ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3090 OC Edition Thermal Pads Replacement

Hi everyone and welcome back,
In today's video, we will be replacing the thermal pads on the Asus ROG Strix RTX 3090 OC Edition.
Please keep in mind that:
OPENING YOUR GPU MIGHT VOID THE WARRANTY (DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE)
POTENTIALLY YOU CAN DAMAGE COMPONENTS AND COMPROMISE THE FUNCTIONALITIES OF YOUR GPU
DON’T DO THIS IF YOU’RE NOT SURE HOW TO DO IT AND WHAT YOU’RE DOING
I WON’T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU MIGHT CAUSE TO YOUR GPU
IF YOU HAVE TEMPERATURE ISSUES AND YOU DON’T WANT TO COMPROMISE THE WARRANTY CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER INSTEAD
Here are some details about the thermal pads used:
On the PCB
On the memory modules the Gelid Ultimate 2.0mm
For the VRMs - the right line if you are front facing the PCB I’ve used the Gelid Extreme 2.5mm
For the MOSFETs - next to the mentioned VRMs the Gelid Ultimate 1.5mm
For the MOSFETs on the other side the Gelid Ultimate 1mm
For the backplate, I’ve used:
On the memory modules the Gelid Ultimate 2.0mm
For the backside of the VRMs the Gelid Ultimate 0.5mm
And the Gelid Extreme 2.5mm for the backside of the power stages
So, you will need
1 package of Gelid Ultimate 0.5mm
1 package of Gelid Ultimate 1.0mm
1 package of Gelid Ultimate 1.5mm
2 packages (90x50mm) of Gelid Ultimate 2.0mm
1 package of Gelid Extreme 2.5mm
Links you might find helpful:
Shore concept 👉 www.smooth-on.com/page/durome...
Pic of some measurements of the thermal pads as a reference - imgur.com/a/6Tq0zeq
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00:00 Intro
00:21 Temperatures with stock thermal pads
00:45 Thermal pads - “Statement”
01:30 Thermal pads - Shore
02:05 Thermal pads - Measures
02:45 Tools you need
03:41 Teardown the ASUS ROG STRIX 3090
06:05 Measurements
09:50 Temperatures after replacement
10:05 Final considerations and thermal pads info
11:32 Subscribe
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Motherboard - MSI Z790 Ace, get it here: geni.us/HtIrqcO
RAM - Corsair Dominator 64GB, get it here: geni.us/ZEEA
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[@rodrigocravo2888]

Thank you for the video!

[@JULVEXGAMING]

glad you found it helpful

[@kirksunley1381]

Your video helped me...a lot! So I picked up a used, RTX 3090 OC white card which had a bad fan. I replaced the three fans (who does just one after disassembling the card to that level?) And replaced all the thermal pad compounds all around...based upon your educational video. Using Gelid thermal pads along with Arctic MX-5 paste for the chip I see sustained temps of 42c when system is basically at idle. And while under load running MSFS2020/RDR2/GTAV normally 62c to 65c. It was a bit of a gamble grabbing a used card like that, the seller assured me it ran and hadn't seen indications of thermal throttle prior to nor after the fan failure. He pulled the card as soon as the fan failed as the blade had unseated from the post of the wireless brush head. So for a couple of hundred bucks, another seventy in materials and my labor I have a really decent 3090 OC White and the ROG ring too.

[@JULVEXGAMING]

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful! You did a great job with the fan anyway, now enjoy it and happy gaming 🎮🎮

[@useresu301]

nice video! I wish you also had specified the sizes, because I see that there some 120x20mm, others 120x120mm and so on. you put the calipers on the packages when you showed them and some have covered exactly the size

[@hammanit5432]

Clocks and wattage arent indentical...~480W vs ~399W. Maybe thats why you didnt zoom in the second measurement...

[@sofianwijaya7121]

hey thx for nice detail video. the thermal pad size will it work with asus strix rtx 3080Ti too ?

[@JULVEXGAMING]

Glad you found it helpful, I'm not sure the size would be the same ; for the memory module on the front (the ones around the GPU core) should be same

[@n7_gow951]

Nice video! Do you know the pad thickness for ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC Edition, by any chance?? I wanted to know before hand so I don't disassemble it and then find out I need to order different thickness pads. Please and thank you!

[@JULVEXGAMING]

@@n7_gow951 Thanks! They should be almost the same, 2.5mm for the VRM and 3mm for the backplate

[@couturesounds]

Hey nice video, Thanks! did it work? or did you had to make any changes? best regards!

