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Hello,

 

I am new to water cooling and wanted advice on thermal pads. I watched several youtube videos on how to install a gpu waterblock and they all say the provided thermal pads from e.g. EK suck compared to certain after market brands. Will I be fine just using what EK provides?

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you will be fine but you can replace if you like

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Hello,

 

I am new to water cooling and wanted advice on thermal pads. I watched several youtube videos on how to install a gpu waterblock and they all say the provided thermal pads from e.g. EK suck compared to certain after market brands. Will I be fine just using what EK provides?

yes

 

 

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Can you apply both thermal paste and a pad on top or will that affect cooling?

I would not.  They should be the exact size needed to make contact with the components and the block as they are

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