*sigh* Time for a repaste?

Temps have been getting progressively worse throughout the time I have been gaming on the weekends. When I bought the machine, the highest it ever got during a 2 hour stint of Crysis was 84C (GPU). I was just playing STALKER SoC and I was shocked to exit the game and find my max temp at 95C (GPU).

The CPU still sits at around 62C maximum after stress testing for ten minutes or so, and won't go any higher, but the GPU is worrying me. I'm scared of testing Furmark on this thing for fear of it hitting thermal shutdown.

Anyway, should I repaste this thing?

Image attached is of temps after a two hour session of STALKER.

 

just try running furmark if temps reach above 100c just quit the furmark..if it does reach 95c++ i recommend u to repaste the gpu..cuz the cpu seems to be just fine..

btw what bios are u running..?and have u did any vbios update..?and whats ur ccc version..?

 

BIOS 209 (Don't like more noise at idle), running Gary's vBIOS, and running Catylyst 10.8 drivers.

I'll go and test Furmark now.

EDIT: A 5 minute session of Furmark brought it to it's knees. After only 5 minutes, it was already up to 101C...looks like it's repaste time.

Any suggestions for a good TIM to use? Must be available in Australia, and it has to be good.

 

im getting maximum of 70.. is this bad??? btw, i dont play that much.... running bios 209 and 10.8

 

just try and update 211..the noise is not that loud at idle mostly cant be heard..cuz update 211 really helps the cooling system...

ok report soon to see ur temps remember above 100c just quit the furmark..

 

211 didn't really lower my temps compared to the stock bios. before repasting, it would reach the peak temperature regardless of whether the fan is on at max. 211 doesn't increase the maximum speed of the fans, it just turns on the maximum speed earlier.

 

hmmm seems like a must to repaste...look for ICD7 or Tuniq TX-4(thats what im using and i like it better than my previous ICD7) or u can see this website 80-way Thermal Interface Material Performance Test | Thermal Interface Material,Thermal Paste,Heatsink Compound,80-Way Thermal Interface Material Best Thermal Paste Heatsink Compound Cooling Performance Comparison Benchmark Tests and select for your self..

 

I saw that earlier while I was researching...think I might go with the popular ICD7. Seems to be easily obtainable enough, and relatively good. Thanks for the help mate.

 

Ugh I have identical temps.... say it aint soo. Do I need new thermal pads too?

 

Nah, feedback shows the pads are usually OK

 

Shin-Etsu X23-7783D (probably the best, but hard to get)
ICD7 (accepted as one of the best)
Tunix TX4 (new one)
Artic Cooling MX3 or MX4 (new one)

 

im now searching in the market of beijing if there is any Shin-Etsu G-751..reading from forums and test they say its one of the best out there now..

 

I guess its also my time to repaste.. im getting 95C in 20 mins of playing BFBC2 on max settings...

 

i guess a repaste will help ur temps there..there are a lot of TIM's in the market choose 1 and go for a repaste..

 

unfortunately, i have no idea how to do it... if i didnt bought g73.. ill never know what gpu/cpu repaste is.... but of course, ill take the challenge of it.. as what i did on changing screen

 

u can watch the video in youtube..there is the disassembly guide there just follow what he does and if u have the guts do it hehehe..its quite simple actually but just watch out for the cables behind the keyboard like the led cable speaker cable and so on..or maybe u can bring to a computer/laptop service center and ask them to help u..(but first let them see the video first)hehehe..

good luck..