Awesome card I got. Single loop on a 420 x 64mm rad and I can't get Temps to break 60c yet. Thermal pad replacement feels kind of unnecessary, but I like to experiment. You need to adjust your core voltage curve to make sure this card stays in check. 0.868mv is my sweet spot so far to keep my boost at 1920mhz. Cuts about 100w of consumption also. There are tutorials out there on how to do this with MSI afterburner. I'm finally laying the 580 classified to rest, not enough vram nowadays. Have a feeling I will really like this card. Shipping....you could have fit 6 of these in the box it came in. No padding in it whatsoever, 0 out of 5 on that one. Shipping has been terrible for the most sensitive and expensive products in my new build. A shame that a roll of neoprene comes bubble packed in a box, but my cpu comes in it's retail package in a bag...