ArloEmmet Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I just got a GeForce 8600M GS from MacRecycling to replace a burned out Go7600 in my Alienware M5500i-R3. Everything is working great except it is running a bit hot. 66c in 2d and as high as 104c running portal at the highest settings. I noticed two physical differences in the cards. ( See photo ) 1. The GPU on the 8600 has a clear plastic sheet around it with a cutout for the actual GPU. The clear plastic sheet is hard to see in the photo. 2. The areas where the memory chips are covered by a foil shielding film. They cover the entire area and wrap around the sides of the card. Should I keep the plastic on the GPU ? Should I use thermal paste vs the thermal pad ? Should I remove the foil shielding ? Should I just put it all back together and drink a beer ? Thanks Upgrade Gurus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rado32 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 don't leave any folia on the gpu chip other can stay, and put thermal paste on it eg. arctic silver 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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