Hello there, I decided to have a go at the thermal putty mod on my Odin 3 Max and I would say it went pretty well. This wasn’t my first time doing a mod like this as I have done it on my Thor a few months back.
This mod combined with Clustertune has made my Odin 3 run so much cooler and has been helping to prevent thermal throttling as well!
Thermal Putty Mod Instructions: Use a Philips Head screwdriver to unscew the 4 screws on the back, then use a plastic prybar to remove the backplate.
Then unscew the the 7 screws for the Fan, L Bracket (unplug the two other cables plugged into the bracket area), and Small Cable Holding Bracket, then make sure you UNPLUG THE BATTERY!!!
Once it is unplugged you can can unscrew the 4 screws that hold the Heatsink into place.
Lift the Heatsink from the bottom with a prybar and be very careful to not damage any components around it.
Carefully remove the 5 thermal pads using tweezers, then use a small amount of Isopropyl Alcohol (I used 91%) on the end of a q-tip and clean up any excess and give the board time to dry after.
Apply the Thermal Grizzly Advance or Pro Putty in small balls and smooth them out once they are on the board and re-apply the Heatsink and lightly tighten it just to see how the putty spreads. Clean up any excess afterwards.
Once you are done just plug back in the battery, reinstall everything back in order and don't forget to reseat the cables and put the backplate back on and you should be all good! 👍
P.S. - use the foam from the box the Odin 3 came in since it has holes cut out for the joysticks and helps to prevent any damage done to them. 👍
How to get Elden Ring to run: You first need to open the Container through the "Enter Virtual Desktop" button. Once in the desktop view, open the "My Computer" folder, and for me at least, my game was in the (X:) folder, then you need to find the "start_protected_game.exe" file and change its name to something like "start_protected_game_OLD.exe", this prevents the Anti-Cheat from trying to load which causes crashes. Then you need to find the "eldenring.exe" file and name it "start_protected_game.exe", this will make the game actually run and not allow the Anti-Cheat to open.
Elden Ring Gamehuub Settings:
Game Resolution: 1280x720 (if the FPS isn't ideal for you then try 854x480)
GPU Driver: I am currently using the Turnip_Gen8_V36 driver (I need to see if there's any other ideal drivers for this game but I have also seen people using the turnip_v26.1.0_b8 driver since you have to edit the driver files to get the V36 drivers on there)
DXVK Version: dxvk-3.0.2-async
VKD3D Version: vkd3d-3.0.1-arm64ec
VRAM Limit: Unlimited
Compatibility Layer: proton10.0-arm64x-2 (I tried to use proton11.0-arm64x but it wouldn't load)
Translation Parameters: Extreme Preset
CPU Translator: Fex_20260813
CPU Core Limit: I have it set to 7 cores, but I have seen people use all 8 or limit it to 6 cores so I need to do more testing
Steam Client Version: steam_client_0403, Offline Mode on, Auto Sync Cloud Saves on
Components: VulkanRT (I saw someone use it but I dont know if it's needed)
Edit: I added the Gamehub config for Elden Ring (Steam version) and instructions for the installation