Worse QC is probably a part of the issue, but bear in mind how power hungry these cards are nowadays. At almost 400W power draw tiny details matter a lot and affect cooler performance in a huge way.
@@DrathVader you can fix this from the factory for less than one dollar. use a PTM Pad and it will have the same temps even after 10.000 hours of full load.
I have a Hellhound 7900 XTX.. Red Dead Redemption 2 i get 61c global and I can reach 110c hot spot.. What should I do? Performance wise, theres no issue, but I just don't feel comfy with this temp
You can undervolt it... inhave a asrock phantom gaming oc 7900xtx...same issue with hot spot temps... I'm going to try and liquid aio gpu cooler it's a bit pricey but I'm curious the performance. Sidenote it seems like these cards are pushing way too much voltage
I repasted my Hellhound 7900 XTX with PTM 7950,about a year ago at this point. The card was running very cool initially but after 2-3 weeks my hotspot steadily begun to increase and was getting over 30c delta,like everyday it was getting hotter. upon opening the card the pads seemed much higher quality than the trash pads in your card,and they were intact, the contact also seemed fine. but the thermal paste right on the middle of the die was dry. The card was maybe,two months old at this point,since they had just came out, so it was a pump out effect. supposedly powercolor changed the paste they're using since but I see still many people with powercolor gpus with the same issues. I think I did a pretty good job repasting the card with the PTM,since my delta is extremely low,even a year later.
Thanks for the tutorial! First 4 weeks I had fabulous temperatures on my Asus and the Delta was just 15 degrees. After 4 weeks it is getting worse. Have around 65 degrees and nearly 90 on hotspot. So I will give a try if it is getting worse. Thanks you so much bro.
Agree that the hotspot delta sucks but it technically is still within spec. I finally gave up and switched to water cooling. Most of the heat issues went away.
Thank You for giving me confidence to do re-paste my GPU. I have ASRock RX 7700 XT Challenger OC and I was getting high Hotspot temps like over 100C while regular temp was just over 60 or so. I am very satisfied with results now, regular temp max 60C and hotspot max 80C. My card is undervolted and overclocked. It was like that from day one. Thank You!!!
The other issue is that the price for all these pads also adds up esp if you need to use different thickness on the same card. Often you don't know what thickness these are unit you take the cooler off.
Nice! I had to repaste and repad my Liquid Devil 7900 xtx three times. I talked to Powercolor directly, I used the Artic-TP3 1mm pads. Amazon did RMA the card for a refund. So I bought the non liquid devil and put an EK water block on it. GPU 100% max - 65c Hot spot - 80ish.
The problem with those cards is that the chip it self is not completely flat causing this spot not to be covered with paste. When the new paste spread after some time the problem will accure again.
@@TechnologyHive what u mean theyre not flat? my memory temp at idle is 20c above gpu hotspot and at 100% its 10c above my gpu hotspot. gputemp-63, gpu hotspot-80, gpu memory-90 its a 7900xt. whats wrong w/ my card?
@blackfacegaming191 It's because it's not a monolithic design. It's several chips working in parallel, and this brings small variations, not all being perfectly flushed.
Just replace the paste. MX-6 is what I would use. Going through the warranty process is a headache, and returning it just to get another one with the same issue is not worth it. Once themps are under control, the 7900XT is a beast!
Just repasted my Taichii 7900 xtx with MX-6. Was pretty scared doing it because it was my first time and it’s a damn expensive card but the temps were insane!! Both at 100% gpu util Stock paste Hot spot: 100-109 (would shut down the system) GPU Temp: 70-80 MX-6 Hot Spot: 80-89 GPU Temp: 60-70 Now I feel much more comfortable gaming at everything maxed out and even if these temps don’t last I’ll just repaste again and probably change the thermal pads as well. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! 👍👍👍
I wish I had the guts to do that... It goes in my case for a 90 max hotspot in default... I'm using UV that cools it to 83 max hotspot and I hope it will keep stable... 2700 max clock and vram little oc to 2600 (1080 mv)
@_scareupkiller2478 hey man! So tbh it wasn’t that hard. It’s just a bunch of tiny screws on bottom of the card to take off. I believe there was around 9 or 10. There is a seal on one of the screws that basically shows the manufacturer the card has been opened when you unscrew it. Once you take apart the card it has 2 cables that’s plugged in. I didn’t even unplug those (they were very hard to take out and I didn’t want to break it) I just left it and laid the card down (opened up). From there I followed the video exactly. Used the toothbrush + alcohol and a cue tip to clean the old paste and the whole 9 as he instructed. I will say on black ops 6 everything maxed out and power limit +15 on adrenaline my hotspot or memory still gets up to 97 occasionally with fans at 100% which is a little scary. My system will shut down when it gets over 100. Pushing 200 frames in 4k ultra is no joke lol 😂
I´ve just repasted mine 7900 xt form XFX with MX-4. When I played games like Last of us i had gpu 60 and hotspot 95. After I have 60/80. So thanks for the video! It helped me a lot! EDIT: My result lasted only for week or two. The hotspot temp went back as it was so I decided to go with PTM 7950 and it is already month or so and the temps are as it should be. (delta no more the 20 and hotspot under 90) No regrets at all. Interesting is that the new XFX 7900 XTX card called Pheonix Nirvana already has the PTM 7950 applied by stock so I think the XFX knows why they use it instead of regular thermal paste.
@@TechnologyHive am using coxebyte initially I was using krayanout the therms was around 92 degrees hotspot 110 but with this coxbyte am getting 73 hot spot 110
I always lik watching these kinds of vids...we gain so much knowledge even if it's the same vids...keep up the good work but I wouldn't tell ppl not to mount it horizontal but rather say u have 2 options...which i highly recommend regardless the size of ur GPU is 1st option get a GPU support... it's lik adding a lil mini table leg to ur GPU (asus even added a GPU support in the box with the new releases from the start of this year... itll work depending on the design of ur pc case)...2nd option get a vertical mount
When you dedicate time and money on repairing GPU's for a living, you will understand my intent. There is not two options, but one in my opinion working with these things frequently. If the card is heavy, and long, mount it vertically. Period. But your money is yours to spend and do as you please with it in the end.
if my GPU Memory Temp has a high Delta (70 degrees Core, 92 GPU Memory) I should prob switch those pads right? Also my Hot Spot is 20-25 Degrees hotter than Core. Playing on a 1 Year old 7900GRE
@fmdfm-s4i 92c for memory is pretty hot. Would switch those pads. If your hospital is in the high 90's, I'd put some MX-6 paste on there and get rid of that old one.
So many issues, I have the XFX version and the vapour chamber is not flat in the very centre so no matter what you do it doesn't cool the die complex evenly, GCD in particular. The chiplet is not even so most paste pumps out over time and heating cycles. with my uneven die and stock cooler the GCD was always high while the MCD was cooled for about a week by paste, I have a tube of every premium paste out there! my solution was Kryosheet and a water cooler, and I needed two layers of the sheet to make good contact across the GCD and MCD, bought the large size and the first layer is a continuous rectangle while the second layer is two smaller rectangles from the leftover sheet. Looking at the hotspot temp is not good enough, one needs to isolate the GCD and MCD and mem junction and address all three. for me the uneven vapour chamber required a water block, the uneven die complex needed two layers of kryosheet and the memory needed gelid extreme 1mm or tp3 1.5mm the tp-3 is very soft so it conforms really well, gelid is just better if it makes good contact. card idles at 33 die and 54 mem junction and speedway on a 30 min loop takes me to 73 die and 84 mem junction, ambient air is at 30+ where I live so take 5 or 6 degrees away if you live in a 20ish degree environment. Was still cheaper than a 4090 where I live. i completely agree that for 1kusd one shouldn't have to do any of this. planned failure, poor design, most don't care to hunt the issues so what are you going to do if you buy the halo product, send it back or fix, if you send it back then you have to ask for a refund as the problem will most likely happen again if you replace with the same.
This is why I did not return mine. The 7900XTX is hands down a bargain for the price/performance ration. So replacing the thermal paste and pads makes the more sense if you are comfortable doing this effectively. MX-6 is a perfect choice for paste.
@@TechnologyHiveAgreed, MX-6 gave me the best die performance on air, but I think that my stock cooler didn't aid things, when I went to water the Kryosheet was on par with mx-6, however two layers of the sheet gave me amazing consistency across all the MCD and GCD and a 3 degree delta between hotspot and GPU temp as reported in adrenalin or HWinfo, I have seen cooler mem junction temps from others on various forums with water but after ripping the card apart over 15 times i am happy where i am at now, still have a tube of KP that i haven't opened though:)
Just did PTM 7950 on my 7900XT my junction stays below 18c delta now it normally runs at 12/14c delta when I separated my PCB I could SEE the spot where the thermal paste was no longer
Purchased this same Asus tuf OC 7900xtx a week ago. Under an aggressive overclock and undervolt and playing cyberpunk on highest settings 4K I get a hotspot of 87 Celsius and core temp of 61. Which puts me at a delta of 26 degrees. Keep in mind I have a pretty aggressive fan curve on my case fans, cpu exhaust fans and GPU fans. The fan sound is pretty significant. I’m wondering if it would be worth repasting with PTM7950 so that I can get similar or better hotspot temps without such an aggressive fan curve. Without the aggressive fan curve my hotspot is in the 90 degrees Celsius.
@@TechnologyHivei have the Asrock 7900xtx aswell and i have been experiencing 91+ HS temps with 350W and 100% fans. Should i just just the thermal paste or are the Vram thermal pads necessary to swap out?
