I'd also vote for getting some Arctic MX-4 or even some Shin-Etsu X23 which is quite thick and also performs well
the temp rise is way too rapid and crashing far too quickly for this to be the thermal paste..
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HUGE temps after reapplying thermal paste (7970) help!
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the temp rise is way too rapid and crashing far too quickly for this to be the thermal paste..
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Could be a damaged cooler. I bought a HIS 6850 IceQ X a few years back for my brothers PC and the cooler arrived damaged (it was a card used in an online review). Everything was bolted together perfectly and thermal paste applied properly, but it always reached around 90c in a matter of seconds under load! I found a couple of heatpipes had broken away from the actual heatsink and weren't making proper contact (I think they were originally soldered on).
I don't know if the reference 7970 cooler has any copper pipes under the shroud??
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Id try applying the paste to the core as well as the heatsink.
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I always apply the TIM in an "X" pattern across the GPU die. Then place cooler on and screw in opposite corners at a time, not fully screwing down until all 4 corners are in place. Then screw in rest of screws around the cooler.
It won't - 3c - 5c at max and it sounds like an ill fitting cooler.