[SOLVED] Best thermal paste for GPU?

[Oxicoi]

Title. Simple question.

EDIT: My suggestive paste: Amazon.com: Corsair XTM50 High Performance Thermal Compound Paste | Ultra-Low Thermal Impedance CPU/GPU | 5 Grams | w/applicator: Computers & Accessories

Is it good? ^

 

[Phaaze88]

Yes, the shroud is the - err, cage(?) that holds the fans and sits over the aluminum heatsink.

There's not much you can do to improve airflow out of the card because it's a physical restriction placed by Gigabyte.
There's no equipment that I know of that would let you simply raise the shroud higher off the card... something like that would be bloody awesome.


Crazy idea: get a dremel and cut some of the plastic off the sides...

 

[Oxicoi]

Yes, the shroud is the - err, cage(?) that holds the fans and sits over the aluminum heatsink.

There's not much you can do to improve airflow out of the card because it's a physical restriction placed by Gigabyte.
There's no equipment that I know of that would let you simply raise the shroud higher off the card... something like that would be bloody awesome.


Crazy idea: get a dremel and cut some of the plastic off the sides...

I may have to. For now, I'm unscrewing screws to see what I can disassemble. So far, I was able to get the Gigabyte logo off. I can only pray for this to work....

 

[Oxicoi]

Yes, the shroud is the - err, cage(?) that holds the fans and sits over the aluminum heatsink.

There's not much you can do to improve airflow out of the card because it's a physical restriction placed by Gigabyte.
There's no equipment that I know of that would let you simply raise the shroud higher off the card... something like that would be bloody awesome.


Crazy idea: get a dremel and cut some of the plastic off the sides...

Okay, so I managed to remove 2 parts from the cage/front (the Gigabyte logo and the same piece as the Gigabyte logo, but just black on the bottom), I blew out any more hidden dust, applied NT-H1 (since that's all I have right now, H2 coming tomorrow) and it still is kicking heat. However, it manages to stay below 80C now. I just tested crypto mining and it goes up to ~71-72C, then the fans start going in safe mode (or 200% lol, instead of 100%). I suppose this isn't bad, but I hate how it jumps the fans TOO high. Idle went as low as 29C, which is the first time I saw below 30C.

Something interesting though, I notice the hot air coming OUT from the piece I took off, which makes me wonder if the fans are on backwards or are spinning the wrong way maybe???

This all happens with games, mining, etc. It's unfortunate.

EDIT: Just a note - it caps at 73C it seems, when before it capped at 86C. What I mean is that it doesn't go any higher than that. Also a question.... should I get an AIO for the GPU?

 

[Oxicoi]

Never mind everyone. I honestly think this GPU is a goner. It is definitely 100% a manufacturing error of some sorts. You open more room for heat to come out, it still ramps up temps. You try and put a literal fan in front of it, it still goes up to 70-80C. You try and reapply paste, it works for the smallest amount of time, then goes back to normal. You apply new and better paste, it still isn't helpful. You take off the backplate to see if it's causing the heat to transfer back to the card, to only find out it makes the GPU have even higher temps.

Every possible home solution you can think of will not work for this GPU and I think it's time it becomes scrap. What a sad thing to happen honestly. Near a $1,000 GPU to just stop working suddenly in the year 2019. Such a shame. I guess I could throw it at Geek Squad, see what they say too before just trash canning it.

Or,
For one last solution... get new thermal pads? Doubt it'll do anything. I know the current ones have tiny dust on it, not too much to hurt it though.

 

[Saga Lout]

I think we get the point now and it's best to leave the issue behind us.