@@TechnologyHiveyea thats my biggest fear with liquid metal that its very conductive in electricity like if i ever want to use liquid metal on an cpu im taking the top plate off for max preformance
@@peterpeter5666 my xfx 7900 xtx merc also after repasting or using thermal pad ptm 7950 still has a 30c delta dont know whats going on 51-55 gpu 81-88 hotspot
Maybe I got lucky but I have the exact same card. I OC'd it with adrenaline and my hotspot has never been over 82. Usually between 75-78. I have an H6 Flow case with 2 intake 140 fans directly below the GPU but I can't see them making that big of a difference with what others are experiencing. I'm running 4k max settings so it's 99-100% all the time.
It happens only during high frame rates. If I lock it to my monitor's native 144Hz, coil whine goes away. Less stress on the phases. I love Sapphire. One of the best if you ask me.
I got mine ASUS TUF RX 7900XTX mounted in a Silverstone alta g1m. In this vertical case, the gpu has the i/o panel on top. I thought it was perfect to hot air exaust but i had a bad surprise. The card overheating with core hotspot @100 degrees and fan speed to 3000rpm. My only solution is to rotate the case 90 degrees and the gpu now is in the same your position. any one has another solution for me ?
Had similar issues on Pulse version and I had NZXT H7 Flow and I changed my PC case to Asus Tuf GT502 and now my coolers intake fresh air to GPU from Bottom side and I have reduced GPU temp for 5-10c and About coil whine its common issues on all GPU this days that produce way to much power. Globally am happy with my 7900xtx over any 4080 GPU that cost way more.
Hi, im just looking your video but without voice. That's why didn't see size :) . My kids sleep didn't want waking up them... anyway thank you for response. Have a great day.
@@TechnologyHive I am now playing a game that gives more stress to the gpu. My overall temperature is 73c and my hotspot was a maximum of 77c. I think that is really acceptable? So no issues here. Sorry for the late reply.
My 7700 XT runs at 50C underload but the hotspot is 70C maybe slightly bigger which i think is a bit high if i OC it runs 60C and the hotspot is going towarda 85-90C 30 degrees higher on nitro+ surely it can’t be right the hotspot being that much higher
Hey on my RX 6800 running 74°and 110 degrees hotspot will switching thermal pads do the trick (btw do you know what size of pads the 6800 needs) tjx in advance
I do not know the size of the thermal pads, but if you want to bring that hotspot down, the only things that will work is either MX-6, Thermalright Heilos, or PTM7950
Not so much damage your card, but it will not get better. In time that difference will increase and it could degrade your GPU slowly. I would re-paste it with MX-6 or whatever you prefer. This will make a huge difference!
Hi can i ask you what pads do i need for this card 2m and 1.5m ? just undervolt this card for now and the temp get mutch better 57 c gpu and hotspot 77 to 80 c I only lost 3 a 5 fps
For thermal paste, I would stick with MX-6. As for thermal pads, I get mine from here: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005898862800.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.18.544a1802OPNptu These pads are excellent quality. OEM.
nice video bro I have same card but with nvidia rtx 4070 ti super I have same problem with hotspot only you applied thermal paste with spatula s a pea-sized dot enough, or do I need to spread it with a spatula?
@@TechnologyHive ok bro do you know if its good artic mx6? before I had rtx 3070 ti zotac but same with that graphic card I changed all thermal pads and thermal paste every month the thermal paste headache so expensive cards with this stupid problems so you have so much time without change the thermal paste? because with artic mx6 I changing every month atleast with rtx 3070 ti zotac amp holo xD
@@TechnologyHive well I hope not destroy the default Thermal pads because it's so difficult and expensive in Amazon to get ones I only go to change Thermal paste do you recommend have less than 95 degrees on hotspot? Because some users or nvidia saids than this gpus can support 100-115 degrees but im not sure ..
I have a 7900 XT Pulse that runs around 335w at peak load under factory clock/boost settings. It gets hotter than I'd like (81-82ºC, not including hotspot), so I'm likely going to re-paste with PTM 7950 inside the next month or two, and see if it helps. Great card otherwise.
The heatsink which contact which gpu die is nickel plated copper or aluminum? I am gonna change thermal pads in mine gpu,and i want to use Kryonaut Extreme too,but wa thinking about liquid metal too.
@@TechnologyHive nickel plating aluminium is well known in metal industry,so I just wanted to be sure (I work in metal industry,just not with gpus ;)). Thanks. So I will go with Liquid Metal,and will see results. Btw,you didn’t changed thermal pads on backplate. There are 4 of theme as I remember. You can check reviews. It might help with vram and vrms a bit more.
I'm hitting 98c easy on Battlefield 2042 on medium graphics with my 7900xt Phantom Gaming. Definitely going to buy some thermal pads and thermal grease and try this. Though I am tempted to do the Newegg tradein for the Sapphire pulse, I hear they're good at cooling, but after this experience, I'm not really too confident either way. Anyone by chance know if the sapphire pulse runs any cooler or there is any benefit? Still would be a 7900xt.
My understanding is that most cards suffer from the same issues, no matter the vendor. It has to do with AMD's chipplet design. New paste should help a good deal.
A couple months ago I was building a PC for a mate and I also got the 7900XT Phantom Gaming OC for him. The Temperatures where very good. 59 GPU Edge and 79 Hotspot max, with only 1200 RPM on the cooler, which keeps the noise under control. So the cooler works really good. Only the Thermal Paste coverage isn't always that great. But that can be an issue with every brand. For my taste I wouldn't go with Asus on a Radeon, there I would prefere Sapphire or Powercolor. But also Asrock made already good Radeons.
hey I just bought a used mint condition apparently refurbished rx 5700 xt rog strix card and it reaches temps like yours exactly sometiomes warmer if I keep the side of my case on and my heatsink is massive. I feel your pain.
@BenderTheOffender Both are typical for this card. The coil whine is no real problem, but the temperature delta can be an issue. Try Thermalright Heilos.
I appreciate this tear-down example. I have the Gigabyte OC version and the disassembly isn't exactly the same but it's similar. The hotspot temps were getting progressively worse fast over the past month or so, today hitting close to 100C under full load. Took the card apart and saw that the stock paste job was pretty pitiful with not nearly enough coverage on the die. After repaste with Arctic MX6 the hot spot dropped back down to the mid-80's while being achieved with a much lower fan speed. It's odd because I just read a random article the other day talking about how the stock paste these AIB's have been using is cheap crap that starts to degrade really fast after several months and that appears to be what happened with my XTX.
@Kryptic1046 The paste they use is made by Dow Corning. They do make good TIM, but they also make cheap stuff and that's where board partners are cutting corners. They are using that cheap stuff.
@@TechnologyHive It's unfortunate because for the kind of money the cards in this tier cost and for the amount of wattage they use, you'd think AIB's could spring a little extra for some better paste. We shouldn't be seeing temperature degradation like this after only months of ownership. AIB's need to do better.
I mean, why do you have no air intake going into your gpu fans? that is the problem really, a 20-25 hotspot delta is not really anything on this card. I found this video because I'm about to put cryosheets on my gigabyte 7900 xtx which has 50c hotspot delta under load.
Hello. Please tell me, to replace thermal pads you only needed 2mm and 1.5mm thick. Do you need thermal pads of other thicknesses? My MSI Radeon RX 7900 XTX GAMING TRIO has the same temperatures. sorry for my English)
@@TechnologyHive Hello. In General, I discovered quite by accident that when I turn on vertical sync in games (I checked it in 2 games), the hot spot temperature instantly drops by 20 degrees and during the game it stays at about 70-75 degrees. As soon as you turn off vertical sync, it sharply increases to 85 and during the game it reaches 90-95 degrees.
@@Paradox_mx Asus is using cheap thermal interphase materials, while Sapphire, XFX, PNY, and others are using phase change material. Big difference in performance
I absolutely agree, how is it possible for such an expensive board to have these problems, quality control should be much greater. I have a TUF 4080, the temperatures are normal but the coil whine is horrible, exactly the same as in the video.
@@schweiserschweiser3397 I am no AMD or NVIDIA fan. But, this time around I would defiantly recommend AMD. The 7900XTX with it's 24GB frame buffer will carry for many more years, over the 4080's 16GB. And the 7900XTX is faster in most games. Plus you do not have to deal with the annoying 16pin NVIDIA power connector. The hotspot issue is common on both brands. They both use garbage thermal paste.
Yes 7900xtx is sick card but i don’t like to touch card i will paid 900e and i need to repaste again to get normal temp it’s a litle bit sad. And here in europe they wait only for this to say you touched something it’s over
Thanks for sharing! 👍 I have a 7900 XTX from AORUS and that model uses a vapor chamber. I also have a pretty big difference between GPU temp and hot spot (+27 degrees) which made me think something was wrong, but after watching your video I realized everything is within normal. The GPU temp at 50% fans is around 50+ degrees. I can easily recommend a video card from AORUS.
aorus elite here as well, just did my first repaste - after a year of solid temps hs went to 110c, so I tear it down and used tpm 7950 - you can find some reddit posts about this card being tearn down for help, and I'm back again - altho I'm maxing it out for 464w and hs are around 90-98 while normal temps are 50-60, its still better than 110 hs
Hi. A couple of days ago I got a 7900xtx red devil. I'm happy but the temperature is the same as yours, 70+/hot spot 90+. This means I need to replace thermal paste and pads ?
The issue with this card and many others including my Gigabyte 7900XTX Aorus Elite is that they use paste that density is too low. Paste gets pushed sideways after a few months. I replaced my with PTM7950 pad and it lowered hotspot temp from 102-110°C to 68-74°C which is a sick difference. It makes me laugh that manufacturers save on thermal pastes for such overpriced devices.
