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Is it worth changing out the thermal paste of your GPU?

RainbowPee
By RainbowPee
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If you use a good thermal paste like IC Diamond and put it on will you get better temperatures that justify the cost? 

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Generally yes, just today I switched my motherboard and the stock heatsink still had the stock paste on it. So I cleaned it off and put some Arctic Silver paste on it. CPU is about 3 degrees C cooler than before. Worth it in my opinion!

 

Just noticed you said GPU, oops. But I would think it would apply to GPU's as well.

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Depends how old the GPU is. If it's new than its not really worth changing the thermal paste. It might decrease the temp by 2 degrees Celsius but not really worth the trouble. As long as the GPU is under 80 C you should be fine

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Generally yes, just today I switched my motherboard and the stock heatsink still had the stock paste on it. So I cleaned it off and put some Arctic Silver paste on it. CPU is about 3 degrees C cooler than before. Worth it in my opinion!

I think he's talking about his GPU not the CPU

CPU: i5 25000 3.3 GHz             Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V-LK          Ram: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB           Display: Samsung SD24 24" 1080p          

GPU: EVGA GTX 660 SC 2 GB     Sound: Razer Kraken pro                            PSU: Rosewill 630 watt                    Storage 1: 128 GB Adata XPG SX900 SSD

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I think he's talking about his GPU not the CPU

Yeah, sorry. Just noticed that and edited my post.

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I would advise against ICD7 or any diamond based thermal paste on the die. The diamond particles can damage your die killing your GPU. I say get noctua's paste or use MX4. Both of those are great pastes.

 

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/techpowerup-official-ic-diamond-test.170121/
http://www.overclock.net/t/1411528/avoid-ic-diamond-thermal-paste

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