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    Thermal grease to graphic card

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Ferrari, Nov 12, 2008.

  1. Ferrari

    Ferrari Notebook Evangelist

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    im installing a graphic card on my laptop right now, and i found thermal grease residue on the graphics card. Do i need to apply thermal grease to the graphics card just like the cpu??
     
    Ferrari, Nov 12, 2008
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes, clean the old stuff up thoroughly with alcohol or proper cleanser, then reapply thermal grease.
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 12, 2008
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    A lot of gpu's use a thermal pad on laptops. if this is the case, you can not remove it and just replace it with thermal paste. They use a pad if there is a height difference. Thermal paste alone would not fill the gap between the heat sink and the gpu.
     
    nizzy1115, Nov 12, 2008
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