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XFX R9 270x DD smell

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  • Overclocking
  • XFX
  • Graphics
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September 3, 2014 5:43:08 PM

ever since I started overclocking, there was a decent smell. but now it went down. On idle there is a little more smell than on full load at 91 .C but I experienced no crashing. any suggestions I need to know if I should RMA and I only have 3 days left plz tell me if it's normal for such hot card

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September 3, 2014 5:58:08 PM

Sounds like the thermal paste on the cooler is bad.

It might have been baked by over-clocking with too much heat for too long.

91C at sock is way too hot even for full load. I would take the cooler off and replace the thermal paste and see if it stops smelling and running hot.

Just bare in mind that as you have already over-clocked the card you can't RMA it as over-clocking voids your warranty so you don't have anything to loose by removing the cooler and replacing the paste. I usually do this with my cards as soon as the warranty runs out anyway (sometimes before if the card is running well) as the thermal paste application by the manufacturer is pretty low quality and applied pretty roughly in most cases.
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September 3, 2014 6:39:56 PM

AND WHEN I DIDNY OVERCLOCK IT IT WAS VERY HOT TO
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September 4, 2014 6:07:17 PM

Yeah sounds like the thermal paste. I would replace it before using it again. If it's still hot try t RMA it.
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