Reapplying paste to GPU?

[IronWarrior]

Hi there, I got a old MSI 6950 2GB Rev 1 and it runs hot, very hot and has been running hot for the last 2-3 years or longer until I started to notice.

For example, it's currently at 89"C with 38% fan speed at idle with 3 screens running, that can drop down to 66"C when running one screen. When gaming it will run over 102"C and the fan speed will be over 55%+ which annoys me.

I never had any problems in games, I don't crash from overheating even after running games 5-8 hours none stop, no problems at all. My air cooling setup is good.

Now this is the question I want to ask, do you think it's worth the risk of getting the thermal paste removed and a new paste reapplyed? I've never done this.

My local PC store can do this for £15 all in one, that includes dusting the air filters (they are clean, I do clean that every few months).

Thing am worried about is since my card has been running like this for so long, if he goes and opens it up and I get it back and I start to having problems, I just ruined a really good card.

Can't really afford a new replacement, even if it's a second hand one that I seen sold here for £60-75. :/

I can't do it myself, since I don't have any supplies and £15 is reasonable. I used the place many years ago and the guy is good.

What do you think?

 

[maxilive]

For £15 having that peace of mind and much lower temps is probably worth it especially if you aren't able to afford a new card at the moment. Running at those temps isn't all that healthy!

My recent AMD 290 would constantly run at 94 C and downclock in the later years of it life. I'm guessing the thermal paste had began to degrade.

I'm sure having yours sorted out will help give your card a little more life and if a shop is doing it if they do a terrible job you can have them fix/replace it for you

 

[sgavan]

If any issues with the card afterwards wouldn't the shop be covered anyway. It should help lower the temp as well, here's a video i watched just last week about it

 

[Disco_P]

I'd just do it yourself. You can get some Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut and 100ml of 99.9% isopropyl alcohol for £7. Just need a small screwdriver, some paper towels and some cotton buds.

It's really hard to mess up.

 

[Danny75]

Use non-conductive paste for GPU.