MSI GTX 1080Ti Gaming X 11GB Thermal Paste Replacement

In this video in doing a thermal paste replacement on a MSI GTX 1080Ti Gaming X 11GB
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[@ddave117]

very useful and clear, thanks!

[@rickstechrepairs]

cheers

[@habibdogan8855]

great works

[@rickstechrepairs]

Thanks

[@zlibz4582]

1. are there screws for the vram coldplate or its just the one screw beside the display ports which holds it all , because i cant see any of them on yours and even mine too , dont know if the service centre guy lost it or its like that only ? can yo ucheck on your gpu and reply ...... 2. i have seen some other guys spread the thermal paste with spatula like u did and then again put a decent size dot in middle and then put the heatsink , i guess its because after spreading with its uneven and cant be trusted so they put a dot again , what do you think of this method ?

[@marcoscardoso4000]

Comorei uma desse modelo , a tres dias , nao usei 100 porcento dela mas no furmark pegou 91 graus e quando eu jogo gta v com tudo maximo pega 80c esta tudo certo?

[@thedutchfisherman7078]

Nice vid, only too bad you did not a before and after temp comparison.

[@rickstechrepairs]

I don't have time to do those sorry but being as the thermal paste wasn't changed in 4 year.. I suspect it will be a good improvement

[@AdrianCuet]

i replaced mine gpu thermal paste after 6 years (yeah i know sorry) and it went down almost 10 degrees, but in my case it was gtx 1070 gaming x

[@mohammeddjedid6157]

please Tell me the name of the liquid you use for cleaning . 🙂

[@rickstechrepairs]

ipa aka isopropyl alcohol

[@zlibz4582]

should i remove the plastic form the gpu backplate because its actualy hindering the heat from reaching the backplate directly , why did msi even give that ?

[@rickstechrepairs]

not sure of the pros and cons of removing it sorry

[@kunayahBDO]

What is that Liquid r u using in the video?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Thermal paste

[@justme1017]

Do you mean the isopropyl alcohol?

[@Wurstgullasch]

Is it important to clean around the die?

[@rickstechrepairs]

it shouldnt hurt doing that

[@kaanyakar6031]

does anyone know the thermal pad thickness for this gpu?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Not sure sorry

[@goorthiss]

Apply thermal putty Upsiren UX Pro. And for the core phase-change material Honeywell PTM7950.

[@Ak-we2un]

You can find it online with diagrams what size goes where