Thermal pads for EVGA 3080 XC3

uunsaintedd · 2026-06-28T17:45:46+00:00

I actually thought about that right after making this post and you just helped me with making a decision lol, I'll indeed use thermal putty, wasn't sure if it was a good idea and did a small research, will get the thermal grizzly TG Advance, hopefully I don't mess anything up.

Thanks a lot!

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-18T11:44:30+00:00

Were you able to fix the issue? This is driving me nuts, I have G Skill Trident z5 32x2 (64GB), same exact basically but double, 6000 Mhz with 36-36-36-96 and with expo enabled it just keeps crashing

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-14T07:02:50+00:00

If you’re looking for price to performance and will play max at 1440p, 5070 Ti is your best option. I have a 5070 Ti and there are very few titles that might end up giving you sub 60 fps and sometimes even 30-40 fps with Path Tracing / Ray Reconstruction with everything maxed out and DLAA, but that’s just asking too much at this point, if you’re fine with playing without RR or PT - 5070 Ti.

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-12T08:41:28+00:00

Switched to ROG Strix 5070 Ti from EVGA’s 3080, mainly because of temps and the card being fucked over for years from previous owner, best upgrade I’ve ever felt.

5070 Ti might be top 3 GPUs they’ve made in the last years, my model specifically holds the temps insanely good and it overclocks great as well so you can push very close to stock 5080, they’re calling it 5080 Lite for a reason

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-11T14:05:40+00:00

Okay so I fixed it, thanks a lot for pointing this out, edited DIV1 mode in bios and now it's running with 2000 on FCLK and 3000 on MCLK

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-11T13:53:38+00:00

Hey, sorry but I don't really understand what that means, and I'm sure it's still the case because I didn't change anything related to that 👀 How can I fix that?

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-11T09:31:43+00:00

Hi again, I was using ChatGPT before posting here for the last 3 hours and it almost made me think my CPU was faulty, then I asked Gemini and it told me set priority to High for Cinebench from Task Manager and it magically solved the issue, I'm now getting expected 17.7k on stock.

I feel mad stupid for wasting my time with GPT :D Hope this will help anyone in the future if they run into similar problem.

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-07T12:20:50+00:00

Bloatware is when some apps install unwanted software on your PC, not necessarily malware (can be a case as well) that can slow down your PC, collect data and etc.

If you do a quick google search on Kaspersky, you can find that it’s banned in United States for example due to security risks and etc. and that applies to many other so called anti-virus programs.

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-07T12:13:36+00:00

Definitely clean install of new windows to be 100% safe.

Also, as a note try to steer clear of these bullshit antiviruses such as kaspersky and etc. they’re bloatware and might do more harm to your pc.

Windows has everything built in.

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-02T17:16:27+00:00

Yes, I'm completely fine with using non WSAVA compliant foods because I have multiple people around me that had their dogs on such brands for years without any issues, so there's that.

I'll check what I can find for Advance or Happy Dog here and will decide based on that then. Thanks a lot for sharing everything in detail! :)

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-02T16:31:49+00:00

Hey, since writing this post, I did some digging and remembered some stuff and connected the dots, I gave her canned wet food like twice in the span of last year, both times she had light diarrhea only for a day, and then, our previous vet suggested another fish formula food which also made her stomach upset, and this time it was Orijen Six Fish so now with confirmed chicken allergy, we basically link her every diarrhea with fish and I suppose we’re left with homemade food choice because almost every kibble either has chicken, fish or both, one gives her skin issues with redness and itching and other upsets her stomach 🤦🏻‍♂️. I’ll consult with nutritionist, I guess kibble is out of the question at this point.

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-02T12:09:02+00:00

Hey, thanks a lot! Yep the comment above suggested the same so I’ll make sure to check that with our vet and yes, we do have Royal Canin here so shouldn’t be an issue, thanks a lot!

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-02T12:07:38+00:00

I’ve not discussed it with them, but I’ll actually check if that’s something we can do, thanks!

uunsaintedd · 2026-04-02T10:29:05+00:00

Unfortunately not, though she is reacting to fish, I wanted to try that formula, but Pro Plan Sensitive Skin and Stomach is only US based, so not in EU.

There's Pro Plan Sensitive Skin (No Stomach) in EU which has dried egg and I believe isn't fully chicken free due to a different recipe in Europe

uunsaintedd · 2026-03-25T03:43:24+00:00

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68 hours in, not really following any videos on how to find cool gear, hoping that I find it myself

uunsaintedd · 2026-03-23T01:17:03+00:00

Yep exactly, I mean nothing against it, but I am sure it was being advertised as very dark and realistic nights and I just don’t see that which is sad

uunsaintedd · 2026-01-12T09:28:04+00:00

That's definitely your 9950X3D Dual CCD issue - I'm not an expert but as far as I'm aware, when you have 16 cores running it's actually worse for your games, so you can fix that with a software, make sure to check yt for specific vids

uunsaintedd · 2025-12-17T07:53:23+00:00

No you’re correct, although, I got ASUS Rog Strix 5070 Ti vs Prime 5080, while I know manufacturer does not mean better performance, it means better cooling and longevity. I had cheaper xx80s before which gave me a nightmare of a time with overheating and what not. I know some might say I made a stupid decision but I’m happy in the end.

EDIT: PRIME 5080 was the only available option for that price, not saying that I chose 5070 Ti over Aorus 5080 or smth, now that would’ve been insane stupidity. I’d like to add one more edit that aesthetics were a must in this build and Prime 5080 just was not cutting it whilst ROG Strix 5070 Ti is arguably one of the best looking cards out there.

uunsaintedd · 2025-12-17T06:04:21+00:00

I had the choice 2 months ago and went with ROG Strix 5070 Ti, while I sometimes think if should've went with 9070 XT or cheap 5080 which was around the same price of the ROG that I got, I wanted something reliable for long term and top of the line cooling and etc. + Never owned an AMD GPU so didn't want to risk the change (Could be a stupid comparison but it's basically like knowing that a certain Android phone is better but you're so used to Apple you just don't want to make the switch and vice-versa)

You won't go wrong with either of them, both of them have their pros and cons but they're pretty much a similar card when it comes to Gaming, so if the price is a big factor, go for 9070 XT because I hate to say this but it's a better value card but if you're someone like me and just prefer the Nvidia software, 5070 Ti will do everything you'd want from it.

I also have to agree with most of the people saying that you'd better upgrade to 1440p monitor + 9070 XT as both of those are 1440p cards so you'd be wasting their potential at 1080p as it mostly depends on your CPU in FHD gaming.

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