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The original was posted on /r/gpumining by /u/sadelcri on 2023-08-16 12:09:55+00:00.
so my gpu temps (normal temp, and junction temp) are good, they range from 40-49 degrees. The issue is my hotspot temp, when my GPU works under very heavy loads (like generating images with stable diffusion) it rises up to 105 degrees.
I need advice on lowering my hotspot temp, I've done my research and I've found out that ASUS has done a shitti job at placing their thermal pads. I've seen users repasting them but it seems temps can even go higher. I'm actually happy with my GPU temps, I only want to lower my hotspot temp so if someone has idea of what thermal pads should I repaste I would thank him a lot, I don't wanna risk replacing all the stock thermal pads, I would like to replace the ones that will lower my hotspot temp.
have seen that some users claim that placing a thermal pad where the stickers are (green arrow) lowers GPU temp a LOT. The thing is I don't know if ONLY placing a thermal pad there and leaving all the thermal pads as stock would do a thing.
What I'm actually planning to do is placing a thermal pad right there and repasting the thermal paste with artic MX-6. Would that 2 things alone lower my hotspot temps?
Also, what kind of thermal pad should I place? gelid extreme? odyssey? what size? I'm a total noob at this and I've seen people claim that gelid extreme thermal paste requires to be 0.5mm higher due them being softer or something like that