Got a 3070 off ebay. It runs really hot touching 102 at times for hotspot. I took it out to realize there there is a slight warp to the pcb which is enough to lift the cooler off the die.

Any suggestions to remount this flat? I repasted and found the temps still bad.

Also really? No metal shim around the die to help. ):

MSI ventus x2 3070

(Uhhh Liftoff isnt letting me past the image crop lol. Ill come back and add photos when i get to my main pc)

  • @JDubbleu
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    31 year ago

    This is an instance where exercising eBay’s great buyer protections is warranted. The card is outside of what I’d consider fully functional since it overheats due to a defect. If it was advertised this way that’s one thing, but if not return it and get a fully functional card from an honest seller.