PSA: Stop using those $5 thermal pads on your Xbox Series X GPU

I just finished a repair on a friend's Series X where the previous modder used cheap thermal pads that crumbled into dust after 3 months, causing the whole system to overheat and shut down mid-game. Anyone else seen those clear squishy pads from Amazon fail like this?

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lucas_perez18d ago

A buddy of mine slapped those in his Series X and it was like dust bunnies inside after a few months. System ran hot enough to cook an egg on top.

tyler49218d ago

Whoa that sounds rough, I remember reading somewhere that those third-party plates can mess with airflow because they don't have the same vent design as the official ones. Shame because they look cool but not worth turning your console into a toaster.