Asus TUF 3080 Thermal Pad Replacement Guide | A Must Do Mod!

A step by step guide on how to replace the thermal pads on your Asus TUF 3080 graphics card. I imagine 3080Ti and 3090 would be very similar. Test results are at the end of the video. I decided to perform this modification when VRAM temperatures were sustaining 100 degrees Celsius with the NiceHash Quickminer in Lite mode. Most pads were replaced, but I also added one pad that I connects the top of VRAM heatsink directly to the heatpipes. I believe that one pad made the biggest difference, these cards should come with it! Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I'll receive a small commission. Required tools: 1) Phillips Head #0 and #1 2) Gelid Solutions GP-Extreme 12W-Thermal Pads: https://amzn.to/3NGdD3J 3) Thermal pad dimensions: https://imgur.com/kgqKgHm (credit to u/Skymirrh on Reddit) 4) Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste: https://amzn.to/3lUUCyq 5) 91% Isopropyl Alcohol: https://amzn.to/38VHHJS 6) Paper towels: https://amzn.to/3PSIbRs Nice to have tools: Plastic Razor Blades and Scraper: https://amzn.to/3GwEKf3 Compressed Air Duster: https://amzn.to/3LZwiGr Gamers Nexus Modmat: https://store.gamersnexus.net/product... Gamers Nexus Toolkit: https://store.gamersnexus.net/product... Gelid Solutions GP-Extreme 12W-Thermal Pads: 0.5mm: https://amzn.to/3LZVcpo 1.0mm: https://amzn.to/3LZmXhY 1.5mm: https://amzn.to/3GuGfKO 2.0mm: https://amzn.to/3NGdD3J 2.5mm: https://amzn.to/3t7pJLj 3.0mm: https://amzn.to/3GM5Uit 0:00 Intro 0:20 Opening the GPU 0:54 Remove heatsink 1:08 Replace thermal pads on the bottom of the heatsink 4:00 Cleaning VRAM modules and GPU Die 4:46 Prepare the top of the heatsink 5:28 Backplate pad replacement 6:44 Replace pads on top of the heatstink 7:17 Re-pasting the GPU die 8:01 Test Results (VRAM temp and hashrate)