Welcome to HowFixit and today I will show you how to disassemble the GeForce GTX 1060
graphics card for dust cleaning and thermal paste replacement.
To disassemble the graphics card, you will need only one Phillips screwdriver or Phillips
2.0 if you using the HowFixit screwdriver set.
You will also need an antistatic brush and thermal grease.
In the description, I left links to all the necessary tools and spare parts.
Remove the screws on the back side of the graphics card.
Turn over and remove the top panel with fans.
To clean the graphics card from dust, use only an antistatic brush.
Turn over again and remove all
the screws.
Take a napkin and remove the old thermal grease from the GPU, as well as from the radiator.
If thermal grease is very dry, use isopropyl alcohol to wipe away the thermal grease.
Now take thermal paste and put it on the GPU chip.
Spread thermal grease evenly over the entire surface of the chip.
I use thermal grease Arctic MX-4 or Noctua NT-H1.
Previously I did test of thermal paste and these paste showed the best results, if you
are interested to see this tests, I left the link in the description.
Now a very important step of the assembly, which must be done exactly as I show in this
video.
The fixing radiator bracket must be screwed evenly on each side, several turns of each
screw.
That's all, I hope this video was useful for you, you were on HowFixit and see you next
time.