Anyone tried replacing thermal paste for GPU?

[Peach Tea]

GPU now so cheap. Really want to use 5 years?

 

[watzup_ken]

Actually quite curious when Zotac/ Tech Dynamic added warranty sticker to their GPU? The last Zotac card I had was a RTX 3080 12GB Amp Holo, that did not have any void warranty sticker. So I went ahead to replace the thermal compound and pad. The VRAM benefited the most because the VRAM hotspot tend to hit 90s with the stock thermal pads. Not critical, but still quite high. After changing, it is closer to 80.

 

[shawntyq]

I always set cap my fps to 160-180 and background fps to 30. Pointless to go above your refreshrate

 

[Godeau]

I do this when the gpu is nearing warranty expiry period. Also, buy some new thermal pads of varying thickness(1.5, 2, 2.5, 3mm) just incase the ones on your gpu start to disintegrate when you split the heatsink/backplate apart. Doesn't have to be expensive branded thermal pads, just grab some from AliExpress Taobao or Shopee