Dear Jim,
The BP-TEKIT-3090MV has been pre-installed with the thermal pads.
You can peel off the films on the thermal pads before you install the water block on your GPU.
Here is the link to the installation guide, please search BP-TEKIT-3090MV.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
https://bitspower.com/installation_guide_window.php