9 Reasons You Should Change Your Graphics Card's Thermal Pads and Paste
Even if your graphics card isn't overheating, it will still benefit from fresh thermal paste and pads.
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 performance or crashes. Regular dusting helps, but it doesn't fully address the issue—the thermal paste and pads inside the card have dried out and are no longer doing their job properly.
