I think I made it worse...

Remember that modification I made to my computer? I think that was a bad idea...
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[@dazdaz11]

HWMonitor is nice but I perfer HWINFO over it you see a lot more sensors then HWM to a point there maybe too much at first

[@richardfarmer6570]

This.

[@sparkie-2]

100% agree, HWiNFO64 shows much more information, its my go to. (worth the pro license if used professionally imo)

[@acatch22]

im honestly surprised he wasnt using HWINFO

[@Bobaganoosh]

I keep wondering why he isn't using hwinfo

[@riphunter5100]

There is no such thing as to "much sensors" and keep in mind that Ngreed GPUs report all their sensors measurements using the proprietary API called NvAPI and all the developers of hwinfo and such software need documentation on how to talk to that API and there is A LOT of secrecy and NDA stuff so NGREEDIA is probably hiding away A LOT of sensors from their GPUs as which is very bad.

[@elviscera4661]

Respect to how JTC shows all his work including those few things that don't go quite perfectly. One of the things than makes this channel so interesting, is that it makes one feel part of the learning experience typically on display -- learning is one of the most pleasant experiences one can have.

[@NickCharles]

The lesson to take here is: Don't change your thermal pads unless you have identical height/consistency replacements. And like you said Jay, unless you have a problem already that you need to fix, you're better off leaving your laptop alone rather than repasting it.

[@kalmtraveler]

really a YMMV situation. I've repasted every laptop I've owned as well as any non-Apple work laptops I've been issued and the temps always come down. Bulk manufactured laptops often don't have great thermal paste application from the factory, and/or don't use the most conductive paste (usually something cheap that they got a good bulk deal on) so if you are able to repaste properly you *can* get lower temps even on a brand new laptop. The takeaway here to me is more "be careful and make 110% sure you know what you're doing and why".

[@accelement3499]

lol ive replaced my thermal paste on everything ive ever owned with better grease and have had only good experiences but the pads should have been replaced like you said with proper fitting pads

[@NickCharles]

@@kalmtraveler just because the temps always come down doesn't mean they *needed* to come down. For 99% of users it's not worth the work and risk of messing something else up. It's the difference between "can" and "should"

[@kalmtraveler]

@@NickCharles jumping into a very very vague area. A 'problem' may not be apparent until an improvement is sought - and to your point for 99% of users don't 'need' to do most of the things they do. Discussions are best framed within a set of circumstances, a specific audience, etc - and given the KZbin channel here, I think it would be a safe bet than more than 1% of Jay's viewers are folks who enjoy building/tinkering with computers to try to get the most out of them. That being said, you are correct that hotter-than-necessary temps in a laptop didn't 'need' to come down. As the laptop owner, I 'wanted' them to come down so the fans wouldn't run loudly for no reason and so the laptop lasts longer. The laptop itself had no need to run cooler and quieter - it would have been just as happy to slow-roast itself into an early e-waste grave, but I had other intentions.

[@rustler08]

@@kalmtraveler Your laptop is not going to slow-roast itself into an E-waste grave. I hope you're not seriously trying to posit that by lowering the temperature a couple degrees you've somehow saved it from dying due to excess thermals.

[@Fievel4]

This is exactly why, as I stated in comment to your first video about this, I brought up the fact that a lot of the OEMs are no longer using thermal paste or thermal pads for RAM and VRMs and instead use a thermal goop that is super viscous but spreads out under pressure. It is a lot like a putty in consistency.

[@Mr3ppozz]

Gotta be honest... actually like that the company reached out and gave a honest heads up... this is proper service! No nonsense just a good and helpful response...

[@sampic160]

Could always try k5 pro for the memory, it's a thicker paste made for replacing thermal pads.

[@zqzj]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@mrsantoyo97]

I was about to comment this. It works wonders when I replaced my ps vita screen and needed a special pad for the IC.

[@avol8007]

had the same idea

[@Xbox360mIRC]

Why would u want a USB DAC for memory?

