Replacing thermal compound (and stickers) on an Asus R9 290 Direct CU II (was running at 94c in valley)

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As the title states, I replaced the TIM on my GPU today, heres some pics! If you want to see the full album click here.

 

EDIT: Doing so dropped my temps my about 8c success!

 

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I have done this to all of my graphics cards and delided my 3770k.  I saw lower temps for all of them so its  worth the small investment to do this.

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And breaking the warranty :(

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Very nice! :)

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Warranty......... That is just another word for a jail time with the hardware you own.