ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2080 Super Thermal Pads replacment 2022 

Nice. 😉

Did the repaste today, went from 75°C average and 104°C on the hotspot to 51°C average and 65°C on the hotspot

Thanks for suggestion! Cheers! 🍻

@@alexanderc2334 Hello, i just remove old pads and put the new ones, bcs it was not dirty, if you see any dirt, you can use alcohol for cleen the surfice, its not a problem at all. Dont be scared, you cant mistake. Cheers!

ebay. 😉

@@somberpollo6530 Hello from Bosna and Herzegovina. 😄 Yes, it will work, but you will need more thermal pads for memory, bcs Ti version have more memory chip on pcb if i'm not wrong. Just take good thermal paste and take a good clening so you can avoid big hot spot temps.

@@alexzaric Hello friend, I saw this post from a forum that in conclusion the correct thing is to use 1.5 mm thermal pads for the entire PBC: "1.5mm is used for the entire Strix PCB; GDDR6, chokes, every component on the Strix PCB = 1.5mm according to the response I received from an ASUS Support Rep who allegedly 'spoke with the engineers' before returning with an answer, which I later verified after physical disassembly for a much-needed replacement pad. I went with an affordable Arctic pad (7w/mK) for a short time before my curiosity compelled me to try the pricey Fujilpoly Extreme (11w/mK) and recycle my Arctic pads by migrating them to the rear of the same components on the backside of the PCB toward the backplate. I hope it may help to passively dissipate a tiny bit of extra heat from the components, but considering the Strix 2080/Ti backplate rests on standoffs and doesn't make proper contact with the PCB to begin with (nor does it have thermal pads installed in stock configuration) I sorta doubt it. There really aren't any significant gains to be had from replacing thermal pads alone unless you are need the extra bit of conductivity for whatever purposes in which case you may be able to get away with 1mm pads a thinner is better for conductivity and by that point you should just spring for a block and build a loop."

​@@somberpollo6530 I was write to Asus too, they replay 1.5 on all pcb, but when i check the old pads (original) and i get 1mm on memory and 1.5 on vrm, mybe on Ti version is different, but im sure it's 1mm on memory.

@@alexzaric Oh wow, I had no idea about that, will there be a problem if I use 1.5mm for all the pbc?

@@somberpollo6530 if you can find soft pads, it will not be a problem. The best option is to check the right thickess before you apply new ones, just to be sure.

oh man, i don't know, if i find out soon, i will write the size.

sure m8, you can put two pads, but don't put pad on pad, then the thickness will be higher, and you don't what that. 😉

@@alexzaric Haha Thanks for the help I appreciate it!

@@alexzaric Oh I also meant to ask, does the size have to be perfect or can it be a little wider/longer?

@@kencampbell8300 no, the size can be bigger, but not smaller. 😉

@@alexzaric Lmfao thanks.

Termal pads thickness are the same, if i'm not wrong, only different is the size od the memory pads, u have more memory on that card, and i think that u have pads on back plate, but i'm not sure. Best way is to measure thickess first. Sorry for not have right answer.

Sure its normal without the fan spinning. Thank you for waching and comment. Cheers!

@@alexzaric thank for you fast answer, really appreciate it!!! Is it not dangerous at this temp longterm wise? I'am using custom fan curve with afterburner. Just want to save the lifetime of the fans as I don't want them to run on idle time but is it safe? I used to have a 1080 ti oc before and the gpu's fans was kicking only while gaming and idle wasn't going that high but I assume that the 2080 ti is bigger so heating more...

well, if u can, please try to adjust the afterburner that on 58C start the fans, if im not wrong, up to 60C is safe without fan, but its not recommented. 50-57 C is gold area. I have before this one gtx 1080 too, not Ti, and that gpu is not turn on fans up to 65C. I didnt do anything in afterburner, its set up like that from the box. So with that in mind, see what u can do. Thanks.

hi, im not sure, but max for memory is around 120x15 mm and for vrm is 110x10 mm if im not wrong.

hi, it's suppose to be, but i gess that u will have one more pad for extra memory and if i'm not wrong, on backplate too. The best way is to dissamble gpu and check it, it will not kill the gpu, and u will be sure what to buy. Cheers!

@@alexzaric Understood you. Thanks for the advice.

@@Mr.Lars. It's the same. I have the rog 2080 too and I had measured the pad and replaced it last week. (1,5mm on the VRM the rest is 1mm). For my gpu I add more pads on the backplate, I used 1,5mm pad.

no m8, u can use 1.5, 1.6 and if the pads are soft u can go up to 1.7, but lower pards will not make good contacts.

​@alexzaric I suspected it, but I tried anyway to see the temps, they are really really low (40 C) compared to earlier under max load (the gpu literally crahed a few times because it overheat), the new 1mm pads, even if not 1.5mm, seem to work just fine. But I'll order the 1.5 pads and replace them anyway, and see the temps difference. But do you think I can just keep the 1mm if they seem to be working fine?

@@MrLeo000 if they are working fine, then its ok, i gess that thermal pads are not soft one. U dont need to order new ones if that pads can hods the themps in some normal range. (under 100 C hotspot)

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WRRLdZnnQBs.html here is a video for your gpu.

@@alexzaric . Thanks, only trouble is, he doesn't go into detail about thermal pad thickness or anything else for that matter, just a few frames of him taking a bracket out and back in again with the pads still attached.

​@@jonathanpilmore7140 Yes, but from that video, you can see its the same as this card, any way if you realy what to be sure, you can remove your cooler and measure thicness, then you can bring it back until buy a new ones, this wont damage your card for some time until new pads arrive.

@@alexzaric Thanks!

sure m8, you will not lose you can only win with new termals and paste. 😉

@@alexzaric so I make the same thing like yours correct??did you have discord or instagram to pm you?

Yes mate, it's the same i find this video ( ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WRRLdZnnQBs.html ) for your gpu.@@babisfilosoglou1382

@@alexzaric thnx a lot my friend!!

Hi, you have tests start at 6:54 , the temps are cheked with two softwares, HW Monitor and HWinfo.

I know, the original one is still incoming from ebay. Quick tip, DON'T BUY FROM AliExpress. :) But, this is fine too, for w8ing a new one to arrive