Posted March 16, 2023 I wanna replace the thermal pads of my Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce and according to this https://www.ekwb.com/shop/EK-IM/EK-IM-3831109831373.pdf it needs to be 16mm wide. Would the 12mm get to 16mm when I press down the heatsink? Or can I just use the old pads to fill in the gaps? CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x | MB: Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus | RAM: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16Gb 3200Mhz | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce | Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2 | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | SSD: Crucial MX300 275Gb | HDD: WD Black 2Tb | Monitor: LG 27GL83A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 16, 2023 Not gonna matter if they are decent pads. Could just buy the right stuff though. Main RIg Corsair Air 540, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 16, 2023 Author 1 minute ago, Mick Naughty said: Not gonna matter if they are decent pads. Could just buy the right stuff though. Oh ok they're Gelid Ultimate for the 0.5mm and Extreme for the 1mm, I found a local store that sells them and they're cheaper than buying online. CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x | MB: Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus | RAM: Crucial Ballistix RGB 16Gb 3200Mhz | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce | Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2 | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 | SSD: Crucial MX300 275Gb | HDD: WD Black 2Tb | Monitor: LG 27GL83A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, khazad said: I wanna replace the thermal pads of my Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce and according to this https://www.ekwb.com/shop/EK-IM/EK-IM-3831109831373.pdf it needs to be 16mm wide. Would the 12mm get to 16mm when I press down the heatsink? Or can I just use the old pads to fill in the gaps? No, pads don't really spread out that much when squished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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