[mouacyk]

Watch this YouTube Video. I can vouch for the Gelid GP-Ultimate pads. I experienced a significant drop in thermals on VRAM over stock with them. It is super important that you get the correct thicknesses. Also, do not touch the pads with your bare fingers and do not stack them.

Would be interesting to see how the temps hold up after pro-longed use, not just initial assembly. After compression, and thermal cycling, pads will exhibit different cooling capabilities. I agree with the perfect fitment sentiment, rather than relying on compression to get contact -- this is the reason why the optimus block is so good. It's machined with such tight tolerances that only 0.5mm pads are needed.