Random shutdowns while gaming?!?

voyagerfan99 said:
The GPU also has a heatsink, yes.
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Lol have my card opened and DURRRRR , big heatsink that was a dumb question, everybody disregard that.

Lots of dust build up in heat sink but not too too much ,

Trying to take heatsink off card completely but these screws are stuck..
 
Just got heatsink off, dust covering half the thing in a thick layer lol

The thermal paste also looks ****ed, should I apply some more before putting back together (wiping the old off of course) or can I get away with putting it back together
 
Gamepsyched said:
Lol have my card opened and DURRRRR , big heatsink that was a dumb question, everybody disregard that.

Lots of dust build up in heat sink but not too too much ,

Trying to take heatsink off card completely but these screws are stuck..
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Thats what I meant with look under the fan xD. Some coolers will be stocking much dust under their fan/fans.
 
Careful as you will probably need thermal pads too.

Couple of things, are you cranking the fan up during gaming. I had that card, they get hot.
 
Are thermal pads the metal part?? Can I just use thermal paste? I will most likely upgrade to gtx 680 when far cry 3 is released
 
Gamepsyched said:
Are thermal pads the metal part?? Can I just use thermal paste? I will most likely upgrade to gtx 680 when far cry 3 is released
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So I'm going to the shop now do I deff need thermal pads?

Edit: can't find rubbing alcohol will acetone free nail polish remover work
 
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Ended up cleaning without need for polish or ISO.

Just cleaned with qtip, trying to spread this thermal grease is a pain in the ass!! I can't seem to cover it without it coming off next time I try
 
So just ran OCCT again .... lasted 800 seconds until it hit 95Celsius and i turned it off...... Alot slower to reach that temp then before... But still reaching high temps .. I couldnt really get the thermal paste very even so just slapped the heatsink on..

I think the cards just done for.. ANy other advice would be nice... :(


Edit: Just reapplied thermal paste had to heat it up with hot water before i applied (Zelman grey grease is THICK) and ran OCCT for 20 Min at 77C with case opened.... Going to run some more tests and hopefully it is working fine again
 
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