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AMD promises code fix for power-hungry Radeon RX 480 GPU

Rabbit80

Re: Just a small bump in the road...

"never seen a dead Nvidia card."

I've had several. Including a GTX 280 which was overheating like crazy.. On inspection I discovered the heatspreader on the chip (not the heatsink) was badly fitted. After much careful work to cut through the silicone holding it in place I managed to remove it, apply some decent thermal grease and stick it back together. Temps went from 110C forcing thermal shutdown to about 65C under load.

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