- May 15, 2014
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So essentially I replaced the thermal paste on my GPU and about 4 times already too (I'm using Arctic MX-4 Non-conductive), but every time I do it, I go with the usual "make a tiny dot or blob and that's it" method.
But that doesn't always happen. Usually, my temperatures are WAAAY below at 34 or 35 on idle with no fans even spinning with my Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 960.
All of a sudden, they are idling WAAAY at 58 DEGREES NOW (no fans on ofc)!! And I'm confused because this time I didn't USE the tiny dot method. I used the method of trying to cover the entire GPU die because...it's the GPU die!! It creates all the heat, unlike CPUs with things like heat spreaders on top of the die! (Sorry if I got this wrong, I'm getting this from other multiple resources).
Long story short...tiny dot in the middle of a rectangle-shaped die, or something that covers it as whole?
Thanks.
P.S. The 960 GPU die looks a little something like this: http://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-21_14-53-21.jpg (not the usual square)
But that doesn't always happen. Usually, my temperatures are WAAAY below at 34 or 35 on idle with no fans even spinning with my Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 960.
All of a sudden, they are idling WAAAY at 58 DEGREES NOW (no fans on ofc)!! And I'm confused because this time I didn't USE the tiny dot method. I used the method of trying to cover the entire GPU die because...it's the GPU die!! It creates all the heat, unlike CPUs with things like heat spreaders on top of the die! (Sorry if I got this wrong, I'm getting this from other multiple resources).
Long story short...tiny dot in the middle of a rectangle-shaped die, or something that covers it as whole?
Thanks.
P.S. The 960 GPU die looks a little something like this: http://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-21_14-53-21.jpg (not the usual square)
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