I just bought a second hand Asus TUF 3060 TI and was disappointed by the huge fan noise. After some research, I was convinced that the thermal paste was to be changed. I follow the guide (only changed the thermal paste) with success easily and gained 15° C (70°C average on 3D Mark Time Spy to 55°C) so I would say 3 times noise reduction which make my graphic card really quiet now! So don't blame the fans first as it could be the thermal paste (which was completely dry). Thanks for the tutorial and I hope it helps someone :).
Thanks for this tutorial! I am not technical in computers. Experienced black screens in just one game, fans went mayham. Did undervolting, DDU in safe mode and all kinds of stuff. Should have begun with this. After three years of a couple of days a week gaming per week, the thermal past was all dried out. Did not replace the thermal pads. Some tore but think they still matched. Under heavy load the temps lowered with 13 degrees! Now the peak is 72c and less 100 procent usage during gaming. Thanks man!
So glad to hear with your positive comments..😍 i need and thank you for your support, so i could make more videos like this one to help more people. Take care!
IDK if there are different Versions of the cooler available, but that pad size did not fit. The pads you mentioned which are 2.0 need at least 3 maybe 4mm. Also 1.5 for memory does not really squish the pads. I guess for memory it works, as I installed the 1.5mm and temps are ok (75 on hotspot @ 200W) but not at it full potential I guess? But the coils definitely need more. I packed 2 x 2mm on them and on the one the vrms under the extra heatsink 2 and 1.5 for the Coils. you can clearly see gaps when you assemble the card at the vrms where the pads don't contact both sides at least on my tuf gaming oc.
Great tutorial and great teardown my friend!! But the thermal pad thicknes is different on mine or maybe this is a v1 tuf card insted of a v2 version. Anyway for those who have the same issue the vram pads are around 1.75mm so I would recomend very soft 2mm pads like gelid gp extreme that I used.For the mosfet it is around 3mm so you could use that or be like me and stack two 1.5mm pads on top of each other. I don't know about the one underneath the bracket as but the rest is fine for me
Thanks bro! Regarding the thickness of pads.. There's no accurate answer really regarding the 100% correct thickness of the pads..because some gpu has been passed on already from different owner, they've been bought and sold as 2nd or maybe as third owner of that particular gpu. Unless the gpu was still sealed before you tear it down. So possibly the thermal pads has been change with the wrong thickness..🤔
+1 ram 1.75 or 2mm, mosfets 3mm I'm still waiting for a 2.5mm soft thermal pad, I'll try to add it to the backplate. there either 2.25 or 2.5 would be ideal
@@TakeThatScrewOutToday I changed the thermal paste, GPU and CPU I was kind of nervous but with your video It helped me a lot, thank you 👍🏽. I used Noctua H2 Thermal paste.
Today changed pads for two GPU, I I can confirm that size on video are wrong. VRAM - 2 mm, coils I think 2.5 mm, but I had only 1.5 and 2.0 mm so I putted , 3.0 mm, and 3.0 mm under coils. Identical sizes under steel plate, 2.0 and 2.5 (3.0) mm
Hola yo tengo mismo problema mi grafica llega a los 80 y te queria preguntar si solo con el cambio de pasta termina ay una gran diferencia o tambien le cambiaste los thermal pad ??
That's possible, because in real world scenario non of us could give the most accurate measurements unless stated by the manufacturer. In my case, all the measurements been said on my videos are approximate or the result given on my measuring caliper.
Bro, just want to make clear here..you saw in my videos that i've used a vernier caliper to measure those pads thickness..I'm just giving ideas and information as possible to those who need it. That's not a false information..there is a proof.
Great tutorial. Bought a second hand card and they never replaced the thermal paste or nothing. Hitting 83c on everything I ran it. After changing thermal paste. Furmark, Heaven, even Cyberpunk 77 on RTX only hit a max of 73c. Anything till 78 is good for me but the less the better. 3070 Card version of this though
@@TakeThatScrewOut Hey, I didn’t replace the thermal pads as I want to buy great quality ones but once I do. I doubt the card will hit more than 70c at max
Thermal pads are pretty good on this card, unlike the 3080 version. Unlikely to need to replace them ever. The thermal paste is definitely not very good though. Always manually spread thermal paste on a gpu, that is a bare die. You will get bad hot spots and need to do the whole thing over again, or use a pad if you don't have normal dexterity. You will lose a little bit of thermal performance with a pad vs paste, but likely not enough to matter. edit: to clarify, when I say pad for the gpu, I mean the thermal pads made for cpu. They are usually made from graphite or some other material Do not use the big ones that you would use for vram and such, those would absolutely smash your gpu die.
