How To Replace GPU Thermal Paste - This Is Crucial
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2018
- Knowing how to change the thermal paste on your GPU is important for keeping it cool and living long. This is a tutorial on how to tear down and replace the thermal paste on your GPU.
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Let me know what other tutorials or topics you want covered for future videos!
EDIT: I wanted to point out that you should put plenty of thermal paste on the chip/GPU dye to have it fully covered. I meant to mention this in the video but I only briefly skimmed over the amount of thermal paste you should apply.
Loving The Vids Jd
Btw Will replacing founders edition thermal paste void warranty ?
how da fak do manufacturers know you opened it ??
I mean in founders edition there are no stickers
And Aren't These "Warranty Void If removed" stickers illegal in usa ? and you have the right to repair too
@@drake6836 all cards have the void warranty sticker, if it doesn't it means someone else definitely removed it!
Another great tip i can give to anyone approaching this, is to NOT overtighten the screw. Screw them just enough so everything doesn't wiggle. If you overtighten the screw you risk to either damage the dye or to put too much pressure onto the vrm modules and when you go to boot up windows again, you'll have all sorts of artifacts. Been there done that, that's why im saying this lol.
Now I understand how my laptop GPU got busted after I serviced the thermal paste. Even before this incident, I had a desktop and I did notice the artifacting when I applied too much tightening on the CPU and the cooler. I should've been careful...thanks for confirming this information 🙏🏼
Actually according to the warranty act of 1975, unless your actions damaged it, your warranty cannot be rendered invalid. Just so you know. Manufacturers HATE that information being out there, but MSI themselves are pretty fuckin chill about it. It's sort of an open secret with them.
Noted! RTX EVGA GPUs do not seem to have a void warranty sticker like this MSI video card. There is a black warranty sticker on the backplate and it doesn't require removal. Maybe EVGA knows this and they are okay with people opening up their GPUs.
what happens if the screws are slightly stripped?
@@Buddhadan100 shouldn't be an issue if the screws still function
@@HeadphoneTarnish Does this apply to ALL warranties? What about missing parts with a monitor warranty?
@@Buddhadan100 still can still be returned, it's called the 'perfect tender rule'
I think the timing for this video is perfect cuz ppl are buying used minning cards
Yeah I thought it would be appropriate for those who are looking into purchasing used cards
@@jdtechgear and people still buying it right now due to insane high priced GPU this time
@@misterxzxc7314
I got my used, and it was kind of dirty inside. It runs well and its amazing. Rx 590
:))))
@@jdtechgear I recently got Rx 590 Gigabyte 8gb... The latest drivers are installed...My Processor Ryzen 5 2400g... PSU 650W Circle... RAM 24gb.. with two fans 1) Processor and back fan... My GPU temperature hits 78C... just by playing GTA 5 for 10 mins.. what could be the reason? How do I fix this? and idle GPU temperature is 35C...
Could you please help!
@@tanmayfadnis5440 bad case airflow, or not replaced GPU thermal paste
You need more thermal paste. It's a different than putting thermal paste on the CPU. The CPU has an integrated heat spreader (IHS). The GPU dye is bare with no IHS, thus every part of the dye must be covered.
Really?
yes, really
you must cover gpu as much as possible cover all spot
I thought the same thing. This looks like a Criminally low amount of thermal paste for a gpu. I personally add a generous amount to mine.
its not like cpu with big ihs gpu need thermal paste full on surface
Next: How to reclaim warranty after opening the gpu
Why I buy EVGA as a water cooler they are priceless
Here in brazil Galax let you open and change your thermals and you don't lose the warranty
If you have to change your thermal paste, you already don't have the warranty any more for sure (2 or 3 years +)
It's illegal for companies (In America at least) to not offer a warranty just because you "broke a seal". You are allowed to fix your products and still get the warranty.
www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/11/601582169/warranty-void-if-removed-as-it-turns-out-feds-say-those-warnings-are-illegal#:~:text=Live%20Sessions-,'Warranty%20Void%20If%20Removed'%3F,their%20ways%20or%20face%20penalties.
How Kyle they know if u just put it back on?
You definitely deserve a like for that smooth beginning
Just found this video I know it was a year ago but it’s really helped me understand the inner workings of my GPU, had an issue with overheating recently (now resolved) and managed to cut myself trying to diagnose the problem! Also the guy doing this has a really calming voice which definitely lowered my anxiety levels worrying about my GPU haha.
