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| [* black] IF you've tested the card and it POSTed ok in the BIOS | |
| [* black] OR | |
| [* black] You don't want to try it in a computer without the heatsink/fan | |
| [* black] Reinstalling the heatsink: you need to put thermal grease (thermal compound etc) on the GPU chip first... | |
| - | [* black] Squeeze a VERY SMALL amount onto the chip, say the size of a grain of rice or so, and spread it out with the corner of some cardboard, or credit card etc |
| + | [* black] Squeeze a VERY SMALL amount onto the chip, say the size of a grain of rice or so, and spread it out with the corner of some cardboard, or credit card etc (I actually used a plastic spoon, which worked very well) |
| [* black] Keep spreading it out only using more grease as needed, trying to keep the layer VERY thin, with even coverage | |
| [* black] Arctic Silver or Arctic Ceramique are popular choices, but any generic Thermal Compound/Grease will work |