Let me know what other tutorials or topics you want covered for future videos! EDIT: I wanted to point out that you should put plenty of thermal paste on the chip/GPU dye to have it fully covered. I meant to mention this in the video but I only briefly skimmed over the amount of thermal paste you should apply.
Another great tip i can give to anyone approaching this, is to NOT overtighten the screw. Screw them just enough so everything doesn't wiggle. If you overtighten the screw you risk to either damage the dye or to put too much pressure onto the vrm modules and when you go to boot up windows again, you'll have all sorts of artifacts. Been there done that, that's why im saying this lol.
Now I understand how my laptop GPU got busted after I serviced the thermal paste. Even before this incident, I had a desktop and I did notice the artifacting when I applied too much tightening on the CPU and the cooler. I should've been careful...thanks for confirming this information 🙏🏼
Thank you so much dude! My GPU was messing up and crashing all the time. I check online and other people said that changing the thermal paste fixed it so I did and now it works just fine! Even dropped the temps too!
Erik Ramirez I use an MSI RTX 2070 super gaming X. And the temps dropped only like 3 degrees but still pretty good! When I took apart the car, there was thermal paste CAKED ON THERE!
I wasn't expecting much from the thermal paste replacement, especially because this and many other videos said the delta was just 1-2 degrees. To my amazement the temperature dropped at max load and max cooling from 81-83 degrees to stable 63-65 degrees. Which is pretty incredible. The fun fact is, that I was about to replace the whole cooler but the installation turned out to be too complicated for me, so just replaced the thermal paste and wow. I'm more than impressed, even though I had thought that I would have to forget overclocking. I've used the Arctic MX4 from 2019, but I'd assume all the thermal pastes from good companies are as good.
Why did you want to replace the cooler? Coolers can't really brake. What tends to brake is the fans on the cooler. Seems like you have solved the problem you had but you can't really fix broken fans with more thermal paste so this is my tip if you haven't learned that yet. Not all fans are easy to find and usually you have to expect some shipping time. It's best to buy new fans as soon as you notice your current ones not working 100%. That way you will never have to put your PC aside for half a month because you are waiting for new fans from asia.
Actually according to the warranty act of 1975, unless your actions damaged it, your warranty cannot be rendered invalid. Just so you know. Manufacturers HATE that information being out there, but MSI themselves are pretty fuckin chill about it. It's sort of an open secret with them.
Noted! RTX EVGA GPUs do not seem to have a void warranty sticker like this MSI video card. There is a black warranty sticker on the backplate and it doesn't require removal. Maybe EVGA knows this and they are okay with people opening up their GPUs.
You need more thermal paste. It's a different than putting thermal paste on the CPU. The CPU has an integrated heat spreader (IHS). The GPU dye is bare with no IHS, thus every part of the dye must be covered.
Thanks man, I took my PC apart to clean it the other day and I buggered the GPU. Never removed it before but you made it look easy. I removed the old as hell thermal paste (didn't even need the alcohol to remove it, it was flaking off) and found a blockage in the fan assembly. Now the old girl is working great.
@@saltbaeguitarist whenever my PC is struggling I just give her some pats and say "you got this girl" My GPU has been overheating recently and crashing my PC, so that's why I'm here. Almost forgot my card is damn near 8 years old, definitely needs some new paste . She really is an old girl.
I have been using my card for 3 years now. Last week the fan speed suddenly rammed up to probably maximum because the sound was really loud and the display went off. I thought maybe my card in dying because I did a lot of mining, but then I checked my performance in games and monitored the temps, and even clean installed the latest drivers. Everything was normal, but then I found in a forum that the problem was due to the thermal compound which probably dried up due to prolonged periods of high temps. I never worked with thermal paste before so this video really helped a lot. Thank you.
@@jdtechgear I recently got Rx 590 Gigabyte 8gb... The latest drivers are installed...My Processor Ryzen 5 2400g... PSU 650W Circle... RAM 24gb.. with two fans 1) Processor and back fan... My GPU temperature hits 78C... just by playing GTA 5 for 10 mins.. what could be the reason? How do I fix this? and idle GPU temperature is 35C... Could you please help!
Just found this video I know it was a year ago but it’s really helped me understand the inner workings of my GPU, had an issue with overheating recently (now resolved) and managed to cut myself trying to diagnose the problem! Also the guy doing this has a really calming voice which definitely lowered my anxiety levels worrying about my GPU haha.
Quick tip put the plate back on, then back off. Look at how the paste spread. Cover the missing parts slightly. Make sure its uniform BEFORE fitting everything back in.
It's illegal for companies (In America at least) to not offer a warranty just because you "broke a seal". You are allowed to fix your products and still get the warranty. www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169/warranty-void-if-removed-as-it-turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegal#:~:text=Live%20Sessions-,'Warranty%20Void%20If%20Removed'%3F,their%20ways%20or%20face%20penalties.
for maximum thermal past efficiency, after you apply the paste to the chip, it is a good idea to spread the thermal paste evenly using something like a business card since an even dot will not necessarily cover the entire chip. the more even, and more coverage, the better the contact and cooling.
The dot is supposed to spread out due to pressure when you screw the heatsink in. No need to spread, the actual recommended way is a pea-sized drop on the middle.