I have been using my card for 3 years now. Last week the fan speed suddenly rammed up to probably maximum because the sound was really loud and the display went off. I thought maybe my card in dying because I did a lot of mining, but then I checked my performance in games and monitored the temps, and even clean installed the latest drivers. Everything was normal, but then I found in a forum that the problem was due to the thermal compound which probably dried up due to prolonged periods of high temps. I never worked with thermal paste before so this video really helped a lot. Thank you.
Great video. Simple visual guides are often hard to find, thank you!
Thank you so much dude! My GPU was messing up and crashing all the time. I check online and other people said that changing the thermal paste fixed it so I did and now it works just fine! Even dropped the temps too!
Glad I could help!!
What gpu are you using and how much did the temps drop?
Erik Ramirez I use an MSI RTX 2070 super gaming X. And the temps dropped only like 3 degrees but still pretty good! When I took apart the car, there was thermal paste CAKED ON THERE!
@@rogueraven8683 dude my pc is crashing. When I'm gaming my monitor goes black still my cpu is on
@@jsizjiisk7606 this is exactly whats happening to me, i think putting thermal paste is worth the try. I need to buy some to try lol
I wasn't expecting much from the thermal paste replacement, especially because this and many other videos said the delta was just 1-2 degrees. To my amazement the temperature dropped at max load and max cooling from 81-83 degrees to stable 63-65 degrees. Which is pretty incredible.
The fun fact is, that I was about to replace the whole cooler but the installation turned out to be too complicated for me, so just replaced the thermal paste and wow. I'm more than impressed, even though I had thought that I would have to forget overclocking.
I've used the Arctic MX4 from 2019, but I'd assume all the thermal pastes from good companies are as good.
Why did you want to replace the cooler? Coolers can't really brake. What tends to brake is the fans on the cooler. Seems like you have solved the problem you had but you can't really fix broken fans with more thermal paste so this is my tip if you haven't learned that yet.
Not all fans are easy to find and usually you have to expect some shipping time. It's best to buy new fans as soon as you notice your current ones not working 100%. That way you will never have to put your PC aside for half a month because you are waiting for new fans from asia.
@@christopherstein2024 Tip of the day. We can't fix broken fans with thermal paste. 😂 Learn something new everyday
@@bensyoutube The real tip was to have thermal paste AND replacement fans ready if you need to keep your computer running hot.
Simple and to the point. From someone just getting into the community thanks for this video. Saved for when I need to reapply thermal paste
Quick tip put the plate back on, then back off. Look at how the paste spread. Cover the missing parts slightly. Make sure its uniform BEFORE fitting everything back in.
Thanks man, I took my PC apart to clean it the other day and I buggered the GPU. Never removed it before but you made it look easy. I removed the old as hell thermal paste (didn't even need the alcohol to remove it, it was flaking off) and found a blockage in the fan assembly. Now the old girl is working great.
How old is the card?
How's it a girl when it's just a Graphics Card?
@@rashidhumine it's just a man thing to do when you take care of your PC
@@saltbaeguitarist wolverine's not caring with her gf
@@saltbaeguitarist whenever my PC is struggling I just give her some pats and say "you got this girl" My GPU has been overheating recently and crashing my PC, so that's why I'm here. Almost forgot my card is damn near 8 years old, definitely needs some new paste . She really is an old girl.
i just change my gpu pase after 5 freaking years ... From 79c under max load to 55c
wow
Thats alot of difference. Is your gpu running better than ever ?
My grandma gave me one from her house it’s been 7 years
I replaced the thermal on
gtx 650
AMD Ryzen 200 series
@@midnightcruiser888 Yes, it really does
@@fleeex1954 did you change thermal pads
I really like your video because you explained everything step by step. Keep making good videos like this and everyone will really appreciate it.
Doesn't look quite as intimidating when properly explained!
Unrelated, but i've been liking the pop-up intros you've been doing lately. ^^
In case you feel like putting liquid metal on your GTX 1080 XD
Thank you!! They've been a lot of fun and I think its working well??
Thank you sir! Planning to clean my gpu for today. :)
Thanks for giving us the benefit of the doubt, I really feel confident in myself now. Thank you!
My RX580 was failing the Heaven benchmark and restarting at scene 1 of 26 due to overheating. I replaced the thermal paste and that completely resolved the issue as I run the test all the way to the end without issue. Thank you
I love how calm you explain everything.
Thank you so much, I just did my first installation today, upgraded from a i7 4770s b85m/e 24GB tô a Ryzen 5600x B550m 16GB, running perfect and I was like "my GTX 1060 deserves some love too, let me see what RUclips has to offer me" and here we are haha, thanks mate.
