GTX 1060 working at 82º C

[Sata 3 Trip]

Hello guys!!

 

I bought a used GPU on Aliexpress, the acclaimed Gigabyte GTX 1060 5GB.

 

I did the tests and is working as usual, but I noticed the temps are a little high, reaching 82º C. I decided to open to remove thermal paste/pads and replace them.

 

The problem is, the temps still the same and I found a defect, there is a burned "hole" above the bare-die, and another one in the heatsink.

 

I'm gonna to attach some pics below, if someone already been through this please let me know, and what u guys did to solve?

 

Thanks in advance!

[jaslion]

Sand the heatsink. There was metal in the thermal paste that ate away at it. Basically if you hadn't remove the heatsink that gpu would have been dead very soon.

 

DO NOT sand the gpu die and apply a lot of non conductive thermal paste like arctic mx4

[DoctorNick]

15 minutes ago, Sata 3 Trip said:

Hello guys!!

 

I bought a used GPU on Aliexpress, the acclaimed Gigabyte GTX 1060 5GB.

 

I did the tests and is working as usual, but I noticed the temps are a little high, reaching 82º C. I decided to open to remove thermal paste/pads and replace them.

 

The problem is, the temps still the same and I found a defect, there is a burned "hole" above the bare-die, and another one in the heatsink.

 

I'm gonna to attach some pics below, if someone already been through this please let me know, and what u guys did to solve?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

That makes sense. That amount of thermal paste is not enough. Edit: I see, if you cant get it off with alcohol you might need to sand it down, but try with a sponge or something, if its only a small hole it should be alright as long as you use enough paste.

Make a blob about the same size. Clean the die before with alcohol, isopropyl or ethanol and let it dry or wipe with a dry cloth or paper towel. 

[John Reactor]

I just have one question... how this happen? Did someone tried to mount heatsink on GPU and put a stone between them?
Ok. Thats 2 questions.

[Sata 3 Trip]

9 minutes ago, John Reactor said:

I just have one question... how this happen? Did someone tried to mount heatsink on GPU and put a stone between them?
Ok. Thats 2 questions.

1st I just bought and was like this.

2nd LOL I hope they didn't. The seller has good reputation, and some Youtubers recommended the purchase from this seller, saying good things about him. But now I can see the actual condition of the GPU

[John Reactor]

Well. At least it still works
Right seized blob of good thermal compound should help.

[Mick Naughty]

Its just a diffusion barrier. You can sand it too. But you'd need some uncommon house tools to do it safely. Or just send it.

[Aragorn-]

use a brand new, fresh out the packet razor blade or stanley blade to clean the die. Dont hack back and forth or scrape about, just a clean pass across the die at a 30-45 degree angle. Repeat from a different direction if theres still stuff left.

Then buff the die up with some isopropanol or similar.

 

For the heatsink itself, the same approach can work, however the heatsink is soft alloy/copper and the blade will dig in if your not extremely careful.