This is pretty much the way I have been repasting GPUs forever. I've tried the dot method, even a larger pea size to ensure max coverage but i've always had better results evenly spreading the paste with a business/cash card. I also recommend getting paste that is recommended for laptop repasting (also bare dies) because normal thermal paste doesnt perform well above 70/80c (yes, this means kryonaut unfortunately for the noctua fanboys) and have run out issues. I recommend ICDiamond if its available or Mastergel Maker (the newer stuff). My 1080 never pushes past 65ish now under load.
@@xshocc9815 Pea size is not tiny, it should easily spread across the entire surface. And the most important thing should be that you don't have air between the cooler and the gpu. Spreading before is the best method to get air trapped. When you flaten the pea the air will be pushed out to the sides. Some people think that the best method therefore is to spread first and then put a little dot in the middle that pushes out the air. In practice all tests that I have seen seem to suggest that there is pretty much no difference short therm between the method as long as you get paste on the surface. So as long as you replace once in a while there should be absolutely no issue.
I would recommend putting even a little more thermal paste on the GPU because there are lots of places on it that need to be cooled and not all of them have temperature sensors. Buildzoid from actually hardcore overclocking actually broke a GPU from that.
Yep. For GPU's I usually use a light version of the X method with tiny dots in each open space to make sure it's all covered. The pea or rice grain method is generally not quite enough, and it's best to make sure there is enough paste to have an even spread across the entire die. The spread method might be a better method as well when it comes to GPU's.
Thanks a lot for the tutorial. I changed the thermal paste of a NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti. It went from 83C (max temp limited by software) to 75C. I use Artic MX-4 without issues. I was reluctant to do it by myself but you encouraged me with this video. Thanks
Literally in hte same boat but with my 2070. Tried to play Baldurs Gate 3 but saw my GPU hit 81c. I'm guessing it's dusty as hell as i've never cleaned it and had it for nearly four years. Never even taken a GPU out of the PC before let alone cleaned it so now i'm here trying to mentally prepare lol.
Thanks man! Very helpful video! Just changed the thermal paste on my GTX 1060 from 2017. 78°c before changing it and 59°c to 60°c max with new thermal paste in full load.
My RX580 was failing the Heaven benchmark and restarting at scene 1 of 26 due to overheating. I replaced the thermal paste and that completely resolved the issue as I run the test all the way to the end without issue. Thank you
I love how calm you explain everything. Thank you so much, I just did my first installation today, upgraded from a i7 4770s b85m/e 24GB tô a Ryzen 5600x B550m 16GB, running perfect and I was like "my GTX 1060 deserves some love too, let me see what UA-cam has to offer me" and here we are haha, thanks mate.
Thank you so much i was so nervous my hands were shaking because when i tried to change the my cpus thermal paste i had the cpu in my hands because it was stuck to the cooler and i bent a few pins but everything came out great,thanks to you my gpu is 7 celcius cooler.
This is NOT how you apply thermal paste to a GPU. You should do a double x or spread it yourself. This method is fine for cpus with integrated heat spreaders but could prove disastrous for a GPU die. You need make sure the ENTIRE die is covered or you can can burn out GPU cores.
What i find funny is that people think you have to be some tech wizard to do maintenance on a pc.My 2 brothers and all my friends call me to do there maintenance for them.I don't mind but i do not have a compressor so i have to do it by hand with a paint brush.Which can take some time but it's something i enjoy.
Well. I think that too :D I probably should do this with my CPU and my GPU after 4 years with the same thermal paste. But.. I think I will destroy my running system by opening it :(
Paper towels tend to leave flakey paper residue, causing possible contact issues when you reapply the paste. Use Coffee filters and the highest % isopropyl alcohol you can get. 91% is solid.
Thanks for this. Even with the side of my case off and the fan at 100%, my R9 390 (yeah, I know, lol) was hitting 94C. After a repaste with Arctic MX-4, temps are in the low 70s with the fan around 50%. Amazing.
I know it's an old video but thanks for this. You explained everything and it's looks like a very simple procedure. I bought an MSI 1080ti from eBay and I will replace that old thermal paste for a new Artic MX-4.
@@mathias4514 it did. When I got the card I was hitting 90c on games playing ultra. When I changed it, it went down to 72-81c depending on the game. So it was a huge improvement for me.
There is a reason why they put thermal paste on the sides aswell . There are tiny capacitors there that heats up too and need to be dissipate heat aswell.
After watching this and many other vids I finally had the guts to replace thermal paste for the first time on my Zotac 2060Super mini , glad I did because the paste job done from the factory was horrible, I was getting 83 degrees Celsius on every game instantly now I get max 78 degrees using MX-4
I finally did it on my own, pretty easy and simple, I recommend what most of the people say here, to use the spatula to spread it to cover the whole square, my dumb ass ended up taking off all the screws, but... but i was able to clean every little dust particle on my gpu, cleaned fan, dust off all the shit clogging the heat sink, I mean I was reaching temperatures of up to 85 degrees but after I did this it went down to 60 4k 144fps dota 2, I used mx4 thermal paste by the way
The first plug at 4:10 simply wouldn't budge.. even with plyers.. the cables after slipping with the plyers sure budged though.. currently waiting for a new fan to come
I disagree about the warranty statement. In Germany many manufacturers (EVGA, MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte) explicitly allow you to remove and even replace the standard cooler with a water block. Some even explained that it makes sense to exchange the thermal paste with time to maintain performance. Other companies don't state this, but exchange the card in fairness if it wasn't damaged in the dis- or reassembly. Research this for your country, your mileage may vary. I know this video is nearly 2 years old, but since it still comes up as one of the top search results, it's still relevant.
