Hello Yesterday, as I do every 6 months according to tradition, I "vacuumed" the computer, including the graphics card (Geforce 1070 MSI). I used a brush to clean the fan blades, and I used compressed air to blow out the card (there is practically no dust there, so it was not necessary, but if I clean everything, I have to clean the card too). I plugged the card in properly, booted up the computer, and... while playing PUBG, suddenly the card went to 100%, 2500rpm fans, temperature 90-93℃! I turned off the game, unplugged the card (yes, with the computer turned off) and plugged it in again, pressing everything properly. After firing it up again, the card worked seemingly fine, but I have these temperatures: idle: 45-50℃ gaming: 80-83℃(PUBG), 75-80℃ (State of Decay 2). The card works a bit noisily, although "before cleaning" I didn't pay too much attention to the volume but I heard only a slight hum, but I don't know if it's just my imagination, or I'm paranoid after the action with working at 100% and I hear that it works louder (I also did not take temperature measurements for comparison...), but it seems to me that there is something wrong with its temperatures under load... My questions: 1. what could be the reason that the card was working at 100% in the first case? 2. is the temperature around 80℃ + ok and should I consider changing the paste, because on many videos on YouTube the card core temperature while playing PUBG was around 65-70℃... ? I replaced the paste about 2 years ago, the thermopads not at all (since new, so almost for 6 years). Please, advise if I should be worried about these temperatures? If I would use liquid metal on the core instead of paste, would I gain on the card's work culture?
How do you compare laptop to desktop temperatures? @ryanlipafan If you haven't done it in the past year+, you should really lift the cooler of the card and change the thermal paste. Be careful if the card has any thermal pads for stuff like memory/vrm - try to preserve those pads, don't just yank the cooler off the card. The pads are more or less re-usable so you don't have to buy new ones. But thermal paste, especially when it dries out, must be replaced(wherever it's applicable).