Thanks a lot for the tutorial. I changed the thermal paste of a NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti. It went from 83C (max temp limited by software) to 75C. I use Artic MX-4 without issues. I was reluctant to do it by myself but you encouraged me with this video. Thanks
Literally in hte same boat but with my 2070. Tried to play Baldurs Gate 3 but saw my GPU hit 81c. I'm guessing it's dusty as hell as i've never cleaned it and had it for nearly four years. Never even taken a GPU out of the PC before let alone cleaned it so now i'm here trying to mentally prepare lol.
Easy-peasy, nice video my guy
Bless. I am filled with probably-unfounded confidence! I also really liked the way you just got into it with a minimum of blah-blah & fanfare.
Solid video. Thanks for the hard work
Simple and to the point, thanks!
perfect application you done un cooked rice size paste on the gpu last time my graphics card giving 78-80 degree on furmark then I do wash my heatsink and clean the dust from the fans and apply this quantity of thermal paste now my temperature drop from 80 degree to 68-70 degree on furmark :)
A good tutorial for this!
I never even knew this was a thing. Thanks.
Thank you , this was very helpful
Can't wait for the advance users tutorial!
Changed my thermal paste today and I got a 10 degree difference. I’m happy
You've got a great voice for radio!
Just voice? That face!
nice video, I plumbed up some new stuff in my case and had to drop my aorus 2080 ti to lower PCI-E 4.0x16 slot , now temps reach 80°c while gaming with fans maxed lol , and case (CM 500m) has great airflow .
straight to the point i like that
After watching this and many other vids I finally had the guts to replace thermal paste for the first time on my Zotac 2060Super mini , glad I did because the paste job done from the factory was horrible, I was getting 83 degrees Celsius on every game instantly now I get max 78 degrees using MX-4
Nice video
I'll be changing the thermal paste on a 8600gt that my brother gave me :) thanks
Nice n simple video.Good work
I bought a used 3060 Ti, it was running hot, around 80°C, saw this tutorial, and now it's under 65°C, great tutorial.
Thank you so much. My gpu temps are about 5°c lower on average :)
Thanks man! Very helpful video! Just changed the thermal paste on my GTX 1060 from 2017. 78°c before changing it and 59°c to 60°c max with new thermal paste in full load.
Holy shit 20°C difference. That's a lot man. I gotta try it on my 1070. The thing is going 70°~90°
Hi, for years I've been using a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Zotac card and it's jumping when playing games, so if I put a fresh set of thermal paste to it will it smoth my games out again because I've never put any new paste on it after I bought it?
*Good video, well done.*
I would recommend putting even a little more thermal paste on the GPU because there are lots of places on it that need to be cooled and not all of them have temperature sensors. Buildzoid from actually hardcore overclocking actually broke a GPU from that.
Yeah covering the entirety of the die is important
Yep. For GPU's I usually use a light version of the X method with tiny dots in each open space to make sure it's all covered. The pea or rice grain method is generally not quite enough, and it's best to make sure there is enough paste to have an even spread across the entire die. The spread method might be a better method as well when it comes to GPU's.
@@muzicdominator524 that's a good method as well, I'd like to try thermal pads as well
I put little paste, my gpu almost critical in furmark. Seem I would replace it again put more paste.
@@muzicdominator524 yea I always use the x method never trusted the pea method even for CPUs. Always an x and 4 little dots to ensure proper spread
for maximum thermal past efficiency, after you apply the paste to the chip, it is a good idea to spread the thermal paste evenly using something like a business card since an even dot will not necessarily cover the entire chip. the more even, and more coverage, the better the contact and cooling.
The dot is supposed to spread out due to pressure when you screw the heatsink in. No need to spread, the actual recommended way is a pea-sized drop on the middle.
@@HandledToaster2 on a cpu yes, but a tiny dot will most likely not cover the whole dye which u need
This is pretty much the way I have been repasting GPUs forever. I've tried the dot method, even a larger pea size to ensure max coverage but i've always had better results evenly spreading the paste with a business/cash card.
I also recommend getting paste that is recommended for laptop repasting (also bare dies) because normal thermal paste doesnt perform well above 70/80c (yes, this means kryonaut unfortunately for the noctua fanboys) and have run out issues. I recommend ICDiamond if its available or Mastergel Maker (the newer stuff).
My 1080 never pushes past 65ish now under load.