[@goorthiss]

K5 Pro is inefficient 5.3W/mk, better apply Upsiren UX Pro 16.8W/mk.

[@isturma]

"Don't screw with your laptops, just leave them alone..." Most of the time, i'd agree with you, but I just swapped the fans and repasted my ASUS laptop - I went from sitting at 100C under load for both the CPU and GPU (with it up on a stand and a USB fan feeding it fresh air) to 76C under load on the GPU and 70C on the CPU. So it's more of a.... YMMV and proceed at your own risk type situation., Sometimes you lose, and sometimes everything comes up Milhouse! \o/

[@supernova9721]

Most of it would have been just cleaning the heatsinks and newer fans of course.

[@a564-c3q]

I'd always go for liquid metal in direct die cooling scenarios. It really makes a significant difference there. I'm kinda disappointed an enthusiast like Jay doesn't go for liquid metal. That... and that he almost never goes for desktop direct die cooling now that there are easy and safe ways to do it for both Intel and AMD.

[@Surms41]

@@a564-c3q Liquid metal cooling in a mobile computer is bad. It will drip, and can easily toast your setup. I have liquid metal on my die to the IHS and I'm concerned about that enough, as it's an upright, stationary build. There is pads that go between liquid and a semi-solid material, and it's non-conductive. It's called PTM7950. Closest thing to liquid metal without being dangerous to move.

[@drawingfan9024]

@@ysf-psfxit’s from the show The Simpsons. There’s a character named mill house who’s a nerd who is always the butt end of everyone’s jokes. He says “everything’s coming up millhouse” when something actually good is happening to him. Basically it’s just a reference

[@rustler08]

He's talking about a brand new Laptops...

[@massivemancomputers]

My first gaming desktop was a Falcon Northwest. Great to see they are still around!

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

Still remember their ads in the Computer Shopper magazine way back in the day!

[@philedwards5638]

I love your channel. I recently swapped from a desktop to a laptop for portability and use while I work from home and travel. The fact that you work on laptop builds and mods is amazing. I watch everything you post, but I just wanted to say thank you for this and the previous upload. Seeing more people tinker with laptops is really helpful and gives me ideas for future projects. You guys are the best!

[@CynicalDriver]

Videos like these are great. Sometimes it's better to let others learn from your mistakes than to just show what you changed. Thanks Jay.

[@riphunter5100]

The mistake here is not using thermal putty and that is something you must research beforehand just like i did with my MSI GP76 that also uses putty in the VRAM/VRM so logic intermediately tell me if MSI used putty there instead of pads is because the engineers know that the heatsink is warped beyond repair and pads will never make even pressure in all the contact points.

[@CynicalDriver]

@@riphunter5100 agreed, but it is still valuable content for people looking to try this kind of mod.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

But if you haven’t tested the gpu memory temps the first video we wouldn’t be blessed with this follow up I also love the fact that Falcon NW is using this as a beta test opportunity

[@Tilt_TM]

HWinfo64 is really good, that's what I use to monitor the memory temps for my Strix 3080.

[@TheRealEdSmall]

How does Jay not know this? I thought this was basic stuff to know.

[@Longbowgun]

I used to recycle old video cards and still have a few. I cut a 1mm x 1mm hole in the middle of the pads and added paste. It worked great.

[@JDs_RandomHandle]

One of the higher end dell laptops had a kickstand like thing. When I worked in IT all the VP's got laptops with the first generation I9's and the lid was longer than the base. When you opened the lid it propped up the base by about 1/4" and allowed a flow path in front of the screen. We had major issues with them over heating because the users would leave them closed on their desk plugged into a docking station.

[@Jessie3985_]

I worked for a smaller SI that used Clevo... They are interesting to work on. I've acutally seen those thermal pads basically melt in older, well used Clevos. And gotta love the classic use the power brick to get more airflow trick.