One other thing: While the blob method is fine for chips with a IHS, a GPU paste application should be spread across the whole die surface and making contact with the cooler. If you are unsure about the spread, pull the cooler off after settleling it on the die and check. If it's fine just resettle the cooler. Consumer CPUs are forgiving when it comes to mediocre application, large GPU dies are very much not. I fried a Radeon 9500 pro like that back in the day. Just use some non conductive paste and you will be fine.
Now just FYI the black metal that was covering the other components that had the thermal pads that is actually the memory components. They usually surround the GPU. You could replace the thermal pads if you wanted but that's a whole other process
perfect application you done un cooked rice size paste on the gpu last time my graphics card giving 78-80 degree on furmark then I do wash my heatsink and clean the dust from the fans and apply this quantity of thermal paste now my temperature drop from 80 degree to 68-70 degree on furmark :)
nice video, I plumbed up some new stuff in my case and had to drop my aorus 2080 ti to lower PCI-E 4.0x16 slot , now temps reach 80°c while gaming with fans maxed lol , and case (CM 500m) has great airflow .
my gpu smells like thermal burning after 4 years of usage, replace it with new thermal paste still smells. I wonder what is wrong. I opened it up and cleaned everything tho.
Could say I'm a veteran with adding new thermal paste for cpu :D and recently my gpu fans broke so I had to replace them. I started to wonder is it hard to add new thermal paste for the gpu heatsink and looks like it's not hard at all, basically almost same as cpu heatsink stuff. Thanks for the informative video, this helped a lot!
Suggestions: - Use isopropylique alcohol, which is 99% alcohol against the 96% alcohol (used normally in a house). - More thermal paste, looks like a very small ammount. Cheers,
I was very frustrated with the temperature and naturally performance of my gpu after 3 years of use. It would idle around 60c. The reason for that is because of msi 1080 ti gaming x trio doesn't active fans before 63-65c. After following this tutorial my gpu's idle temperature is 30-35c, which is a huge difference for sure. Now i can run ultra settings with 1440 144 fps monitor and overclocking works like a charm. Summary: Please apply thermal paste to your gpu if you feel like your gpu's temperature and performance is struggling. It is the most important performance factor for your gpu along with cleaning it, which you can do when you detach it for the application of thermal paste.
I keep getting a hotspot of 100+ C, when I change the thermal paste it goes away it seems to have come back. Wondering if I didn't put enough paste on.
You won't void the warranty if oyu take the sticker off carefully and then place it back. It's not quite hard to do with a needle.Just wiggle it slightly until you can take it off with your fingers and simply stick it back
Depending on where you live you might not even need to do that. Here in Australia we have "consumer guarantees" where breaking a seal doesn't free the manufacturer from their obligations. Aussie RMA techs are incentivised to "make it right" and not bother mentioning the sticker because if someone takes them to court for it, they might lose and cost the company way more money than the one off repair/replacement.
Another grate tip: for anyone doining this without a magnetic screwdriver if you have a magnetic object or magnet you can align the magnetic polarity of the screwdriver by rubbing it upward this works for all metal object cuz your changing there magnetic pull 😊
You should replace the thermal paste even if it's new, because manufacturers use a bad quality paste. It happend to me with an evga 2080 xc, was going on 80°C with fans at 100%, after changed with arctic mx4, themps droped to 70-72 with fans at 65%. Game tested RDR2 in 2k with high-ultra settings, card it's OC with +1050 on mem and +120 on cip.
My 10 years old gtx 970 was hitting 82 degrees while gaming constantly throttling. After doing this it's back to 68 degrees. The termal paste on it was completely dry and very little. Used lighter fluid to clean it off. Applied a lot more than recommended but having no problems atm.
You'll be fine, when you screw the cooler back on it squishes the extra paste out the sides, no problems. Worse problem is if you used too little and end up burning it. (but it sounds like you did good since the temperature is much lower, it would be higher if you didn't have enough)
this video is a year and a half old as of right now and companies have changed to where you will NOT void your warranty in order to reapply thermal paste to your GPU because of water cooler features like the EVGA water block for example.
