[Witchdoctor]

Man when we did it it was real thin. lower than the memory

really knead it till it is soft work it in your hands and don't forget to be packing a hair dryer in your tool box ..... it is your friend

[Splave]

hate when that happens

[ocgmj]

Put the eraser in the microwave for 10 secs to soften it up.

[Kal-EL]

Happend to me once, quick adjustements on the fly. I usually do a dummy mount, then pull it off and check the TIM spread. Get er re-dun and flyin bro.

[Linuxfan]

Update....
Seems like this unit doesn't hold an overclocked and overvolted 5870's load too well...
The screenshot of the afterburner reporting -48C was the first boot up without eraser... It now runs idle at -28 to -30C. I haven't seen it go down to the -40C area at all after I installed the eraser. What would be making it run hotter@idle now? Maybe it just can't handle the load and is contacting the die perfectly....
I'm using AS5 on the GPU...
I doubt the eraser around the whole GPU die would kill the temps...
As you can see in the first screenshot, fully loaded it is hitting in the +30C range. At stock it peaked in the +20s.

[Splave]

damn, I think its because AB ramps the clocks up even at idle which really heats things up. And yeah I think the temps were lower on the SS before because it wasnt making as good of contact.

[ReverendMaynard]

I agree with splave, better contact, hotter temps but the AS5 isn't helping.

[Linuxfan]

I'll remount this evening and try again to get temps down...
Just want to get it to stay under +10C on load....
Should I try Arctic Ceramic or MX3?

[Splave]

Ac imo

[Witchdoctor]

Sub zero I don't think it wioll matter what paste you use I use What ever I have on hand for mine .... have not really noticed any difference personally.

It may be a tuning issue. As if it was dialed oin for older cards it certaily won't be ideal for these new beasts.

I would throw it on an older card to see what happens ......

May just need a metering or refrigerant optimization