7800 GTX heatsink not making contact?

DeathwingX

Distinguished
Jan 5, 2006
147
0
18,680
i had read in a post that the stock heatsink wasnt making contact with the gpu and the memory wasnt properly cooled, can someone vailidate this and tell me how if it is true, thanks in advance
 

tool_462

Distinguished
Jun 19, 2006
3,020
2
20,780
It wouldnt be the case for every 7800GTX, only a single situation that could have had the problem. You can easily pop the heatsink off and check, just make sure you reapply thermal paste and using Arctic Silver 5 should get a few degrees cooler for you when properly applied.

Though 60C under full load is perfectly acceptable for a 7800GTX.
 

DeathwingX

Distinguished
Jan 5, 2006
147
0
18,680
yup i have as5 on there right now, though what stuned me is that it hit 82c running dual monitors with css up, not sure if thats normal or nto