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RTX 3080 memory chips, overheating?

frozensun
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Hi guys.

I ordered myself used Aorus Xtreme RTX 3080 graphics card.

I believe long time ago I saw somewhere on some graphics card yt channel repair, was it this particular model or not that memory chips on (all) RTX 3080 are overheating and failing causing all kinds of issues while gaming.

I hope I am wrong.

When I get the card, what should be the first to test?

 

Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me,  it's not me it's my BPD.

Thanks for understanding.

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35 minutes ago, frozensun said:

Hi guys.

I ordered myself used Aorus Xtreme RTX 3080 graphics card.

I believe long time ago I saw somewhere on some graphics card yt channel repair, was it this particular model or not that memory chips on (all) RTX 3080 are overheating and failing causing all kinds of issues while gaming.

I hope I am wrong.

When I get the card, what should be the first to test?

Hi buddy,

 

30xx cards were notorious for running hot, my 3080ti was always hard to cool even with a waterblock.

 

My advice would be to disassemble card to separate the PCB from the cooler and re-apply thermal paste to the GPU core and thermal pads to the rest (VRMs and Memory Modules). Given the age of the card, chances are the paste and / or pads have all dried out and not doing there job properly.

 

If you haven't done this before, it can be quite daunting but its relatively easy as long as you keep track of which screw goes where when you put the thing back together.

 

You should also do some research into what thickness of thermal pads should be used on the different areas as you need to make sure when you put the thing back together, the appropriate components are making good contact with the heatsink.

 

This type of GPU TLC is commonplace so chances are you'll find this info easily. 

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If you go to EKWB's compatibility checker and drill down the GPU list > Nvidia > 3080 > Gigabyte > Aorus Xtreme, they once did a water block which has the exact disassembly instructions for your card and the thickness of the pads required. 

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Spare - Corsair 250D - Intel Core i7 8700k - Gbyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Wifi Mobo - 16GB Ram - GTX 980ti - 256GB Samsung NVMe - BeQuiet P11 750 PSU - CPU cooled with EK Coolstream S240 + S120 Rads + EK Pump / Res Combo

 

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I just asked if it will work without issues.

I am not planing to replace thermal pads and gamble damaging the card.

I can undervolt it, correct?

I have old R9 390 which gets hot as crazy, working without issues.

Thermal pads on it dried out, yeah for sure, but why would I mess with the card as long as it working under specified parameters.

My question was am I overthinking that memory chips on RTX 3080 cards fail?

 

Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me,  it's not me it's my BPD.

Thanks for understanding.

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4 hours ago, ChrisLoudon said:

Hi buddy,

 

30xx cards were notorious for running hot, my 3080ti was always hard to cool even with a waterblock.

 

My advice would be to disassemble card to separate the PCB from the cooler and re-apply thermal paste to the GPU core and thermal pads to the rest (VRMs and Memory Modules). Given the age of the card, chances are the paste and / or pads have all dried out and not doing there job properly.

 

If you haven't done this before, it can be quite daunting but its relatively easy as long as you keep track of which screw goes where when you put the thing back together.

 

You should also do some research into what thickness of thermal pads should be used on the different areas as you need to make sure when you put the thing back together, the appropriate components are making good contact with the heatsink.

 

This type of GPU TLC is commonplace so chances are you'll find this info easily. 

Believe it or not in this country (Bosnia) I can not find any thermal pads.

If I would like to order online the shipment usually costs twice morw then the package, and mostly from ebay they don't ship to Bosnia.

I saw yesterday a video where guy was replacing thermal pads on this card.

He had hard job disconnecting some cables from PCB.

https://youtu.be/Z6JEHeKTGb8?si=tCyMDQDR2_Il0HqU

 

Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me,  it's not me it's my BPD.

Thanks for understanding.

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4 hours ago, ChrisLoudon said:

Hi buddy,

 

30xx cards were notorious for running hot, my 3080ti was always hard to cool even with a waterblock.

 

My advice would be to disassemble card to separate the PCB from the cooler and re-apply thermal paste to the GPU core and thermal pads to the rest (VRMs and Memory Modules). Given the age of the card, chances are the paste and / or pads have all dried out and not doing there job properly.

