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- Jan 28, 2014
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- Motherboard
- Asus Rog Strix Z370-G Gaming (WI-FI AC)
- CPU
- i7-9700K OC'd @ 5.0GHz
- Graphics
- RX 6600 XT
- Mobile Phone
Thanks @Edhawk .The pre-requisite once the secondhand GPU has been tested and shown to work, is to do the following:
Clean the fans, aluminium heatsink and replace the thermal paste and pads on the card.
This will help keep the thermal profile at a lower level. Yes this would void any warranty, but as you bought it secondhand, that is not important.
I do this with any dGPU I buy secondhand, it will give the card a better chance of lasting for a few more years.
It's a good idea.
I've used thermal paste a few times for my processors and motherboards, but I've never used it for graphics cards. I'll look at some tutorials on what to do, actually if I find my card maybe it will be easier, at least I think.