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VRM Heatsink

rfcokilljoy
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Hey, I installed an arctic accelero xtreme iv on my graphics card a while ago (the one with the huge fins on the back of the card). And the VRM's have always just been left bare. Do you think it would help overclocking stability by adding a small heatsink onto them?

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I would have always thought if they had been left bare from the manufacturer after testing in house they should be ok.

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1 hour ago, rfcokilljoy said:

Hey, I installed an arctic accelero xtreme iv on my graphics card a while ago (the one with the huge fins on the back of the card). And the VRM's have always just been left bare. Do you think it would help overclocking stability by adding a small heatsink onto them?

I would highly suggest it, high end cards usually have some sort of thermal dissipation on the vrms so they don't have any long term problems. 

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