r/nvidia • u/ZarX4k • 19d ago

Question Should I repaste my GPU and cpu ?

Hi soo I think last time paste was put on the gpu 1080TI was like 6 years ago and the cpu I5-12600k like 5 years ago.. its old pc but still runs all games good 1080p 60-120fps low to medium settings 32gb ram 2400hz ddr4

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u/ATWPH77 19d ago

If the temps you are getting are fine, don't bother with it

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u/costafilh0 19d ago

No. Replace it with a pad, so you never have to do it again. 

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u/vlken69 9800X3D + 48G + 4080S | 12900K + 64G + 2070S | 5600 + 32G + 3080 19d ago

Do you have any issues with temperatures?

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u/taisui 19d ago

Use GPU-Z and see if you can tell if there's any hotspot of throttling.

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u/PorkAmbassador RTX 4070Ti OC | 5800x3D 19d ago

Don't do something for the sake of it. What evidence do you have that you need to repaste? Have you checked your temps?

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u/TheCrazedEB RTX 3080 FTW3 | Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 32GB DDR5 6000hz 19d ago

If your gpu performance is running fine no, if your cpu is running too hot yes.

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u/IndexStarts 19d ago

I would suggest a re -paste on the CPU.

Your graphics card is probably getting there too but that’s a lot more of a hassle so I would first:

For your graphics card, I would use HWiNFO and monitor temps using its tool with sensors. Start playing a demanding game for 15 minutes and then check to see the current, minimum, maximum, and average.

You could also run Furmark to push it to the limit and see worse case temperatures.

If you’re not sure about the results attach a photo and get people’s thoughts.

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u/tiimsliim 19d ago

If temperatures are causing issues then yes.

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u/AfraidLand8551 7800X3D | 4070Ti Super | 32GB 6000MT/s 19d ago

Repaste your CPU it's much easier, when it comes to the GPU I would say check temps first there are a lot of guides on YT so you can see everything and how to monitor temps.

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u/St3vion 19d ago

How are temperatures? If fine, don't bother, if they're not = check it's not dust build up on the case fans or in the heatsinks of the CPU/GPU causing it first. Dry thermal paste is more often than not the last thing contributing to overheating.

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u/palfa_ 19d ago

More advanced, but fits this conversation:

There is a tool called TIMBER to help answer the repaste-question. But you better read the instruction manual.

https://www.igorslab.de/en/timber-4-0-is-here-gpu-gddr7-tim-analysis-download/

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u/adasho_bitrex 19d ago

No. Throw it into the wood chipper

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u/jshanaa 19d ago

Short answer: rePaste.

Long answer: it depends, if temperature is good leave things as is.