MSI Radeon™ RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G Thermal Pad Size?

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I've first tried to look at the documents I have, then documents online to find the right dimension and thickness for thermal pads in this device but there are no results. All of them are for XT variant or other cards.
Then I messaged MSI support on correct channel and titles. The only response I got was sadly "we have no measurements and thickness is around 1-2mm". Which is no help at all.
Thermal pads have 0.5cm incremental difference and wrong size effects cooling performance negatively.

I live in a hot area and my hotspot temperature reaches close to 110'c (case is properly ventilated, with slight positive pressure). I wanted to change the thermal paste and pads but I'm hesitant to do so with no information available. Does anybody have correct sizes for this card?
 
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ozgurcan1815c502e1 said:
I've first tried to look at the documents I have, then documents online to find the right dimension and thickness for thermal pads in this device but there are no results. All of them are for XT variant or other cards.
Then I messaged MSI support on correct channel and titles. The only response I got was sadly "we have no measurements and thickness is around 1-2mm". Which is no help at all.
Thermal pads have 0.5cm incremental difference and wrong size effects cooling performance negatively.

I live in a hot area and my hotspot temperature reaches close to 110'c (case is properly ventilated, with slight positive pressure). I wanted to change the thermal paste and pads but I'm hesitant to do so with no information available. Does anybody have correct sizes for this card?
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This file is great, thank you!

I can't believe support said "Sorry, only the thickness of the thermal pad can be found to be 1-2mm." and called it a day. When I asked for more detail, they gave me a completely wrong information saying dimensions are the same as 6600XT MECH model...

Can I also ask, since 1.25mm and 0.75mm aren't standard pad sizing; will 1.5mm and 1mm pads be sufficient, or will they lift the cooler too much and impede core cooling?
 
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ozgurcan1815c502e1 said:
Can I also ask, since 1.25mm and 0.75mm aren't standard pad sizing; will 1.5mm and 1mm pads be sufficient, or will they lift the cooler too much and impede core cooling?
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We recommend using soft pads so they squish better than some of the firmer pads when having to upsize slightly.
 
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ozgurcan1815c502e1 said:
I can't believe support said "Sorry, only the thickness of the thermal pad can be found to be 1-2mm." and called it a day.
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These are done for us via request. We have some very dedicated contacts in MSI that offer superb help when we need it.
 
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Alan J T said:
These are done for us via request. We have some very dedicated contacts in MSI that offer superb help when we need it.
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Still, I believe forwarding me here or just ending the conversation with "I'm sorry, I do not have sufficient information nor can obtain it" would be a lot better than my experience. Like I said, I was given wrong information by CS, which can have catastrophic problems for someone with insufficient economy. After that interaction, I for sure know that MSI CS will be unhelpful for me and I'll need to ask forums or other places for help.

F.e. I was going to use thermal putty if I couldn't find an answer, which was a solution I didn't want because high performance thermal putties are close to 5 times more expensive than thermal pads for same usage, which base prices for every component is already a lot more expensive than most countries in my country. I really appreciate your reply, thank you.
 
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https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholes...chText=thermal+putty&spm=a2g0o.home.1000002.0
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This link was all I needed from CS. If only they could direct me here, it'd be a perfect experience.

I usually don't prefer Aliexpress due to bad experience, and it taking months to arrive + import taxes being ridiculous in my country, but these seems alright. I'll add some PTM 7950 for the core as well.
Local prices are horrible as they're 5-10 times more expensive than Aliexpress listings (with import tax). Thank you again for your help.
 
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