Twin Frozer IV GPU thermal paste change

[Shadowcreeper77]

IS it likes every other GPU where you just unscrew, do I have do anything special other change the thermal paste on the die? I've never done this before thank you

 

[chemmajorp53]

Well you didn't say what GPU it is, but I doubt it has any thermal pads, so it's just a matter of unscrewing the 4 main screws, separating the cooler from the PCB, and replacing the paste. Be careful not to break the wire for the fans when you take the cooler off.

 

[Shadowcreeper77]

It is an MSI R9 270X HAWK Edition, my main concern was those pads

 

[chemmajorp53]

I had an MSI HD 7870 at one point and that was basically the same thing, shouldn't be any pads

 

[Shadowcreeper77]

I went from 95c to around 55-65c, this hopefully will stop my artifact