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I have finished replacing the thermal pads on the memory modules to 1.5mm ones and it works like a charm. temps down to about 75-80 degrees max on the hot spot. Thank you all for the help. 

Gamers nexus' video said to use 2mm pads for the 5700 xt but i got only the regular one. for the non-xt ver i think its correct memory pad size should be 1.5mm. 

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I bought the msi evoke 5700 over black friday despite its poor reviews due to the discount and thinking that i could just mod the memory thermal pads myself. I bought some 2mm thermal pads and went at it but once I finished and placed it into my pc, the temps were insane. I heard that the 5700 can handle 110 junc temps but this heat sink is supposed to do much better than that (i think). Im not sure whats wrong but for now ive undervolted it to keep it in a safer temp for my own sanity’s sake. Any ideas on diagnosing and fixing the problem? Ive heard that there may be mounting pressure issues but im not sure how to even check if thats the issue. 

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did you use fresh thermal paste for the core?

 

Possible that the pads are too thick and lifted the heatsink away from GPU core though

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3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

did you use fresh thermal paste for the core?

 

Possible that the pads are too thick and lifted the heatsink away from GPU core though

I did use new paste. In retrospect i shouldve tested it first but being dumb i decided to mod it first. I have a suspicion that the pads are too thick as well. I guess i buy new ones again and try it out with 1.5mm? What else could be the problem before i spend some more money tho. 

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5 minutes ago, Splake said:

I have a suspicion that the pads are too thick as well. I guess i buy new ones again and try it out with 1.5mm?

maybe compare the old pad's thickness to the new pad you currently have on the card?

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Desktop benching:

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SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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28 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

maybe compare the old pad's thickness to the new pad you currently have on the card?

Uh i may have thrown them out in rage. I did compare them and they looked similar. I ordered the 1.5mm pads already but im still sus since the other mods used 2.0mm. I think gn said that he had to use extra washers which i dont have for extra mounting pressure. 

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According to Gamer Nexus they using 2mm thermal pads, not sure if its cos of the card was XT or not

 

 

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22 minutes ago, Whiro said:

According to Gamer Nexus they using 2mm thermal pads, not sure if its cos of the card was XT or not

 

 

Thats true. Shoot. Shouldve measured them myself. Ok will report back when 1.5mm pads come and i replace them. 

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I have finished replacing the thermal pads on the memory modules to 1.5mm ones and it works like a charm. temps down to about 75-80 degrees max on the hot spot. Thank you all for the help. 

Gamers nexus' video said to use 2mm pads for the 5700 xt but i got only the regular one. for the non-xt ver i think its correct memory pad size should be 1.5mm. 

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3 minutes ago, Splake said:

I have finished replacing the thermal pads on the memory modules to 1.5mm ones and it works like a charm. temps down to about 75-80 degrees max on the hot spot. Thank you all for the help. 

Gamers nexus' video said to use 2mm pads for the 5700 xt but i got only the regular one. for the non-xt ver i think its correct memory pad size should be 1.5mm. 

Sweet, good to know it’s working fine ?

   @Whiro tag or quote will do the trick 

 

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21 hours ago, Splake said:

I have finished replacing the thermal pads on the memory modules to 1.5mm ones and it works like a charm. temps down to about 75-80 degrees max on the hot spot. Thank you all for the help. 

Gamers nexus' video said to use 2mm pads for the 5700 xt but i got only the regular one. for the non-xt ver i think its correct memory pad size should be 1.5mm. 

The thicker the pads, the more insulating it is. You could probably do fine with 1mm pads as well, or just a glob of thermal paste.

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