Gigabyte 5080 AERO compatibility concern

[CyberGT]

I bought the 5080 Aorus master block (Article # 10290) for my Gigabyte 5080 AERO (GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD).
I noticed there is no contact points for the 2 R22's at the top and bottom (see pics). Is this something I should be concerned about?
Don't want to burn up my card.

 

[Eddy]

Those are coils, and they are not actively cooled because they don’t generate any heat. Air coolers often just have thermal pads on them to provide more contact surface for the heavy coolers. Don’t let that confuse you.

 

[haste]

I used dual stacked thick pads to have at least some cooling on them. Works great:

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