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GeorgeKellow
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My arctic mx-4 paste came today. I am going to replace my paste on my card. How do I do it? (I mean how to get to the actual gpu chip) Do I just undo all of the screws? Is there a specific way to do? 

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Depending on the card, it usually goes a bit like this:

- undo the screws (be sure to take not of which one goes where and be sure to put the screws in a bowl so you don't lose them)

- now you would think to just lift up the cooler, but be careful. There is a fan cable connected onto the PCB and it comes from the fan. You can unplug it from the PCB and after that take off the heatsink.

- make sure no thermal pads fell off the cooler

- clean the GPU and the heatsink

- new thermal paste

- connect the fan cable again

- it's easiest having the thermal pad on the GPU, not half on the GPU and the other half on the cooler..

- put it back on

- put the screws back in 

- you should be done

 

You should watch a couple videos of this, I know JayzTwoCents has a couple videos on this subject. 

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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1 hour ago, Minibois said:

Depending on the card, it usually goes a bit like this:

- undo the screws (be sure to take not of which one goes where and be sure to put the screws in a bowl so you don't lose them)

- now you would think to just lift up the cooler, but be careful. There is a fan cable connected onto the PCB and it comes from the fan. You can unplug it from the PCB and after that take off the heatsink.

- make sure no thermal pads fell off the cooler

- clean the GPU and the heatsink

- new thermal paste

- connect the fan cable again

- it's easiest having the thermal pad on the GPU, not half on the GPU and the other half on the cooler..

- put it back on

- put the screws back in 

- you should be done

 

You should watch a couple videos of this, I know JayzTwoCents has a couple videos on this subject. 

Thank you so much! My  card now sits at 32*c idle and 58 under load

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20 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Thank you so much! My  card now sits at 32*c idle and 58 under load

Nice to hear it went well :)

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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