GTX 970 Overheating

[chibas]

My GPU is running 92 C  at 100% when gaming . I just need to know judging by the pictures below is it the thermal paste causing this or it's just getting old? Thank you.

[Lemtea]

Thermal Paste.

Clean of the old paste using isopropyl alcohol and a lint free cloth and reapply using a good paste e.g arctic silver, mx4, nt-h1.

Should fix the problem unless the gpu heatsink is clogged full of dust or the gpu fan is not spinning. 

[chibas]

@Lemtea

35 minutes ago, Lemtea said:

Thermal Paste.

Clean of the old paste using isopropyl alcohol and a lint free cloth and reapply using a good paste e.g arctic silver, mx4, nt-h1.

Should fix the problem unless the gpu heatsink is clogged full of dust or the gpu fan is not spinning. 

So you think doing this will drop 10 C ?

[Lemtea]

41 minutes ago, chibas said:

@Lemtea

So you think doing this will drop 10 C ?

i cant tell you how much it will drop by but it should drop temps by a decent chunk.

You may as well do it if you have already opened up the card.

[chibas]

1 hour ago, Lemtea said:

i cant tell you how much it will drop by but it should drop temps by a decent chunk.

You may as well do it if you have already opened up the card.

It's just the fact that i am investigating what is wrong with it I will do that but i have to wait for the paste to arrive to test it. I hope this is it and i don't have to buy another card. I will mark it as sold when i test it.

[chibas]

On 6/24/2018 at 1:40 PM, Lemtea said:

Thermal Paste.

Clean of the old paste using isopropyl alcohol and a lint free cloth and reapply using a good paste e.g arctic silver, mx4, nt-h1.

Should fix the problem unless the gpu heatsink is clogged full of dust or the gpu fan is not spinning. 

I did cleaned it with alcohol 90% . But there was a spot i could clean i tried so many time i let it soak i user coffe filter microfiber cloth but it never came of. Also the coller has a very small metal bump on it  is very weird I think i have a defective model here.