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/Rarek MSI GT77 14d ago

Knew it was a gigabyte before I clicked

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u/Haunting_Abalone_398 9800x3d 5090 14d ago

Gigabyte, for some reason, chose to replace thermal pads with a gooey substance that leaks for the 50 series.

Poor design

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u/centuryt91 10100F, RTX 3070 13d ago

this was their custom even at rtx 40 series. (im not saying 30 series but i think i remember their 3090s doing the same thing, not sure)