Ohhh, that's really good to know. Have you done this since they shutdown their GPU department? I wonder if they still support these types of questions anymore.
@@JohnLCharette as of 2023 October they still do. I had to repaste my card due to ungodly temps and one of my thermal pads stretched during disassembly and the thickness was messed up. At the very least their support will give you the correct dimensions for the thermal pads of each model
@JohnLCharette i know this is old. But to answer your question, im moving away from water cooling and repasting/padding my card. Evga is sending me new pads for my 3080ti.
@Stabby, if you're looking for the pads I used, there's an Amazon link in the video for the different sizes. If you buys the Kritical Pad set, all the sizes are included for you in the set.
Might be a tad bit late, but each version of a same card can have different pad thicknesses depending on how asus, evga etc did their radiator@@fpshooterful best way is either you measure it as precise as possible when opening it, or scour the internet for info
Thank you very much! I'm glad it will help you. I know it helped my temps a lot. Please leave a comment once you've done the change with your temp changes.
@@JohnLCharette I thought about it yes. But unsure whether I should replace it with the 4080 Super while I can open up the 3080 Ti via Youtue instructional videos.
Yeah, it's a bit scary taking apart your main GPU if you don't have a backup. If you were going to upgrade anyway, I'd buy the 4080 Super, and then replace the thermal pads.. test it and sell it.
@Jari, I'm glad the guide helped! I sold this card shortly after recording this video. The new owner says it was working very well. Let me know your experience if you end up doing the modification.
Yikes, I don't think so. I can't remember, does the 3090 Ti also have VRAM modules on the back like the 3090? If so, it'll be very different. Someone recently told me that you can email EVGA support and they'll provide you with thermal pad thickness'. Try that out.
Hey, sorry it's been too long. According to my video description I used 2.0mm on VRAM chips. I didn't have any thermal putty. Are you planning on changing your pads?
Yeah, I'd recommend switching out the pads. I was recently told that EVGA support will send you the thermal pads thicknesses as well, if you reach out to them.
@@JohnLCharette well in latin-america i was told by evga support that i don't need to replace them because the temps are in the good-threshold. (under 110c on vram).. i'm going to mod my GPU i will add 6 30x30x10 fans as extractors and add 1 fan on the back of the cpu chip.
Yeah, I've seen that done before, especially when people were mining a lot. I really helps cool the VRAM. Even though EVGA told you you don't need to replace them.. it might be worth it. What temps are you getting? Core vs VRAM?
I'm wondering if I changed it to 3mm or 3.5mm instead. I know I had a bunch of different thicknesses. I also wonder if the cards are slightly different based on their manufacturing date..
In the video description, I say exactly which thicknesses are recommended from EVGA. In the end, I may have opted to use a 0.5 thicker than recommended if I didn't feel like it's sandwiched well. I recommend having a few options available in case you run into a similar issue.
Thanks for the compliment. That was the first time I had changed thermal pads.. help me out. What could I have done better? Do you have instructions somewhere or a video you recommend?
One thing you can also do is to message EVGA support and they will send you the correct thickness pads as well!
Ohhh, that's really good to know. Have you done this since they shutdown their GPU department? I wonder if they still support these types of questions anymore.
@@JohnLCharette as of 2023 October they still do. I had to repaste my card due to ungodly temps and one of my thermal pads stretched during disassembly and the thickness was messed up. At the very least their support will give you the correct dimensions for the thermal pads of each model
That's incredible. I'm going to pin this comment so others know. Thanks for sharing!
This is helpful because I just bought a used 3080 ti and am debating redoing the thermal pads and paste but I'll see how Temps are first
@JohnLCharette i know this is old. But to answer your question, im moving away from water cooling and repasting/padding my card. Evga is sending me new pads for my 3080ti.
Just use the Kritical Pad set for 3080 FTW3... They are the best ones. Those thermalright ones don't last long...
Ha! Didn't know these existed. Thank you very much! I'll pin your comment so others know which to buy.
What thickness of pads are you using? Might I have a link to that? Please and thank you in advance!
@Stabby, if you're looking for the pads I used, there's an Amazon link in the video for the different sizes. If you buys the Kritical Pad set, all the sizes are included for you in the set.
Is it just for 3080 FTW3 versions? Or can it work for other 3080s? I have a Asus TUF OC 3080.
Might be a tad bit late, but each version of a same card can have different pad thicknesses depending on how asus, evga etc did their radiator@@fpshooterful best way is either you measure it as precise as possible when opening it, or scour the internet for info
Hi John,can I have the picture that you showed at 17:37 ? I wanna measure how many thermal pads that i have to buy.
Thanks!
