60c idle for 4890?

Right....i was watching some clips on youtube about people replacing their gpu thermal paste and alot of people didnt bother replacing the thermal pads as they were still okay and not damaged,they just replaced the thermal paste on the GPU....so thats what ive just done...not much of an improvement though.

My idle temps before were 60c as you know and didnt go below.....theyre now 53c idle!!!! with fan set to 25% (Virtualy silent)

I was expecting a load of gunk on it,But to my suprise there wasnt actualy alot of Thermal paste on it at all.

With the fan on at 60% its sitting idle at 41c....and the noise is bareable so looks like il set it to that when gaming.
 
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for me, when i do something like that i would buy some shin-etsu paste, alcohol wipes and new pads---

clean everthing out with compressed air 1st (after taking it apart) clean all the excess paste off with cloth pull all pads off then clean all the point of contacts with alcohol wipe apply shin-etsu to gpu core apply new pads to areas of contact then put back together

obviously thats for optimal results!

i dont see the half arsed job working as good as the full effort job, just my opinion
 
Yeah i see what you mean mate....My temps have dropped 7c so its not a bad start for a 10 min job.

The thermal pads were in good condition,i managed not to damage any so...

Like i said,Il probably still get that aftermarket cooler anyway then il do it proper all clean and fresh.
 
funkysnair said:
for me, when i do something like that i would buy some shin-etsu paste, alcohol wipes and new pads---

clean everthing out with compressed air 1st (after taking it apart) clean all the excess paste off with cloth pull all pads off then clean all the point of contacts with alcohol wipe apply shin-etsu to gpu core apply new pads to areas of contact then put back together

obviously thats for optimal results!

i dont see the half arsed job working as good as the full effort job, just my opinion
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Thermal pads have resiliency built into them for such purposes, thermal paste on the other hand has to be reapplied each time. As far as cleaning the gpu, i prefer arcticlean to alcohol, works quite alot better. Shin etsu is definately the way to go for anything though:P(well, barring subzero stuff, ceramique is where it's at for that).
 
Forgot to mention i did use Akasa Heatsink cleaner on it too which is Citrus based solvent....probably nowhere near as good as Articlean but it seemed to have cleaned it up nice...and made it smell nice :D

Idle at 40c atm with 65%.

Gpu-900Mhz
mem -1000
 
Nevakonaza said:
Forgot to mention i did use Akasa Heatsink cleaner on it too which is Citrus based solvent....probably nowhere near as good as Articlean but it seemed to have cleaned it up nice...and made it smell nice :D

Idle at 40c atm with 65%.

Gpu-900Mhz
mem -1000
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Articlean is actually citrus based as well:P The first stage anyhow, not sure about the second.
 
bomberboysk said:
Thermal pads have resiliency built into them for such purposes, thermal paste on the other hand has to be reapplied each time. As far as cleaning the gpu, i prefer arcticlean to alcohol, works quite alot better. Shin etsu is definately the way to go for anything though:P(well, barring subzero stuff, ceramique is where it's at for that).
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but can you tell me that used thermal pad is the same as new?

if you cant say 100% that thermal pads thats been used for months is going to perform the same as brandnew pads then for £2 a strip i would invest in new pads!!

im sure you cant, so thats why i replaced mine...

also the cleaner i used was isopropyl alcohol (99% pure anhydrous alcohol non aggressive)
 
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funkysnair said:
but can you tell me that used thermal pad is the same as new?

if you cant say 100% that thermal pads thats been used for months is going to perform the same as brandnew pads then for £2 a strip i would invest in new pads!!

im sure you cant, so thats why i replaced mine...

also the cleaner i used was isopropyl alcohol (99% pure anhydrous alcohol non aggressive)
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Yeah, i used to use isopropyl before switching to articlean, totally night and day between the two.

Generally i swab my thermal pads down with a little alcohol as well as the memory chips, the slight temperature decrease the memory gets from new pads wont really help overclocking that much, and isnt really worth the effort and time and money to replace em all imho.
 