There is new product from Thermal Grizzly called Carbonaut Carbon thermal pads, its a High performance and Reusable. and the other one is Kryo Sheets also from Thermal Grizzly, which is High Performance and be aware this one is Electrically conductive, so should handle with care. Both can be use on CPU or GPU die as Thermal Paste replacements.
Hi bro! To be honest i haven't done yet the 3060 version on the TUF model..but i'm assuming they would likely to be the same thickness of the thermal pads..i've tried to contact ASUS regarding this, but i haven't receive any reply yet.
it looks like asus did a good job on their tuf 3060 and 3060 ti using thermal pads on vram and mosfets and contact to the heatsink ... saw another video where there was no pads on the vram and mosfets of their 3080 line causing them to overheat and fail
I don't think if that was from the factory that has no pads on the chips..probably the previous owner strip it down ang forgot to put pads on it..hehehe
Personally, ASUS made a better product than ZOTAC.. i had few Zotac in the past, they are majority on the budget side, mostly plasticky but performance is fine similar. Asus built is like a Premium side but downside they are usually pricey! 😔
I didn't meant that the Zotac is not a good quality, still is.. But what i'm talking about is Asus made a better design, use better or maybe a better plastic and metal, thats only my personal opinion based on what i've noticed. But to be honest overall they both last very long that depends of the user how they lookaftet their hardware.
Just maintain to clean your system more ofter dustoff, make sure have a good air flow intake and exhaust, don't stress your card too long period of time.. And for sure your gpu will last for years bro. Change pads and paste atleast once a year thats the way to go.
@@TakeThatScrewOut thanks for the reply bro, I am planning to get rtx 3060ti oc edition with gddr6x from asus but do you think its 8gb is going to be an issue for usage in 3d work like maya, unreal engine and lit bit of 1080p gaming hehe.
Two different thickness of pads used on this Particular card.. 1.5mm & 2.0mm..NOT 3.0mm. But 3.0mm should be fine on the area has 2.0mm IF your pads is SOFT, some pads are Hard or stiff
@@Mustaach Those chips around the GPU Chip are 1.5mm and those on the side with the long pads is 2mm.. it actually shows in the videos which area are 1.5mm and 2mm.
Hello my friend, can you help me? I have a graphics card asus tuf rtx 3060ti. I have a problem that confused me. I did not find the solution. My problem is that when my graphics card starts up, it gives me a white light once, and when I restart it again, it works for a specific period (15 minutes/30) and gives me a screen. Black with the computer and card still running
Sorry for the late reply, Do you mean, that White light from the screen monitor.. Then few minutes after it goes black screen..is that what you mean bro?
Hi bro! I suggest better to go for 1.5mm but make sure use a Soft thermal Pads like an Arctic TP-3 or equivalent softness..that's only my own opinion..up to you to decide..😀
@@TakeThatScrewOut thanks! Could you also point out it the strox video on where to use 1.5mm and where to use 2mm? Will definitely appreciate that if you could explain that in your next video... more power
@@biomed2341 thats what i did on my newer videos, if the card used various thickness of thermal pads, i normally pointed out which area uses which. Thank you so much for your suggestion, i really appreciated it bro. I still have plenty of room for improvements so i could give you a better informative videos in the future. Thanks bro!
Okay, that's interesting..how did that happened and which area of the port is broken? That could be repairable by diy soldering..that depends which area is broken
@@vingaming6535 If the corrosion is building up on the Fins of the Heatsinks..all i could recommend is rub it with the finest STEEL BRUSH you can find it in Amazon or ebay or maybe on your local Hardware shops..be careful while doing it..then after rubbung with wire brush, clean it with 99 percent Isoprophyl Alcohol to wash out those corrosion residue.
If its oil based cleaner, i won't recommend it. What i did on mine i rubbed with very fine wire brush then just brush it with normal paint brush after with isoprophyl alcohol then blow with air blower or hair dryer to let it dry.
