Required Tools; Cutting And Placing Thermal Pads - ekwb EK-Quantum Vector FE RTX 3080 User Manual

REQUIRED TOOLS

Phillips Head Screwdriver

CUTTING AND PLACING THERMAL PADS

Thermal Pad F – 1.0 mm (120 x 16 mm)
120 mm
Scissors
1 mm
Thermal Pad F 1.0 mm
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Your backplate comes with thermal pads that have to be cut into smaller
pieces to cover all the VRM components. EK made sure to provide you with
more than an adequate quantity of thermal pads to complete this Step.
CAUTION: You must remove the protective foil from both
sides of the thermal pad before installation.
Once cut to size, thermal pads should be placed on the backplate,
as shown in the image.