[@deathetech3070]

Hey Jay, nice that I got to say hi to you at LTX (gave you the Jawa keycap). As for the stuttering in Diablo 4, I've noticed on the most recent patch some network lag/stuttering issues that weren't there before on my own laptop. I don't think you were specifically having thermal issues, but of course impossible for me to say for sure.

[@kidfusion3000]

Shout out to the zephyrus I love mine and I always wondered why more devices don't do the kickstand lid. It makes so much sense

[@jacobwisner7821]

Gotta say that sort of response from the manufacturer is kind of heartening. "Hey, you raised some interesting issues. Also take a look a this so you don't set our baby on fire"

[@riphunter5100]

Nah that baby is adopted so is not theirs. Falcon NW is just rebranding a Clevo laptop.

[@NeverlandSystemZor]

It's great they reached out to warn you so you could look into it. That's great.

[@shalaby96]

Maybe try the new Honeywell PTM7950 thermal pad, I used it on my omen(R9 5900HX and 3070) and its night and day. Its solid till about 50 degrees then it gets viscous, should have insane longevity and makes great contact and idiot proof since you just cut to size

[@themadatheist1976]

Same, I'm using it for my laptop along with K5-Pro for the other chips, been half a year and so far so good.

[@hengliu7498]

Normally, the thermal paste thickness goes below 0.03 mm to achieve good contact between the die and cooler, so it basically has no tolerance to any gap variation. In this case, the laptop manufacture want to improve cooling for the memory chips by reduce the gap below 0.5 mm so that no thermal pad is suitable, and they use thermal putty for instead. The difference between thermal paste and thermal putty is that after compress thermal putty want to retain its uncompressed shape, generating reaction force to ensure good contact with surfaces, while thermal paste don't has such reaction force, so it could loose contact easily with bit of move and twist.

[@XAlbertXWesker]

Just had my keyboard replaced on my Alienware x16 R1. While in there we had to top off the 'liquid metal'. Very sparse amount from factory. They have a gasket retainer to stop it from ever reaching the board. Thing runs fantastic.

[@outlet6989]

Hi Jay. Whenever I try to solve a PC problem, I usually end up with two or more problems I must solve. When I worked on car engines, way back when, I used a product that looked like a long squishable worm. I placed a length of it where two parts joined. After I tightened the parts to the proper torque, I separated the parts and used an included scale to measure the gap. This procedure showed me if the gap between the pieces was within the allowed tolerance range. A product like this would let you see if the pads were being compressed correctly and if you needed thicker or thinner pads. This is just a thought of mine, and your mileage might vary. Anyway, I always watch your videos and am happy I subscribe to your channel. P.S. Please make an updated video about the Test Apps. you use and where I can download them and not end up with a malware problem.

[@LautaroQ2812]

I have read many times that HW Monitor and such would be inaccurate in readings and always used HWinfo64 myself. Have you noticed this or are they the same or almost the same within a margin of 2 to 3 °C perhaps? I switched to Linux so I can't use them anymore but asking for knowledge.

[@BlitzRazor]

I'm actually glad that you did it, so that no one else has to to find out the difference. All in all, great series of vids

[@LEXXIUS]

Id love to see an update with the original pads!

[@NightKnight2048]

Try thermal putty. Maybe micro center Indy has some. Their selection is awesome!

[@MrGatlin98]

I wonder if contact isn't actually the issue here. I wonder if when you have good contact on the memory, it adds to the total heat load and the cooler just simply can't dump that much heat when combined with the GPU, so the GPU temps suffer as a result. When you're not properly cooling the memory, more of the cooler can work to cool the GPU alone so you get better temps. Thoughts?

[@--_DJ_--]

Doesn't the CPU share the same cooling solution? I don't recall seeing or hearing the numbers but I don't think there was a significant difference or he probably would have mentioned it.

