Same. I replaced the pads and paste on my now ancient RX 580 in the hopes of surviving to the next time prices are affordable.

For anyone wanting to do so - you can! You have to make sure you nail the pad thickness though. That can be tough because it can have changed between revisions of the same card. Thankfully, AI is pretty good at combing through past data to figure out what you need. Also it voids your warranty.