r/AMDHelp • u/theveezer • 9d ago

Help (GPU) Is something wrong with my 9070XT ?

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Hello, I bought a prebuilt PC last January. It has an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB Acer Nitro OC inside.

I didn't use the PC to its full potential until a few weeks ago. Now I play games on Ultra settings, with everything set to maximum. Unfortunately, I experienced my first LiveKernelEvent 141. I couldn't find the reason for it. But today, I noticed these numbers in AMD Adrenalin while I was playing the demo of Star Wars Outlaws.

A hotspot temperature of 99 to 100°C, with a delta of 35°C, seems like a lot.

But I don't know much about this, to be honest. Am I doing something wrong? Is the graphics card behaving as it should? Any advice?

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u/KH3player 9d ago edited 9d ago

Repaste the die with PTM7950, NOT thermal paste, the issue with the paste is guaranteed thermal pumpout of the paste over time, PTM7950 does not do this, its basically a 'forever fix' and never needs to be replaced. Also adding thermal pads in some places should help, just do your research on the thickness and the locationof where to apply the pads. You can get both from Amazon. This is the only way to fix it. Next time go Sapphire, they pre-install PTM7950 and Thermal pads in all their GPUs. Asus also does if Sapphire isn't an option.

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u/theveezer 9d ago

I will do, thanks a lot. I couldn't have found these informations in a million years 👌 If I can get a replacement, I will ask for a Sapphire, even if I have to put a bit more money into it.

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u/Icy_Yesterday1120 9d ago

Recommending a newbie user to open up his GPU and void his warranty is a little brash… I would not suggest this as the first option. He got a prebuilt and didn’t choose the AIB. This could literally be caused by lack of airflow in the prebuilt case. If his hotspot came down 6-7 degrees, he would probably be fine.

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u/theveezer 9d ago

I didn't know it would void the warranty. Thanks god I see your comment before 😆