I know that some gpu's have thermal paste that last years but I think it's time for me to change my thermal because it's starting to heat up but works perfectly fine. it just really heat up causing it to stop
I’d say for thermal paste of your not sure if you have enough just use a little more because you can’t really over do it. If you do and it leaks out the sides a bit it’s fine and the temps are the same or better.
tldr: "If it ain't broke - don't fix it" Personally, Id monitor your gpu temp and look for an increase/high temp before doing this (especially if an older card). There is a lot that can go wrong pulling apart a GPU. Plastics and wires older than 5 years are subject to degradation and can break during assembly/disassembly. Given the nominal improvement in thermal performance in this case (1 degree) the risk doesnt seem worth the outcome. "If it ain't broke - don't fix it"
Pretty good video, although you shouldn't have said that thermal paste the size of a grain of rice is enough. With this being directly on the die, more it better in this case. The die NEEDS to be fully covered. Sometimes if only a portion of the die is covered, it'll show temps to be fine. But in reality that uncovered part of the die will heat up so quick and fry the chip. I'd recommend editing this video with a sidenote for that.
in my case with a phoenix gxt 1660 (single fan card) i replaced the thermal paste and i went from 79-80C bouncing around with those number hit 81 at one point for a second only, to a whopping 74-75c bouncing with those numbers, and since the gpu created less heat my cpu also went down from 79c to 71c!, my specs are ryzen 5 3600(stock cooler, with -0.0875 voltage and base speed 3600mhz but i let it boost up to 4.1ghz no problem), 16gb ram corsair vengeance , phoenix gtx 1660 single fan , 2 intake fans, 3 exhaust fans, side vented case... also i use high performance power mode
Let me know what other tutorials or topics you want covered for future videos!
EDIT: I wanted to point out that you should put plenty of thermal paste on the chip/GPU dye to have it fully covered. I meant to mention this in the video but I only briefly skimmed over the amount of thermal paste you should apply.
Loving The Vids Jd
Btw Will replacing founders edition thermal paste void warranty ?
how da fak do manufacturers know you opened it ??
I mean in founders edition there are no stickers
And Aren't These "Warranty Void If removed" stickers illegal in usa ? and you have the right to repair too
@@drake6836 all cards have the void warranty sticker, if it doesn't it means someone else definitely removed it!
Another great tip i can give to anyone approaching this, is to NOT overtighten the screw. Screw them just enough so everything doesn't wiggle. If you overtighten the screw you risk to either damage the dye or to put too much pressure onto the vrm modules and when you go to boot up windows again, you'll have all sorts of artifacts. Been there done that, that's why im saying this lol.
Now I understand how my laptop GPU got busted after I serviced the thermal paste. Even before this incident, I had a desktop and I did notice the artifacting when I applied too much tightening on the CPU and the cooler. I should've been careful...thanks for confirming this information 🙏🏼
Thank you so much dude! My GPU was messing up and crashing all the time. I check online and other people said that changing the thermal paste fixed it so I did and now it works just fine! Even dropped the temps too!
Glad I could help!!
What gpu are you using and how much did the temps drop?
Erik Ramirez I use an MSI RTX 2070 super gaming X. And the temps dropped only like 3 degrees but still pretty good! When I took apart the car, there was thermal paste CAKED ON THERE!
@@rogueraven8683 dude my pc is crashing. When I'm gaming my monitor goes black still my cpu is on
@@jsizjiisk7606 this is exactly whats happening to me, i think putting thermal paste is worth the try. I need to buy some to try lol
I wasn't expecting much from the thermal paste replacement, especially because this and many other videos said the delta was just 1-2 degrees. To my amazement the temperature dropped at max load and max cooling from 81-83 degrees to stable 63-65 degrees. Which is pretty incredible.
The fun fact is, that I was about to replace the whole cooler but the installation turned out to be too complicated for me, so just replaced the thermal paste and wow. I'm more than impressed, even though I had thought that I would have to forget overclocking.
I've used the Arctic MX4 from 2019, but I'd assume all the thermal pastes from good companies are as good.
Why did you want to replace the cooler? Coolers can't really brake. What tends to brake is the fans on the cooler. Seems like you have solved the problem you had but you can't really fix broken fans with more thermal paste so this is my tip if you haven't learned that yet.
Not all fans are easy to find and usually you have to expect some shipping time. It's best to buy new fans as soon as you notice your current ones not working 100%. That way you will never have to put your PC aside for half a month because you are waiting for new fans from asia.
@@christopherstein2024 Tip of the day. We can't fix broken fans with thermal paste. 😂 Learn something new everyday
@@bensyoutube The real tip was to have thermal paste AND replacement fans ready if you need to keep your computer running hot.
Actually according to the warranty act of 1975, unless your actions damaged it, your warranty cannot be rendered invalid. Just so you know. Manufacturers HATE that information being out there, but MSI themselves are pretty fuckin chill about it. It's sort of an open secret with them.
Noted! RTX EVGA GPUs do not seem to have a void warranty sticker like this MSI video card. There is a black warranty sticker on the backplate and it doesn't require removal. Maybe EVGA knows this and they are okay with people opening up their GPUs.
what happens if the screws are slightly stripped?
@@Buddhadan100 shouldn't be an issue if the screws still function
@@HeadphoneTarnish Does this apply to ALL warranties? What about missing parts with a monitor warranty?
@@Buddhadan100 still can still be returned, it's called the 'perfect tender rule'
You need more thermal paste. It's a different than putting thermal paste on the CPU. The CPU has an integrated heat spreader (IHS). The GPU dye is bare with no IHS, thus every part of the dye must be covered.
