Hi all,
Anyone got experience reapply thermal paste on Nvidia cards before? I am using the Palit GTX 580 and it got above 80 degrees on load even though I've reapplied thermal paste once.
Then I chanced upon this video:
Look at 2:10 onwards. It seems that it is a cover on top of the actual GPU itself. There's even comments on it:
-After watching this video, I REALIZED THAT THE SILVER THING ON THE GPU IS A SHIELD, and the real core is under it. So i quickly get my utility knife and poke it near one of the corner and it just pop out and separate it self from the core.
I cleaned the paste between the core and the shield, reaplly new paste on top the shield, new thermal pad too on the memory. And it never reach 72 degree on heavy load now.
-I'm glad i found this video. Most people don't even think that this is a big metal shield with more compound behind it. I have the same card and it just started shutting down my computer and a i realized it was getting way too hot so its time to replace the compound the right way.
-I just got it off. I used a saftey razor blade (it was 2 /1000 of a inch about 50 microns) and it slid right in when i used the corner first. I put it in about 1 cm on ever side in multiple places and then the sheild came right off. Hope this helps. I bought another card so i might make a video
I reapplied on the cover I am quite certain. Question is if any bros who's actually done this before? Which tool did you use? Will there be any risk in opening the GPU chip cover?
Edit: http://www.overclock.net/t/1156145/official-guide-modifying-removing-nvidia-gpu-heat-spreader-ihs
Think I might have found what I was looking for in the above link. Something about delidding of the IHS.
Anyone got experience reapply thermal paste on Nvidia cards before? I am using the Palit GTX 580 and it got above 80 degrees on load even though I've reapplied thermal paste once.
Then I chanced upon this video:
Look at 2:10 onwards. It seems that it is a cover on top of the actual GPU itself. There's even comments on it:
-After watching this video, I REALIZED THAT THE SILVER THING ON THE GPU IS A SHIELD, and the real core is under it. So i quickly get my utility knife and poke it near one of the corner and it just pop out and separate it self from the core.
I cleaned the paste between the core and the shield, reaplly new paste on top the shield, new thermal pad too on the memory. And it never reach 72 degree on heavy load now.
-I'm glad i found this video. Most people don't even think that this is a big metal shield with more compound behind it. I have the same card and it just started shutting down my computer and a i realized it was getting way too hot so its time to replace the compound the right way.
-I just got it off. I used a saftey razor blade (it was 2 /1000 of a inch about 50 microns) and it slid right in when i used the corner first. I put it in about 1 cm on ever side in multiple places and then the sheild came right off. Hope this helps. I bought another card so i might make a video
I reapplied on the cover I am quite certain. Question is if any bros who's actually done this before? Which tool did you use? Will there be any risk in opening the GPU chip cover?
Edit: http://www.overclock.net/t/1156145/official-guide-modifying-removing-nvidia-gpu-heat-spreader-ihs
Think I might have found what I was looking for in the above link. Something about delidding of the IHS.
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