ericc191
Mine's a 3090 as well.. just gonna test out 2.5mm pads. Otherwise I'm selling this garbage for a Strix. And it's terrible cause EVGA has the best customer service.

Did you try Gelid Extreme ?
I use the hybrid kit on my 3090 FTW3, but it seems the pad provided by EVGA are not good, and specially on the copper part.

but i think i would to buy original hybrid kit premounted, or kingpin.


 

Intoxicus
How are we supposed to properly replace the thermal pads when it is not even possible to buy those heights?

At retail you can only buy .5mm steps. There are no .25mm steps for commercially purchasable pads.
Also you can not buy thermal putty, it is not sold as far as I am aware.

 Edit: This appears to be a much better choice: https://www.digikey.com/e...4863?itemSeq=370979172

Ineedgfx

Intoxicus
How are we supposed to properly replace the thermal pads when it is not even possible to buy those heights?

At retail you can only buy .5mm steps. There are no .25mm steps for commercially purchasable pads.
Also you can not buy thermal putty, it is not sold as far as I am aware.

 
FYI: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K04D3UK?psc=1

K5-PRO has thermal conductivity K>5,3 W/m.K that is so low- I have thermal TAPE that is rated the same. would not recommend 

Jstandaert
K5-PRO has thermal conductivity K>5,3 W/m.K that is so low- I have thermal TAPE that is rated the same. would not recommend 

Yeah I did more research & I agree. Looks like I'm going to get some TG-PP10 thermal putty instead

Being that there are issues with compression and atypical thickness it seems that EVGA should be providing/selling *Full and Complete* replacement kits for the thermal pads.

I asked for a full replacement set, and only got 5 pads leaving me very much short on the full set I thought I was getting.

I'm more than willing to pay for a replacement. As long as it's actually the full and complete set.

ordimans

ericc191
Mine's a 3090 as well.. just gonna test out 2.5mm pads. Otherwise I'm selling this garbage for a Strix. And it's terrible cause EVGA has the best customer service.

Did you try Gelid Extreme ?
I use the hybrid kit on my 3090 FTW3, but it seems the pad provided by EVGA are not good, and specially on the copper part.

but i think i would to buy original hybrid kit premounted, or kingpin.


 

I find that ThermalRight is plenty good. It's been more than enough to keep the temps of the VRAM way down. You don't really NEED the best of the best of the best, just not the worst of the worst of the worst, which would be Gigabyte's stock thermal pads, insanely bad, and they **** oil onto the fans which spray it everywhere. If you get a Gigabyte, replace those pieces of **** before you even turn it on. But my 3080 XC black when I was first putting it through its paces wasn't throttling at all. It was the first of a few cards I'd seen that didn't insta throttle when mining. I decided to not replaces the standard thermal pads on the EVGA XC3 black and only put thermal pads behind the VRAM connecting it to the backplate, which I don't know why the AIB's don't ****ing do that. It's so annoying, that backplate is a heatshield! It traps heat inside the graphics card and allows no airflow to take heat away from the back of the card. They are a scourge of modern GPU's. But credit where it's due to EVGA for making a backplate with a bunch of hexagonal holes all over it and a large area just behind the core. There is way more potential for air to get in there with that kind of backplate. I don't know if all of EVGA's are like that though. Even if you aren't mining, I'd still recommend connecting the heatshield/insulator/bull**** backplate with some at least ThermalRight pads to the backplate so that it isn't just hurting your thermals but instead helps them. God, **** backplates. They're a case of pretty over performance. 

Intoxicus
How are we supposed to properly replace the thermal pads when it is not even possible to buy those heights?

At retail you can only buy .5mm steps. There are no .25mm steps for commercially purchasable pads.
Also you can not buy thermal putty, it is not sold as far as I am aware.

Does it make sense to tell people to go spend almost $100 on pads when EVGA can sell replacement kits on their own for a profit to EVGA? That would be exactly what the customer needs and not result in overspending and waste. Especially when pads softness and compression is an issue.

How long until someone damages their GPU due to too much compression force on ICs from incorrectly sized pads that don't compress enough?

I tried asking for a replacement set of pads and putty and the tech that replied put more effort into selling me EVGA Thermal Paste than actually helping me.

EVGATech_LeeM
Sorry for the delay; I wanted to confirm something with the HYBRID cards/kits.
 
3090/3080 FTW3 Pads:
 
1pcs: 77mm x 6.5mm x 2.75mm
2pcs: 53mm x 14mm x 2.25mm
1pcs: 37.5mm x 14mm x 2.25mm
1pcs: 15mm x 12mm x 2.25mm
1pcs: 110mm x 5mm x 2.5mm
 
 
3090/3080 FTW3 BP Pads:
 
2pcs: 51mm x 12mm x 2mm
1pcs: 38mm x 12mm x 2mm
1pcs: 14mm x 10mm x 2mm
 
 
3090/3080 FTW3 HYBRID/HYBRID Kit Pads:
 
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.
 

 
I was wondering this as well. When I went to install my hybrid kit on my 3080 FTW, the attached thermal putty/material was all mangled even with the stickers still on it. I tried to manage it back into position and then finished off the installation, figuring it would be fine. Now I'm getting worse temps with the kit than I was with the stock cooler on air. I'm going to repaste it and make sure all the screws are extra secure later today, but I'm pretty sure the mangled thermal material is the likely issue. Is there any way to go about getting a proper set in the needed sizes? Everything I'm finding online does not have increments of .25, and only .5.
 
 
 
 
Edit by EVGATech_LeeM to correct a typo in my original post.

The measurements provided by Lee, pre-date but do they cover the 3080 Ti FTW3 as well? Thicknesses of 2.25/2.75 appear to be atypical for 3rd party vendors, I'm looking for pad thicknesses (Thermalright, Gelid etc.) that will accommodate the EK Quantum Vector and associated Active Backplate, thanks.

Governator
The measurements provided by Lee, pre-date but do they cover the 3080 Ti FTW3 as well? Thicknesses of 2.25/2.75 appear to be atypical for 3rd party vendors, I'm looking for pad thicknesses (Thermalright, Gelid etc.) that will accommodate the EK Quantum Vector and associated Active Backplate, thanks.

Are you asking for pad thickness to attach your water block and backplate? If so, just go to the installation manuals for each to get the thickness, then order from your preferred pad maker.

ObscureEmpyre

Governator
The measurements provided by Lee, pre-date but do they cover the 3080 Ti FTW3 as well? Thicknesses of 2.25/2.75 appear to be atypical for 3rd party vendors, I'm looking for pad thicknesses (Thermalright, Gelid etc.) that will accommodate the EK Quantum Vector and associated Active Backplate, thanks.

Are you asking for pad thickness to attach your water block and backplate? If so, just go to the installation manuals for each to get the thickness, then order from your preferred pad maker.

yes and thank you, I do have the manuals now but was actually looking to hear from those who have this same setup as I have with comparing the quality of their pads which I hear are not very good vs 3rd party.