QUOTE(PeowYong @ May 12 2006, 11:01 PM)
really?? wont it be loose or not touching the chips??
coz the whole cooler is quite big, and it cover up the core and the mem chipset....
if i remove the thermal tape and apply thermal paste, will it be able to fix in nicely so that every part that has to be cooled is touching the heatsink?
Ur Stock heatsink surely has at least 2 clips rite ?
once u have removed the heatsink,
clean up all the area which has the thermal tape.
use alcohol or just scrape it off with something sharp ( be careful )
after that i usually wash the heatsink with tap water or just wipe any dust on it....
then reapply AS5 or Thermal Paste on the Core and MEMory Chips.
Put the heatsink back and put it the heatsink clips that hold's the heatsink...
It should touch all the chips

IF not, could u take a pic of ur card and post it here

so we all can look at ur card

GOOD LUCK