RX6600 IMPROVEMENT HACK? Putting thermal pad between the GPU and the Backplate. XFX RX6600 SWFT

Disassembly: 01:41
Results: 07:45
I wanted to experiment if there is any improvement if i put thermal pads between the metal blackplate of the XFX SWFT 210 Radeon RX6600 AMD Graphics Card. I remember that Gamer Nexus said in some video that it can help to improve the temps. Nut the RX6600 is so low power (compared to the ne GPUS lol) that i don't think it can make any meaningfull improvement. Well, let's see if it does anything. More pc mods on the way. Please like and subscribe. :D GPU Improvement, "Custom" GPU.
PC on the video specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6Core 3600 MHz
GPU: XFX SWFT RX 6600 AMD Radeon 8GB
RAM: 32 GB DRR4 3600 Mhz Fury Beast
PSU: Corsair 650W
My PC specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8 Core
GPU: Powercolor Hellhound 7900 XT AMD Radeon 24GB
RAM: 32GB CORSAIR VENGANCE LPX WHITE 3200 MHz
PSU: Corsair 850W

[@JankieHands]

TLDR: Maybe, but most o the improvent in this RX6600 it's from repaisting the thermal paste, the original paste as dried out an lost it's performance.

[@D-v-8]

Nice. I'm just about to do all the pads and replace the fans on my XFX 6600XT SWFT 210. If anyone is interested XFX told me the VRAM pad size is 1mm and the VRM is 1.5mm. Also to make sure the pads are soft so the gaps get filled and the heatsink doesn't tilt. I went for Arctic TP-3 pads.

[@Man-Rod]

Hi, what temperatures are you getting with that GPU? I have the same model but I reach 80°C with the fan at 70%. What temperatures do you reach under maximum load?

[@zilverman7820]

Where is the vrm located btw?

[@some-replies]

Lemme just screenshot this real quick

[@ElGatitoEspacialuwu]

It includes all the XFX, right? I have a 6650XT XFX 210

[@KIMKIM-dt4hi]

I have the same model and brand. I get 63 degrees maximum, I never did maintenance on it.

[@MiGujack3]

I will do this on my 6600XT Eagle, the only issue is it's plastic backplate. What I will try is putting copper tape under the backplate and then thermal pads under it. If It doesn't do anything or straight up shorts because of the tape, so be it.

[@JankieHands]

lmao, chad. I have an 3060 Eagle with alloy backplate (no thermal pad though, maybe i modify it too) (an also, the eagle mmodels varies model to model for some reason) But still, it should be safe, most themal mad are not electric conductors. being an XT i think you can get more performance from it (Also, plastic has better conductivity than air, technically it can help, but i just hope it doesn't melt anything lol)

[@MiGujack3]

@@JankieHands By shorting I mean tape coming off on the pcb.

[@maksonamex]

It's 100% not couse of pads :DD u made my day lamao :DDDDDD

[@tomthomas3499]

I got more than 30c delta for core temp and hotspot, to fix that do i need to replace thermal pads on vram, vrm, or repasting gpu die? i wanna make sure first before ordering the parts i need.

[@JankieHands]

Pretty much. Any disassembly would open the gpu die from the heatsink, i would recoment repasting it if you open it. 30c delta at the core temp, im pretty sure it need repasting. Thermal pads are usully rehusable, but they are cheap too, i got a pack 60 with several width for 10 euros. The thickness of the thermal pad is important. Too thicc can aislate and go hotter, or break because of the pression. Too thin and it does't do any contact.

[@tomthomas3499]

​@@JankieHandsFinally have the courage to open my card for repasting, and huge difference it really did, before it was 70c core with 99c hotspot at stock, after repasting it dropped to 67c core and 87c hotspot and that too with +15 powerlimit and overclocked to 2700mhz core speed 😂 Sadly though i used some left over cheap thermal paste i have left back when i did repasting cpu, probably not gonna last for more than 3 months lol, next time i"ll make sure to use decent paste, thx for the disassembly tutorial, it helped me alot.

[@kaposno]

1,5 mm para la vram?

[@MrMariozzz78]

can i change a fan without take away the metal dissipator?

[@rllydude3600]

cat.