[@MrGatlin98]

@@--_DJ_-- he was testing the GPU so I doubt he even looked at CPU temps. But if it shares the same cooler, then yes, it could be worth looking into.

[@aserta]

I've had this same issue with some Assus laptops and the finite solution for me was to measure the gap using plastigauge and machine a copper wafer to take up the space between the cooling element and the memory. We're talking about sub mm dimensions, so totally out of people's hands, BUT, where there's a will there's a way. A thin wafer of copper can be sanded down to the right dimensions with enough patience. I've had no issues with those laptops so far. Not my original mod, saw it in the early days of big external graphics cards.

[@GeoffCooper]

Totally been in the same situation - I reckon it took three or four attempts before I got re-pasting and re-padding right on my Razer, but now that I did get it right there is a noticable improvement in how much power it will continuously draw under load :D

[@cruizera2194]

definitely like these videos. Even us desktop guys have laptops we have to use and work on.

[@willdrunkenstein5367]

2:30 "Laptops need that just to get it up" --Jay 2023

[@sarunasmontvilas4365]

Don't forget that you put all heat from your memory into the cooler when you added the thermal pads. The cooler was working only with the GPU before when the temps were great.

[@NiceSk1ll3r]

Why isn't Jay using HWInfo64 for monitoring stuff?

[@time-alling]

Came here to recommend this I don't know but I believe it shows way more sensors.

[@Nicolo-ue9xu]

Hey in HWInfo64 I have only memory junction temperature is this the hospot of the memory/vram?

[@KiraSlith]

Try thermal putty on the RAM. It's a non-neutonian polymer, so it can spread infinitely like thermal paste, but hold a shape like a thermal pad.

[@kagekiso]

hey Jay, there seems to be a blue spot on your camera? like a dead pixel of some sort. like right around where your left eye usually is in frame

[@camotech1314]

I still have a Clevo based gaming laptop from 2013, I kept it clean and well maintainted and it still works fine to this day!! It was built for me by XMG in Germany, model was XMG P723 (Clevo P370SM). Just shows that if you spend a good amount and buy a custom built laptop it will last much much longer than a crappy commercial one. I think your memory could go up to 110C before throttling.

[@TigTex]

A lot of people including me reported that you should have used a thermal putty like k5pro. Gddr6x dies! There are hundreds of repair videos with people replacing dead VRAMs in newer graphics cards due to extremely poor VRAM cooling. 95C or above is not acceptable for GDDR6/GDDR5. The VRAMs are rated for 95C at maybe 5000h or so. Running lower temperatures will increase the longevity Also KPX might not be a good thermal compound for that laptop. It's too much of a temperature delta between idle and load. It will pump out. Use PTM7950 for maximum stability

[@frog7118]

Going automotive on you, try using plastiguage on your memory to determine the thickness of pad you need. Concerned about plate not being perfectly level? Check EVERY single one of them. Some may need a thicker pad than others. OR, try using a laptop cooler. If laptop hot, use a cooler. I'm fairly sure that Micro Center could fix you up with a nice one for cheap. You could come up with one of your cardboard/air conditioner rigs, but that might not travel very well.

[@mistergray888]

Aww damn, at least they contacted you before it potentially caused a major issue, best of luck, hopefully the original pads work out great once you got it all back together again, fingers crossed your paste will improve original gpu core temps too, and the job will be successful :)

[@john-paultolczyk2434]

yes it is best to leave it alone especially if you need to get it under warranty Jason. Or other way install fan control V165 on your laptop that could work maybe just saying. 🤔

[@shadowforge]

You need to re run that test with the fans set to automatic...... You did maximum to resimulate the original test but thats not what was going on when she was playing. the fan may not be running enough in auto mode to be able to cool like what you're seeing with max.