@Vulver This is why I made this video. Paying over 1k for a gpu in 2024 and aibs are using cheap Dow Corning pastes. Don't get me wrong, Dow Corning also makes good stuff. But this is the cheap stuff being used here. Disappointing 😞
I know this is old but I need to do this on my xtx. Hotspot temps are outrageous. Does the thickness matter? I need to do this but am not sure which ones to buy
I had the same problem with my rx 6600 XT from xtx version qick. Hot spot on this card was even 105c. Year ago i changed from thermal grizzly to ptm and it was really big change. On thermal grizzly i still had like 20-25c delta depends on game but now at full load on furmark its like 20c delta, in game its more like 10-15c
I have the same card and I can attest to the perfection of this card/cooler combo. my card's hotspot under a full 4K native resolution load of maxed out Allan Wake 2 w/ray tracing on is 62 degrees C. It is MY conclusion that the factory did not either PROPERLY apply the thermal paste/pad or did not apply it at all. There is MORE than enough cooling capacity in that heatsink to cool this board... I would say smart move repasting it...
My 7900xt has a delta of 45 c. 57 core amd will hit well over 100c on hotspot. I re pasted it and it only helped for week. Now hotspot temps are terrible again. Trying to RMA now to asrock as long as they don’t pull bullshit of sticker removed so warranty void. In America it is illegal to void warranty for sticker on screw. We shall see what they do
I Got a 7800xt Nitro Plus. the Tempos were high like that too. So Idecided to change the thermal paste. It worked good for about 2 months when the temps just got crazy. I ended up changing the thermal paste several times due to pump out. Finally, I put PTM7950 on it, the temps are already better then with fresh therml paste. Hopefully it'll last. If so, It should be the new standard
@mattzavala9456 The hotspot. On my 7900 xtx it went from 95c to 80c. I had to repaste again from the time in this video. Thermal grizzly kryonaut extreme is great, but it did not solve the hotspot problem in the long run.
@@thenutburglar7923 will there be another video with the thermalrights?? I’m sure so many people have this problem and we need to do hours and hours of research before we find this answer. It’s insane because we all spent at least $900-$1200 for these 7900xtx cards and then the frustration set in. My hot spot would hit 107C+ on my taichii model before my PC would automatically shut down. Even with undervolting, it’s in the mid to high 90s during space marines 2 all settings maxed.
@@TechnologyHive so far. No pump out or decline in performance. I ran the raytraycing only test on 3dmark the other day at boosted power draw. It never thermal throttled. Currently play xdefiant with a Hotspot never reaching 80°c at full usage
Interesting. On halo my 7900XTX Tuf Hotspot hovers around 78-80C. I do have the H7 flow with all sorts of fans/airflow and i also dont have it vertically mounted like yours. Idk if I got a gem or maybe it does need it at some point.
You have a 25-C Delta after, was 19-C. Went from in SPEC to OUT of SPEC. What do you think went haywire? Gaming my 7900XTX has a 13-15-C Delta, some benchmarks get it just over 20-C. It's only 3 months old; I applied new paste on the GPU, gonna try to upgrade pads, and new paste. I had a similar pattern at the GPU/Cooler mating point. Evidence it wasn't making complete contact. The pattern would suggest the cooler plate is concave, .002-.004" or so. ???
This is the one I use. I do not care where you buy it, as I am not affiliated with Amazon: www.amazon.com/Phanteks-Vertical-Bracket-220mm-Riser/dp/B0BVKZ5M6F
my RX6600XT had 30 delta/80 edge/110 hotspot before for so long i had to downclock, recently i changed to ptm7950 pad & it went down to 20 delta 60 edge/80 hotspot basically a 20'c drop, what a lifesaver, plus with optimised tuning i get even lower by 5-10'c, hope it lasts tho because previously the hotspot is super hot it dried up so bad that it made a hole
I have a 7900 XTX gigabyte oc but every time I’m playing something more graphical demanding like returnal or cyberpunk I get temps of 55/60c on core and 110c on the hotspot (playing at 2560x1440 165hz). I have now opened a ticket to open an RMA as I I can’t peel the stickers on the screws to replace the paste and thermal pads as I don’t want to lose the warranty. I’m regretting buying AMD at this stage. Yes I can under volt it and put a limit on the core and power to bring those temps down but I didn’t buy a card to make it disable.
I did RMA it and got a replacement the one that came was the same. Bought ptm7950 and now it’s all good core sitting at 60/63c and junction at 73c. The memor junction is at 90/95c but there’s nothing we can do about that .
@@TechnologyHive yeah I got it fixed but I think for my next purchase I will stay away from AMD. Don’t get me wrong the card is a beast but it’s not worth the headache
@H3OP I would go with a 850w gold minimum. But that is just my opinion. I have a 1500w psu in my main rig and power off the wall for the system only can reach 550-600w during heavy loads. 1000w would be even better if it is within your budget.
Got an ASRock Aqua 7900xtx that is apparently known to suffer pumpout. I opened it, cleaned off the paste, and added a Kryosheet. Runs cool as a cucumber now.
@@TechnologyHive I have one on an x3d as well. Not sure if they run as cool as some super frosty high end paste, but it handles underV/PBOverclock just fine on the x3d. Perhaps if youre runnin a 14900 pushing max OC, go for super paste, but I dont have one to try it on.
by any chance did you measure the thermal pad thickness? thinking about changing the paste and pads but i cant find the pad thickness on the internet :(
thermal grizzly doesnt have durability, use a better paste that wont go bad in 6 months to a year. The thicker the better, you can also try that phase change honey well PTM7950 stuff
I've been running TG Kryonaut Extreme on my Folding @home machine for over a year now 24-7 using a 2080 card and temperatures are still the same. I heard the regular Kryonaut does lose its thermal conductivity relatively quick compared to other pastes. But this is not what I have experience with the Extreme version. Perhaps its due to it's different composition.
@@TechnologyHive regular does which is why i stopped using it after 7 months and didnt dare touch TGE but i'veseen a couple posts with the same issues crop up very recently with high power limit cards. Would you mind keeping me updated on its durability in this card? My paste recommendations still stand.
Not sure how relevant this is but i have a 7900XT Sapphire Pulse edition and i've never seen the hot spot go over 80, with the normal temperature sitting at around 55-60c when it uses like 300-350 watts. Really makes no sense to me how that behemoth of a cooler can't keep the 7900xtx at better temps
It has to do with the choice for thermal interphase material ASUS decided to use. Once I replace the stock paste, the temperatures dropped by -20c on the hotspot. Sapphire uses phase change material, which is superior quality to the stuff ASUS uses.
I have the exact same card, have the same issue, sometimes it fixes itself, due to thermal expansion refilling the paste naturally I guess, I can guess it'll only get worse by time. My main problem is vram temps are really high from the start I got this card. what's your prolonged stress test vram temps on this card? mine is stuck with 92c in 10 mins of AMD's own stress test, and I'm seriously thinking about repadding it.
I had a 7900XTX Red Devil. Knew it had a huge delta before I threw it in so I re-pasted it before installing. I also have a P3 case so open frame. My core temps were around 50C, and hotspot around 70-75C (AFTER REPASTE). I play at 1440p 165hz, and I run the fans at around 80% when gaming Was going to say how in the hell are your temps so high on your card. Your temps after the repaste are more in line with what mine was after I did mine. ASUS always has massive coil whine. Will re-paste my TUF when it arrives before I install Also, I've had all my 4090's installed horizontally. Just put a stand under the one corner closest to the glass. It's not hard
Hello, thanks for the video. My card had a temperature of 95 on the hotspot and 80 on the edge but now it is 95 on the hotspot and 94 or 95 on the edge. Do you think that changing the paste will lower both temperatures?
Use Radeon Chill that will also help with temps my 6900 XT also runs hot is it just an amd thing? might consider taking it apart or go Nvidia for next card
I also own a 7900 XT reference model by Sapphire. However, this one does not suffer from the same issue ironically. I forgot to mention in the video that asus is using MPS voltage regulators and pwm controller on this RX 7900 XTX. MPS is high-quality stuff.
Hi ! Thanks for your work im gonna do it too with the same gpu. Tired to see 97c hotspot in this huge block at 1100e. I have some question before make surgery on. What brand of thermal pad do you use or recommand and what value . 12,5 14,5 / mk May I use the same paste ? Is it good for long time . Thanks for you response and keep help us 💪
I would use MX-6 for the thermal paste. As for the thermal pads, I get mine from AliExpress: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005898862800.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.4.ee7a1802C5zypl Only store I trust for thermal pads. Excellent quality and great thermal transfer.
that's a biiiiig temp drop congratz, you will ALWAYS have a delta of 20-25C with a good thermal application between your hotspot and GPU temp, Hotspot is like the name says the hottest spot in the GPU measured (usually the center), GPU temp is measured near the edges, it will always be low
@@Shaolinmonkwarrior For the average card you're right. I've been using my brother's 7900 XTX TUF and his card has ridiculously low stock temperatures (between 15-17 delta max). That's running Cyberpunk at 4k and path tracing on to torture it :'). My TUF had 20-25 delta and Sapphire Nitro+ 20-23. I'd have put it down to the silicon voltages but other temps around the board are in the 50s, so the TUF does seem to be able to go lower when done properly.
Was the initial monitoring with the PW limit increased? If it is then it is expected for temps to go up. I did this with my taichi 7900xtx but used ptm 7950 for the core and replaced pads with upsiren u6 pro putty. I had the same results on hotspot being sub or about 80 c. with PW limit maxed out hotspot peak reading never exceeded 95c (in kh3 with 200 percent render resolution which made my hotspot shoot previously to 107c). Either way it's good to see you had success with this.
I was actually impressed. Dropping 15 degrees just with a thermal paste which is not liquid metal, is pretty good. It sorta tells you the kind of paste they use during assembly.
