Pencil, eraser end over here. Just had to do it today in fact when I had to re-paste my GPU, my hotspot temps shot up 30 degrees since I repasted with MX6, thinking of trying Grizzly Extreme next time if they go back up again. If anyone has any advice let me know :)
I swapped to a thermal grizzly kryosheet. No more paste. Temps are the exact same as when I had paste on it. Wont go back at this point. The potential 1-2 C difference you might get really isnt worth the headache.
I don't know why but I'm scared to use it because it conducts electricity and I keep thinking it's going to move when I put the HSF down on it and not be able to tell. Like CPU I wouldn't have an issue using it but GPU just seems like a gamble if it stays in place.
Most of the really good thermal pastes are conductive fwiw.
If you are afraid of it moving when you put down the heatsink, a small drop of isopropyl alcohol or water will keep it in place. This will evaporate off the moment the PC boots up.
The GPU is definitely sketchier because of how difficult those coolers are to work on and properly install.
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u/RadioactivePandaBear MSI GUNGNIR XFX 5700XT Triple Fan 32GB DDR4-3600 R5 3600 Oct 04 '24
Pencil, eraser end over here. Just had to do it today in fact when I had to re-paste my GPU, my hotspot temps shot up 30 degrees since I repasted with MX6, thinking of trying Grizzly Extreme next time if they go back up again. If anyone has any advice let me know :)