Rx 480 Disassembly Cleaning And Thermal Paste Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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10

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                          40 minutes            

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• RX 480 Disassembly, cleaning and thermal paste replacement
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Step 1

              Large view of the RX480               

• This graphic card is really dirty, and this tutorial will show you how you can clean it and change the thermal paste
• WARM UP THE CARD BEFORE THE TEARDOWN IF THE CARD IS COLD THE THERMAL PADS MAY BREAK AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM
• Simply launch a game for a while or run graphic benchmark to heat up the card.

This graphic card is really dirty, and this tutorial will show you how you can clean it and change the thermal paste

WARM UP THE CARD BEFORE THE TEARDOWN IF THE CARD IS COLD THE THERMAL PADS MAY BREAK AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THEM

Simply launch a game for a while or run graphic benchmark to heat up the card.

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Step 2

              Remove the fans               

• Standard philips screw
• Once the screws removed, simply pull the fan up, they’re cableless fan.

Standard philips screw

Once the screws removed, simply pull the fan up, they’re cableless fan.

Step 3

              Remove the backplate / front plate screws               

• Standard philips screw, be carefull they are not the same lenght

Standard philips screw, be carefull they are not the same lenght

Step 4

              Remove the plastic panel               

• Be very gentle, you don’t want to break the fan power system. You can use your nails if you’re not getting it out with a tool, some twist left/right make the job DO NOT PULL FROM THE CABLE ITSELF

Be very gentle, you don’t want to break the fan power system. You can use your nails if you’re not getting it out with a tool, some twist left/right make the job DO NOT PULL FROM THE CABLE ITSELF

Step 5

              Clean the radiator               

• I personnaly clean the radiator using my vacuum cleaner, you can only use a brush if you want.

I personnaly clean the radiator using my vacuum cleaner, you can only use a brush if you want.

Step 6

              Remove the radiator               

• Standard philips screw.
• The radiator can feel “glued” to the card, don’t hesitate to use a bit of muscle to separate them.

Standard philips screw.

The radiator can feel “glued” to the card, don’t hesitate to use a bit of muscle to separate them.

Step 7

              Clean the radiator               

• Put some 70 or 90 degree alcohol, wait a bit for the thermal paste to get wet then clean with a piece of makeup cotton, repeat until you get a proper result like in the third pic.

Put some 70 or 90 degree alcohol, wait a bit for the thermal paste to get wet then clean with a piece of makeup cotton, repeat until you get a proper result like in the third pic.

Step 8

              Clean the GPU               

• Clean with a Q-tip filled with alcohol
• Put some alcohol on the gray chip, wait for the paste to get wet and clean with cotton.
• Don’t worry alcohol is non conductible and will not damage your card.

Clean with a Q-tip filled with alcohol

Put some alcohol on the gray chip, wait for the paste to get wet and clean with cotton.

Don’t worry alcohol is non conductible and will not damage your card.

Step 9

              Apply fresh thermal paste               

• Do not hesitate to apply a bit more than me.

Do not hesitate to apply a bit more than me.

Step 10

              All the components before remounting               

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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