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I just bought a second hand Asus TUF 3060 TI and was disappointed by the huge fan noise. After some research, I was convinced that the thermal paste was to be changed. I follow the guide (only changed the thermal paste) with success easily and gained 15° C (70°C average on 3D Mark Time Spy to 55°C) so I would say 3 times noise reduction which make my graphic card really quiet now! So don't blame the fans first as it could be the thermal paste (which was completely dry). Thanks for the tutorial and I hope it helps someone :).
My pleasure bro! That's great what you've done and end up great result with ypur gpu..well done! Enjoy and take care bro! Thanks too for the support!
Thank you! I was just looking for the thickness of thermal pads on the Internet!
My pleasure bro! Glad this helps. Take care!
Thank you very much for this detailed instructions. Exactly what I was searching for to renew my 2nd hand RTX. I'm lucky to have found this!
You're welcome! and thank you for your positive comment..take care bro!
Thanks. This card is pretty easy to disassemble. Wish my cpu cooler was this easy.
You're right, this particular model is one of the easiest to dismantle and maitain. Hope all gpu design are the same..😀
Thanks for this tutorial! I am not technical in computers. Experienced black screens in just one game, fans went mayham. Did undervolting, DDU in safe mode and all kinds of stuff. Should have begun with this. After three years of a couple of days a week gaming per week, the thermal past was all dried out. Did not replace the thermal pads. Some tore but think they still matched. Under heavy load the temps lowered with 13 degrees! Now the peak is 72c and less 100 procent usage during gaming.
Thanks man!
Thank you for this video, it's hard to find detailed tutorials like this❤
So glad to hear with your positive comments..😍 i need and thank you for your support, so i could make more videos like this one to help more people. Take care!
IDK if there are different Versions of the cooler available, but that pad size did not fit. The pads you mentioned which are 2.0 need at least 3 maybe 4mm. Also 1.5 for memory does not really squish the pads. I guess for memory it works, as I installed the 1.5mm and temps are ok (75 on hotspot @ 200W) but not at it full potential I guess? But the coils definitely need more. I packed 2 x 2mm on them and on the one the vrms under the extra heatsink 2 and 1.5 for the Coils. you can clearly see gaps when you assemble the card at the vrms where the pads don't contact both sides at least on my tuf gaming oc.
Its really fine going up with thickness with pads as long as you pick a soft kind of pads that would still works.
Great tutorial and great teardown my friend!!
But the thermal pad thicknes is different on mine or maybe this is a v1 tuf card insted of a v2 version.
Anyway for those who have the same issue the vram pads are around 1.75mm so I would recomend very soft 2mm pads like gelid gp extreme that I used.For the mosfet it is around 3mm so you could use that or be like me and stack two 1.5mm pads on top of each other. I don't know about the one underneath the bracket as but the rest is fine for me
Thanks bro! Regarding the thickness of pads.. There's no accurate answer really regarding the 100% correct thickness of the pads..because some gpu has been passed on already from different owner, they've been bought and sold as 2nd or maybe as third owner of that particular gpu. Unless the gpu was still sealed before you tear it down. So possibly the thermal pads has been change with the wrong thickness..🤔
+1 ram 1.75 or 2mm, mosfets 3mm
I'm still waiting for a 2.5mm soft thermal pad, I'll try to add it to the backplate. there either 2.25 or 2.5 would be ideal
Thanks Bro!
Thankss we have the same gpu and my pc keeps saying no display and i tried to repaste it and it works ❤️ thanks
Glad to hear that you fixed you'rs..enjoy! And thanks for the Comments.
my Asus Rtx 3060 Ti TUF Gaming OC has 2mm pads on RAM and VRM section, and 3mm on coils
Thanks for sharing bro!
Thank you man, I was searching for this video.
You're welcome bro! Take care!
@@TakeThatScrewOutToday I changed the thermal paste, GPU and CPU I was kind of nervous but with your video It helped me a lot, thank you 👍🏽. I used Noctua H2 Thermal paste.
It's my pleasure bro! That's really good that you manage to change your cpu & gpu..well done!
