Good day,
While talking about thermal pads and the Hybrid kit. Do you know if the VRAM heatsink that sits on top/around the cold plate is supposed to have thermal paste between the heatsink and plate?
The hybrid kit comes with a small tube of thermal compound, but there are no instructions to use it.
I ran across this photo and was wondering if the compound should be applied here (see attached)
EVGATech_LeeM
3090/3080 FTW3 HYBRID/HYBRID Kit Pads:
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Thermal pads for VRAM heatsink:
2pcs: 49mm x 13mm x 2.25mm
1pcs: 37.5mm x 12mm x 2.25mm
1pcs: 13mm x 13mm x 2.25mm
Thermal pads for standalone heatsink:
1pcs: 80mm x 4.5mm x 2.25mm
1pcs: 75mm x 11mm x 0.75mm - Note: This thermal pad is not initially on the HYBRID card. Thermal putty is used in its place. If you remove/clean the thermal putty, then replace it with a thermal pad of these dimensions.
Thermal pads for heatsink connected to the fan:
1pcs: 106mm x 5mm x 2.25mm
1pcs: 105mm x 11mm x 0.75mm - Note: This thermal pad is not initially on the HYBRID card. Thermal putty is used in its place. If you remove/clean the thermal putty, then replace it with a thermal pad of these dimensions.
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