[@am53n8]

These 2 videos are great tho. Fixed the cpu/gpu temperature problem, found out why those thermal pads were used on the memory, and the manufacturer is looking into changing their thermal paste. We've all learned something and product might improve, I'd call that a win

[@mirror1766]

If you haven't and can, try turning off PCI-E Gen 5 to help with Diablo IV stuttering. If I questioned thermal compound contact, I'd try seating a cooler and removing it to visibly confirm it; the rest of the laptop case doesn't normally squeeze the heatsink down. Clevo laptops have had people finding ways to modify its cooler contact pressure to get more and more even contact, sometimes just by adding leverage onto support arms and such in previous years.

[@XenHat]

that memory clock being literally OVER 9000 is hilarious

[@cstoggy8440]

I have a Sager(Clevo) laptop with an i7-11800H, RTX 3060, and 32gb of Ram. I had temp issues with my cpu unitl more updates and drivers were installed. I never monitored my RAM temp like that during a benchmark. I should do that. Thanks Jay!

[@UTFapollomarine7409]

jayztencents is the ultimate pc king no one knows more than jayztencents about computers!

[@s1cko69]

That speck of dust on the camera's sensor was making me check my monitor lol.

[@mic24]

Could it be that the gpu is getting good contact still.. but now it is sharing a cooler again with the memory. When the memory was getting hot with poor contact the gpu and cpu were cooler because they didnt have to share the cooler with the memory. It could be with this amont of cooler, the gpu/cpu downclocking is the price you pay for not overheating your ram and now its back to normal? Or were gpu/cpu temps better before you changed anything?

[@peterferrie2721]

you could use a thick thermal pad on the outside directly above where the gpu is as a shim that will press down on the center of where the gpu is when you reassemble it. the little bit of extra downforce might make the difference.

[@satoriikei257]

as far as i know sometimes manufacturers use liquid thermal pads (thermal putty) instead of thermal pads.

[@KIonutzR]

That dead/broken pixel set my heart rate soaring for a sec. ^_^

[@JakeOrion]

I should let you get a hold of my Clevo X170KM-G with a full 11900k (yes, a desktop cpu) with a 3080 and have fun trying to control those temps. Even undervolting is still putting me in the 50s at idle. I've already RMA'd it once trying to benchmark Exodus (normal ed) on an external 1080p monitor. Somehow, it fried the motherboard and had to wait 4 months for a new one. Bright side is during the winter months in my semi it warms up the cab quite nicely.

[@nioman4real]

A few months ago I opened my old macbook pro from 2017, removed all the old paste and replaced it with ptm7950. The effect was amazing. It runs much cooler and quieter. If restoring old devices I would highly recommend this.

[@phlogistanjones2722]

Thanks Jay. Fascinating.

[@YLCGUK]

I was thinking this at the time, maybe paste won't be thick enough for the vram. Glad you revisited it. The ram on the back of the gpu problem was the 3090, they fixed that in the ti and 40 series. Also... does vram throttle under high temps? I've never seen that. Maybe it does.

[@corner_store_bill]

This actually makes sense because I'm working out of town and I just repasted my laptop and every time I load up cyberpunk or just about any game I'm getting a lot of studders. I need to get some thermal pads and see if that helps. It's an Asus g15 with an i7 and a 2070...I'm going to do some testing now. Thanks

[@Portal64]

Moft is a great brand for laptop stands! They stick to the bottom of your laptop and you can change the incline of the stand to a few angles for ergonomic use. Worth checking out but be wary where the vents are on your laptop before buying

[@ATGEnki]

Jay, depending on how high you have the textures turned up in Diablo, it will fill Windows RAM to the point where it has to swap. I've run into this issue pretty often (temporarily able to resolve by clearing the standby cache) and I have 32 GB of RAM.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

depending on how many players are standing in town with you, as the way its coded.. you have to load every item for every character in range. This is all done by Ram.. That you are sharing with those textures.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

and I also have 32gigs, R7 3800x Oc's 4.6 watercooled, Rtx 3080 xc3, samsung nvme m.2 storage. It all depends on how many people are standing near you or "in the range of must load these items" coding. I can run Escape From Tarkov and other terribly demanding games without hitching at all. D4 is a hot mess.

