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> Do a laptop repaste
> add too much k5pro to vram
> tighten heatsink and watch k5pro squish out
> possibly see a slight bend in motherboard
> try to boot into windows
> Constant BSODs, freezing, and random shut offs
> finally manage to get into windows
> device manager, task manager, and Nvidia app report no dGPU
> shit myself thinking I bricked my GPU
> repaste GPU with no k5pro
> boot back into Windows and everything is fine, GPU is detected and works
> Add 0.5mm Gelid thermal pads to VRAM
> BSODs, crashes, and no GPU detected
> Remove thermal pads from VRAM and use thermal paste on VRAM
> everything works fine
What happened the first two times? Did the high viscosity of the k5pro cause my motherboard to pop a solder joint when I tightened it?
> add too much k5pro to vram
> tighten heatsink and watch k5pro squish out
> possibly see a slight bend in motherboard
> try to boot into windows
> Constant BSODs, freezing, and random shut offs
> finally manage to get into windows
> device manager, task manager, and Nvidia app report no dGPU
> shit myself thinking I bricked my GPU
> repaste GPU with no k5pro
> boot back into Windows and everything is fine, GPU is detected and works
> Add 0.5mm Gelid thermal pads to VRAM
> BSODs, crashes, and no GPU detected
> Remove thermal pads from VRAM and use thermal paste on VRAM
> everything works fine
What happened the first two times? Did the high viscosity of the k5pro cause my motherboard to pop a solder joint when I tightened it?
