RTX 5090 runs 2°C hotter with thermal paste than liquid metal — Arctic MX-6 vs. stock LM tested
An RTX 5090 Founders Edition card was benchmarked with thermal paste, featuring a mere 2-degree temperature difference ...
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No difference: liquid metal in NVIDIA RTX 5090 replaced with thermal paste
Enthusiasts replaced the liquid metal in the NVIDIA RTX 5090 cooling system with regular thermal paste. The minimal increase ...
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE doesn’t actually need liquid metal
Switching from liquid metal to regular thermal paste impacts temperatures by less than 2°C on the Nvidia RTX 5090 FE.