I bought my 3080 second hand it was running hot when I got it. Repasted with new pads and paste and it still ran hot. Finally put aome thermalright helios and temps on the core finally dropped to where I feel comfortable. However I noticed I still can't get this gap to close even though im using the right spec pad. Now that everything running perfect eith the ptm, im hesitant to go back in but in the long run could this damage my gpu if I leave it like this? Vram temps are very cool and junction is within spec too.