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JayzTwoCents' retro GPU close-up raises a heat-spreader question

A generous application of thermal paste draws an unusually large audience, with viewers questioning which part of the old Nvidia chip is being compared.

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JayzTwoCents Story of November 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 209,449 views a day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (36,158).

OLD GPUs Cores were INSANE! #pcbuild #gaming #nvidia

Jay squeezes blue-tinted thermal paste across an old Nvidia graphics card, looking at just how much surface there is to cover. "Look at the size of the thermal paste like I have to put down on this," he says.

The hands-on hardware moment has drawn roughly 210,000 views in its first day, nearly six times JayzTwoCents' usual Shorts audience. But the discussion underneath turns on a distinction that matters more than the impressive-looking size: are we looking at the silicon itself, or its lid?

In "OLD GPUs Cores were INSANE! #pcbuild #gaming #nvidia", Jay compares the older component's surface with the die of an RTX 5090, marveling at how far performance has advanced. Several viewers point to the integrated heat spreader, while others ask whether that covering is making the old processor look larger.

A die is the silicon chip; a heat spreader is a covering that helps transfer its heat to the cooler. Comparing one with the other doesn't establish which chip is bigger.

It's a small but useful distinction for a channel built around helping people understand their PC parts, especially when those parts are sitting exposed on Jay's desk.

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What viewers say

Is the die really that big or is the IHS just making it look bigger?
@Genf4.2See it on YouTube
that's the IHS, some old GPUs has IHS like the 8800GTX
@CloggedEarsSee it on YouTube

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