 

If you haven't done this before, it can be quite daunting but its relatively easy as long as you keep track of which screw goes where when you put the thing back together.

 

You should also do some research into what thickness of thermal pads should be used on the different areas as you need to make sure when you put the thing back together, the appropriate components are making good contact with the heatsink.

 

This type of GPU TLC is commonplace so chances are you'll find this info easily. 

Thank you for kind info, I am sorry if my previous message sound offended, I am just not the guy to replace thermal pads if the card would work okay.Besides one of the reasons is mentioned above.

 

Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me,  it's not me it's my BPD.

Thanks for understanding.

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2 hours ago, frozensun said:

Thank you for kind info, I am sorry if my previous message sound offended, I am just not the guy to replace thermal pads if the card would work okay.Besides one of the reasons is mentioned above.

No worries buddy, no offence taken.

 

If you just want to stress test the card to check on stability and temps then tools like 3DMark or Furmark are generally my go-to's but sometimes its best to just play the games you wanna play and see how it performs.

 

If the card doesn't cause anything to crash and the temps are within norms and its not throttling then happy days.

 

All I can say is from my experience with a 3080ti which requires a bit of TLC every 12 to 18 months but maybe your milage will be better.

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Extension PC - Lian Li o11 Dynamic - Intel Core i9 9900k - MSI Meg Ace Z390 Mobo - 16GB Ram - RTX 3080ti - 256GB Samsung NVMe - Corsair AX850 PSU - CPU + GPU cooled with dual EKWB 360 Rads + G1 side EKWB distro plate.

 

Office PC - Thermaltake Tower 100 - Intel Core i7 8086K - Gbyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Wifi Mobo - 16GB Ram - iGPU - 256GB Samsung NVMe - EVGA B5 850W PSU - CPU cooled with dual EK Quantum Surface P120M Rads + Barrow 3-in-1 Block, Res & Pump.

 

Spare - Corsair 250D - Intel Core i7 8700k - Gbyte Z390 I Aorus Pro Wifi Mobo - 16GB Ram - GTX 980ti - 256GB Samsung NVMe - BeQuiet P11 750 PSU - CPU cooled with EK Coolstream S240 + S120 Rads + EK Pump / Res Combo

 

Annex - Corsair 280X - Intel Core i7 4790k - Asrock H97M ITX Mobo  - 16GB Ram - EVGA GTX 1080ti - Corsair SFXL600 PSU - CPU + GPU cooled with triple EK Coolstream S240s + EK Pump / Res Combo

 

NAS PC - Fractal Node 804 - Intel Core i7 3770k - Asus P8Z77-M Mobo - 16GB Ram - MSI GTX 1660 Ventus - Corsair AX850 PSU - Unraid 21TB Storage Server

 

Living Room AV Setup 5.1.4 - Nvidia Shield - Yamaha RX-A6A - 2 x B&W CM9s2 - 2 x Monitor Audio FX Silvers - 4 x B&W CCM665s - B&W CMCs2 - SVS SB13 Ultra - LG OLED65C1

 

Extension AV Setup - Sonos ARC + Sub (Gen 3) - LG OLED65C6V + Sonos Amp - 5 x Monitor Audio C265s

 

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I think I read somewhere that hotspot temp is 100°C and considered normal.

Hmmm....100°C is really waaay hot.

I personally did not saw good reviews about Gigabyte cards, most of them fail.

But I gambled.

And even this cooler is monstrous, this is not the coolest card.

I'd like to know what are the normal temps of core and VRAM, though I could google it for this particular model.

 

Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me,  it's not me it's my BPD.

Thanks for understanding.

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Found a video in my native language, I guess I will need to study it.

As foe thermal pads probably could find them in Serbia.

 

 

Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me,  it's not me it's my BPD.

Thanks for understanding.

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May I test the card on open bench without PCI-E bracket support?

Is it safe?

So the MoBo is only on its box and PCI-E slot would be the only one which is holding the card.

 

Please do not take offence for my apparent confusion or rudeness,it's not intent me to be like that,it's just my BPD,be nice to me,and I'll return twice better,be rude and usually I get easly pissed of...I'll try to help anyone here,as long as it's something I dealt with,and even if you think I'm rude or not polite,forgive me,  it's not me it's my BPD.

Thanks for understanding.

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