@@TechnologyHive yeah unforunately ASUS doesn't care much about AMD GPU's they just slap the same cooler as they used on NVIDIA without any changes made specifically for AMD. That's why Sapphire is the best brand for AMD
I allways apply thermal paste (just a thin coating) onto the frame of the GPU, I mean, it has the same height as the die and surely gets pretty warm as well.... ASUS TUF 7900 XT Hotspot 81°C overclocked 360W ASUS 6700 XT DUAL FAN Hotspot 80°C overclocked 190W
@TechnologyHive That's great to hear. I'm definitely going to use your video for when I need to swap that paste out. Thanks for the video and for answering my question.
Bro I had the same problem with my 7900xtx asrock taichi 55edge/115 hotspot @400w stock limit hotspot delta over 45c wich was insane I opened it and used thermal grizzly Liquid Metal and kept the same pads so now I get 56c/80c hotspot @465w limit fans@1800rpm hotspot likes to sit at 80c now sometimes 82 much better then 115c hotspot now wait and see how long until the Liquid Metal pumps out
@@TechnologyHive i applied a very thin layer on the die and on the cooler as to avoid any spills and put some nail polish around the caps for extra precautions
Have the same card and the same issue! Bought some PTM7950 but I'm too lazy to repaste it ... What you did reduced the overall temps, but not the hotspot delta at +25C, so I suspect the contact issue is always there and dunno how to solve it.. Washers ?
No, I don't think washers are the answer, though of course you can try. The issue is the chipplet design. It's not perfectly flat. That 25c delta will always be there, so reducing overall temp is still a win-win situation.
Those temps I have on my Nitro+ are not as concerning (64°C and 82°C hotspot) as the VRAM temps up to 91 with some OC) are IMO. I have to make the fans run full speed in order to get it down to around 84°C (my hotspot reaches just 77°C) but it's way too loud. Those TUF and even Strix cards are loud asf. My Strix 4090 will not get that hot but the fan curves are way too aggressive. Same as on my previous Strix cards as well. But the worst thing is the coil whine.
hi, thanks you for this video ! i have a 3080 TI palit gamerock, and in game (with stress), i have 68.8° GPU / 74° Memory and 107.4 in hotspot...my core clock is not stable too. my ventilation is good, and my GPU is in verticaly.... so i think i may change pad /pate thermal....and you video help me....and my card have more 3 years so not waranty...
What I love with modern GPUs whatever the brand, is that we pay loads of money, but we need to fix the coolers afterwards. Thank's Nvidia and AMD.
Very true.
Worse QC is probably a part of the issue, but bear in mind how power hungry these cards are nowadays. At almost 400W power draw tiny details matter a lot and affect cooler performance in a huge way.
@@DrathVader you can fix this from the factory for less than one dollar. use a PTM Pad and it will have the same temps even after 10.000 hours of full load.
@PSXman9 you can, and you pretty much gotta, but you shouldn't have to considering how much these cards cost
May be, but the fans need to be used, they were definitivelty running super low!
I always set them manually before gaming.
I have a Hellhound 7900 XTX.. Red Dead Redemption 2 i get 61c global and I can reach 110c hot spot.. What should I do? Performance wise, theres no issue, but I just don't feel comfy with this temp
Replace the thermal paste with something like MX-4. Or return it. 110c is very hot. This will cut down its lifespan.
You can undervolt it... inhave a asrock phantom gaming oc 7900xtx...same issue with hot spot temps... I'm going to try and liquid aio gpu cooler it's a bit pricey but I'm curious the performance. Sidenote it seems like these cards are pushing way too much voltage
You must use twice amount of paste, not an optimal amount. Hot spot sensors are at the corners of a chip.
I repasted my Hellhound 7900 XTX with PTM 7950,about a year ago at this point.
The card was running very cool initially but after 2-3 weeks my hotspot steadily begun to increase and was getting over 30c delta,like everyday it was getting hotter.
upon opening the card the pads seemed much higher quality than the trash pads in your card,and they were intact, the contact also seemed fine.
but the thermal paste right on the middle of the die was dry. The card was maybe,two months old at this point,since they had just came out, so it was a pump out effect.
supposedly powercolor changed the paste they're using since but I see still many people with powercolor gpus with the same issues.
I think I did a pretty good job repasting the card with the PTM,since my delta is extremely low,even a year later.
Good Job man! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Did you just replace the thermal paste with PTM? ie put the PTM on the gpu die? Or did you also replace the thermal pads with it?
@@madararinneganuchiha no only the die, ptm is like thermal paste, just comes as a sticker rather than liquid. You can't put it on your vram lol
@@100500daniel do you think it is unnecessary to change the thermal puddy?
You don't want to reuse the thermal puddy. So yes, replace it
Thanks for the tutorial! First 4 weeks I had fabulous temperatures on my Asus and the Delta was just 15 degrees. After 4 weeks it is getting worse. Have around 65 degrees and nearly 90 on hotspot. So I will give a try if it is getting worse. Thanks you so much bro.
I am glad to I could help! I hope you get it under control. Try some MX-6, if you want.
Agree that the hotspot delta sucks but it technically is still within spec. I finally gave up and switched to water cooling. Most of the heat issues went away.
@@jjs71072 Very nice.
Thank You for giving me confidence to do re-paste my GPU. I have ASRock RX 7700 XT Challenger OC and I was getting high Hotspot temps like over 100C while regular temp was just over 60 or so. I am very satisfied with results now, regular temp max 60C and hotspot max 80C. My card is undervolted and overclocked. It was like that from day one. Thank You!!!
@janissprudzans8631 Your very welcome and I'm happy to help 🙂. Glad you got it sorted out. Cheers!🍻
The other issue is that the price for all these pads also adds up esp if you need to use different thickness on the same card. Often you don't know what thickness these are unit you take the cooler off.
Nice! I had to repaste and repad my Liquid Devil 7900 xtx three times. I talked to Powercolor directly, I used the Artic-TP3 1mm pads. Amazon did RMA the card for a refund. So I bought the non liquid devil and put an EK water block on it. GPU 100% max - 65c Hot spot - 80ish.
That is really good temperatures at load. 👍
The problem with those cards is that the chip it self is not completely flat causing this spot not to be covered with paste. When the new paste spread after some time the problem will accure again.
Indeed that is the problem.
@@TechnologyHive The hot spot problem came back again ?
@alaincharlie3994 Yes. I had to switch to Thermalright Heilos. This fixed the problem for good. There are no issues for months now of daily use.
@@TechnologyHive what u mean theyre not flat?
my memory temp at idle is 20c above gpu hotspot and at 100% its 10c above my gpu hotspot. gputemp-63, gpu hotspot-80, gpu memory-90
its a 7900xt.
whats wrong w/ my card?
@blackfacegaming191 It's because it's not a monolithic design. It's several chips working in parallel, and this brings small variations, not all being perfectly flushed.
same problem on my sapphire nitro+ 7800xt..over 30c delta..crazy
Just replace the paste. MX-6 is what I would use. Going through the warranty process is a headache, and returning it just to get another one with the same issue is not worth it. Once themps are under control, the 7900XT is a beast!
my normal gpu temps are about 55-60c under full load and about 95-107c on the hotspot... should i repaste?
If I were in your situation, yes absolutely! But I would use either MX-6 or Thermalright Heilos.
Just repasted my Taichii 7900 xtx with MX-6. Was pretty scared doing it because it was my first time and it’s a damn expensive card but the temps were insane!!
Both at 100% gpu util
Stock paste
Hot spot: 100-109 (would shut down the system)
GPU Temp: 70-80
MX-6
Hot Spot: 80-89
GPU Temp: 60-70
Now I feel much more comfortable gaming at everything maxed out and even if these temps don’t last I’ll just repaste again and probably change the thermal pads as well.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! 👍👍👍
MX-6 should last a few years at minimum. Real good stuff.
I wish I had the guts to do that... It goes in my case for a 90 max hotspot in default...
I'm using UV that cools it to 83 max hotspot and I hope it will keep stable... 2700 max clock and vram little oc to 2600 (1080 mv)
@@yuvalweizman1 90c hotspot is not bad.
I have same card, any advice on how to do the fix you did and if the paste is still holding up.
@_scareupkiller2478 hey man! So tbh it wasn’t that hard. It’s just a bunch of tiny screws on bottom of the card to take off. I believe there was around 9 or 10. There is a seal on one of the screws that basically shows the manufacturer the card has been opened when you unscrew it.
Once you take apart the card it has 2 cables that’s plugged in. I didn’t even unplug those (they were very hard to take out and I didn’t want to break it) I just left it and laid the card down (opened up). From there I followed the video exactly. Used the toothbrush + alcohol and a cue tip to clean the old paste and the whole 9 as he instructed.
I will say on black ops 6 everything maxed out and power limit +15 on adrenaline my hotspot or memory still gets up to 97 occasionally with fans at 100% which is a little scary. My system will shut down when it gets over 100. Pushing 200 frames in 4k ultra is no joke lol 😂
I´ve just repasted mine 7900 xt form XFX with MX-4. When I played games like Last of us i had gpu 60 and hotspot 95.
After I have 60/80. So thanks for the video! It helped me a lot!
EDIT:
My result lasted only for week or two. The hotspot temp went back as it was so I decided to go with PTM 7950 and it is already month or so and the temps are as it should be. (delta no more the 20 and hotspot under 90) No regrets at all.
Interesting is that the new XFX 7900 XTX card called Pheonix Nirvana already has the PTM 7950 applied by stock so I think the XFX knows why they use it instead of regular thermal paste.
Nice results! And thank you for watching!
@@TechnologyHiveso bro with good thermal paste the hotspot temperature will reduce or
@ziyaadumar6191 absolutely. Asus is using some junk thermal paste. I'd advise you to replace it. MX-6 or equivalent.