[@JULVEXGAMING]

Hello there, thanks! For me it worked and I was about to lower the temps but I have to say that in this GPU they have used acceptable thermal pads, so if you bought it recently brand new and you have a medium case with a normal air flow and you're not having crazy high temps I would suggest you to consider changing them after 6months/1year; but anyway you will notice improvements

[@couturesounds]

@@JULVEXGAMING Thanks!, well actually I got rid of liquid cooling (plexi was getting dirty even when cleaning properlly) so I'm back to air. I'm getting 14.8 W/mk pads but I was wondering about the thickness. So thanks again! :)

[@markhovscrch4050]

Hello I did follow the instruction carefully and then bought 0.5mm 1mm & 3mm for Backplate. I have RX 5700XT Gigabyte somehow I don't know what is the measurement of cutting and real thickness without compression.

[@JULVEXGAMING]

Those are different GPUs and might have different measurements, normally the compression depends on the shore of the thermal pads - generally the compression should be between 0.2 and 0.5mm

[@sacifair]

Hi, I used my Strix 3090 for about 4-5 years now. Recently I’ve started to get random PC restarts in high FPS games with v-sync off. All benchmarks don’t seemed to be reproducing the crash at all. Of course I checked the core temperature during game, usually it’s under 65-70 degrees which is normal I reckon. But when I downloaded HWmonitor I saw that “hot spot” is about 100-105 degrees and could be 110 at its peak. Should I really destroy the guarantee by opening it and change the termopads or something? Will it help? Thanks!

[@JULVEXGAMING]

I believe that after 4-5 years the warranty might be over Amyway, opening the GPU for changing the thermal pads shouldn't be an issue in most cases - before doing that I would recommend to check it with your local reseller

[@sacifair]

@@JULVEXGAMING but what about 100-110 degrees hotspot? It ain’t normal I guess. Difference to the core temperature could be 30-35 degrees.

[@JULVEXGAMING]

@@sacifair yeah that's pretty high

[@NaCHoeNFoRCeR]

Cuántos thermal pads has usado y qué medidas?? Muchas Gracias!

[@JULVEXGAMING]

Hola, he usado estas thermal pads: 1 paquete de Gelid Ultimate 0.5mm 1 paquete de Gelid Ultimate 1.0mm 1 paquete de Gelid Ultimate 1.5mm 2 paquetes (90x50mm) de Gelid Ultimate 2.0mm 1 paquete de Gelid Extreme 2.5mm

[@NaCHoeNFoRCeR]

@@JULVEXGAMING Gracias!!! :D

[@TottoB]

I have the strix 3080 Ti, will this work for me?

[@JULVEXGAMING]

might work for the thermal pads on the memory, for the rest you should measure once opened the GPU (keep in mind that,depending on where you live, opening the GPU might avoid the warranty)

[@LeonelRuano]

And asus tuf 3090?

[@JULVEXGAMING]

More or less are the same pads

[@wrenn7473]

what dimensions do i need for the Gelid Extreme 2.5mm?

[@JULVEXGAMING]

In the description there is a link whe you can get some measurements as a reference

[@Tam-hz5wu]

Did not work for me. GPU 1 degrees improvement, memory no change and hotspot 2 degrees improvement. Asus Strix has good thermal pads, don't change it. It has cost me 60 euro, 2 hours of work and I've lost my warranty.

[@JULVEXGAMING]

Hello there, this is only for educational purposes for those who might want to change the pads or repaste the core in case of thermal issues after the warranty, keep in mind thayou do t not always you could have good results as this depends much on materials, reassembly, and so on. As for the warranty - even if it is nonsense - you might lose it depends on where you live, that was stated in the disclaimer at the very beginning

[@mgeereview9398]

damn, so what happen? i just bought myself a used rog strix 3090 which the seller said that the pads is quite dry cause he used waterblock for cooling before, i ran some test at home and the temp went up till 83-85C gpu temp with memory temp reaching 98-100C, should i just return it or should i try repaste and repads it with newer one? the fan is loud as hell too

[@JULVEXGAMING]

@@mgeereview9398 I would try first to see if with ASUS GPU Tweak app you can manage somehow to get better temps. If the seller changes the pads and thermal paste when using the waterblock ‘theoretically’ when he put all together back the heatsink etc he should have re-applied again also new thermal pads and paste; try asking Otherwise you can try change it by yourself, if you don’t feel comfortable doing so I would suggest returning it

[@freedomfighters4u]

this video is so bad