GTX 1060 3GB TIM Swap - What Kind of Results?

[jiyeon]

Hi, so I might be looking into doing a thermal compound swap with my Asus Dual GTX 1060 OC 3GB.

 

For a frame of reference, here are some specs of my GTX 1060 3GB that I run and some temps:

• GPU clocks at 2105MHz which is OC'd from the factory 1950MHz
• Memory clocks at 4200MHz from the factory OC 4000MHz
• My idle temperatures are anywhere from 40-45°C
• My full-load temperatures while gaming are 65-70°C

 

I've watched Builzoid's teardown of this specific AIB cooler and it seems pretty simple to take it apart for whatever reason.

 

 

I guess my question is, what kind of results can I expect if I were to swap the stock thermal compound found inside the card to something like Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut?

 

Here are some notes:

• The warranty sticker is still intact on my card so I would almost certainly be voiding warranty doing this
• I haven't taken apart a GPU before
• While I can afford a new GPU, I would rather not let my 1060 die because of user error
• My main reason for doing this is noise, because my 1060 gets rather noisy at high temperatures due to the fans having to compensate

[xdeathshot20]

the temp difference wont be very much maybe 2 to 3 degress celcius.  Taking the card apart probably is realtivley easy but i probably would just leave it as is for now

[Jurrunio]

Guess I cant say much since I got my card used, but the warranty sticker was intact (not anymore) and I didnt notice any temperature drop moving to Cooler Master Maker paste. That said this paste also feels worse than my finished tube of NH-T1 so...

[Turtle Rig]

12 minutes ago, sowon said:

Hi, so I might be looking into doing a thermal compound swap with my Asus Dual GTX 1060 OC 3GB.

 

For a frame of reference, here are some specs of my GTX 1060 3GB that I run and some temps:

• GPU clocks at 2105MHz which is OC'd from the factory 1950MHz
• Memory clocks at 4200MHz from the factory OC 4000MHz
• My idle temperatures are anywhere from 40-45°C
• My full-load temperatures while gaming are 65-70°C

 

I've watched Builzoid's teardown of this specific AIB cooler and it seems pretty simple to take it apart for whatever reason.

 

 

I guess my question is, what kind of results can I expect if I were to swap the stock thermal compound found inside the card to something like Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut?

 

Here are some notes:

• The warranty sticker is still intact on my card so I would almost certainly be voiding warranty doing this
• I haven't taken apart a GPU before
• While I can afford a new GPU, I would rather not let my 1060 die because of user error
• My main reason for doing this is noise, because my 1060 gets rather noisy at high temperatures due to the fans having to compensate

Dude, don't bother as sorry to say but your wasting time and effort for what ?  65 to 70c is exactly where you want it when gaming and your idle is actually high which tells me your case airflow might no be that good or it depends on fan speed.  I mean what do you want that 70c to be 68c for example.  Not worth voiding warranty over this.. just my 2 cents..  good luck

[Cyberspirit]

At what speed does the fan run at? If it's running super fast just to get that low then swapping the paste could help with that.

[jiyeon]

21 hours ago, Turtle Rig said:

65 to 70c is exactly where you want it when gaming and your idle is actually high which tells me your case airflow might no be that good or it depends on fan speed.  I mean what do you want that 70c to be 68c for example.  Not worth voiding warranty over this.. just my 2 cents..  good luck

For the record, I am comfortable with the temperatures, but what I'm more concerned about is how hard the cooler fans have to work in order to achieve that, especially since I'm running at 2100MHz on the video clock. I'd settle for what temperatures I have if it means I can go a little quieter on the fans.

 

21 hours ago, Cyberspirit said:

At what speed does the fan run at? If it's running super fast just to get that low then swapping the paste could help with that.

They run at a maximum of 4000RPM, and on average I've seen them do 3000RPM when playing TF2 on max settings.

I was hoping that in theory, doing a paste swap could help the temperatures dissipate faster and allow my fans to spin a little less as a result.

[Cyberspirit]

3 hours ago, sowon said:

They run at a maximum of 4000RPM, and on average I've seen them do 3000RPM when playing TF2 on max settings.

I was hoping that in theory, doing a paste swap could help the temperatures dissipate faster and allow my fans to spin a little less as a result.

That sounds way too high, is that on 100%? Because then you really should swap it,

[jiyeon]

11 hours ago, Cyberspirit said:

That sounds way too high, is that on 100%? Because then you really should swap it,

Here's my custom fan curve profile in MSI Afterburner. This is how I'm able to achieve my at base level low temperatures.

 

I believe from what I can tell, 4000RPM is around 70% speed, because my GPU barely exceeds 70°C.

 

[Cyberspirit]

@sowon Have you tried benching the card outside the case or, at least with the sidepanel removed?

[jiyeon]

1 hour ago, Cyberspirit said:

@sowon Have you tried benching the card outside the case or, at least with the sidepanel removed?

I tried Unigine Heaven on high settings once with that exact fancurve profile, and the front and side panels of my NZXT S340 off, I got a maximum of 60°C if memory serves me right, although my PC was extremely loud.

[Cyberspirit]

Well, 60C is pretty good, especially with an OC. Id say do some tests with fixed fan speeds and, if you feel like it then go for it.

If I was able to repaste my card, anyone can.