. 0.5, 1, 1.5mm. I just would like not to buy unnecessary sizes :).

EVGA_JacobF, if i wish to place thermal pads to make the front plate contact the heastink in memory areas, which thickness is to use? It seems that if you put a pad in this place memory temp decreases 10°C.
I suggest EVGA to take care of that because memory bank temp is really high in FTW3 as for upper and right bank.
If you can let me know i would appreciate. Thanks.

Is there a way to contact EVGA for the thermal pad information? I would like to be able to switch thermal paste+pads after a few days of testing the GPU is stable.

https://www.evga.com/about/contactus/

I have asked and hope they can provide. If not, not too bad. I will just have to open the GPU two different times. After they provide the info or I open it to find out, I will share the thermal pad thickness and dimensions info.
 
I got a 1080 Ti Kingpin but couldn't bring myself to frankenstein that since it came out this late, but now with 2080 Ti FTW3 Ultra I want to try giving it a go! :). But I will keep the FTW3 Ultra cooler since it seems comparable or maybe even better than Arctic Accelero IV.
 
Thanks everyone!

Fast response! This is the response I got:
 
"Thanks for your questions. I don't have the exact details on the card, but they rarely use anything thicker than 1mm. You'd probably get along fine with a single sheet of that, maybe a small pack of .5mm if you feel the need. 
 
The thermal pads already installed are quite adequate, and shouldn't require replacement."
 
I have purchased 0.5mm, 1mm, and 1.5mm and will let you guys know the right mm for each part.

i think you are wasting your time as power limit is going to be your problem not temps.  these cards run really cool in ftw3 form.  i can understand if you are trying to stay under 60 so you have full boost at all times but thats not gonna happen unless you watercool the card.

The FTW3 Ultra has really great performance from the reviews I have seen. 62 degree celsius with the OC mode fan profile.
 
Even if I don't get much return from modding, I am doing it for fun! I wanted to try making the coolest and quietest frankenstein 2080 Ti I could without water-cooled noise and moving parts, and maybe the FTW3 Ultra air-cooler is even quieter than the Arctic Accelero IV.
 
I also plan to put a case fan or two on top of the GPU (have GPU brace!) pulling heat away from the back heatsink. So I think it is quite achievable to push it down from that 62c in a review to 59c'ish. If not, that's fine, I will have a quiet 2080 Ti and that's more important to me than going below 60c.