XFX AMD Radeon RX 580 GTS : Disassembly and Cleaning

[@FreeAdvice4All]

This is the best rebuild video I've ever seen. Well done, Sir. Thank you.

[@2FarTech]

Very welcome

[@sevroaubarca5209]

Just here in 2022 trying to keep my 580 alive another year.

[@2FarTech]

Good luck and be gentle, the worst part about this model is the fan. It dies really quick if you are running the fan long enough.

[@baileyraffa1]

@@2FarTech do you recommend changing the thermal pads after 2 years of usage?

[@2FarTech]

Yes. I suggest if you are an avid gamer and u know what you are doing? Make sure you are ready to replace thermal pads and thermal paste

[@lukeman4566]

Same rn

[@Hadfield420]

Just took fans out of a evga card and put in my xfx 580 sounds so good now

[@100nZz]

This video is so incredibly useful and well done, I can't believe this, thank you thank you thank you

[@2FarTech]

Glad it was helpful! And thank you for your comment.

[@Wasim_Saeed]

I have exactly the same card. I did disassemble it a few days ago for cleaning and thermal pad & paste replacement. Your video is very informative.

[@2FarTech]

Thank you

[@khyrstlycastro6913]

What pads did you use ?

[@ftdoomplays]

Badass. Going to use this as a guide to custom paint my shroud/backplate and repaste my GPU.

[@2FarTech]

Glad I could help! Hope you dont use a paint that would damage the plastic

[@miguelcastillo7346]

Omg, thank you for teaching us these process, i need to give maintenance to my gpu.

[@MrAragomis]

What thermopads were used? (0.5mm? 1 or 2mm?)

[@myraeazucena3725]

Grabe ang sipag ni friendship mag linis Ang hirap kaya niyan Keep it up

[@2FarTech]

Thank you very much

[@AceEquality]

Will this stop my computer shutting down with a blue screen popping up? Thanks in advance!

[@salazarway]

Great video bro, the best I have seen so far. Whats the size of the fans of the 580 asus OC? 95mm? Or 90mm? Cheers

[@2FarTech]

Thank you very much. I have purchased this one --> www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001660195650.html

[@salazarway]

@@2FarTech Just ordered it ! Thanks man

[@HvyMetal62]

The screw with the tab on it. Removing that screw will validate the warranty.

[@2FarTech]

Yes, It will void any warranty if you have warranty on the card. Typically its almost impossible to get the card to a level of dirty which would require a clean like the way we did in the video. But a card that's couple of years old could really benefit from a job like we did. And there will be noticeable improvement in performance too. Most cards comes with only 1 year warranty.

[@xMarkuzx]

Are there different sizes of thermal pads? Which one did you use?

[@MechanicDuty]

Thanks for that wonderful information..

[@2FarTech]

Our pleasure!

[@engotmalupit526]

Nice sir that was amazing

[@2FarTech]

Glad you liked it. More stuff coming up

[@vaim5982]

it is possible to remove the blackplate for a better ventilation ? it seems to retain heat

[@2FarTech]

Yea you can remove backplate. But you have to remove the heatsink from the gpu first

[@deaf5519]

What size are the 2 screws that screw into the metal gpu io shield?

[@bryanmaglinaotv8790]

THank lods sa tips pano mag clean at mag disssemble malilinis kodin pc ko :)

[@2FarTech]

You are welcome.

[@arnaujaimee]

Thanks for the video! But why do you need to pre-heat the chip and the heatsink before installation? (9:37)

[@2FarTech]

This is a standard that I follow on all my builds. Actually I sand/lap the heatsink too. In this way any oxidization is removed and better contact is possible. When I pre-heat the Components to the same temperature the Thermal compound becomes more viscous and allows it to spread better and form the final thin layer that I expect it to be. Otherwise, when the gpu heats up during operating the thermal paste will start flowing and change the actually pressure on the die as now the layer has become thinner. All these facts cant be measured or evaluated but I would like to get consistent results. So to avoid all this, I do this in all my builds and get a 100% satisfaction on the thermal paste installation part. We are talking 100s of installs.

