I've never replaced the thermal paste on my graphics card, which is shocking because I've done just about everything else you can do with PC hardware, and broken plenty of components in the process.

The GPU is one of the most important components of your PC that works hard when you're gaming, editing videos, or doing anything that requires intensive graphics power. As the GPU processes data and ...

There are many reasons why a graphics card (or any hardware component) may run hotter than expected, which in turn can lead to unwanted throttling. Insufficient cooling, dust buildup, and overly ...

If you've been using your graphics card for a while, there's a good chance it's no longer running as cool and quiet as it did when it was new. In extreme cases, you might even experience degraded ...

An RTX 5090 owner opened their GPU to find a thermal gel mess. Is it a real performance threat or just cosmetic? Here’s what ...

When we buy a GPU, it comes pre-assembled and it's not easy to take it apart to inspect it. That leaves the quality of the thermal interface material (TIM) as an open question. But considering the ...

Several instances of Gigabyte graphics cards leaking thermal interface gel during operation have raised concerns over the quality control of its new graphics cards. Although Gigabyte claims the ...

Computers aren’t really known for smelling like…anything. Maybe a whiff of new device plastic, or a bit of burning dust if you don’t have good cleaning habits. But at Computex 2025, we’re finally ...

What just happened? Following weeks of complaints, AMD has finally confirmed that the high temperatures and unexpected throttling in the Radeon RX 7900 XTX reference cards are being caused by issues ...