Applying Tiny Heatsinks to GPU (GTX 570 HD)

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Rivusmeltshisgpu

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Hi. I bought an aftermarket cooler for my GPU after one of the fans on it (HD Double shot) melted internally and no longer could spin.

Well, I'm not very intelligent and I was getting frustrated so I decided to go nuts with the tiny heat sinks after I poured too much glue on the board because it was my first time doing this.

Here's how I set up my heat sinks already.
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Am I doing it right? After I looked at this image that I masterfully edited in MSpaint, I considered I may have possibly done it incorrectly. (the heat sinks, I mean)
 
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nukemaster
Well the 6 rectangles closest to the memory look like capacitors. They do not need cooling :p

The rest looks ok. Please be careful not to goop glue over on the contacts(just in case it is electrically conductive).
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Alright, but I already glued the sinks there, it shouldn't hurt it right?

As for the heat sinks on the right, looking at the reference GTX 570 board the VRMs go vertically. I thought maybe on this board they were horizontal, so I put them the way I did.

Because if the design is similar at all, then that means I put the heatsinks on circuitry and that would short-circuit my board apparently.

Thanks for the your help.
 
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So long as the heatsinks do not touch any contacts on the parts(mosfet/little caps/resistors ect) they will not cause issues.

As for the caps, they should not be hurt.

Just have a good look over it all to ensure that is so and go ahead and install the cooler on it.
 
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