Newbie needs help.

[Tomaas]

So I'm new in electronics and I have some questions for you guys.

 

I need to replace my thermal paste on GPU (GTX 560ti 1 GB). But I want to see what difference it will make. So I need to test temperatures before and after thermal paste replace. So how do I test my temperatures? By that I mean with what program or game I should load my GPU, so it would reach maximum temperature and I could see a difference.

 

Because recently I reapplied thermal paste on my brothers GPU (GTX 550ti 1GB). To load GPU I used program called GpuTest. Old thermal compound was dried so I expected to see like 4-6 degree difference. But nope. Temperature stayed at 96 degree Celsius on load and about 60 degree idle, like it was before.

 

So I think that this program that I am using always tops up temperatures to the top, and is not appropriate for testing like this. So what do you recommend?

 

 

[Lethal Seraph]

I use HWMonitor on top of others.

[beach_boy98]

Many people use GPU-Z or MSI Afterburner.

[Tomaas]

Sorry, but you got me wrong. I need program to load my GPU usage while testing, not to monitor temperature. Or should I just play a game to put load on gpu? For monitoring I'm using hwinfo64.

[Guest Johnny5g]

So I'm new in electronics and I have some questions for you guys.

 

I need to replace my thermal paste on GPU (GTX 560ti 1 GB). But I want to see what difference it will make. So I need to test temperatures before and after thermal paste replace. So how do I test my temperatures? By that I mean with what program or game I should load my GPU, so it would reach maximum temperature and I could see a difference.

 

Because recently I reapplied thermal paste on my brothers GPU (GTX 550ti 1GB). To load GPU I used program called GpuTest. Old thermal compound was dried so I expected to see like 4-6 degree difference. But nope. Temperature stayed at 96 degree Celsius on load and about 60 degree idle, like it was before.

 

So I think that this program that I am using always tops up temperatures to the top, and is not appropriate for testing like this. So what do you recommend?

use MSI afterburner.

[Rohit Jackdaw]

60c at idle ??? Anyways open how monitor and run it at background. Play an intensive game for 30 minutes and come back and see max and min temps. And note them. Seriously, 60c at idle is not because of less Tim but rather some fault from your part. I recommend an inexperienced person should never be trying to replace Tim or shouldn't even try opening the GPU cooler. Your inexperience can be understood from this question itself. See some guides and if it doesn't help call some tech shop and ask them to replace Tim for U. Also there's a specific pattern to apply on GPU and not like CPU also beware of thermal pads and such which if u leave as u wish will end in burned VRAM chips on the way

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Sorry, but you got me wrong. I need program to load my GPU usage while testing, not to monitor temperature. Or should I just play a game to put load on gpu? For monitoring I'm using hwinfo64.

[Rohit Jackdaw]

Also U can see max and min GPU usages in hwmonitor. I think it will definitely be slowing down due to these intense temps