hah this kid had me fix his xbox, and he told me he already tried to re apply the thermal paste. i opened it up and took the heatsink off the gpu, and this is what i saw! :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

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The whole entire thing was covered in white thermal paste! i couldnt even see the chip itself! It was so thick, this guy was an idiot!