@@xshocc9815 Pea size is not tiny, it should easily spread across the entire surface. And the most important thing should be that you don't have air between the cooler and the gpu. Spreading before is the best method to get air trapped. When you flaten the pea the air will be pushed out to the sides. Some people think that the best method therefore is to spread first and then put a little dot in the middle that pushes out the air.
In practice all tests that I have seen seem to suggest that there is pretty much no difference short therm between the method as long as you get paste on the surface. So as long as you replace once in a while there should be absolutely no issue.
@@VolaTM Old comment, but I wanted to say thanks for the info man 👍
Ty good tips keep it up
gawd darn that mic is clean :D
Thanks for this. Even with the side of my case off and the fan at 100%, my R9 390 (yeah, I know, lol) was hitting 94C. After a repaste with Arctic MX-4, temps are in the low 70s with the fan around 50%. Amazing.
I cant get the same results...
@@diplod5000
Awesome bro...you got nice video, greet from Indonesia...
thanks for the vid
Instructions were not clear
"I converted gpu into cpu"
Might as well download extra rams
Cleaning my 2080 after 3 years use. Thanks !!!
Thanks!
GOOD VIDEO MAN
Thank you!
Love the gpu u got there
Clear concise no silly music. Thank you.
lol i change my own thermal paste 1st try i was so scared i screwed up my hardware thx for this vid dude it really help me.
I finally did it on my own, pretty easy and simple, I recommend what most of the people say here, to use the spatula to spread it to cover the whole square, my dumb ass ended up taking off all the screws, but... but i was able to clean every little dust particle on my gpu, cleaned fan, dust off all the shit clogging the heat sink, I mean I was reaching temperatures of up to 85 degrees but after I did this it went down to 60 4k 144fps dota 2, I used mx4 thermal paste by the way
I know it's an old video but thanks for this. You explained everything and it's looks like a very simple procedure. I bought an MSI 1080ti from eBay and I will replace that old thermal paste for a new Artic MX-4.
Glad I can help! Good luck with the reapplication!
Did it help alot
@@mathias4514 it did. When I got the card I was hitting 90c on games playing ultra. When I changed it, it went down to 72-81c depending on the game. So it was a huge improvement for me.
@@Kratz517 damnn thanks for the update might have to swap out thermal paste then.
Thanks good video
WoW men i thought always its like hard and as you said need too be wizard Awesome man Thank you Video saved !
HEEYYYYY there it is!!!! Well done man lol
Hahaha you know I made this video thinking about your comments 😆
JDTechGear you're awesome man I love this channel
Thanks dude I appreciate that :) I try to make the channel as personable as possible when I can!
Thanks :)
Could say I'm a veteran with adding new thermal paste for cpu :D and recently my gpu fans broke so I had to replace them. I started to wonder is it hard to add new thermal paste for the gpu heatsink and looks like it's not hard at all, basically almost same as cpu heatsink stuff. Thanks for the informative video, this helped a lot!
That copper heat sink so badass
There is a reason why they put thermal paste on the sides aswell . There are tiny capacitors there that heats up too and need to be dissipate heat aswell.
Awesome video! How is it working in the long run? Any pump out problems?
Why do they laugh at me when I say that thermal paste are also put in GPUs ... And they say that thermal paste are only put in cpu :(
Because idiots make fun of things they don’t understand.
They probably use thermal paste for lube during sex
@@user-xl6re9mq7s Lol great comment dude.
I'm commenting on a year old comment.
cause they dumb lmAOoOAOAo
Cause they're trying to be a smartass but does know a little or nothing about PC
Im not sure if my sudden FPS issues are due to this, but I have built this PC, so Im confident in doing this, so I guess I will do this tomorrow
I’d say for thermal paste of your not sure if you have enough just use a little more because you can’t really over do it. If you do and it leaks out the sides a bit it’s fine and the temps are the same or better.
Ty sir
Now just FYI the black metal that was covering the other components that had the thermal pads that is actually the memory components. They usually surround the GPU. You could replace the thermal pads if you wanted but that's a whole other process
What i find funny is that people think you have to be some tech wizard to do maintenance on a pc.My 2 brothers and all my friends call me to do there maintenance for them.I don't mind but i do not have a compressor so i have to do it by hand with a paint brush.Which can take some time but it's something i enjoy.
Well. I think that too :D I probably should do this with my CPU and my GPU after 4 years with the same thermal paste. But.. I think I will destroy my running system by opening it :(
Just buy some compressed air can..
