GPU Thermal Paste – The WRONG Way #Short

DISCLAIMER: This was only tested using a smaller sized die, and may not be accurate for larger modern GPU dies. Do plenty of research before repasting your own GPU, and MAKE SURE you have enough thermal paste covering the entire die.

In a recent video, I was called out for my ‘spatula’ method of applying thermal paste to a GPU die. For a long time, I’ve thought that, for exposed dies, you needed to manually make sure that there was a thin layer of paste covering the entire die. But as the internet pointed out, I might’ve been wrong…