I could use some help modding RTX 3080 FTW3

[Charles Wirth]

The 3080 heatsink design was optimal and you should put it back if it is not already but it sounds like you have a thickness issue? The pads are too thick? I smash them under a hockey puck or something flat to make them the thickness I need.

It also sounds like you are missing screws?

I would use a good thermal paste on the GPU itself and pads on the memory.

[dienicy]

I hope I am not trying to go beyond the extreme here.
I know I don't need a better radiator. All I need is one of these air-conditioned rooms where's 21C ambient temperature. Once I'll get optimal ready, I promise I will put the card back the way it was out of the box.
My issue with thickness is its relationship with heat transfer. This is the best piece of metal I've found so far. I could cut 2-3 fins wide bit, and a piece like this would cover the MOSFET strip through a sub-millimetre thermal pad. Same for inductors. Does reducing thermal pad thickness from 3mm to 1mm isn't worth doing?

I will come back to screws once I have heat sinks sorted out.

This is a hybrid card. An AIO covers GPU and memory.

[Charles Wirth]

Thinner pad is better if it fits correctly