Really?
yes, really
you must cover gpu as much as possible cover all spot
I thought the same thing. This looks like a Criminally low amount of thermal paste for a gpu. I personally add a generous amount to mine.
its not like cpu with big ihs gpu need thermal paste full on surface
Thanks man, I took my PC apart to clean it the other day and I buggered the GPU. Never removed it before but you made it look easy. I removed the old as hell thermal paste (didn't even need the alcohol to remove it, it was flaking off) and found a blockage in the fan assembly. Now the old girl is working great.
How old is the card?
How's it a girl when it's just a Graphics Card?
@@rashidhumine it's just a man thing to do when you take care of your PC
@@saltbaeguitarist wolverine's not caring with her gf
@@saltbaeguitarist whenever my PC is struggling I just give her some pats and say "you got this girl" My GPU has been overheating recently and crashing my PC, so that's why I'm here. Almost forgot my card is damn near 8 years old, definitely needs some new paste . She really is an old girl.
I have been using my card for 3 years now. Last week the fan speed suddenly rammed up to probably maximum because the sound was really loud and the display went off. I thought maybe my card in dying because I did a lot of mining, but then I checked my performance in games and monitored the temps, and even clean installed the latest drivers. Everything was normal, but then I found in a forum that the problem was due to the thermal compound which probably dried up due to prolonged periods of high temps. I never worked with thermal paste before so this video really helped a lot. Thank you.
I think the timing for this video is perfect cuz ppl are buying used minning cards
Yeah I thought it would be appropriate for those who are looking into purchasing used cards
@@jdtechgear and people still buying it right now due to insane high priced GPU this time
@@misterxzxc7314
I got my used, and it was kind of dirty inside. It runs well and its amazing. Rx 590
:))))
@@jdtechgear I recently got Rx 590 Gigabyte 8gb... The latest drivers are installed...My Processor Ryzen 5 2400g... PSU 650W Circle... RAM 24gb.. with two fans 1) Processor and back fan... My GPU temperature hits 78C... just by playing GTA 5 for 10 mins.. what could be the reason? How do I fix this? and idle GPU temperature is 35C...
Could you please help!
@@tanmayfadnis5440 bad case airflow, or not replaced GPU thermal paste
Just found this video I know it was a year ago but it’s really helped me understand the inner workings of my GPU, had an issue with overheating recently (now resolved) and managed to cut myself trying to diagnose the problem! Also the guy doing this has a really calming voice which definitely lowered my anxiety levels worrying about my GPU haha.
Quick tip put the plate back on, then back off. Look at how the paste spread. Cover the missing parts slightly. Make sure its uniform BEFORE fitting everything back in.
Next: How to reclaim warranty after opening the gpu
Why I buy EVGA as a water cooler they are priceless
Here in brazil Galax let you open and change your thermals and you don't lose the warranty
If you have to change your thermal paste, you already don't have the warranty any more for sure (2 or 3 years +)
It's illegal for companies (In America at least) to not offer a warranty just because you "broke a seal". You are allowed to fix your products and still get the warranty.
www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169/warranty-void-if-removed-as-it-turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegal#:~:text=Live%20Sessions-,'Warranty%20Void%20If%20Removed'%3F,their%20ways%20or%20face%20penalties.
How Kyle they know if u just put it back on?
You definitely deserve a like for that smooth beginning
Doesn't look quite as intimidating when properly explained!
Unrelated, but i've been liking the pop-up intros you've been doing lately. ^^
In case you feel like putting liquid metal on your GTX 1080 XD
Thank you!! They've been a lot of fun and I think its working well??
for maximum thermal past efficiency, after you apply the paste to the chip, it is a good idea to spread the thermal paste evenly using something like a business card since an even dot will not necessarily cover the entire chip. the more even, and more coverage, the better the contact and cooling.
The dot is supposed to spread out due to pressure when you screw the heatsink in. No need to spread, the actual recommended way is a pea-sized drop on the middle.
@@HandledToaster2 on a cpu yes, but a tiny dot will most likely not cover the whole dye which u need
This is pretty much the way I have been repasting GPUs forever. I've tried the dot method, even a larger pea size to ensure max coverage but i've always had better results evenly spreading the paste with a business/cash card.
I also recommend getting paste that is recommended for laptop repasting (also bare dies) because normal thermal paste doesnt perform well above 70/80c (yes, this means kryonaut unfortunately for the noctua fanboys) and have run out issues. I recommend ICDiamond if its available or Mastergel Maker (the newer stuff).
My 1080 never pushes past 65ish now under load.
@@xshocc9815 Pea size is not tiny, it should easily spread across the entire surface. And the most important thing should be that you don't have air between the cooler and the gpu. Spreading before is the best method to get air trapped. When you flaten the pea the air will be pushed out to the sides. Some people think that the best method therefore is to spread first and then put a little dot in the middle that pushes out the air.
In practice all tests that I have seen seem to suggest that there is pretty much no difference short therm between the method as long as you get paste on the surface. So as long as you replace once in a while there should be absolutely no issue.
@@Volakile Old comment, but I wanted to say thanks for the info man 👍
i just change my gpu pase after 5 freaking years ... From 79c under max load to 55c
wow
Thats alot of difference. Is your gpu running better than ever ?
