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    AMD R9 280x Toxic Problem.

    Hmm, that could be a good thing to try Eximo. The paste i used was the one provided with the arctic extreme III cooler, it's not the same type as the mx-4. And yes i applied said thermal compound on the vrams, then placed the heatsinks on top of the paste. Although, it would be nice to know if...
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    AMD R9 280x Toxic Problem.

    Thank you for the long message, however i've already tried everything that you stated save the oven method, that probably isn't going to fix anything. The gpu clearly slowed down and crashed when it supposedly came in contact with the paste, after that there were permanent graphical glitches. I...
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    AMD R9 280x Toxic Problem.

    I see, thank you for the info, let's see what others think about it. I really want to investigate more.
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    AMD R9 280x Toxic Problem.

    Good day everyone, I figured i'd try to fix my old r9 280x toxic, just to see if something can be done. Now before i explain what's the issue, be advised that the card probably came in contact with conductive paste and got fried because of it, still not 100 % sure about it. So basically, one...
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    Power supply eps CPU cable question.

    Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum, happy to be here. Basically, i have a doubt about a little modification i did at the cable of my psu that powers the CPU. First i'll say that i've been using for some time an eps cable to molex adapter, but i decided to finally switch, the reason being one...