![When We Replace CPU or GPU Thermal Paste, What to Do With the Thermal Pads on RAM and Other Chips? — Kooling Monster When We Replace CPU or GPU Thermal Paste, What to Do With the Thermal Pads on RAM and Other Chips? — Kooling Monster](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e0c31112c8bd0c91387bea/33d5fe10-56fe-4ad1-bf9b-7e6f4c52471f/10-31+When+We+Replace+CPU+or+GPU+Thermal+Paste%2C+What+to+Do+With+the+Thermal+Pads+on+RAM+and+Other+Chips_2.jpg)
When We Replace CPU or GPU Thermal Paste, What to Do With the Thermal Pads on RAM and Other Chips? — Kooling Monster
![question: i replaced the thermal pads & paste on my gpu, now vram is cooler BUT the GPU is hotter, why is that? did i do something wrong? more in comments : question: i replaced the thermal pads & paste on my gpu, now vram is cooler BUT the GPU is hotter, why is that? did i do something wrong? more in comments :](https://preview.redd.it/3c6muet6lwn71.jpg?auto=webp&s=99041fab32ed3b4759a9c0d0f4996c8866bdf3bc)
question: i replaced the thermal pads & paste on my gpu, now vram is cooler BUT the GPU is hotter, why is that? did i do something wrong? more in comments :
![Long story short I took apart my gpu and the thermal pads ripped. So I figured thermal paste would work (it didn't) and now I'm stuck on what to do. : r/PcBuildHelp Long story short I took apart my gpu and the thermal pads ripped. So I figured thermal paste would work (it didn't) and now I'm stuck on what to do. : r/PcBuildHelp](https://preview.redd.it/long-story-short-i-took-apart-my-gpu-and-the-thermal-pads-v0-ywvz5lsp38gb1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2bf32ebc0ff2b65923e82b25a72282cc0f2f8c2d)