Tiny openings on the GPU
Tiny openings on the GPU
Hey! Four months back I purchased a refurbished Gigabyte 6700 XT Eagle (not original). After disassembling and cleaning it, some residue remained. Was there any damage from heat? The weird part was those tiny dimples on the surface. Should I be concerned? Is there a way to clean it beyond just alcohol and a brush? My readings aren’t extreme: idle GPU at 36°C, junction around 38°C; during gaming it hits 50-55°C with GPU temps 50-55°C, junctions 60-72°C and a peak of 102°C.
That really doesn't looks like it should. Almost as if things burned together. Also it looks like there is an imprint of the cooler on it. The last time I saw that was on coolers of CPUs without heatspreader. Okay, that is obviously flip-chip, so the important parts are on the "bottom" towards the board, but it still doesn't look great. The card still works? For cleaning one of my favorites are cotton swabs. They can go into small corners and are able to suck up paste. Another thing are toothpicks. Soft enough to not scratch anything, and small enough to get between small parts, and with a piece of tissue on the end, they also work for wet (alcohol) cleaning.
Thanks for your support! Blue4130, it still functions... lordmogul, it works perfectly. The main issue is the junction temperatures. Of course, the burned paste is a problem. Cotton swabs are my go-to, but it wasn’t enough. I’m considering using toothpicks and will give it a shot.