[@arnaujaimee]

@@2FarTech that is a good point. Thank you! 😄

[@ashaazkhan3619]

Hello 2 Far Tech remember me??? Alright I just got the package a week ago and The quality was excellent and thank you for your advice but can you please tell me that in the mouse button there is one button which shows arrows when I read in the instruction manual it was the dpi button so I learnt about it and I also realized that button was for changing colours so can you tell me which colour is for what dpi and if this is not the case then how would I know my mouse dpi please answer as fast as you could

[@2FarTech]

I actually sold few units of this keyboard and mouse yesterday. I was testing two PCs on this keyboard and mouse as part of the package. The Button as far as i know is for DPI. Finding DPI isnt exactly easy unless there is a specific software from HP for that. I am not aware of such software. You would immediately know the change in dpi when you move the mouse before and after pressing the button.

[@markrandall2668]

Where can I get thermo pads for this card? Thank you

[@2FarTech]

Search online for THERMALRIGHT Extreme ODYSSEY Thermal PAD and select the correct sized Thermal Pad for your application.

[@draganaleksic1606]

Does someone know what is thermal pad thickness for MOSFET and for VRAM?

[@2FarTech]

Sorry about the delayed reply. Was busy with something else. This card isnt with us anymore. I do this all the time on different cards. So I don't have any particular measurements. You could go with 1mm for the memory modules and 2.5mm for the Power modules. These are the type of replacements I do on cards like these.

[@draganaleksic1606]

@@2FarTech I have used 1mm for evetything and its working good for now.

[@ericcantila2154]

Nice content & edit

[@2FarTech]

Thank you so much 😀

[@fatherof3gaming697]

Anyone know the exact screwdrivers needed to do this

[@gpudoctor]

philips #1

[@preachingsofEdLapiz]

Very informative. Salamat sa pagshare

[@2FarTech]

Your always welcome po

[@captaincrayonic279]

-so in order just to clean the heatsink, you end up with seperating the gpu and the heatsink ??? Hence one have to reapply new grease, which is recommended anyway. I just want to clean the heatzink, and then maybe refresh the thermal grease etc.

[@2FarTech]

Yes, this is the issue with this card. Also the Fans die really quick.

[@Mural]

Very helpful thank you

[@2FarTech]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you very much

[@patrickneil7820]

I have this card and one of the fans failed after i installed a new psu. idk if i broke something but anyway all i wanted to do was remove the shroud and add some 120mm case fans and secure it with some zip ties and a Y cable as a youtube turtorial suggested.. but after watching this i cant even tell if it's possible or not... help?

[@2FarTech]

Hey, I wonder what you mean by failure of fan while installing a new PSU. You mean, you broke a fan fin? Or it stopped spinning? Just 1 fan stopped spinning? You can ZIP tie another fan to the heatsink without the shroud. That's too much work and it will destroy the originality of the GPU. Instead, you go with this. It's cheap and does the job. -->> www.aliexpress.com/item/33026591193.html

[@patrickneil7820]

@@2FarTech nah i didnt break anything i didnt remove the gpu during installation... my psu failed on me a couple weeks ago and after replacing the PSU i noticed one of the GPU fans stopped spinning i have no idea what caused it nothing is broken but the fan just wont spin.. i wanted to do the case fan 120mm thing too because this GPU even before this fan crap ran really hot and someone said putting 2 static case fans will cool it down. not sure what to do now... can this GPU mod even be done on this GPU kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5a4ZoWBjr9kbdE because i watched ur video and it seems like it cant be done shroud seems pretty hard to remove and put back in place with 2 case fans... what do you mean by destroy the originality of the fans?

[@patrickneil7820]

@@2FarTech also is it safe to use the GPU until i get a replacement fan? and i'd really like your insight on the case fan mod.. i'm still considering it.

[@patrickneil7820]

@@2FarTech also could you link the screwdrivers you used in this video from amazon? i'm not too tech savvy i dont wanna mess anything up but i gotta do this.. smh.. otherwise my gpu fries and this thing randomly costs like 800 dollars now i CANNOT afford a replacement.

[@patrickneil7820]

@@2FarTech Okay so i've watched ur video about 10 times now and i think im starting to understand it but i have a few questions.. so it seems to me like the actual GPU was the first thing u took off? then u seperated the backplate which is there to protect the GPU right? then you put the heatsink down im not sure exactly what the heatsink does... but then you removed the shroud which has the fans from the heatsink.. so my question is this can you just screw the heatsink back to the GPU and backplate leave the shroud off and then ziptie 2 static fans to the heatsink ,gpu and backplate? sorry if my question is confusing but im a bit confused about this whole thing.

