Step by step guide on how to replace the thermal pads on the 3080 FE, including a complete teardown and the dimensions of each pads to cut. You’ll see the drop in temperature and increase in Ethereum hashrate after the mod at the end of the video.
️️I suggest buying ONLY Gelid Extreme for front and back as they’re a bit softer than the Ultimate and thus more forgiving if you’re not super-precise!️️
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Gelid Extreme: https://amzn.to/3v1mUdF (️two boxes of 3mm and one/two of 2mm️)
Gelid Utimate: ️ removed – better buy Extreme only ️
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Noctua thermal paste with cleaning wipes: https://amzn.to/3bveZxB
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Gelid Extreme: https://amzn.to/3yhzwj2 (️two boxes of 3mm and one/two of 2mm️)
Gelid Utimate: ️ removed – better buy Extreme only ️
Thermal paste: https://amzn.to/3bwpkcB or https://amzn.to/3uTO5qF
Cleaning Wipes for thermal paste: https://amzn.to/3wd82Jy
Noctua thermal paste with cleaning wipes: https://amzn.to/3uUgflj
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Chapters
00:00 – Intro
00:51 – Temps before mod
01:33 – Tools needed
03:38 – Removing the triangle
04:04 – Unscrewing the Phillips
04:19 – Removing the little covers
04:51 – Unscrewing the Torx
05:09 – Removing the backplate
05:54 – Unplugging the cables
07:56 – Removing the IO shield
08:29 – Removing the leaf bracket
09:08 – Remove the PCB
09:41 – Cleaning the GPU and memory
11:25 – WARNING
12:30 – Back side analysis
14:05 – Back PCB diagram
14:21 – Cutting the thermal pads
14:43 – Installing the thermal pads (back)
19:19 – Front PCB
17:23 – Front PCB diagram
19:37 – Installing the thermal pads (front)
21:34 – Repasting the GPU
22:12 – Putting back the PCB
22:33 – Putting back the leaf bracket
23:15 – Putting back the IO shield
23:50 – Plugging back the cables
25:02 – Putting back the backplate
25:40 – Screwing back the Torx
26:03 – Putting back the little covers
26:42 – Screwing back the Phillips
27:00 – Putting back the triangle
27:13 – Temps after one hour
28:26 – Outro
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