@@TechnologyHive am using coxebyte initially I was using krayanout the therms was around 92 degrees hotspot 110 but with this coxbyte am getting 73 hot spot 110
i have the same card how hard was it
I always lik watching these kinds of vids...we gain so much knowledge even if it's the same vids...keep up the good work but I wouldn't tell ppl not to mount it horizontal but rather say u have 2 options...which i highly recommend regardless the size of ur GPU is 1st option get a GPU support... it's lik adding a lil mini table leg to ur GPU (asus even added a GPU support in the box with the new releases from the start of this year... itll work depending on the design of ur pc case)...2nd option get a vertical mount
When you dedicate time and money on repairing GPU's for a living, you will understand my intent. There is not two options, but one in my opinion working with these things frequently. If the card is heavy, and long, mount it vertically. Period. But your money is yours to spend and do as you please with it in the end.
if my GPU Memory Temp has a high Delta (70 degrees Core, 92 GPU Memory) I should prob switch those pads right? Also my Hot Spot is 20-25 Degrees hotter than Core. Playing on a 1 Year old 7900GRE
@fmdfm-s4i 92c for memory is pretty hot. Would switch those pads. If your hospital is in the high 90's, I'd put some MX-6 paste on there and get rid of that old one.
So many issues, I have the XFX version and the vapour chamber is not flat in the very centre so no matter what you do it doesn't cool the die complex evenly, GCD in particular. The chiplet is not even so most paste pumps out over time and heating cycles. with my uneven die and stock cooler the GCD was always high while the MCD was cooled for about a week by paste, I have a tube of every premium paste out there! my solution was Kryosheet and a water cooler, and I needed two layers of the sheet to make good contact across the GCD and MCD, bought the large size and the first layer is a continuous rectangle while the second layer is two smaller rectangles from the leftover sheet. Looking at the hotspot temp is not good enough, one needs to isolate the GCD and MCD and mem junction and address all three. for me the uneven vapour chamber required a water block, the uneven die complex needed two layers of kryosheet and the memory needed gelid extreme 1mm or tp3 1.5mm the tp-3 is very soft so it conforms really well, gelid is just better if it makes good contact. card idles at 33 die and 54 mem junction and speedway on a 30 min loop takes me to 73 die and 84 mem junction, ambient air is at 30+ where I live so take 5 or 6 degrees away if you live in a 20ish degree environment. Was still cheaper than a 4090 where I live. i completely agree that for 1kusd one shouldn't have to do any of this. planned failure, poor design, most don't care to hunt the issues so what are you going to do if you buy the halo product, send it back or fix, if you send it back then you have to ask for a refund as the problem will most likely happen again if you replace with the same.
This is why I did not return mine. The 7900XTX is hands down a bargain for the price/performance ration. So replacing the thermal paste and pads makes the more sense if you are comfortable doing this effectively. MX-6 is a perfect choice for paste.
@@TechnologyHiveAgreed, MX-6 gave me the best die performance on air, but I think that my stock cooler didn't aid things, when I went to water the Kryosheet was on par with mx-6, however two layers of the sheet gave me amazing consistency across all the MCD and GCD and a 3 degree delta between hotspot and GPU temp as reported in adrenalin or HWinfo, I have seen cooler mem junction temps from others on various forums with water but after ripping the card apart over 15 times i am happy where i am at now, still have a tube of KP that i haven't opened though:)
@@riazpatel5296 Very nice man! I wish you and that little beast 7900XTX the best! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing your experence. Two sheets. Good idea.
Just did PTM 7950 on my 7900XT my junction stays below 18c delta now it normally runs at 12/14c delta when I separated my PCB I could SEE the spot where the thermal paste was no longer
That spot is pump out. Nice to hear it worked out well for you!
The hotspot on my 7900xtx is going up to 107°C 😅. Is it too much and should i repaste it ? But im scared to loose the warranty by doing so
I can't tell you what to do. This is your call. For me, it worked perfectly to re-paste it. Hotspot dropped by -20c.
So, is a 25 ish degree delta for the average temp vs hotspot ok? I’m no expert, it just seems kind of high
@@Sasageyo-oj5ph it depends where the hotspot is. For me, anything over 95c is not acceptable. I would use Thermalright Heilos for that.
Purchased this same Asus tuf OC 7900xtx a week ago. Under an aggressive overclock and undervolt and playing cyberpunk on highest settings 4K I get a hotspot of 87 Celsius and core temp of 61. Which puts me at a delta of 26 degrees.
Keep in mind I have a pretty aggressive fan curve on my case fans, cpu exhaust fans and GPU fans. The fan sound is pretty significant. I’m wondering if it would be worth repasting with PTM7950 so that I can get similar or better hotspot temps without such an aggressive fan curve. Without the aggressive fan curve my hotspot is in the 90 degrees Celsius.
@bmorale15 Check out Thermalright Heilos. This will definitely bring those temps down.
Nice video and info here. Do you know if the Asrock Phantom Gaming 7900 xtx are using the same thickness on thermal pads?
2mm on vram. 3mm on vrm.
@@TechnologyHive Ah okay, thanks a lot!
@@klevzor No problem 😊
@@TechnologyHivei have the Asrock 7900xtx aswell and i have been experiencing 91+ HS temps with 350W and 100% fans. Should i just just the thermal paste or are the Vram thermal pads necessary to swap out?
@parsapladiator I would just do the paste. The pads should be okei. I replaced mine just because I have extra pads laying around.
Can i use something like liquid metal instead of paste?
Yes you can. But you need to be careful. If any of that stuff gets on any of the surrounding components, it will destroy your card.
@@TechnologyHiveyea thats my biggest fear with liquid metal that its very conductive in electricity like if i ever want to use liquid metal on an cpu im taking the top plate off for max preformance
Is it okay if i only change the paste and not the pads?
Yes, the pads are of good quality.
my 7900 xtx runs 10 deg warmer on hotspot compared to gpu temp? dont understand why yours is so high? its a xfx merc
@peterpeter5666 it's because asus uses cheap thermal interphase materials. XFX, Sapphire, PNY, and others use phase change material.
@@peterpeter5666 my xfx 7900 xtx merc also after repasting or using thermal pad ptm 7950 still has a 30c delta dont know whats going on 51-55 gpu 81-88 hotspot
@@Vinprvx thats weird cuz mine is still stock and hot spot doesnt usually go more then 10 degrees difference max 20
Maybe I got lucky but I have the exact same card. I OC'd it with adrenaline and my hotspot has never been over 82. Usually between 75-78. I have an H6 Flow case with 2 intake 140 fans directly below the GPU but I can't see them making that big of a difference with what others are experiencing. I'm running 4k max settings so it's 99-100% all the time.
You got a good one.
My sympathies for your coil whine. I’m glad I don’t have that with my sapphire card.
It happens only during high frame rates. If I lock it to my monitor's native 144Hz, coil whine goes away. Less stress on the phases. I love Sapphire. One of the best if you ask me.
@@TechnologyHive came back to watch it again. Bro I still barely break 60c on hot spot. I got the phase sheets on stand by.
I got mine ASUS TUF RX 7900XTX mounted in a Silverstone alta g1m. In this vertical case, the gpu has the i/o panel on top. I thought it was perfect to hot air exaust but i had a bad surprise. The card overheating with core hotspot @100 degrees and fan speed to 3000rpm. My only solution is to rotate the case 90 degrees and the gpu now is in the same your position. any one has another solution for me ?
I would replace the thermal paste with something good, like MX-6.
Can you mount it horizontally if you use the support stand thingy?
With a support bracket it should be fine. But if it is ever under transport, it is best if the card is pulled out of the system.
@@TechnologyHive👍👍
Had similar issues on Pulse version and I had NZXT H7 Flow and I changed my PC case to Asus Tuf GT502 and now my coolers intake fresh air to GPU from Bottom side and I have reduced GPU temp for 5-10c and About coil whine its common issues on all GPU this days that produce way to much power. Globally am happy with my 7900xtx over any 4080 GPU that cost way more.
I like my 7900xtx also. Great little card.
hi im using same gpu and want to change pads,what size i have to order? thank you
The information you're looking for is in the video.
Hi, im just looking your video but without voice. That's why didn't see size :) . My kids sleep didn't want waking up them... anyway thank you for response. Have a great day.
@@michaldrazkowski1721 No problem :) Thank you for watching!
Delta like this is good?.I have 7900gre gigabyte oc and have 59C on GPU and 80-82 on hot spot?.Card is brand new
@MicPrime That's a 20 degree delta of course, but the hotspot temp is acceptable. I would leave it alone.
@@TechnologyHive Thanks a lot
I have the same one but mine doesnt go higher than 49 Celcius under stress. But it is the OC model, idk if that matters or not?
Is that 49c hotspot?
@@TechnologyHive I am now playing a game that gives more stress to the gpu. My overall temperature is 73c and my hotspot was a maximum of 77c. I think that is really acceptable? So no issues here.
Sorry for the late reply.
@@Janarcus Great to hear!
My 7700 XT runs at 50C underload but the hotspot is 70C maybe slightly bigger which i think is a bit high if i OC it runs 60C and the hotspot is going towarda 85-90C 30 degrees higher on nitro+ surely it can’t be right the hotspot being that much higher
@@Qelyn It's the chipplet design that's the problem with these cards. Repaste it with MX-6 and watch those temps come down.
@ ahh fair enough i probably won’t repaste now maybe in a year or so if the temps rise but i do have some MX-6
Is that a nickel plated heatsink ? I could use liquid metal on it
@kondziu911 Yes, it's nickel platted.
95C hot spots is the norm on the 2060 super from Asus (ie the Strix versions) and on the 2070 Super..
