[T.Sharp]

Or everyone and their dog is buying them to replace OEM pads on 3080's / 3090's

All the TG-PP-10 thermal putty is out of stock too, last I checked.

 

[steadly2004]

Or everyone and their dog is buying them to replace OEM pads on 3080's / 3090's

All the TG-PP-10 thermal putty is out of stock too, last I checked.

Thats why I bought some Gelid 1mm and 1.5mm for my new to me 3090.

Amazon had it in stock.

 

[Rainstar]

amazon prices are horrendous but fast, aliexpress has it too but mostly multipacks of various sizes good to get 2 of then hunt for specific 1.5-2mm

 

[T.Sharp]

Not sure if you guys have heard this already, but the Gelid Ultimate pads should probably be avoided in most cases. They're much harder than typical silicone pads so they require a lot of pressure to compress, and without proper compression they won't perform anywhere near the 17W/mK rating. The Gelid Extreme pads are much more pliable and won't cause GPU core contact issues.

 

[steadly2004]

Not sure if you guys have heard this already, but the Gelid Ultimate pads should probably be avoided in most cases. They're much harder than typical silicone pads so they require a lot of pressure to compress, and without proper compression they won't perform anywhere near the 17W/mK rating. The Gelid Extreme pads are much more pliable and won't cause GPU core contact issues.

I'm pretty sure all the 17w/mK pads are hard. Same with fujipoly AFAIK. so if you're going for the extreme pads in any brand thickness may have to be adjusted.

 

[mongoled]

I have the ultimate pads in 1.0 mm and they are not hard at all??

Mine are quite squidgy and become brittle after being compressed making it difficult to re-use them

 

[T.Sharp]

I'm pretty sure all the 17w/mK pads are hard. Same with fujipoly AFAIK. so if you're going for the extreme pads in any brand thickness may have to be adjusted.

Yeah the fuji are about the same I think. Gotta make a distinction between extreme performance pads and Gelid Extreme🇹🇲 though. lol

I have the ultimate pads in 1.0 mm and they are not hard at all??

Mine are quite squidgy and become brittle after being compressed making it difficult to re-use them

I bought the Ultimate pads too, and they were considerably stiffer than any other pads I've used. Got them to replace the VRM pads on my mobo but they didn't make even contact with the MOSFETs so I replaced them with TG-PP-10.

If they work, then go for it.

 

[steadly2004]

I just checked back at my Amazon order, and it looks like I did buy GELID Ultimate pads. They weren’t too hard. And they were able to compress decently. I applied some pressure with my hands and was able to imprint the memory chips with just a medium amount of pressure. I hope it was less than screws would be doing. (Unless I just have gorilla fingers).

they’re performing well, AFAIK.Memory temps are like 90-92 full tilt. (Previously 108* and throttling within 30sec) I think my sub par cooler on the HP branded card is what’s hurting things the worst.

 

[T.Sharp]

I just checked back at my Amazon order, and it looks like I did buy GELID Ultimate pads. They weren’t too hard. And they were able to compress decently. I applied some pressure with my hands and was able to imprint the memory chips with just a medium amount of pressure. I hope it was less than screws would be doing. (Unless I just have gorilla fingers).

they’re performing well, AFAIK.Memory temps are like 90-92 full tilt. (Previously 108* and throttling within 30sec) I think my sub par cooler on the HP branded card is what’s hurting things the worst.

That's pretty solid. What's the core hotspot delta over GPU temp?

 

[steadly2004]

That's pretty solid. What's the core hotspot delta over GPU temp?

Currently running nicehash and hotspot is 77, core 64. As high as 68 and 82 at times, but it fluctuates.

So I guess 13-14* That is with kryonaught on the gpu for the remount.

 

[kiriakos]

Is this the same thing as is happening with electronic component shortages ??

2~3C lower does not save the day of any one.
Some products get sold because many people are in denial to think properly.