Hi folks
I bought an MSi gtx 780 OC in the full knowledge that it was the cheapest 780 because of the oil leak issues, for the difference in price I was quite happy to manage the hassle.
Now I have just bought a new MSi mobo (z97 gaming 7) and it came free with a corsair h75 and a couple of fans. (I already have a H110 i'm going to use for the cpu block). It made so much sense to order an nzxt kraken g10 at the same time, and use the h75 as a gpu cooler.
So I have removed the stock Twin Frozr cooler of oil spewing infamy, and am readying to install the h75, but I would like some advice please.
The GPU chip itself was absolutely smothered in TIM (wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if that was the real source of the leaks), I have carefully managed to get most of it off with gentle use of cotton buds, but quite a lot of it remains just off the edges of the chip. What's the best tools/method to remove this so I can prep it for the h75 block?
can provide pics of the mess if required, thanks in advance.
I bought an MSi gtx 780 OC in the full knowledge that it was the cheapest 780 because of the oil leak issues, for the difference in price I was quite happy to manage the hassle.
Now I have just bought a new MSi mobo (z97 gaming 7) and it came free with a corsair h75 and a couple of fans. (I already have a H110 i'm going to use for the cpu block). It made so much sense to order an nzxt kraken g10 at the same time, and use the h75 as a gpu cooler.
So I have removed the stock Twin Frozr cooler of oil spewing infamy, and am readying to install the h75, but I would like some advice please.
The GPU chip itself was absolutely smothered in TIM (wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if that was the real source of the leaks), I have carefully managed to get most of it off with gentle use of cotton buds, but quite a lot of it remains just off the edges of the chip. What's the best tools/method to remove this so I can prep it for the h75 block?
can provide pics of the mess if required, thanks in advance.
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