[bonami2]

Hey guy i was like let repaste my 7950 dual x from sapphire..

1. dot i think i put too much..

2. credit card made a crappy job..

3. with a bag looked fine... Got lower temp like 10c

1 days later temp are worst than they where before repasting ( MX-4 )

Can someone help me im going to loose the screw and rescrew them to see....

Any idea what is the best thermal paste for gpu and cpu?

I have no prob with my cpu temp that i repasted at the same time with the same mx-4 that iused 3 month ago for the 2nd time but the temp where still fine ( i changed the cooler fan...

But the gpu temp are

 

[freakb18c1]

If its within 1 - 2c from you re-greased i wouldn't worry about it. also your room temperature maybe warmer or the fan speed you used is not the same. something to consider... anyway mx4 is great for gpu's and i would stick with it. gpu's i tend to use the "line" method.

what kind of temps are we talking about and at what fan speed?

 

[hammong]

I've taken a liking to the baggie on the fingertip spread method for the last few years. Better control of thickness and a lot easier to gauge pressure and control that way. MX-4 is paste of choice for direct die application like a GPU - just stay away from the conducting varieties (due to diodes/etc. being very close by on some GPUS) and diamond varieties due to potential scratches on the die.

Greg

 

[bonami2]

Stock 70c
repasted 58 with new case fan

1 days later 75c 80c

 

[Slink3Slyde]

Something wrong there, I used MX 4 on my old 7950 although it was a Twin Frozr, temps dropped about 10c under load IIRC. I just applied it with the pea method. Something needs tightening or redoing anyway.

 

[bonami2]

Im going to try at the same time i have a thing that is between the gpu and my psu to make it stay right ( No flex ) so it can make problem

 

[bonami2]

ah crap fixed was sapphire trixx that i let it at fixed fan speed at 30% epic failure ( And epic win for sapphire cooling with 30% fan at 925 boost not going over 90c

 

[bonami2]

still the the temp is seriously going up idk i think room temp too

 

[Jollyriffic]

with the card getting that hot, i'd say the thickness of your TIM may have heated up and squished out to compensate for the pressure between the die and heatsink. the drop in temp would cause it to contract.
give the screws a bit of a tightening and see if that helps.

 

[bonami2]

Made that and no temp diff after 30 minute so i repasted it to realise that the paste dryed in someways of what i remember it did not made that before but the paste is less than 6 month old

Gonna repaste with a dot

Im bad with the spread method duh

 

[Tigerboy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammong

I've taken a liking to the baggie on the fingertip spread method for the last few years. Better control of thickness and a lot easier to gauge pressure and control that way. MX-4 is paste of choice for direct die application like a GPU - just stay away from the conducting varieties (due to diodes/etc. being very close by on some GPUS) and diamond varieties due to potential scratches on the die.

Greg

so i shouldnt use IC diamond on a GPU? i was about to repaste my cpu/gpu tonight :3 i already picked up some IC diamond. i can run down to microcenter and get something else nbd, but whats the "best" gpu paste.

-Tiger

i dont mean to thread jack but im doing a 7950 as well.

 

[Jollyriffic]

i dont recommend you do it, but if the base is copper, i use liquid ultra..

 

[Spacedinvader]

Arctic Silver 5 on both my 69's, better temps than stock "putty" (god only knows what the heck it was!) but you do have a long cure time with AS5...