[@kaydog2008]

Great Job got close JTC! almost Nailed it!❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕❕

[@puneetarora1714]

thaknfully you guys showed it on video that theral paste on coling pad trick, much love and appreciation from India, I have an i7-8750H in an hp omen laptop and now keeping the memory cool using this trick should help me keep my laptop running smooth for a longer period of time

[@doqx42]

Another thing to monitor could be the battery level. Does it drain the battery even when plugged in then have any power switching to charge the battery and cause reduced performance while charging?

[@JG-ti7id]

@18:18 fax, jus leave em alone... BUT WE CAN'T! :D as always ty for your hard work and dedication!!! glhf fam

[@munchiesNcrunchies]

I used to use the power brick too, but that also heats up in itself. I just something about the same size, for ex: whiteboard eraser.

[@Nohandlethankyou1]

Imagine Jay being your dad. You’ll never have to stress about your pc / laptop.

[@mazelon]

With Diablo 4, ultra settings quickly fills VRAM and requires the system to start swapping. When you load up new areas it can stutter bad sometimes. Mine was horrible until I realized I had somehow disabled XMP, so my ram timings were way slower and the 3080-ti was having a hard time handing textures to system memory. Likely didn't do it for you cause you stuck around in 1 place Jay.

[@h4x0rm1k35]

Isn't there a mouldable, thermal putty type stuff you can get? Surely you could use that and make some thin enough pads and then when applying the heatsink it'll squish it down further.

[@AaronAverett]

I wonder if you could make a real thin copper shim, or use a layer of aluminum foil to fill the gap, instead of using the thermal pads.

[@Olivia-W]

Carbon pads, maybe.

[@brouettebredouille8320]

HP pavillon with 8th gen intel do pull up from the desk when you open them. Though it may not be as relevant them not being gaming laptops.

[@notgonnahappen7899]

"Why don't laptops have kick stands?" A $10 feature would make basically every laptop perform better.

[@AniDormi]

thermalright odyssey pads look like the stock ones, they've got a pretty high shore rating and have that same dry texture, think they're about 12w/mk

[@kluangh1tam]

Well, Jay. You know what they say. If you're not making mistakes then you'll never learn.

[@jGRite]

Many have mentioned HWinfo, and I'd like to also mention OCCT for monitoring.

[@trentonbennettVO]

I wonder if Speedway was raising the temp because it is a stress test and designed to do so, while games (or Windows 11) might use something similar to DirectCU (remember that?) to hold thermal temps close to max without truly thermal throttling and/or making the temperature variance less stable.

[@hahaimadecoy2942]

Cool of them to reach out and warn you about that jay

[@LAffinity]

Try sticking a laptop in a freezer, see what the temps are now

[@OnTheRocks71]

Yikes. I didn't even know Falcon Northwest sold laptops but their prices for these ODM machines is bonkers.

[@OmegaBlack999]

Awesome video. I have an MSI laptop i7-9xxx series with a "2060" , so it's a few years old and been used quite a bit, and it's really loud, and I wanna take it apart and re-paste.. Now, I'm just going to see if MSI has the replacement pads ahead of time, lol. I'm gonna do it, even if I have to use that putty fill that I've seen Roman and others use. I also wanna redo my gpu in my desktop.

[@ccgert]

Jay: Just use the free version of Hardware Monitor. Also Jay: I am buying Hardware Monitor Pro. Still Jay: Pro doesn't show me what I want

[@RedmoonIndustries]

Jay try spreading the Paste on the mem chips as opposed to letting the dolup do it's thing?

[@VAngel0147]

Jay, gelid pads are excellent. Used them for years and have them on my steam deck

[@xBruceLee88x]

"Laptops need help getting it up!" - JayzTwoCents Maybe they have a purple flash drive for that

[@Fievel4]

At least one potential part of the reason they don't have them tilt up like that is the likely hood of the tilting breaking but also having a tilted keyboard will cause carpel tunnel over time.