Here's where I found it: www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/pbjvtm/rtx_3080_ti_ftw3_ultra_thermal_pad_replacement/
Great video! I look forward to doing this to mine in the near future. Bring those temps down a bit!
Thank you very much! I'm glad it will help you. I know it helped my temps a lot. Please leave a comment once you've done the change with your temp changes.
Thank you. Your sharing is great
Mine's been burning up as well. Whooping over 100F (once I converted from C measurement).
Are you going to consider replacing the thermal pads?
@@JohnLCharette I thought about it yes. But unsure whether I should replace it with the 4080 Super while I can open up the 3080 Ti via Youtue instructional videos.
Yeah, it's a bit scary taking apart your main GPU if you don't have a backup. If you were going to upgrade anyway, I'd buy the 4080 Super, and then replace the thermal pads.. test it and sell it.
@@JohnLCharette It was on sale at Best Buy for the Gigabyte 4080 Super, $50 off.
Thanks for the good video guide! Have yours card memory temps been ok with the thermalright pads or is there need for replace them?
@Jari, I'm glad the guide helped! I sold this card shortly after recording this video. The new owner says it was working very well. Let me know your experience if you end up doing the modification.
When you put the pads on the part that says LR22, say you use 1.5 mm pads, but the box is 2.5 mm. Which are you using?
Check the video description for thermal pads thicknesses. I honestly can't remember which I used.. it's been too long.
Hi. I have a question. Does the 3090 version of that card use the same size thermal pads?
I can't confirm in person, but I would guess that they aren't the same due to the 3090 having half of it's VRAM chips on the back of the board.
I wonder what the vram temps will be during a test like 3dmark speedway.
Ahh, too bad I don't have that card anymore or else I'd try it for you. I don't think Speedway existed when I changed the thermal pads on this card :(
Hello, good video. What were the thermald pads that you used, I mean the mm, thank you.
Thanks for watching! Check the description for full mm details and where I used them.
@@JohnLCharette thank you.
is this similar to a 3090ti? the thermal pad thickness
Yikes, I don't think so. I can't remember, does the 3090 Ti also have VRAM modules on the back like the 3090? If so, it'll be very different. Someone recently told me that you can email EVGA support and they'll provide you with thermal pad thickness'. Try that out.
so let me get this straight , you put 2.50mm thermal pad on VRM instead of thermal putty?
Hey, sorry it's been too long. According to my video description I used 2.0mm on VRAM chips. I didn't have any thermal putty. Are you planning on changing your pads?
@@JohnLCharette thats correct my ftw3 is getting really high temps..
Yeah, I'd recommend switching out the pads. I was recently told that EVGA support will send you the thermal pads thicknesses as well, if you reach out to them.
@@JohnLCharette well in latin-america i was told by evga support that i don't need to replace them because the temps are in the good-threshold. (under 110c on vram).. i'm going to mod my GPU i will add 6 30x30x10 fans as extractors and add 1 fan on the back of the cpu chip.
Yeah, I've seen that done before, especially when people were mining a lot. I really helps cool the VRAM. Even though EVGA told you you don't need to replace them.. it might be worth it. What temps are you getting? Core vs VRAM?
Used 2.5mm for memory near the gpu, it prevented touching gpu to cooler. Not recommending.
Good to know! Did you end up switching it for 3mm?
@@JohnLCharette end up rolling and compressing them to about 2mm and ordering precut pads from kritikalpads. I have no idea how yours wokred.
I'm wondering if I changed it to 3mm or 3.5mm instead. I know I had a bunch of different thicknesses. I also wonder if the cards are slightly different based on their manufacturing date..
Very helpful information
Good! I'm glad it helped. Are you considering doing this yourself or have you tried it? Let me know if it helped your thermals.
You used 1.5mm 2.0mm 2.5mm and 3.0mm i'confused
In the video description, I say exactly which thicknesses are recommended from EVGA. In the end, I may have opted to use a 0.5 thicker than recommended if I didn't feel like it's sandwiched well. I recommend having a few options available in case you run into a similar issue.
Great video!!
Thank you so much! Are you considering changing the thermal pads on your GPU?
@@JohnLCharette I just did with the kriticalpads for my 3080ti
Aha! I hear those pads are great. I didn't know about them when I replaced these or else I would have used them. Would you recommend using them again?
@John Charette I would recommend them easy to install and worked great! Going to order some for my 3090 now!
@@alexibrahim4076 what is the temperature of the core and memories after the exchange?
voltage regulation mosfet
Aha! Thank you. I'm definitely not an electrical engineer ;)
So much camera quality and dental work but cant properly apply paste or pads. Congrats 🥴
Thanks for the compliment. That was the first time I had changed thermal pads.. help me out. What could I have done better? Do you have instructions somewhere or a video you recommend?