My grandma gave me one from her house it’s been 7 years
I replaced the thermal on
gtx 650
AMD Ryzen 200 series
@@misterrandom888 Yes, it really does
@@fleeex1954 did you change thermal pads
I would recommend putting even a little more thermal paste on the GPU because there are lots of places on it that need to be cooled and not all of them have temperature sensors. Buildzoid from actually hardcore overclocking actually broke a GPU from that.
Yeah covering the entirety of the die is important
Yep. For GPU's I usually use a light version of the X method with tiny dots in each open space to make sure it's all covered. The pea or rice grain method is generally not quite enough, and it's best to make sure there is enough paste to have an even spread across the entire die. The spread method might be a better method as well when it comes to GPU's.
@@muzicdominator524 that's a good method as well, I'd like to try thermal pads as well
I put little paste, my gpu almost critical in furmark. Seem I would replace it again put more paste.
@@muzicdominator524 yea I always use the x method never trusted the pea method even for CPUs. Always an x and 4 little dots to ensure proper spread
I bought a used 3060 Ti, it was running hot, around 80°C, saw this tutorial, and now it's under 65°C, great tutorial.
Thanks a lot for the tutorial. I changed the thermal paste of a NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti. It went from 83C (max temp limited by software) to 75C. I use Artic MX-4 without issues. I was reluctant to do it by myself but you encouraged me with this video. Thanks
Literally in hte same boat but with my 2070. Tried to play Baldurs Gate 3 but saw my GPU hit 81c. I'm guessing it's dusty as hell as i've never cleaned it and had it for nearly four years. Never even taken a GPU out of the PC before let alone cleaned it so now i'm here trying to mentally prepare lol.
Thanks man! Very helpful video! Just changed the thermal paste on my GTX 1060 from 2017. 78°c before changing it and 59°c to 60°c max with new thermal paste in full load.
Holy shit 20°C difference. That's a lot man. I gotta try it on my 1070. The thing is going 70°~90°
Great video. Simple visual guides are often hard to find, thank you!
Simple and to the point. From someone just getting into the community thanks for this video. Saved for when I need to reapply thermal paste
My RX580 was failing the Heaven benchmark and restarting at scene 1 of 26 due to overheating. I replaced the thermal paste and that completely resolved the issue as I run the test all the way to the end without issue. Thank you
Instructions were not clear
"I converted gpu into cpu"
Might as well download extra rams
I love how calm you explain everything.
Thank you so much, I just did my first installation today, upgraded from a i7 4770s b85m/e 24GB tô a Ryzen 5600x B550m 16GB, running perfect and I was like "my GTX 1060 deserves some love too, let me see what UA-cam has to offer me" and here we are haha, thanks mate.
Evga has such nicely built gpus it made doing mine so easy
Why do they laugh at me when I say that thermal paste are also put in GPUs ... And they say that thermal paste are only put in cpu :(
Because idiots make fun of things they don’t understand.
They probably use thermal paste for lube during sex
@@이병욱-q1j Lol great comment dude.
I'm commenting on a year old comment.
cause they dumb lmAOoOAOAo
Cause they're trying to be a smartass but does know a little or nothing about PC
Thank you so much i was so nervous my hands were shaking because when i tried to change the my cpus thermal paste i had the cpu in my hands because it was stuck to the cooler and i bent a few pins but everything came out great,thanks to you my gpu is 7 celcius cooler.
This is NOT how you apply thermal paste to a GPU. You should do a double x or spread it yourself. This method is fine for cpus with integrated heat spreaders but could prove disastrous for a GPU die. You need make sure the ENTIRE die is covered or you can can burn out GPU cores.
What i find funny is that people think you have to be some tech wizard to do maintenance on a pc.My 2 brothers and all my friends call me to do there maintenance for them.I don't mind but i do not have a compressor so i have to do it by hand with a paint brush.Which can take some time but it's something i enjoy.
Well. I think that too :D I probably should do this with my CPU and my GPU after 4 years with the same thermal paste. But.. I think I will destroy my running system by opening it :(
Just buy some compressed air can..
@@chriss8107 4 years!, its been 9 months since this comment i really hope you watched a full quide to help you replace the thermal paste
@@xRegyy Just bough a new one 😂
@@chriss8107 send me your old gpu haha, just kidding but it wouldve been cheaper to ask someone to do it for you, well it depends on your gpu
Thanks for giving us the benefit of the doubt, I really feel confident in myself now. Thank you!
Paper towels tend to leave flakey paper residue, causing possible contact issues when you reapply the paste. Use Coffee filters and the highest % isopropyl alcohol you can get. 91% is solid.
I really like your video because you explained everything step by step. Keep making good videos like this and everyone will really appreciate it.
Bless. I am filled with probably-unfounded confidence! I also really liked the way you just got into it with a minimum of blah-blah & fanfare.
Thanks for this. Even with the side of my case off and the fan at 100%, my R9 390 (yeah, I know, lol) was hitting 94C. After a repaste with Arctic MX-4, temps are in the low 70s with the fan around 50%. Amazing.
I cant get the same results...
@@diplod5000
I know it's an old video but thanks for this. You explained everything and it's looks like a very simple procedure. I bought an MSI 1080ti from eBay and I will replace that old thermal paste for a new Artic MX-4.
