Re:My GTX 470 Backplate, High-Flow Bracket, and TIM Project...
2010/10/17 00:02:51
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Man, I still can't get over the poor job the factory seems to do when applying the compound. Judging by your pics, it looks like they put so much on it spilled over onto the sides (in your first pic with the heatsink off it looks like there is a giant smudge of the stuff at the top of the GPU). You would figure by now they would have found a way to apply just the right amount every time. Oh well, I guess if you want it done right, do it yourself! Good results, BTW.
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