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Gamer Opens Up Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090 Cooler To Find A Sea Of Thermal Paste Underneath

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Imagine opening up your GPU after a little more than a year of use, because your fan speeds were constantly hitting 2,000 RPM during gaming. Imagine the horror when you find out that, beneath the cooler shroud, the manufacturer had been generous – and we do mean generous – with the amount of thermal paste, to the point that it covered up the entire PCB. That’s the scenario that greeted one gamer and their Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5090. The post, which…
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News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. The ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is back under the magnifying glass for a rather particular case. A user of a Taiwanese forum withdrew the GPU from his team after about six months of use and found a bleached area in the chipset sink of an ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi. The brand appeared just below the graphics card. The detail draws more attention because the compute…

The owner of an Aorus RTX 5090 experienced a tough surprise when opening his graphics card. Gigabyte had applied an absurd amount of thermal paste during production at the factory. This led to loud fans and heat jams. (Continue reading)

The RTX 5090 is causing more and more problems. This time, NVIDIA's most powerful graphics card is not compatible with motherboards, which are discoloring due to excessive temperatures. Users are noticing irregularities shortly after purchasing expensive components. The RTX 5090 is not compatible with motherboards – does this affect the performance of the computer? When buying a high-end computer, we must be aware that it will not be energy-effi…

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instalki.pl broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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