@@chriss8107 4 years!, its been 9 months since this comment i really hope you watched a full quide to help you replace the thermal paste
@@xRegyy Just bough a new one 😂
@@chriss8107 send me your old gpu haha, just kidding but it wouldve been cheaper to ask someone to do it for you, well it depends on your gpu
The way you apply thermal paste (donut shape) won't that form bubble?
Jit Mane! Ur Gpu Are Monster!
Thank
Paper towels tend to leave flakey paper residue, causing possible contact issues when you reapply the paste. Use Coffee filters and the highest % isopropyl alcohol you can get. 91% is solid.
That wasn't Crucial, it was Noctua [thermal paste]!
Kappa
Either this guys mic is really good or he has a really good voice
Did you set the fan speed to a fixed setting? Because if not, then the card is quieter at the same temp. Since it has a desired temperature that it adjusts the fan speed to achieve
drink when he says GPU
in my case with a phoenix gxt 1660 (single fan card) i replaced the thermal paste and i went from 79-80C bouncing around with those number hit 81 at one point for a second only, to a whopping 74-75c bouncing with those numbers, and since the gpu created less heat my cpu also went down from 79c to 71c!, my specs are ryzen 5 3600(stock cooler, with -0.0875 voltage and base speed 3600mhz but i let it boost up to 4.1ghz no problem), 16gb ram corsair vengeance , phoenix gtx 1660 single fan , 2 intake fans, 3 exhaust fans, side vented case... also i use high performance power mode
Has someone ever mentioned that you sound like George Clooney? Especially noticeable during the voice overs (like this video).
I think that's a first, but an awesome compliment regardless, thank you!
what graphic is? i love the cooper cooler.
good video!
I know that some gpu's have thermal paste that last years but I think it's time for me to change my thermal because it's starting to heat up but works perfectly fine. it just really heat up causing it to stop
Self repair on products does not void warrenty, even in the US
That audio is cleeeean
Another grate tip: for anyone doining this without a magnetic screwdriver if you have a magnetic object or magnet you can align the magnetic polarity of the screwdriver by rubbing it upward this works for all metal object cuz your changing there magnetic pull 😊
My GPU just started running too hot so this might solve it. Was running fine earlier today.
Do we need to change the thermal pad ? Why u didnt tell us about this in this video ?
But thanks a lot for your videos, now i have confidence to change gpu thermal paste by my own 😊
Good video, but voiding the warranty depends on the card/manufacturer. At least for EVGA, they don't seem to mind, at least for the 1070/1080. Due to the thermal pad issue, they advise you can take it apart and do it yourself without voiding the warranty, which also involves replacing the thermal grease, and if it doesn't work out you can ship it to them and they'll do it under warranty.
I'll do this. When I play wow I got from 60c gpu temp up to 80c which is quite the increase for such an old game! I'm using 3060ti
Sapphire Radeon R7 260x user here, with a GPU that goes upto 97 degrees on Full Load. Gonna repaste it next week finally😅
I just changed paste on my rx 470 4gb and it dropped from 80 to 65 on 100% load, and with using 20%less fan speed, before it was at 60-70% and low its running easily below 50%
Definitely worth changing it if u got second hand ones or few years old
You should replace the thermal paste even if it's new, because manufacturers use a bad quality paste. It happend to me with an evga 2080 xc, was going on 80°C with fans at 100%, after changed with arctic mx4, themps droped to 70-72 with fans at 65%. Game tested RDR2 in 2k with high-ultra settings, card it's OC with +1050 on mem and +120 on cip.
Non-conductive Thermal Paste - too!
I was very frustrated with the temperature and naturally performance of my gpu after 3 years of use. It would idle around 60c. The reason for that is because of msi 1080 ti gaming x trio doesn't active fans before 63-65c. After following this tutorial my gpu's idle temperature is 30-35c, which is a huge difference for sure. Now i can run ultra settings with 1440 144 fps monitor and overclocking works like a charm.
Summary: Please apply thermal paste to your gpu if you feel like your gpu's temperature and performance is struggling. It is the most important performance factor for your gpu along with cleaning it, which you can do when you detach it for the application of thermal paste.
Think a uniform thin spread would be best, and I heard not to mate up the surfaces then pull them apart to have a look as this can trap air inside the paste when you put them back together which isn't ideal for heat transfer?? I just put together a "Zwift" pc from second hand bits and am waiting on Amazon to deliver Arctic MX-6 today, gonna do the cpu and gpu (GPU-z says it's at 83c not really under any load as I type)...as it's "non-conductive, non-capacitive" I'm erring on the side of over-applying as there's no danger of a short circuit hopefully!!!