GT 740 Thermal paste applying

[BlueDevilsrr]

So my evga gt 740 superclocked 4gb(single slot) and well the thermal pasted is drying off which is affecting its performance, anyways does it have an integrated heat spreader or do I have to spread the thermal paste on it in an x shape or something along those lines (link to the card : https://www.evga.com/products/specs/gpu.aspx?pn=d24d2da7-fe4f-422c-8dff-ec0e4f0e5560)

[airdeano]

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

the cold plate of the cooler is flat and acts as a spreader.

the kepler die was pretty big, so yeah a 'x' pattern is helpful and slowly draw the cooler to the die to work the non-conductive TIM flat and without trapped air.

[BlueDevilsrr]

1 minute ago, airdeano said:

welcome to the Linus Tech Tips forums!

 

the cold plate of the cooler is flat and acts as a spreader.

the kepler die was pretty big, so yeah a 'x' pattern is helpful and slowly draw the cooler to the die to work the non-conductive TIM flat and without trapped air.

Ty