High temps with Arctic mx4 on xfx rx480

theguga96 · 22 Mar 2020 at 23:45

Hello guys, my xfx rx480 was getting pretty high temps during december so I decided to re apply the thermal paste using the Arctic mx4. During the first week after apply I was getting good temps, they dropped to 62/64°C. But soon they started rising, and about 2 weeks ago they went above 80°C. I thought I've applied the thermal paste incorrectly. So I re applied it another time getting same result: the temps dropped to 62/64°C and now they are rising again, reaching peaks of 75°C.
The temps are recorded using MSI afterburner while gaming.
Should I assume that my arctic mx4 is expired?

theguga96 · 22 Mar 2020 at 23:51

Oh yeah I forgot to mention I bought it about 4 years ago

theguga96 · 22 Mar 2020 at 23:58

At the moment I can't buy a new one because of the quarantine in Italy. As soon as I can go outside again I will buy a new one and try. In case this post won't be closed I will reply here with the results. Thanks for the replies

theguga96 · 23 Mar 2020 at 00:04

I don't have money on my credit card atm to buy it :/ and Amazon suspended delivers of non essentials products. So I'll have to wait...

theguga96 · 23 Mar 2020 at 00:08

Ye I thought that was the problem too. Just wanted to confirm it with someone else as well. Anyway thank you for the help

theguga96 · 23 Mar 2020 at 00:25

thanks