Change HeatSink FOR Graphics Card

[Muzy]

is there any tutorial on how to change the heatsink on my BFG 7800GTX,

I 'm trying to change the Thermal Compound, how ?

thanks in advance

 

[Zefan]

Google is your friend?

It's simply a matter of unscrewing the heatsink, wiping the current pad/paste off with a lint free cloth soaked in some sort of alcahol, reapplying the thermal paste and screwing back on.

 

[Muzy]

this is my first time, and I'm really scared of breaking a pin or..

thanks i ll try to find out.

 

[basmic]

Unscrew heatsink.

Wipe off gunk with something like Akasa TIM Cleaner, final wipe with some meths.

Apply a small (the size of half a grain of rice) amount of the new compound to the dry core.

Put heatsink on, but not screw it on, and give it a little twist (squeezes any air from any gaps formed in the compound when putting the heatsink back on).

Screw heatsink on. Make sure you don't flex the card when tightening the screws.