warriorpoet
06-04-2011, 09:08 AM
Ever forget about the thermal paste? You know, that giant tube of guk trapped in the back of your "stuff" drawer?
I did. Yep, I forgot about it real good. I forgot so much I didn't even recognize the silver-grey junk the kids squirted on my floor a few weeks back. I just cleaned it up.
This morning I tore apart my shiny new Evga GTX 570 SC for some water-blockin' fun. I was feelin' fine, having just scored killer deals on both card and block. Especially fine; it's been a while since my last major upgrade (4890 replaced a dead GTX 280).
I was feelin' fine.
...until I found the empty tube of AS5 (the big one)...
...and then discovered the empty tube of MX-2...
The whole system was torn apart. I had no choice but to put it back together one way or another, so I did what any self-respecting geek will never do: I stole the thermal pads off the stock sink for the various-and-sundries and used the thin EK pad for the GPU.
All is well-ish. Temps max at 66c in the Evga test tool, and I've conservatively clocked the card up to 810/1620/4000, but I do have a tube of PK-1 on the way ;)
I did. Yep, I forgot about it real good. I forgot so much I didn't even recognize the silver-grey junk the kids squirted on my floor a few weeks back. I just cleaned it up.
This morning I tore apart my shiny new Evga GTX 570 SC for some water-blockin' fun. I was feelin' fine, having just scored killer deals on both card and block. Especially fine; it's been a while since my last major upgrade (4890 replaced a dead GTX 280).
I was feelin' fine.
...until I found the empty tube of AS5 (the big one)...
...and then discovered the empty tube of MX-2...
The whole system was torn apart. I had no choice but to put it back together one way or another, so I did what any self-respecting geek will never do: I stole the thermal pads off the stock sink for the various-and-sundries and used the thin EK pad for the GPU.
All is well-ish. Temps max at 66c in the Evga test tool, and I've conservatively clocked the card up to 810/1620/4000, but I do have a tube of PK-1 on the way ;)