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Sli cards position, AIO GPU thermalpaste

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Hello Guys! I wanna ask for some tips. 

 

At first. Should i swap position of my 2 gtx 980?

 

Second question. 

 

Shoulda i change my thermal paste in gtx 980 hybrid? Its new and i never done before thermal paste change in AIO GPU. Is it possible to broke something or go wrong ?  I was changing thermal paste couple times on normals gpu's and its easy but im a bid scared.

 

Thank you :)

 

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1 minute ago, Chrobrygaming said:

Hello Guys! I wanna ask for some tips. 

 

At first. Should i swap position of my 2 gtx 980?

 

Second question. 

 

Shoulda i change my thermal paste in gtx 980 hybrid? Its new and i never done before thermal paste change in AIO GPU. Is it possible to broke something or go wrong ?  I was changing thermal paste couple times on normals gpu's and its easy but im a bid scared.

 

Thank you :)

 

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I can't see the picture.

There is no need of changing thermal paste on a gpu if you ask me. 

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2 minutes ago, Chrobrygaming said:

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If you are willing, you can put the hybrid 980 up and the normal 980 down. So the standard gets more air. But I think the difference will be in 1-2 C. So its all up to you.

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1 minute ago, greeatzy said:

If you are willing, you can put the hybrid 980 up and the normal 980 down. So the standard gets more air. But I think the difference will be in 1-2 C. So its all up to you.

But u know. Always first card is hotter. Aio should be more cool ya? 

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3 minutes ago, App4that said:

Yes. But keep the radiator where it is.

Agreed

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A lot of people will tell you that you should do this or you should do that, but they really mean not should do but could possibly benefit from doing. You'll be perfectly fine as you are, but if your utmost ambition in life is to get the lowest possible GPU temperatures, then it would be wise to put the AIO-cooled card on top, and replace the thermal paste. Having said that, you really shouldn't expect more than a 5°C difference either way, hence my dislike of people using the word should in this context.

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