If you're okei with those temps, then go for it. I would rather replace the thermal paste and bring the temps down.
Hey on my RX 6800 running 74°and 110 degrees hotspot will switching thermal pads do the trick (btw do you know what size of pads the 6800 needs) tjx in advance
I do not know the size of the thermal pads, but if you want to bring that hotspot down, the only things that will work is either MX-6, Thermalright Heilos, or PTM7950
Hi i have the same card bud can i ask somting my gpu core is mutch lower 48 a 50c bud the hotspot can go over 90c will this temps damge my card?
Not so much damage your card, but it will not get better. In time that difference will increase and it could degrade your GPU slowly. I would re-paste it with MX-6 or whatever you prefer. This will make a huge difference!
@@TechnologyHive big tnx i will see if some one can do that for me
Hi can i ask you what pads do i need for this card 2m and 1.5m ? just undervolt this card for now and the temp get mutch better 57 c gpu and hotspot 77 to 80 c
I only lost 3 a 5 fps
@@baukemid5735 I mention the pad sizes in the video.
Tnx 2.0 and 1.5 god it big tnx my friend pulse 7900xtx gets 104 hotspot omg bud verry tnx for the tear down
What brand thermal pads and thermal paste do you recommend?
For thermal paste, I would stick with MX-6. As for thermal pads, I get mine from here: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005898862800.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.18.544a1802OPNptu
These pads are excellent quality. OEM.
nice video bro I have same card but with nvidia rtx 4070 ti super I have same problem with hotspot only you applied thermal paste with spatula s a pea-sized dot enough, or do I need to spread it with a spatula?
@@johnnyjuegos I would spread it to be sure of proper coverage.
@@TechnologyHive ok bro do you know if its good artic mx6? before I had rtx 3070 ti zotac but same with that graphic card I changed all thermal pads and thermal paste every month the thermal paste headache so expensive cards with this stupid problems so you have so much time without change the thermal paste? because with artic mx6 I changing every month atleast with rtx 3070 ti zotac amp holo xD
@johnnyjuegos I like MX-6. Best of the bunch. It is supposed to last 10 years, but I can not verify that.
@@TechnologyHive well I hope not destroy the default Thermal pads because it's so difficult and expensive in Amazon to get ones I only go to change Thermal paste do you recommend have less than 95 degrees on hotspot? Because some users or nvidia saids than this gpus can support 100-115 degrees but im not sure ..
I have a 7900 XT Pulse that runs around 335w at peak load under factory clock/boost settings. It gets hotter than I'd like (81-82ºC, not including hotspot), so I'm likely going to re-paste with PTM 7950 inside the next month or two, and see if it helps. Great card otherwise.
After trying Thermalright Heilos, I went ahead and took this card apart again and used Heilos on it. Works even better than I expected.
The heatsink which contact which gpu die is nickel plated copper or aluminum? I am gonna change thermal pads in mine gpu,and i want to use Kryonaut Extreme too,but wa thinking about liquid metal too.
It is nickel plated.
@@TechnologyHive but base is aluminum or copper under plating? There is no info on asus website.
@@Wolek96 It is copper. I have never seen a nickel plated aluminium heatsink 🙂. It would make no sense.
@@TechnologyHive nickel plating aluminium is well known in metal industry,so I just wanted to be sure (I work in metal industry,just not with gpus ;)). Thanks. So I will go with Liquid Metal,and will see results. Btw,you didn’t changed thermal pads on backplate. There are 4 of theme as I remember. You can check reviews. It might help with vram and vrms a bit more.
@@Wolek96 Temperatures are ok so far. But thanks for the tip!
I'm hitting 98c easy on Battlefield 2042 on medium graphics with my 7900xt Phantom Gaming. Definitely going to buy some thermal pads and thermal grease and try this. Though I am tempted to do the Newegg tradein for the Sapphire pulse, I hear they're good at cooling, but after this experience, I'm not really too confident either way.
Anyone by chance know if the sapphire pulse runs any cooler or there is any benefit? Still would be a 7900xt.
My understanding is that most cards suffer from the same issues, no matter the vendor. It has to do with AMD's chipplet design. New paste should help a good deal.
A couple months ago I was building a PC for a mate and I also got the 7900XT Phantom Gaming OC for him. The Temperatures where very good. 59 GPU Edge and 79 Hotspot max, with only 1200 RPM on the cooler, which keeps the noise under control. So the cooler works really good. Only the Thermal Paste coverage isn't always that great. But that can be an issue with every brand. For my taste I wouldn't go with Asus on a Radeon, there I would prefere Sapphire or Powercolor. But also Asrock made already good Radeons.
I prefer Sapphire. Great cards.
Did you start having high temps again? I've had 3 different XTX's and it seems like they all start getting high junction temp after a couple months.
@@paulw7738 Yes. I had to finally settle for Thermalright Heilos. This kept temperatures under control.
i forgot to ask , those thermal pads, can it be any brand?
I highly recommend Thermalright. You will have less problems.
thank u very much, i have a xfx 7900xt and i have the same issue, so i ll try ur fix@@TechnologyHive
hey I just bought a used mint condition apparently refurbished rx 5700 xt rog strix card and it reaches temps like yours exactly sometiomes warmer if I keep the side of my case on and my heatsink is massive. I feel your pain.
@@RichardPowell-o8w If you repaste it, it should bring those temps down.
noticed after a few months my delta went from 8-10 degrees to 20-23 degrees . guess im going to havr to repaste too :(
Try MX-6
@@TechnologyHive was thinking of using ptm 7950
Is it stock thermal pads good?
@@clp3050 I believe so. I changed mine because I wanted to.
My card has very little coil whine, but it also has a big temperature gap of about 30 °C between the chip and the hotspot.
@BenderTheOffender Both are typical for this card. The coil whine is no real problem, but the temperature delta can be an issue. Try Thermalright Heilos.
Sorry do you know if the powercolor red devil 7900xtx are using the same thickness on thermal pads?
I do not know. I wish I could help.
@@TechnologyHive Alright i'll just play around with it and if i find the thickness i'll leave a comment here. Thanks anyways
@@Simon-pp8nu That would be helpful. Thank you!
I appreciate this tear-down example. I have the Gigabyte OC version and the disassembly isn't exactly the same but it's similar. The hotspot temps were getting progressively worse fast over the past month or so, today hitting close to 100C under full load. Took the card apart and saw that the stock paste job was pretty pitiful with not nearly enough coverage on the die. After repaste with Arctic MX6 the hot spot dropped back down to the mid-80's while being achieved with a much lower fan speed.
It's odd because I just read a random article the other day talking about how the stock paste these AIB's have been using is cheap crap that starts to degrade really fast after several months and that appears to be what happened with my XTX.
@Kryptic1046 The paste they use is made by Dow Corning. They do make good TIM, but they also make cheap stuff and that's where board partners are cutting corners. They are using that cheap stuff.
@@TechnologyHive It's unfortunate because for the kind of money the cards in this tier cost and for the amount of wattage they use, you'd think AIB's could spring a little extra for some better paste. We shouldn't be seeing temperature degradation like this after only months of ownership. AIB's need to do better.
Do you know how wide are the thermal pads for vram? I plan to buy 120x20x2mm x2 and I don't know if they will be enough.
@@heeebi5425 1.5cm width
I mean, why do you have no air intake going into your gpu fans? that is the problem really, a 20-25 hotspot delta is not really anything on this card. I found this video because I'm about to put cryosheets on my gigabyte 7900 xtx which has 50c hotspot delta under load.
No, the air intake is not the problem. I would know since I own the card. The issue is the cheap thermal paste and the chiplet design.
Hello. Please tell me, to replace thermal pads you only needed 2mm and 1.5mm thick. Do you need thermal pads of other thicknesses? My MSI Radeon RX 7900 XTX GAMING TRIO has the same temperatures. sorry for my English)
On my card it was just 2mm and 1.5mm pads. It would be hard to tell you for sure what you need on your particular card being a different brand.
@@TechnologyHive Hello. In General, I discovered quite by accident that when I turn on vertical sync in games (I checked it in 2 games), the hot spot temperature instantly drops by 20 degrees and during the game it stays at about 70-75 degrees. As soon as you turn off vertical sync, it sharply increases to 85 and during the game it reaches 90-95 degrees.
@@bob19814 I have tested it doing the same thing. But the new paste just fixed the issue overall.
thx, what is that tape that u used to cover?
I do not use any tape here in this video. If you're wondering about capton tape, it's the yellowish colored tape used to protect against heat.
This is asus issue cuase i have xfx model and the hotspot max temp is 80 ~~78 in ultra and 2k and the gpu temp is 55 ~~60 idk maybe im wrong
@@Paradox_mx Asus is using cheap thermal interphase materials, while Sapphire, XFX, PNY, and others are using phase change material. Big difference in performance
I have results close to yours but I don't like the difference between the heat and the Hotspot it's a 25 degree difference which is really worrying
@@tech4612 It is because of the chipplet design.
I absolutely agree, how is it possible for such an expensive board to have these problems, quality control should be much greater. I have a TUF 4080, the temperatures are normal but the coil whine is horrible, exactly the same as in the video.
@@Rudy_Azores Since the paste was changed, the card runs nice 🙂
Why did you try this when amd say 110 is fine if it’s 111 then it’s bad? Because i want to get 7900xtx but i see many poeple have hot spot peoblem?
110c is not fine. AMD is saying this to avoid RMA's. If you get an RX 7900 XTX and you experience hot spot issues, just replace the thermal paste.
Okey tnx bro for tips do you think 4080 super is better than 7900xtx is the same price 930e i mean in quality with temp and hotspot?
