Introduction to the Thermal Gel Concern
Gigabyte has recently acknowledged a variance in thermal gel application in the early batches of its GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards. This comes after a user in South Korea reported that his high-end GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS Master, which is priced over $1600, displayed an excess of thermal gel from the GPU cooler. While this raised eyebrows, Gigabyte reassures customers that this is merely a cosmetic issue and poses no real threat to the performance or safety of the graphics card.
According to Gigabyte, there will not be any recalls related to this issue, as it does not impact the functionality of the graphics cards. The company emphasizes that users can continue to enjoy their gaming experience without concern. This clarification aims to alleviate any worries among customers who might have been unsettled by the reports of excess thermal gel.
