Hi I’ve read that Gigabyte RTX '3000s series thermal pads from factory are of poor quality and quickly degrading leaving oily/silicon grease all over the memory (apart from the 1mm is ok).
I’ve read a reddit on the Gigabyte RTX 3080, however has anyone done the Gigabyte RTX 3070 Gaming OC and knows the correct pad thickness needed and where?
The Gigabyte RTX 3070’s I have owned from new, and are housed in an enclousure with delta fans keeping them at constant 35°C. My thinking is if I don’t let them run hot then the pads are less likely to degrade and leech silicon out. One of the cards I let run at 53°C for 24hrs, It now sits consistently +3°C above the rest of identical cards, therefore I believe the pads have been damaged by the heat.
Gigabyte 3060Ti’s REV2.0 run hotter than Gigabyte 3070 due to the -10mm on the heatsink height.