@@schweiserschweiser3397 I am no AMD or NVIDIA fan. But, this time around I would defiantly recommend AMD. The 7900XTX with it's 24GB frame buffer will carry for many more years, over the 4080's 16GB.
And the 7900XTX is faster in most games. Plus you do not have to deal with the annoying 16pin NVIDIA power connector. The hotspot issue is common on both brands. They both use garbage thermal paste.
Yes 7900xtx is sick card but i don’t like to touch card i will paid 900e and i need to repaste again to get normal temp it’s a litle bit sad. And here in europe they wait only for this to say you touched something it’s over
@@schweiserschweiser3397 I understand. I live in Norway. It is more relaxed here.
Thanks for sharing! 👍
I have a 7900 XTX from AORUS and that model uses a vapor chamber. I also have a pretty big difference between GPU temp and hot spot (+27 degrees) which made me think something was wrong, but after watching your video I realized everything is within normal. The GPU temp at 50% fans is around 50+ degrees. I can easily recommend a video card from AORUS.
Hi. What is your actual hotspot temperature while gaming?
@@TechnologyHive Let's say ~50 - GPU and ~80 - hot spot maximum at most demanding games. I'm using this card at 50% fixed fan speed while gaming.
@@IndigoOwnage You're roght! That is pretty dang good! Cheers man! :)
aorus elite here as well, just did my first repaste - after a year of solid temps hs went to 110c, so I tear it down and used tpm 7950 - you can find some reddit posts about this card being tearn down for help, and I'm back again - altho I'm maxing it out for 464w and hs are around 90-98 while normal temps are 50-60, its still better than 110 hs
Hi. A couple of days ago I got a 7900xtx red devil. I'm happy but the temperature is the same as yours, 70+/hot spot 90+. This means I need to replace thermal paste and pads ?
I would just replace the thermal paste to something like MX-6 or Kryonaut Extreme.
The issue with this card and many others including my Gigabyte 7900XTX Aorus Elite is that they use paste that density is too low. Paste gets pushed sideways after a few months. I replaced my with PTM7950 pad and it lowered hotspot temp from 102-110°C to 68-74°C which is a sick difference. It makes me laugh that manufacturers save on thermal pastes for such overpriced devices.
@Vulver This is why I made this video. Paying over 1k for a gpu in 2024 and aibs are using cheap Dow Corning pastes. Don't get me wrong, Dow Corning also makes good stuff. But this is the cheap stuff being used here. Disappointing 😞
I know this is old but I need to do this on my xtx. Hotspot temps are outrageous. Does the thickness matter? I need to do this but am not sure which ones to buy
@eckz8659 I would look for Thermalright Heilos.
I had the same problem with my rx 6600 XT from xtx version qick. Hot spot on this card was even 105c. Year ago i changed from thermal grizzly to ptm and it was really big change. On thermal grizzly i still had like 20-25c delta depends on game but now at full load on furmark its like 20c delta, in game its more like 10-15c
@@dwiedyszki9778 Phase change TIM is the way to go when it comes to AMD and their chipplet design cards.
I have the same card and I can attest to the perfection of this card/cooler combo. my card's hotspot under a full 4K native resolution load of maxed out Allan Wake 2 w/ray tracing on is 62 degrees C.
It is MY conclusion that the factory did not either PROPERLY apply the thermal paste/pad or did not apply it at all. There is MORE than enough cooling capacity in that heatsink to cool this board...
I would say smart move repasting it...
Thanks. Its been running nice and cool after the re-paste.
I bought xfx 7900 xtx hopefully it’s good brand of 7900
Is that some sort of adapter to have your card on its side? Or a special mobo design?
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I just bought one today, should i just return it and get the nitro?
I would first see what the temperatures look like before returning it. If you're not happy with it, then return it.
My 7900xt has a delta of 45 c.
57 core amd will hit well over 100c on hotspot. I re pasted it and it only helped for week. Now hotspot temps are terrible again.
Trying to RMA now to asrock as long as they don’t pull bullshit of sticker removed so warranty void. In America it is illegal to void warranty for sticker on screw. We shall see what they do
I wish you good luck. I think you did the right thing to return it. 100c is very hot.
repaste with ptm7950
Mine runs at 61c edge and 77 hot-spot. So definitely something not right there
Your hotspot is at good temperatures though. I would leave it alone.
I Got a 7800xt Nitro Plus. the Tempos were high like that too. So Idecided to change the thermal paste. It worked good for about 2 months when the temps just got crazy. I ended up changing the thermal paste several times due to pump out. Finally, I put PTM7950 on it, the temps are already better then with fresh therml paste. Hopefully it'll last. If so, It should be the new standard
I have stopped using thermal paste on GPU's now. I buy Thermalright's Heilos now. Much better results.
@@TechnologyHive what’s the difference?
@mattzavala9456 The hotspot. On my 7900 xtx it went from 95c to 80c. I had to repaste again from the time in this video. Thermal grizzly kryonaut extreme is great, but it did not solve the hotspot problem in the long run.
@@thenutburglar7923 will there be another video with the thermalrights?? I’m sure so many people have this problem and we need to do hours and hours of research before we find this answer. It’s insane because we all spent at least $900-$1200 for these 7900xtx cards and then the frustration set in. My hot spot would hit 107C+ on my taichii model before my PC would automatically shut down. Even with undervolting, it’s in the mid to high 90s during space marines 2 all settings maxed.
@@TechnologyHive so far. No pump out or decline in performance. I ran the raytraycing only test on 3dmark the other day at boosted power draw. It never thermal throttled. Currently play xdefiant with a Hotspot never reaching 80°c at full usage
Interesting. On halo my 7900XTX Tuf Hotspot hovers around 78-80C. I do have the H7 flow with all sorts of fans/airflow and i also dont have it vertically mounted like yours. Idk if I got a gem or maybe it does need it at some point.
@@ChowHound1337 It's not all tuf cards. Mine just happened to be " one of those"
You have a 25-C Delta after, was 19-C. Went from in SPEC to OUT of SPEC. What do you think went haywire? Gaming my 7900XTX has a 13-15-C Delta, some benchmarks get it just over 20-C. It's only 3 months old; I applied new paste on the GPU, gonna try to upgrade pads, and new paste. I had a similar pattern at the GPU/Cooler mating point. Evidence it wasn't making complete contact. The pattern would suggest the cooler plate is concave, .002-.004" or so. ???
@watchthisusa To fix this, I ended up taking the card apart once more and applying Thermalright Heilos.
@@TechnologyHive Those are working well? Are they pretty soft?
@watchthisusa Thermalright Heilos is what I use in my personal rigs. Yes, they're working great.
@@TechnologyHive Cool. Thanks!
The delta between hot spot and GPU die is still the same. 25.
@@Reason4Termination Yes, but both are now lower.
What cable are you using to mount the GPU vertically? Got a link by any chance with the product? Thanks.
This is the one I use. I do not care where you buy it, as I am not affiliated with Amazon: www.amazon.com/Phanteks-Vertical-Bracket-220mm-Riser/dp/B0BVKZ5M6F
my RX6600XT had 30 delta/80 edge/110 hotspot before for so long i had to downclock, recently i changed to ptm7950 pad & it went down to 20 delta 60 edge/80 hotspot basically a 20'c drop, what a lifesaver, plus with optimised tuning i get even lower by 5-10'c, hope it lasts tho because previously the hotspot is super hot it dried up so bad that it made a hole
I made a video on PTM 7950...and yes it is all you guys have said. Great stuff!
Yeah, I tuned mine down a little as well. From what I'm seeing on these comments mine is doing ok. Gaming I'm at a 13-15C delt, Edge/Hotspot.
I have a 7900 XTX gigabyte oc but every time I’m playing something more graphical demanding like returnal or cyberpunk I get temps of 55/60c on core and 110c on the hotspot (playing at 2560x1440 165hz). I have now opened a ticket to open an RMA as I I can’t peel the stickers on the screws to replace the paste and thermal pads as I don’t want to lose the warranty. I’m regretting buying AMD at this stage. Yes I can under volt it and put a limit on the core and power to bring those temps down but I didn’t buy a card to make it disable.
110c on hotspot is way too high. RMA is the right thing to do. I believe the main issue with AMD cards is the low quality paste they are using.
been there with aorus elite, gotta go with ptm 7950 my friend
I did RMA it and got a replacement the one that came was the same. Bought ptm7950 and now it’s all good core sitting at 60/63c and junction at 73c. The memor junction is at 90/95c but there’s nothing we can do about that .
@@AfroDominus Nice that you got that one fixed.
@@TechnologyHive yeah I got it fixed but I think for my next purchase I will stay away from AMD. Don’t get me wrong the card is a beast but it’s not worth the headache
wait, 20 degrees less on the core just by replacing the paste? wtf, what a shame asus
They are not using good quality paste.
i have same gpu , do u think 750w psu is enought?
@H3OP I would go with a 850w gold minimum. But that is just my opinion. I have a 1500w psu in my main rig and power off the wall for the system only can reach 550-600w during heavy loads. 1000w would be even better if it is within your budget.
Got an ASRock Aqua 7900xtx that is apparently known to suffer pumpout. I opened it, cleaned off the paste, and added a Kryosheet. Runs cool as a cucumber now.
Very nice! I have also started using phase change TIM's. They work great as well.
@@TechnologyHive I have one on an x3d as well. Not sure if they run as cool as some super frosty high end paste, but it handles underV/PBOverclock just fine on the x3d. Perhaps if youre runnin a 14900 pushing max OC, go for super paste, but I dont have one to try it on.
by any chance did you measure the thermal pad thickness? thinking about changing the paste and pads but i cant find the pad thickness on the internet :(
@@kappa-np4qr I mentioned the pad thickness in the video.
