So for a few weeks now iv been seeing my old R9 290 throttle in game (mainly doom) and FPS drops to a stutter. Iv tried ramping up the fan speed target with little to no improvement but with a lot more noise.
Anyone here ever taken the cooler off and replaced the cooling paste (and seen gains) ?
Or
Anyone have any suggestions for a fair priced aftermarket cooler ?
For reference my specs are :-
i7 i7-5820K
16GB DDR4
1440p monitor
Prodigy M-ATX case
... yes i know its a small case for this card, but there are 2 fans feeding cool air directly on top of the 290 .
Anyone here ever taken the cooler off and replaced the cooling paste (and seen gains) ?
Or
Anyone have any suggestions for a fair priced aftermarket cooler ?
For reference my specs are :-
i7 i7-5820K
16GB DDR4
1440p monitor
Prodigy M-ATX case
... yes i know its a small case for this card, but there are 2 fans feeding cool air directly on top of the 290 .