Glad I can help! Good luck with the reapplication!
Did it help alot
@@mathias4514 it did. When I got the card I was hitting 90c on games playing ultra. When I changed it, it went down to 72-81c depending on the game. So it was a huge improvement for me.
@@Kratz517 damnn thanks for the update might have to swap out thermal paste then.
Changed my thermal paste today and I got a 10 degree difference. I’m happy
There is a reason why they put thermal paste on the sides aswell . There are tiny capacitors there that heats up too and need to be dissipate heat aswell.
Easy-peasy, nice video my guy
You've got a great voice for radio!
Just voice? That face!
My 2080 about 5 years old so deff is time for new paste.
After watching this and many other vids I finally had the guts to replace thermal paste for the first time on my Zotac 2060Super mini , glad I did because the paste job done from the factory was horrible, I was getting 83 degrees Celsius on every game instantly now I get max 78 degrees using MX-4
I finally did it on my own, pretty easy and simple, I recommend what most of the people say here, to use the spatula to spread it to cover the whole square, my dumb ass ended up taking off all the screws, but... but i was able to clean every little dust particle on my gpu, cleaned fan, dust off all the shit clogging the heat sink, I mean I was reaching temperatures of up to 85 degrees but after I did this it went down to 60 4k 144fps dota 2, I used mx4 thermal paste by the way
Thank you sir! Planning to clean my gpu for today. :)
The first plug at 4:10 simply wouldn't budge.. even with plyers.. the cables after slipping with the plyers sure budged though.. currently waiting for a new fan to come
That wasn't Crucial, it was Noctua [thermal paste]!
Kappa
I disagree about the warranty statement. In Germany many manufacturers (EVGA, MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte) explicitly allow you to remove and even replace the standard cooler with a water block. Some even explained that it makes sense to exchange the thermal paste with time to maintain performance.
Other companies don't state this, but exchange the card in fairness if it wasn't damaged in the dis- or reassembly. Research this for your country, your mileage may vary.
I know this video is nearly 2 years old, but since it still comes up as one of the top search results, it's still relevant.
One other thing: While the blob method is fine for chips with a IHS, a GPU paste application should be spread across the whole die surface and making contact with the cooler. If you are unsure about the spread, pull the cooler off after settleling it on the die and check. If it's fine just resettle the cooler.
Consumer CPUs are forgiving when it comes to mediocre application, large GPU dies are very much not. I fried a Radeon 9500 pro like that back in the day. Just use some non conductive paste and you will be fine.
Now just FYI the black metal that was covering the other components that had the thermal pads that is actually the memory components. They usually surround the GPU. You could replace the thermal pads if you wanted but that's a whole other process
Self repair on products does not void warrenty, even in the US
Has someone ever mentioned that you sound like George Clooney? Especially noticeable during the voice overs (like this video).
I think that's a first, but an awesome compliment regardless, thank you!
perfect application you done un cooked rice size paste on the gpu last time my graphics card giving 78-80 degree on furmark then I do wash my heatsink and clean the dust from the fans and apply this quantity of thermal paste now my temperature drop from 80 degree to 68-70 degree on furmark :)
HEEYYYYY there it is!!!! Well done man lol
Hahaha you know I made this video thinking about your comments 😆
JDTechGear you're awesome man I love this channel
Thanks dude I appreciate that :) I try to make the channel as personable as possible when I can!
Thank you so much. My gpu temps are about 5°c lower on average :)
nice video, I plumbed up some new stuff in my case and had to drop my aorus 2080 ti to lower PCI-E 4.0x16 slot , now temps reach 80°c while gaming with fans maxed lol , and case (CM 500m) has great airflow .
my gpu smells like thermal burning after 4 years of usage, replace it with new thermal paste still smells. I wonder what is wrong. I opened it up and cleaned everything tho.
Could say I'm a veteran with adding new thermal paste for cpu :D and recently my gpu fans broke so I had to replace them. I started to wonder is it hard to add new thermal paste for the gpu heatsink and looks like it's not hard at all, basically almost same as cpu heatsink stuff. Thanks for the informative video, this helped a lot!
copper heatskins are beautiful.
Cleaning my 2080 after 3 years use. Thanks !!!
Suggestions:
- Use isopropylique alcohol, which is 99% alcohol against the 96% alcohol (used normally in a house).
- More thermal paste, looks like a very small ammount.
Cheers,
I was very frustrated with the temperature and naturally performance of my gpu after 3 years of use. It would idle around 60c. The reason for that is because of msi 1080 ti gaming x trio doesn't active fans before 63-65c. After following this tutorial my gpu's idle temperature is 30-35c, which is a huge difference for sure. Now i can run ultra settings with 1440 144 fps monitor and overclocking works like a charm.
Summary: Please apply thermal paste to your gpu if you feel like your gpu's temperature and performance is struggling. It is the most important performance factor for your gpu along with cleaning it, which you can do when you detach it for the application of thermal paste.
Either this guys mic is really good or he has a really good voice
straight to the point i like that
I keep getting a hotspot of 100+ C, when I change the thermal paste it goes away it seems to have come back. Wondering if I didn't put enough paste on.
if you did it like him. you definitely dont have enough paste... this is the worst thermal paste video ive seen
lol i change my own thermal paste 1st try i was so scared i screwed up my hardware thx for this vid dude it really help me.
