I got this at the end of 2021 and I repasted my 3090 Aorus Xtreme about 6 months ago. The GPU has been getting hotter and hotter and I kept having to turn the power limits down to keep it in check. I use my PC sparingly and I play a game where I’m limited by my 144hz 1440p monitor so the GPU isn’t being pushed to its limits. Tonight I took the card apart and found the Arctic MX-5 has the consistency of clay. Does this look like it came from a recall batch or was the MX-5 just not very good? I had great luck with MX-4 over the years so this is really frustrating.
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Bought the tube at the end of 2021. Reposted mu 3090 Aorus Xtreme in the fall of 2022 and the GPU kept getting hotter and hotter with my limited use. Today I took it apart again and found it has the consistency of clay. I never saw this with my years of using MX-4. Is this from the bad batch or was the MX-5 just not that good? It’s very disappointing.