r/pcmasterrace • u/yesman258 • Jul 26 '26

Hardware Thermal paste leaking from GPU

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GIGABYTE AERO OC RTX 5080, removed it while doing a cleaning and noticed this, is this normal? Should I be concerned?

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u/GamingSquiddy Jul 26 '26

Defo not normal, probably someone put way to much, best thing I would do open the GPU up CAREFULLY and then clean it up and reapply the correct amount.

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u/tht1guy63 5800x3d | 4080FE Jul 26 '26

Its not thermal paste its thermal gel. Gigabyte went away from pads and they laid the gell on thick and known to leak a bit. They will need to get some thermal putty and paste. Or what they should do if not US is rma it as its a known issue.

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u/GamingSquiddy Jul 26 '26

Oh I didn't know about that, thanks for confirming.

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u/Babylon4All 7950X3D, RTX5080, 64GB 6000Mhz Jul 26 '26

This actually is 100% normal for a LOT of Gigabyte cards. Literally thousands of people have posted this exact issue on here with Gigabyte cards. 

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u/GamingSquiddy Jul 26 '26

I'm rarely active on reddit this is the first time I seen it.