I'm honestly pretty pissed off right now.

Today, I opened my PC for my usual monthly cleaning and discovered something that I absolutely did not expect to see on a relatively new, high-end graphics card: the thermal paste on my Gigabyte AORUS RTX 5080 appears to have shifted or run downwards while the card was mounted vertically.

Let that sink in for a moment. This is an expensive, high-end GPU, and I'm using a vertical mount that Gigabyte explicitly states is supported. I didn't install the card in some crazy, unsupported position. I mounted it in a way the manufacturer says is perfectly fine.

So how is this acceptable?

I'm paying a premium for a product like this, and I expect the cooling solution to be properly designed and assembled. Having what appears to be thermal paste migration like this on a relatively new GPU is seriously concerning. I'm now left wondering whether the thermal interface is still making proper contact, whether cooling performance has been affected, and whether this could potentially cause problems down the line.

Why does a GPU that is explicitly advertised as suitable for vertical mounting appear to have this issue in that very configuration?

Is this a known problem with the RTX 5080 AORUS series? Has anyone else experienced something similar?

I'll attach pictures showing what I found during the cleaning.

Gigabyte, I'd genuinely like an explanation here. Customers shouldn't have to question the integrity of an expensive GPU's cooling solution simply because they use a mounting orientation that the manufacturer itself supports.

Really disappointing to discover this during what should have been a completely routine cleaning.

I have been using an Asrock Nova wifi x870E for 1,5 years and it suddenly decided my CPU didn't deserve to live. I am in the process of RMAing my CPU and motherboard, but I will definitely change to another brand.

Since My GPU is an Aorus (Master), I thought getting a Gigabyte mobo would be better so I can configure both my GPU and motherboard with the same software.

From what I can tell, the lane sharing is great on this board, the only downside is the sound chip. I actually already have a sound blaster AE-5 Plus, so I will use that anyway.

Anything else you want to mention before I pull the trigger on this?

Please guys vote me 😭

Morning everyone!

So after doing ( and learning..still) another mVolt adjustment on my Gigabyte 5070ti oc

I wanted to see what score I would achieve with everything on. Every app I run on a daily basis.

I have to say, I love this card. Never went above 64c !

I think it's a decent score.

I recently bought an a16 i7 13620h/rtx 5060. For the first few days (prior update BIOS/GiMate) it feels great, it was already affected by the CPU power cap that many others also experience I think which pretty much explains why I only get 200 or frequently lower to 170 in Valorant Team Deathmatch , I get 240fps where i cap at stable in deathmatch, for competitive drops to 180 sometimes where many utils are used. But after updating BIOs to fb06 and gimate newest version (where turbo fan mode no longer exists) , my TDM in valorant stutters with bigger range and for frequently , going down to 140 150, deathmatch stutters whole lot. I also felt like my Minecraft fps also went down by 30 fps (I use shaders so before around 260fps now 216fps). I wonder if there's anyway that i can overcome this?. Also I would like to hear your experience post updating or just the general experience of this laptop. Thank you so much.

Hi, I recently built a pc for the 2nd time. While mounting the CPU cooler one of the screws fell on top of the motherboard and bounced away. Does this section of the motherboard look ok? I'm scared of turning it on and accidentally frying my cpu

The board is a gigabyte aorus elite b850 WiFi 7.

If a new gaming desktop is already on your shopping list, here's another factor worth considering before you decide on your components.

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For desktop gamers, the AORUS PRIME 5 is worth a look if you're after a ready-to-play system powered by AMD Ryzen hardware. The bundle also applies to eligible individual graphics cards, so it's relevant whether you're buying a complete desktop or planning a GPU upgrade.

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Hey everyone,
I recently bought a GIGABYTE AERO X16, and I’ve noticed something about the hinges that I’m not sure is normal.
When the screen is almost fully closed (around 10 degrees before closing completely), it suddenly falls shut under its own weight when I let go.
The hinges feel fine at wider angles, but near the closed position, the screen seems to lose resistance and closes on its own.

I have tried to delete the GCC and install back, the same with drivers, and just a lot of other stuff. The sensors seem to be alright but the GCC somehow just fails. Te GPU is showed right so it is terrible. The most terrible part is that i means the fans work always like the CPU have 61°C so i can't use it hard without changing the fan speed by hand. Anyone knows the fix? I have the newest GCC and drivers from the official website. The laptop specs and model: Gigabyte G6X 9KG
CPU: Intel Core i7-13650HX (14 cores / 20 threads, up to 4.9 GHz)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop (8 GB, ~105W)
RAM: 16 GB DDR5 (expandable to 64 GB)
Display: 16″ 1920×1200, 165 Hz
Storage: ~1 TB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen4)

EDIT: The issue is somehow fixed after... going into the BIOS and then just starting the laptop like always. The post stays just to see if anyone knows what have happened. Have a good day.

Hello, I tried to turn on vrr, in monitors settings it says turned on, but in both windows and amd adrenaline it says not supported, so I wonder what it is and hwo do I know if its on or off

I got my Gigabyte Aorus Master 5090 back in march of 2025, its been a fantastic card. But, I want to see how hotspot temp is for other owners

Last night, playing arc raiders at 4k, DLAA, cinematic im avging 74-78c core, 65-68c vram and 85-95c hotspot, but, I want to say that I noticed a few times the core hit 79c and hotspot temp was 97c...thats a delta of 18c and is definitely higher than id like it to be. Considering normal hotspot delta is 8-15c above core...

Had it horizontally mounted its entire life, in a phanteks nv7 w/ all phanteks d30 fans, case gets plenty of airflow, and I keep my bedroom a nice cold 64f (18c)...so im thinking id hate to see what these temps are like if my room was at 72-75f (23c) like the rest of my house is..

I will say im waiting on Thermal Grizzly to release Delta Mate waterblock for my gpu and will be throwing that on as soon as its available

But I wanted to see what other owners are seeing

Since my vram temps are great im thinking the core got a shitty application of their thermal paste/liquid metal mixed stuff....god I reslly cant wait for the TG Delta Mate block

Just curious if vmd is able to be turned on for a z590 arous elite.

With so many big releases competing for attention this year, some genuinely great games can get lost in the conversation.

What's a game you've played in 2026 that you think deserves way more attention than it's getting? It doesn't have to be an indie game or a brand-new release. If it's a game you discovered this year and think more people should be playing, we want to hear about it.

Maybe it has great gameplay that never gets old, a surprisingly good story, an addictive multiplayer loop, or something unique that you haven't found in other games.

Drop your recommendations below and tell us:

• What's the game, and what makes it worth playing?
• What does it do particularly well?
• Who would you recommend it to?
• Is there a specific reason you think it flew under the radar?

Feel free to recommend games from any genre, whether it's an FPS, RPG, survival game, strategy title, horror game, or something completely different.

Let's build a list of games worth checking out that might not be getting enough attention. I'm always interested in finding something new to play, and hopefully others here are too! 👾

Hello. I have a urgent question. I have a b850 elite ice wifi7 its currently on version f2 of the bios i wanted to update it. So i used my usb and the q flash bios thingy i did everything but when my pc boothed up it still says its on version f2 no matter how many times i try its the same. For reference i tried every version from f11 up to f7 and none of theme changed it does anybody else have this problem