Thermal Paste Application

[AMD Lover]

When i put the thermal paste on my GPU how much should I put and should I spread? If so with what?

GK104

[AlwaysFSX]

It depends on the size of the gpu. I'd say roughly a half grain of rice right in the center? And do not spread it, there's no reason it and it can cause air bubbles sometimes that worsens the cooling of the gpu.

[AMD Lover]

It depends on the size of the gpu. I'd say roughly a half grain of rice right in the center? And do not spread it, there's no reason it and it can cause air bubbles sometimes that worsens the cooling of the gpu.

GK104

[jscho]

When i put the thermal paste on my GPU how much should I put and should I spread? If so with what?

 

What GPU is it? Different GPUs have different sized dies. Roughly the same amount as a CPU, so a grain of rice give or take.

 

[EDIT] GK104 would be a little less than a CPU.

[AMD Lover]

What GPU is it? Different GPUs have different sized dies. Roughly the same amount as a CPU, so a grain of rice give or take.

GK104

[tryphaa]

I would definitely do a grain of rice size.

[AMD Lover]

Anybody else

[JohnnyGrey]

I'd say half a grain of rice. The actual contact area on the GPU is a bit smaller than a CPU.

[worldwin]

I'd say half a grain of rice. The actual contact area on the GPU is a bit smaller than a CPU.

This, when I replaced the paste on my GPU I knocked off 20C at max load. Just remember to use good paste like NT-H1 or MX4. AS5 works well too.