Today changed pads for two GPU, I I can confirm that size on video are wrong. VRAM - 2 mm, coils I think 2.5 mm, but I had only 1.5 and 2.0 mm so I putted , 3.0 mm, and 3.0 mm under coils. Identical sizes under steel plate, 2.0 and 2.5 (3.0) mm
Muchas gracias , con tu ayuda cambie la pasta térmica tenía la gráfica 80 grados y con el cambio esta 58-60 grados.
Hola yo tengo mismo problema mi grafica llega a los 80 y te queria preguntar si solo con el cambio de pasta termina ay una gran diferencia o tambien le cambiaste los thermal pad ??
thank u legend, i have the 3070 asus tuf the steps were the same, thank you
You're welcome brother.. Happy to hear that the video helps.. Thanks for your support. Enjoy!
For some reason the 2mm pads under the shroud (the ones under the metal tab under the cooling fins) arent touching the modules.
Double check if it screwed in properly and all mounting areas seats in. Thats more likely what happened.
My TUF RTX 3060Ti have different pads. 1.5mm on VRAM but 2.5mm on coils at least.
That's possible, because in real world scenario non of us could give the most accurate measurements unless stated by the manufacturer. In my case, all the measurements been said on my videos are approximate or the result given on my measuring caliper.
I have the same measurements, I wish I saw this comment before buying pads
@@TakeThatScrewOut don't give measurements if you're not sure about them.
You give people false information.
Bro, just want to make clear here..you saw in my videos that i've used a vernier caliper to measure those pads thickness..I'm just giving ideas and information as possible to those who need it. That's not a false information..there is a proof.
How do u detached it? Im trying but it feels like im going to break it
I took oit all 8 screws
Watch the full video it shows there step by step which & how many screws that needs to unscrew..its not that hard, believe me its easy pissy! Hehehe!
Great tutorial. Bought a second hand card and they never replaced the thermal paste or nothing. Hitting 83c on everything I ran it. After changing thermal paste. Furmark, Heaven, even Cyberpunk 77 on RTX only hit a max of 73c. Anything till 78 is good for me but the less the better. 3070 Card version of this though
Well done bro! Its really worth doing to replace them, how about the thermal pads?
@@TakeThatScrewOut Hey, I didn’t replace the thermal pads as I want to buy great quality ones but once I do. I doubt the card will hit more than 70c at max
@@kingjeffy That's great.. It's worth replacing it with high quality one's, good decision bro!
Thermal pads are pretty good on this card, unlike the 3080 version. Unlikely to need to replace them ever. The thermal paste is definitely not very good though. Always manually spread thermal paste on a gpu, that is a bare die. You will get bad hot spots and need to do the whole thing over again, or use a pad if you don't have normal dexterity. You will lose a little bit of thermal performance with a pad vs paste, but likely not enough to matter.
edit: to clarify, when I say pad for the gpu, I mean the thermal pads made for cpu. They are usually made from graphite or some other material Do not use the big ones that you would use for vram and such, those would absolutely smash your gpu die.
There is new product from Thermal Grizzly called Carbonaut Carbon thermal pads, its a High performance and Reusable. and the other one is Kryo Sheets also from Thermal Grizzly, which is High Performance and be aware this one is Electrically conductive, so should handle with care. Both can be use on CPU or GPU die as Thermal Paste replacements.
thank you very much good work
You are welcome! thanks for the support!
Hi everyone, I have the 3060 version not the Ti, you know if it has the same thermal pad sizes?
Hi bro! To be honest i haven't done yet the 3060 version on the TUF model..but i'm assuming they would likely to be the same thickness of the thermal pads..i've tried to contact ASUS regarding this, but i haven't receive any reply yet.
Bro, I took the risk of disassembling and buying them, I had mostly 2mm and very little 3mm.
Thank you very much for answering@@TakeThatScrewOut
@@BarmaNzZz You're welcome! Take care! Enjoy!
it looks like asus did a good job on their tuf 3060 and 3060 ti using thermal pads on vram and mosfets and contact to the heatsink ... saw another video where there was no pads on the vram and mosfets of their 3080 line causing them to overheat and fail
I don't think if that was from the factory that has no pads on the chips..probably the previous owner strip it down ang forgot to put pads on it..hehehe
how is asus rtx 3060 ti gddr6x made? and what about zotac gpu are well made as they do give 5 year warranty?
