PowerColor RX480 Red Devil Thermal Pads

[AudioJoe]

Oi.

So as I want to change not only the paste but also the pads on my RX480 Red Devil I need to know the sizes and thickness of the original pads. Sadly I do not have the original pads to meassure.

I also tried to contact PowerColor via their support inquiry form as well as via the Facebook Chat, but got not answers for weeks now. I also tried a different e-mail-adress without any success.

Does anyone have this card and may meassure the pads for me OR does anyone know where to get information about the original pads?

Thx in advance
- AudioJoe

[kdawwgg1221]

22 minutes ago, AudioJoe said:

Does anyone have this card and may meassure the pads for me OR does anyone know where to get information about the original pads?

I mean the thermal pads aren't electrically conductive so I am sure you can cut out your own and cover the power phases, Mosfets, die, etc...

[kelvinhall05]

Just buy a strip/square of thermal pad and cut it to size.

[AudioJoe]

I need to know the correct thickness, as if they are too thin the memory will not contact the heatsink and if they are too thick the die itself will not have proper mointing pressure anymore. I tried some random strips I had left and none of them seem to work properly.

Also I can't afford buying a bunch of different thicknesses to try out and find the correct one.