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If you change your mind and decide to disassemble one of your FE cards, the teardown on Gamers Nexus is good, especially since it looks like it's easy to damage the screw covers if you don't remove them carefully.There are also many reports of big improvements to the memory temps on the FE cards if you replace the stock thermal pads. If you search for "Thermalright Thermal Pad" on Amazon you'll see most of the buyers have bought them for GeForce 30 series cards.
If you change your mind and decide to disassemble one of your FE cards, the teardown on Gamers Nexus is good, especially since it looks like it's easy to damage the screw covers if you don't remove them carefully.
There are also many reports of big improvements to the memory temps on the FE cards if you replace the stock thermal pads. If you search for "Thermalright Thermal Pad" on Amazon you'll see most of the buyers have bought them for GeForce 30 series cards.