[@edison-1103]

Useful. Thanks.

[@Valid05]

Hey, I got a question, I have an RX 580 ASUS dual same as the one in the intro of that video, it runs hot, does other cooler from other brands such XFX fit on it?

[@2FarTech]

I havent tried from XFX to ASUS. But the answer would be, no. the size of the cooler is different. XFX has thermal pads on the memory. Asus doesnt have thermal pads on the memory and it doesnt touch the heatsink

[@ammelo4470]

So I took the graphics card apart and that fan cable broke on me in my hand at 1:22, is there any website or link to a replacement for it I'd really appreciate it thank you.

[@2FarTech]

The cable broke? You have to replace the fans as it comes as i set i believe

[@2FarTech]

www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001726906123.html

[@ammelo4470]

@@2FarTech thank you so much!

[@anifowosesegun9187]

Same thing happened to me and my GPU didn't turn on again. Did you get the fans? Did they work?

[@1978Propain]

Perfect tutorial !!!

[@2FarTech]

Glad it was helpful!😍

[@kobethebigol516]

Sir do you also offer services for gpu cleaning? I have the same gpu in this video rx580.

[@2FarTech]

Thanks for Asking. I don't offer this as a service. Most of the time the videos are done on parts that i own or buy for testing purposes. I do this for educational reasons. But for real i provide pre-build gaming pcs. You can find that in www.2fartech.com

[@kobethebigol516]

@@2FarTechI see sir but I dont trust my self to do this for I may break something and lack the tools for diy hehe specially the pre-heating part. I am willing to pay for a service fee sir if ever it is possible because my card is 4 years now and the temp is always high when playing cod. I could bring my rx580 to your place sir for convinience😁 Btw sir thank you for the quick response! I already subscribed!

[@2FarTech]

Pre heating is something i do to get consistent performance. And you shouldn't do this if you aren't having the tools. Bcoz you will screw the card. I had many kids contact me with pictures after they damaged the card in the process and didn't know what to do. Where are you located?

[@debnadaebna9981]

Asus Dual Radeon RX 580 4GB or XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX OC+ 4GB is better in performance, quality, temps, noise?

[@2FarTech]

I would prefer ASUS as its has better features. For example to clean the heatsink you dont have to detach it from the Board. The Fans lasts longer than the XFX Version, Gets slightly better performance. The Asus Dual Fan fins can break easily if it hits your finger or something hard while rotating. It also might not include a backplate. The XFX tend to overheat than the Asus Model.

[@debnadaebna9981]

@@2FarTech Thank you!

[@debnadaebna9981]

@@2FarTech Right now I can buy xfx version or the nitro + version. Price difference is 10$. Are the 10$ more worth it?

[@2FarTech]

@@debnadaebna9981 The price difference is due to the difference in demand for these cards. The Nitro is a better card and has more demand than the XFX typically. There are some good features on the nitro. If $10 isn't a big deal go for the nitro. I mean over here mostly nitro is more expensive. Not sure about your location.

[@debnadaebna9981]

@@2FarTech I am from Bulgaria. The situation with the crypto mining is the same all over the world and the funny thing is that in this moment I had to build my pc.. The last thing left to buy is the video card and I am looking for second hand once. Before 2 weeks the RX 580 Nitro+ 4GB was about 80$ here, super fine price but now it jumped to 150-160$. Xfx models are almost the same price with 10-20$ less. I was reading some things about XFX models geting too hot but on the other hand 90% of the Sapphire models here were used for mining. I feel like they are more risky but I will chose the Sapphire since you said it is better choice. Thank you very much for your advice, you have earned a subscriber!

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

is there merit to replacing thermal pads?

[@2FarTech]

Its more like peace of mind and hoping for long term and stable performance. If the thermal pad has worn out, you will see its completely dried out and if you try to remove it it will break without any elasticity. In that case its better to replace it. Most low end and mid level cards have no way to telling if the Memory and Power sub systems are overheating. The only sure way its to make sure you give them the best cooling possible. If that means replacing with better thermal pads, then so be it. In the GTX 1080ti cleaning, i was replacing the PAD on the power section as it was bad. That video will be coming soon

[@fayazahmed1499]

Why is Rx580 is in high demand and short supply. How special is this and used where?

