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Originally Posted by Sluggo
Had a bit of a scare earlier today when GPU fans started revving and framerates were noticeably below normal. Turns out my case intake filters were stuffed with dust. CPU fins were starting get bad but the 1070 looked nearly brand-new clean ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Might need to redo the thermal compound but the temperature is only a few degrees off now and I don't want to risk accidently bricking my GPU since I do not have a backup and would be a hell of a job to find a replacement.
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Yeah it's usually a good idea to reapply thermal paste every ~2-3 years on a well-used GPU. They get much hotter than CPUs on the average and it dries them out very fast.