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![Long story short I took apart my gpu and the thermal pads ripped. So I figured thermal paste would work (it didn't) and now I'm stuck on what to do. : r/PcBuildHelp Long story short I took apart my gpu and the thermal pads ripped. So I figured thermal paste would work (it didn't) and now I'm stuck on what to do. : r/PcBuildHelp](https://i.redd.it/long-story-short-i-took-apart-my-gpu-and-the-thermal-pads-v0-ywvz5lsp38gb1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2bf32ebc0ff2b65923e82b25a72282cc0f2f8c2d)