I never even knew this was a thing. Thanks.
Solid video. Thanks for the hard work
You won't void the warranty if oyu take the sticker off carefully and then place it back. It's not quite hard to do with a needle.Just wiggle it slightly until you can take it off with your fingers and simply stick it back
Depending on where you live you might not even need to do that. Here in Australia we have "consumer guarantees" where breaking a seal doesn't free the manufacturer from their obligations.
Aussie RMA techs are incentivised to "make it right" and not bother mentioning the sticker because if someone takes them to court for it, they might lose and cost the company way more money than the one off repair/replacement.
Another grate tip: for anyone doining this without a magnetic screwdriver if you have a magnetic object or magnet you can align the magnetic polarity of the screwdriver by rubbing it upward this works for all metal object cuz your changing there magnetic pull 😊
gawd darn that mic is clean :D
can you use ispropyl alcohol?
I think so, tutorial for cpu paste replacing used that
A good tutorial for this!
bro.can i use cpu thermal paste?or need special thermal paste for gpu?
drink when he says GPU
The way you apply thermal paste (donut shape) won't that form bubble?
Simple and to the point, thanks!
Nice video
I'll be changing the thermal paste on a 8600gt that my brother gave me :) thanks
You should replace the thermal paste even if it's new, because manufacturers use a bad quality paste. It happend to me with an evga 2080 xc, was going on 80°C with fans at 100%, after changed with arctic mx4, themps droped to 70-72 with fans at 65%. Game tested RDR2 in 2k with high-ultra settings, card it's OC with +1050 on mem and +120 on cip.
Clear concise no silly music. Thank you.
Can I use cloth piece to remove old thermal
Awesome bro...you got nice video, greet from Indonesia...
My 10 years old gtx 970 was hitting 82 degrees while gaming constantly throttling. After doing this it's back to 68 degrees. The termal paste on it was completely dry and very little. Used lighter fluid to clean it off. Applied a lot more than recommended but having no problems atm.
You'll be fine, when you screw the cooler back on it squishes the extra paste out the sides, no problems. Worse problem is if you used too little and end up burning it. (but it sounds like you did good since the temperature is much lower, it would be higher if you didn't have enough)
I'm pretty sure you can remove the sticker without voiding warranty cuz warranty stickers r illegal so don't be afraid to remove the warranty sticker
Im not sure if my sudden FPS issues are due to this, but I have built this PC, so Im confident in doing this, so I guess I will do this tomorrow
this video is a year and a half old as of right now and companies have changed to where you will NOT void your warranty in order to reapply thermal paste to your GPU because of water cooler features like the EVGA water block for example.
That copper heat sink so badass
My GPU just started running too hot so this might solve it. Was running fine earlier today.
Not recommended to heat the old thermal paste to soften. Thermal shock=no good for solder joints. Use IPA to soften old thermal paste.
I know that some gpu's have thermal paste that last years but I think it's time for me to change my thermal because it's starting to heat up but works perfectly fine. it just really heat up causing it to stop
tysm my gpu was hitting 85 degrees at 100% usage now its barely hitting 65
I’d say for thermal paste of your not sure if you have enough just use a little more because you can’t really over do it. If you do and it leaks out the sides a bit it’s fine and the temps are the same or better.
tldr: "If it ain't broke - don't fix it"
Personally, Id monitor your gpu temp and look for an increase/high temp before doing this (especially if an older card). There is a lot that can go wrong pulling apart a GPU. Plastics and wires older than 5 years are subject to degradation and can break during assembly/disassembly. Given the nominal improvement in thermal performance in this case (1 degree) the risk doesnt seem worth the outcome. "If it ain't broke - don't fix it"
Thank you , this was very helpful
*Good video, well done.*
What screws does the gpu use?
Pretty good video, although you shouldn't have said that thermal paste the size of a grain of rice is enough. With this being directly on the die, more it better in this case. The die NEEDS to be fully covered. Sometimes if only a portion of the die is covered, it'll show temps to be fine. But in reality that uncovered part of the die will heat up so quick and fry the chip. I'd recommend editing this video with a sidenote for that.
It's in the pinned comment my dude.
@@jdtechgear yeah I saw that after I posted this. Thanks
How does it become void it’s not like when you send it back they going to open it up and see what you did?
in my case with a phoenix gxt 1660 (single fan card) i replaced the thermal paste and i went from 79-80C bouncing around with those number hit 81 at one point for a second only, to a whopping 74-75c bouncing with those numbers, and since the gpu created less heat my cpu also went down from 79c to 71c!, my specs are ryzen 5 3600(stock cooler, with -0.0875 voltage and base speed 3600mhz but i let it boost up to 4.1ghz no problem), 16gb ram corsair vengeance , phoenix gtx 1660 single fan , 2 intake fans, 3 exhaust fans, side vented case... also i use high performance power mode
when does a thermal pad need replacement?
GOOD VIDEO MAN
It’s strange I did this and some games the temp dropped by 25c but others it still stood at the same temp lol