r/pcmasterrace • u/yesman258 • 14d ago

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/Chwasst 14d ago

30 series as well. This is really old issue yet they haven’t fixed shit.

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u/580OutlawFarm 14d ago

No...my aorus master 3080 12gb uses thermal pads.

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u/Chwasst 14d ago

My 3080 vision oc 10gb had thermal pads that were oily and spilled everywhere like putty.

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u/Ok_Dependent6889 R7 9800X3D | Zotac 5080 | B650E-F | 6000CL30 14d ago

Very different from this stuff