Hello, I've been a reader of this forum anonymously for almost six years, since I came only for knowledge and updates on technology (you guys rock).
Now, I have a issue that is simple, but maybe a lack of experience on the subject might have hindered me on solving this one.
My friend disassembled his GTX 660 for TIM replacement, the temperatures before were in the high 70's to mid 80's, as he replaced the stock TIM with standard white TIM, the temperature skyrockets to high 90's at the first glance of load (it rises in a VERY, VERY short timespan as if there is little to no contact with the heatsink).
Obviously I thought he must have applied TIM in an incorrect way, got the card myself, applied the standard TIM to no effect: skyrockets just as well.
I had a tube of VERY old TIM that came with my A50, applied what was left (just a drop) and the temperature got under control @ high 80's, 87 to be specific, which was way higher than it was before he even touched the card, but at least was under control at 15 minutes of furmark.
Then I thought to myself: It must be the viscosity of the dried out TIM. Got myself an tube of MX-4, applied it and got worse, a little better than the standard TIM, but gets to high 90's just as well.
Tried Akasa 455 (known to be bad) and it was bad as supposed, tried a local brand for silver TIM, got it to 100 degrees in 4s of furmark.
Note that ALL TIM's that I have are in good standing (except for the dried out A50 stock TIM), the standard TIM has been applied in everything I own and temps are great, the MX4 is applied to my OC'd X3 720 and is fine (splendid actually, got a 16 degree drop from the A50 dried TIM).
Don't know what to do, tried every paste I have (and acquired) in every spread method I know and heard about, contacted EVGA RMA and they told me to do what I already did (apply high viscosity TIM).
Sorry for the long post, but I tried to include everything that could possibly help you to help me.
Thank you for your time.
Now, I have a issue that is simple, but maybe a lack of experience on the subject might have hindered me on solving this one.
My friend disassembled his GTX 660 for TIM replacement, the temperatures before were in the high 70's to mid 80's, as he replaced the stock TIM with standard white TIM, the temperature skyrockets to high 90's at the first glance of load (it rises in a VERY, VERY short timespan as if there is little to no contact with the heatsink).
Obviously I thought he must have applied TIM in an incorrect way, got the card myself, applied the standard TIM to no effect: skyrockets just as well.
I had a tube of VERY old TIM that came with my A50, applied what was left (just a drop) and the temperature got under control @ high 80's, 87 to be specific, which was way higher than it was before he even touched the card, but at least was under control at 15 minutes of furmark.
Then I thought to myself: It must be the viscosity of the dried out TIM. Got myself an tube of MX-4, applied it and got worse, a little better than the standard TIM, but gets to high 90's just as well.
Tried Akasa 455 (known to be bad) and it was bad as supposed, tried a local brand for silver TIM, got it to 100 degrees in 4s of furmark.
Note that ALL TIM's that I have are in good standing (except for the dried out A50 stock TIM), the standard TIM has been applied in everything I own and temps are great, the MX4 is applied to my OC'd X3 720 and is fine (splendid actually, got a 16 degree drop from the A50 dried TIM).
Don't know what to do, tried every paste I have (and acquired) in every spread method I know and heard about, contacted EVGA RMA and they told me to do what I already did (apply high viscosity TIM).
Sorry for the long post, but I tried to include everything that could possibly help you to help me.
Thank you for your time.