[@2FarTech]

Mining! RX580 8GB is still one of the cheapest, most available and most effective graphics card for mining ETH. This year the ETH prices started going up due to the DeFi hype. And now its high due to BTC skyrocketing. This also affected the other lower end cards like the GTX 1050Ti and everything around it. As people started looking for the next best alternative for cheap gaming.

[@boboydgreat8334]

Waoah Ganda ng mga parts

[@2FarTech]

thank you kuya

[@silentassassin1108]

Is this card still good for 1080p gaming? I typically only play cod warzone

[@2FarTech]

Yes, it can do 1080P gaming pretty well IN COD. Videos of the this card with old i7-3770 coming soon.

[@silentassassin1108]

Thanks for the reply, I’m planning to pair it with a I3 10100f, it’s going to be a budget build

[@2FarTech]

@@silentassassin1108 If you are planning to go new, try to squeeze in a GTX 1660 Super. That would be a better match for the 10th gen. RX580 would work too. The price difference is small.

[@hircine92h]

Yes. but DON'T BUY THE XFX card. go for something like a Sapphire or msi Gaming X or PowerColor Red Devil. again DON'T BUY XFX RX 580 > this card has garbage cooling and serious problems from the factory.

[@1967KID]

I biuld computers since the 90s and i put new paste, thermal pads every year, and my asus laptop same clean pads, paste every year, I'm move to Puerto Rico and it's hot all year long temps 55c max temps on all my computers cpu and gpu , got to take good care of my computers. Rx 460 4gb gigabyte, rx 580 8gb xfx oc , gigabyte gtx 1070s all i got new never buy used parts and everything runs like new . Ggz all .

[@2FarTech]

Thank you

[@makramgaming5920]

good job

[@2FarTech]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@MahdiyarAmd]

Thanks

[@2FarTech]

Welcome

[@bja.traditionallife]

Nice

[@2FarTech]

Thank you very much.

[@pabebenggagopogi6739]

Galing nmn

[@2FarTech]

Thank you 🙏

[@haze4948]

Interesting video

[@2FarTech]

Glad you think so!

[@jengertv7110]

Nice po

[@2FarTech]

Thank you Po

[@hircine92h]

Pro tip from experience: Do Not buy XFX cards, ever. especially their 580 cards. This card has one of the worst cooling and therefore the card run hot all the time. XFX are garbage.

[@2FarTech]

I have used XFX, MSI and ASUS based RX 580 and for me all were the same one way or another. Obviously higher priced card were performing slight better in terms of cooling. After the re-installation this card ran cool even under stress test which was impressive. At the same time I have seen different temperature on RX 570 cards. From my experience silicon lottery has a huge impact on the temperature and performance of AMD processors

[@hircine92h]

@@2FarTech compare the msi Gaming X variant of RX 580 with XFX. The msi temperatures would be 68°c-77°c on full load, while XFX +80°c

[@hircine92h]

@@2FarTech same goes for when compare Sapphire cards(best AMD cards) with XFX(the worst AMD cards).

[@debnadaebna9981]

​@@hircine92h Asus Dual Radeon RX 580 4GB or XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX OC+ 4GB is better ?

[@noreensantos2650]

Astig po !!

[@2FarTech]

Salamat lods🙏

[@MyReviews_karkan]

"Breaking the seal voids the warranty" is bs. Companies can't legally enforce that. It's illegal to begin with. You can report any company that doesn't cover warranty because of a broken seal to the FTC

[@DatHondaBoi223]

Even Xbox?

[@MyReviews_karkan]

@@DatHondaBoi223 All electronics

[@CrashUK28]

Take a hours to do a 15 mins job. But good video if your selling card.

[@choconinjaloko9603]

Nice thanks for sharing! Goodluck #chocolokotv

[@2FarTech]

You too brother .thanks

[@batson4297]

i hate xfx they made it so hard to get that crap fans out

[@2FarTech]

Buddy, trust me, no one hates xfx more than I do. I have 50,000 reasons to go on about them. But they are typically cheaper. So you get what you pay for. I accept that now.🤣🤣🤣

[@batson4297]

@@2FarTech right now nothing is cheap :)

[@2FarTech]

@@batson4297 Oh you got that right, the price of this card has gone up 4X and still not available. It makes sense because you can make $3.30 per day with the card right now.