Personally, ASUS made a better product than ZOTAC.. i had few Zotac in the past, they are majority on the budget side, mostly plasticky but performance is fine similar. Asus built is like a Premium side but downside they are usually pricey! 😔
@@TakeThatScrewOut thanks for the reply bro, but its strange that a 5 year warranty giving product is not made well.
I didn't meant that the Zotac is not a good quality, still is.. But what i'm talking about is Asus made a better design, use better or maybe a better plastic and metal, thats only my personal opinion based on what i've noticed. But to be honest overall they both last very long that depends of the user how they lookaftet their hardware.
Just maintain to clean your system more ofter dustoff, make sure have a good air flow intake and exhaust, don't stress your card too long period of time.. And for sure your gpu will last for years bro. Change pads and paste atleast once a year thats the way to go.
@@TakeThatScrewOut thanks for the reply bro, I am planning to get rtx 3060ti oc edition with gddr6x from asus but do you think its 8gb is going to be an issue for usage in 3d work like maya, unreal engine and lit bit of 1080p gaming hehe.
Thanksssss
Thank you for the video,is worthed use thermal pad extreme odyssey 3.0mm on the backplate where ram are too?
Two different thickness of pads used on this Particular card.. 1.5mm & 2.0mm..NOT 3.0mm. But 3.0mm should be fine on the area has 2.0mm IF your pads is SOFT, some pads are Hard or stiff
@@TakeThatScrewOut which ones are 1.5mm and which ones 2mm?
@@Mustaach Those chips around the GPU Chip are 1.5mm and those on the side with the long pads is 2mm.. it actually shows in the videos which area are 1.5mm and 2mm.
Hello my friend, can you help me? I have a graphics card asus tuf rtx 3060ti. I have a problem that confused me. I did not find the solution. My problem is that when my graphics card starts up, it gives me a white light once, and when I restart it again, it works for a specific period (15 minutes/30) and gives me a screen. Black with the computer and card still running
Sorry for the late reply, Do you mean, that White light from the screen monitor.. Then few minutes after it goes black screen..is that what you mean bro?
what are the thermal pads thickness for asus tuf gaming 3070? as i measured its 1mm do i just stick with that?
Hi bro! I suggest better to go for 1.5mm but make sure use a Soft thermal Pads like an Arctic TP-3 or equivalent softness..that's only my own opinion..up to you to decide..😀
Hi. What thickness of thermal pads did you use? Did you use one size to apply to all areas that have thermal pads?
Hi bro! the VRAM areas has 1.5mm thickness and the rest of other chips has 2mm thickness. hope this helps.
@@TakeThatScrewOut can you post a video on how to disassemble the asus STRIX rtx 3060 ti? I have this card but dont know how to disassemble...
@@biomed2341 Hi! will do bro, as soon as i could source out that particular card..i'll post it..actually the Strix version is one of on my list.
@@TakeThatScrewOut thanks! Could you also point out it the strox video on where to use 1.5mm and where to use 2mm? Will definitely appreciate that if you could explain that in your next video... more power
@@biomed2341 thats what i did on my newer videos, if the card used various thickness of thermal pads, i normally pointed out which area uses which. Thank you so much for your suggestion, i really appreciated it bro. I still have plenty of room for improvements so i could give you a better informative videos in the future. Thanks bro!
My gpu dp and hdmi port is broken😭
Okay, that's interesting..how did that happened and which area of the port is broken? That could be repairable by diy soldering..that depends which area is broken
@@TakeThatScrewOut idony know what happened my friend gave it to me. The gpu has corrosion 🤣
@@vingaming6535 If the corrosion is building up on the Fins of the Heatsinks..all i could recommend is rub it with the finest STEEL BRUSH you can find it in Amazon or ebay or maybe on your local Hardware shops..be careful while doing it..then after rubbung with wire brush, clean it with 99 percent Isoprophyl Alcohol to wash out those corrosion residue.
@@TakeThatScrewOut can i use contact cleaner for it? I think its the corossion
If its oil based cleaner, i won't recommend it. What i did on mine i rubbed with very fine wire brush then just brush it with normal paint brush after with isoprophyl alcohol then blow with air blower or hair dryer to let it dry.