£4? i still cant see the logic in saying use the same pads? its like saying dont bother re-applying the thernal paste just get a credit card and scrape it into a pea size shape again and that will do?

obviously a quick fix it will do but for someone worried about there temps i though advising them to clear all dust from heatsink, re-apply thermal paste and thermal pads?
 
funkysnair said:
£4? i still cant see the logic in saying use the same pads? its like saying dont bother re-applying the thernal paste just get a credit card and scrape it into a pea size shape again and that will do?

obviously a quick fix it will do but for someone worried about there temps i though advising them to clear all dust from heatsink, re-apply thermal paste and thermal pads?
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Again, thermal pads and thermal paste are two entirely different mediums. Soft thermal pads are designed to be able to be reused(which is why many laptop manufacturers use them on gpu heatsinks as well) while thermal paste is a one time deal.
 
bomberboysk said:
Again, thermal pads and thermal paste are two entirely different mediums. Soft thermal pads are designed to be able to be reused(which is why many laptop manufacturers use them on gpu heatsinks as well) while thermal paste is a one time deal.
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i know there textures are different but your saying that thermal pads used are the same as new!

the two gpu's i have just done the thermal pads where compressed so much if you held it up to the light you could see a thread like material through it

i would belive that a pad that has had no impressions would make a better contact with the surface?

i would never re-use thermal paste or thermal pads myself especialy considering the price of both
 
funkysnair said:
i know there textures are different but your saying that thermal pads used are the same as new!

the two gpu's i have just done the thermal pads where compressed so much if you held it up to the light you could see a thread like material through it

i would belive that a pad that has had no impressions would make a better contact with the surface?

i would never re-use thermal paste or thermal pads myself especialy considering the price of both
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The thermal pads are compressed by design, and will re-compress when used on the same gpu. When you are using the same heatsink and memory chips, as long as you dont remove the thermal pads there is no thermal need to replace them, which is what i have been saying. The only time you "need" to replace a thermal pad is in the event you switch heatsinks or to a waterblock or such.
 
i cant and will not allow it!

maybe its me but i cant see the logic in paying a few £'s for themal paste for gpu and not paying a few more for thermal pads "it makes no sense"

in my opinion its half a job!

i wouldnt do it, i wouldn t advise anybody else to do it especialy considering the price involved
 
funkysnair said:
i cant and will not allow it!

maybe its me but i cant see the logic in paying a few £'s for themal paste for gpu and not paying a few more for thermal pads "it makes no sense"

in my opinion its half a job!

i wouldnt do it, i wouldn t advise anybody else to do it especialy considering the price involved
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You can re use thermal pads, its not going to make a difference. Buying thermal pads every time you take a card apart or take off a Vreg heatsink\waterblock is asinine. You might as well just eat the money instead.

besides, you dont have to replace thermal paste every time you take a card apart, take off a heatsink\etc.
 
funkysnair said:
i cant and will not allow it!

maybe its me but i cant see the logic in paying a few £'s for themal paste for gpu and not paying a few more for thermal pads "it makes no sense"

in my opinion its half a job!

i wouldnt do it, i wouldn t advise anybody else to do it especialy considering the price involved
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Again...there is abosutely no need to do so. In fact, most gpu's do not even have any cooling on the memory chips, they do not get hot enough to warrant such measures, especially when considering the same exact gap is being filled(unlike with a grease or liquid form of TIM, which flows to the gaps within the thermal contact areas, which must be replaced every time).

Rudster816 said:
You can re use thermal pads, its not going to make a difference. Buying thermal pads every time you take a card apart or take off a Vreg heatsink\waterblock is asinine. You might as well just eat the money instead.

besides, you dont have to replace thermal paste every time you take a card apart, take off a heatsink\etc.
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Well, actually you do, else you will end up with alot of air bubbles and such. Grease style TIM's should always be replaced.
 
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i do agree with applying thermal paste everytime, air bubbles cause heat issues!!

still thermal pads, no sorry! replace every time
 
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