[@getsouled]

I think what EK meant was putting a dropon the phase regulator and then cover it with the thermal pad.

[@fortigan2174]

With such a small gap difference, couldn't you just use a tiny bit more thermal paste on the GPU for better connectivity, or is it a matter of pressure?

[@paulkendall6069]

I've read info sheets placed in a few laptops I've had "don't use on Laptop on your Lap as bottom gets hot and it may obstruct air entering the device! So whys it called a laptop if your not supposed to have it on your lap! They have also stated don't put it on bed covers, table cloths, towels etc as may block air vent on bottom causing over heating and poor performance.

[@stevewatson6839]

Great to see reciprocation between mfrs/system intergraters and tech teviewers! Is there a Falcon Northwest analogue in England can any one tell me?

[@rustler08]

And this is why TG-PP10 is amazing and it's a shame they stopped making it. It has better conductivity rating than quite a few thermal pads, perfect height every time with literally no guessing, and it cleans up fairly easily (Far easier than K5 Pro).

[@panzer3279]

TG-A7000-1000 is the replacement.

[@AnimanARG]

I had that same doubt of " can You use a pad and a bit of thermal paste " and i could not find anything of info about if it was doable!!!

[@aleksandrbmelnikov]

To keep your system cool, place two slices of bread, with cheese in the middle, between cooler and hottest parts. Be sure to coat both sides well with real butter.

[@TheLazyGeist]

Pro tip on Diablo 4, if you're frame's are solid but still stuttering a lot, go to your launcher, open settings -> apps -> turn off browser acceleration

[@XAB0R]

I've seen this on multiple laptops and some discrete GPUs... They design it to barely keep the memory from overheating and let the core boost up to whatever it can get with the cooler. They use cheap pads with poor thermal conductivity and good contact for a reason. When you swap out those poor pads for really good ones, you're allowing more of the heat from those memory chips into the cooler, which means the core can't boost as high. A hunk of metal can only dissipate so much heat, increasing the thermal transfer doesn't magically increase the amount of heat the cooler can handle, it will just affect everything attached to it quicker. The only time I would mess with the stock pads is if the card is already overheating, or if your card has a separate heat pipe/dedicated cooling for the memory that is not connected to the die cooling.

[@mirfmat]

Could it not be heat transfer from the memory now that it's getting proper cooling ?

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

depending on how many players are standing in town with you, as the way its coded.. you have to load every item for every character in range. So it would be Diablo 4's shoddy code preventing him from being able to recreate it. Its not a hardware issue, its a software one..

[@Scarlet_Soul]

Gddr 6 is honestly fine running at 110. Whilst personally I wouldn't be happy with this and try and find the best thermal pads or paste to reduce this, usually it's no issue.

[@reubenabela3063]

monitor your VRAM usage in diablo, if its over 90% i've experienced stutters on a 4080, try lowering your quality by a little to go down on VRAM usage

[@xavior54]

Bone Spear Necro, huh. That is a fun and extremely OP build.

[@N0N0111]

And he does watercooling for 30 years people, never knew pads would be that crucial for VRAM temps lol.

[@TheXeroLink]

My old Dell XPS L502X had a battery that functioned like a kick stand. That machine was as powerful as a Xbox 360 back then and man it was cool. Now it isn’t very good these days but man back then in 2010 it was nuts!

[@mjh17474]

Yeap, I've still got a working one!

[@D38AS3R]

Jay, don't use the power brick, power bricks generate heat all by themselves. Use stacks of quarters, or the edge of a book, or even room temperature waffles. Any of these would bring more accurate results.

[@SabinTV-NP]

Bro I'm honestly surprised nobody's ever thought of implementing that 2:37. That would mean I would no longer have to carry this aluminum stand around, anymore since its always at its lowest setting anyway.