@@TechnologyHive ty
@@kappa-np4qr No problem :)
thermal grizzly doesnt have durability, use a better paste that wont go bad in 6 months to a year. The thicker the better, you can also try that phase change honey well PTM7950 stuff
I've been running TG Kryonaut Extreme on my Folding @home machine for over a year now 24-7 using a 2080 card and temperatures are still the same. I heard the regular Kryonaut does lose its thermal conductivity relatively quick compared to other pastes. But this is not what I have experience with the Extreme version. Perhaps its due to it's different composition.
@@TechnologyHive regular does which is why i stopped using it after 7 months and didnt dare touch TGE but i'veseen a couple posts with the same issues crop up very recently with high power limit cards.
Would you mind keeping me updated on its durability in this card?
My paste recommendations still stand.
@@kommandokodiak6025 Yes, no problem man. I'll let you know if I see any changes with the 2080 or this one here. 👍
Honeywell PTM7950 is very nice.
honey well PTM7950 !! FTW
Not sure how relevant this is but i have a 7900XT Sapphire Pulse edition and i've never seen the hot spot go over 80, with the normal temperature sitting at around 55-60c when it uses like 300-350 watts.
Really makes no sense to me how that behemoth of a cooler can't keep the 7900xtx at better temps
It has to do with the choice for thermal interphase material ASUS decided to use. Once I replace the stock paste, the temperatures dropped by -20c on the hotspot. Sapphire uses phase change material, which is superior quality to the stuff ASUS uses.
I have the exact same card, have the same issue, sometimes it fixes itself, due to thermal expansion refilling the paste naturally I guess, I can guess it'll only get worse by time.
My main problem is vram temps are really high from the start I got this card.
what's your prolonged stress test vram temps on this card?
mine is stuck with 92c in 10 mins of AMD's own stress test, and I'm seriously thinking about repadding it.
I would advice you replace the thermal paste and pads. ASUS used poor quality paste with this card.
@@TechnologyHive don't wanna ruin the warranty but seems like that's what I will need to do eventually
I had a 7900XTX Red Devil. Knew it had a huge delta before I threw it in so I re-pasted it before installing. I also have a P3 case so open frame. My core temps were around 50C, and hotspot around 70-75C (AFTER REPASTE). I play at 1440p 165hz, and I run the fans at around 80% when gaming
Was going to say how in the hell are your temps so high on your card. Your temps after the repaste are more in line with what mine was after I did mine. ASUS always has massive coil whine. Will re-paste my TUF when it arrives before I install
Also, I've had all my 4090's installed horizontally. Just put a stand under the one corner closest to the glass. It's not hard
If you want to install your card horizontally, go for it. Its your money :)
Hello, thanks for the video. My card had a temperature of 95 on the hotspot and 80 on the edge but now it is 95 on the hotspot and 94 or 95 on the edge. Do you think that changing the paste will lower both temperatures?
It definitely will help. I would stick with MX-6, Noctua NT-H2, or Kryonaut Extreme.
@@TechnologyHive Thank you.
Use Radeon Chill that will also help with temps my 6900 XT also runs hot is it just an amd thing? might consider taking it apart or go Nvidia for next card
Just repaste it. Use a good quality paste and that should fix your temperature issues.
Would a thermal pad help instead of paste?
No. A thermal pad should never take the place of thermal paste. Thermal Grizzly's Kryosheet would be a good option though.
asus rx 7900 xt tuf i want to buy it but after watching this video.. i have concerns
I also own a 7900 XT reference model by Sapphire. However, this one does not suffer from the same issue ironically. I forgot to mention in the video that asus is using MPS voltage regulators and pwm controller on this RX 7900 XTX. MPS is high-quality stuff.
@@TechnologyHive in the techpowerup reviews asus tuf 7900 xt is having a good hot spot temperature
Hi ! Thanks for your work im gonna do it too with the same gpu. Tired to see 97c hotspot in this huge block at 1100e.
I have some question before make surgery on.
What brand of thermal pad do you use or recommand and what value . 12,5 14,5 / mk
May I use the same paste ? Is it good for long time .
Thanks for you response and keep help us 💪
I would use MX-6 for the thermal paste. As for the thermal pads, I get mine from AliExpress: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005898862800.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.4.ee7a1802C5zypl
Only store I trust for thermal pads. Excellent quality and great thermal transfer.
@@TechnologyHive thank you for your answer . Notice say dont spread thermal pas . Whats the best way to Apply mx6? Point / cross / spread
@@SeriouslyRavaged I like to spread the thermal paste.
@@TechnologyHive thank you
that's a biiiiig temp drop congratz, you will ALWAYS have a delta of 20-25C with a good thermal application between your hotspot and GPU temp, Hotspot is like the name says the hottest spot in the GPU measured (usually the center), GPU temp is measured near the edges, it will always be low
I have since replaced the thermal paste used in this video to Thermalright Helios. Near same temperatures, but better hotspot temps.
@@Shaolinmonkwarrior For the average card you're right. I've been using my brother's 7900 XTX TUF and his card has ridiculously low stock temperatures (between 15-17 delta max). That's running Cyberpunk at 4k and path tracing on to torture it :'). My TUF had 20-25 delta and Sapphire Nitro+ 20-23. I'd have put it down to the silicon voltages but other temps around the board are in the 50s, so the TUF does seem to be able to go lower when done properly.
Was the initial monitoring with the PW limit increased? If it is then it is expected for temps to go up. I did this with my taichi 7900xtx but used ptm 7950 for the core and replaced pads with upsiren u6 pro putty. I had the same results on hotspot being sub or about 80 c. with PW limit maxed out hotspot peak reading never exceeded 95c (in kh3 with 200 percent render resolution which made my hotspot shoot previously to 107c). Either way it's good to see you had success with this.
I was actually impressed. Dropping 15 degrees just with a thermal paste which is not liquid metal, is pretty good. It sorta tells you the kind of paste they use during assembly.
@@TechnologyHive yeah unforunately ASUS doesn't care much about AMD GPU's they just slap the same cooler as they used on NVIDIA without any changes made specifically for AMD. That's why Sapphire is the best brand for AMD
@kyantemori I love Sapphire too. My 7900 XT is made by Sapphire, and it works perfectly out of the box.
so to clarify, are you sure it's 1.5 and 2mm pads?
What I said in the video is the correct sizes.
I have Asrock 7900 GRE, GPU 50c , hotspot 88c ,fan speed 48 %, no throttling ,works fine but big difference between gpu and hotspot.
38c delta 😬. I would replace the thermal paste.
I allways apply thermal paste (just a thin coating) onto the frame of the GPU, I mean, it has the same height as the die and surely gets pretty warm as well....
ASUS TUF 7900 XT Hotspot 81°C overclocked 360W
ASUS 6700 XT DUAL FAN Hotspot 80°C overclocked 190W
Whatever works for you :)
How are the temps holding up? I'm thinking about buying this card.
Temps are fine as the first day I swapped the thermal paste 👍
@TechnologyHive That's great to hear. I'm definitely going to use your video for when I need to swap that paste out. Thanks for the video and for answering my question.
@TechnologyHive Hey do those connectors have a push tab or do you just pull them out?
@@IngeniousReaper Push tab.
@@TechnologyHive Alright, thanks
Bro I had the same problem with my 7900xtx asrock taichi 55edge/115 hotspot @400w stock limit hotspot delta over 45c wich was insane I opened it and used thermal grizzly Liquid Metal and kept the same pads so now I get 56c/80c hotspot @465w limit fans@1800rpm hotspot likes to sit at 80c now sometimes 82 much better then 115c hotspot now wait and see how long until the Liquid Metal pumps out
If you applied it right, the conductonaut application will last you for as long as the card exists.
@@TechnologyHive i applied a very thin layer on the die and on the cooler as to avoid any spills and put some nail polish around the caps for extra precautions
@merkedgg6322 that's how to do it 👍🏼
Have the same card and the same issue! Bought some PTM7950 but I'm too lazy to repaste it ...
What you did reduced the overall temps, but not the hotspot delta at +25C, so I suspect the contact issue is always there and dunno how to solve it.. Washers ?
No, I don't think washers are the answer, though of course you can try. The issue is the chipplet design. It's not perfectly flat. That 25c delta will always be there, so reducing overall temp is still a win-win situation.
I have 60-63 temps and hospot is around 79-81
That's actually not bad at all! Which model is it?
@@TechnologyHive TUF OC x3 Fans
we have same gpu dont know why you have problems :D
@@Antonio-rg1cy I was one of the unlucky ones LOL Great little card though! Cheers!
I have 7900xtx hellhpund itvruns cooler that that as standard hotspot is 71c max
That's good! I no longer have a problem with mine since I replaced the thermal paste.
Yea mime is standard though
As it eng I've learnt from cpus too much paste can actually hinder as it turns into an insulator so try skimming it thinner
Those temps I have on my Nitro+ are not as concerning (64°C and 82°C hotspot) as the VRAM temps up to 91 with some OC) are IMO. I have to make the fans run full speed in order to get it down to around 84°C (my hotspot reaches just 77°C) but it's way too loud. Those TUF and even Strix cards are loud asf. My Strix 4090 will not get that hot but the fan curves are way too aggressive. Same as on my previous Strix cards as well. But the worst thing is the coil whine.
Turn on VSync to help with the coil whine.
hi, thanks you for this video !
i have a 3080 TI palit gamerock, and in game (with stress), i have 68.8° GPU / 74° Memory and 107.4 in hotspot...my core clock is not stable too.
my ventilation is good, and my GPU is in verticaly....
so i think i may change pad /pate thermal....and you video help me....and my card have more 3 years so not waranty...
107 hotspot is scary high! Btw that Palit Gamerock model is beautiful! One of my favorite cards. I sold mine and I regret it now :(