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Replacing thermal compound (and stickers) on an Asus R9 290 Direct CU II (was running at 94c in valley)

Mitch3k
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As the title states, I replaced the TIM on my GPU today, heres some pics! If you want to see the full album click here.

 

EDIT: Doing so dropped my temps my about 8c success!

 

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CPU: i7 3770k @4.5Ghz 1.26v Cooler: H100i 2 Sp120 Quiets MoBo: MSI Z77 MPOWER Big Bang RAM: 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133Mhz CL9 Graphics Card: Asus Direct CU II R9 290 Storage: Vertex 4 128GB, WD Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Green

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no Antec Formula 6 ;(

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whats your after temperature?

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whats your after temperature?

lurn 2 subtract m8

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i have that very same isopropyl alcohol, its target brand

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lurn 2 subtract m8

he didnt put his after temperature up when i posted.

 

?????

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

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he didnt put his after temperature up when i posted.

 

?????

94c and dropped by 8c.

lern 2 maths

PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE

 

 

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whats your after temperature?

 Dropped to ~ 86c from 94c 

CPU: i7 3770k @4.5Ghz 1.26v Cooler: H100i 2 Sp120 Quiets MoBo: MSI Z77 MPOWER Big Bang RAM: 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133Mhz CL9 Graphics Card: Asus Direct CU II R9 290 Storage: Vertex 4 128GB, WD Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Green

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DSLRs make everything look amazing.

 

 

Porn shots of the core and ram, always a winner.

 

Thanks ;)

CPU: i7 3770k @4.5Ghz 1.26v Cooler: H100i 2 Sp120 Quiets MoBo: MSI Z77 MPOWER Big Bang RAM: 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133Mhz CL9 Graphics Card: Asus Direct CU II R9 290 Storage: Vertex 4 128GB, WD Black 1TB Case: NZXT H440 Green

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94c and dropped by 8c.

lern 2 maths

 

did you even read what i quoted you on? smh.

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

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