I doubt it will flex much when finished at safe claming levels, I was talking more about unwanted flex / twist that, milling, clamping, heat, distortion, dropping, etc could fairly easily cause by accident until the lid is soldered on.
I use AS5 on the gpu and regular white thermal past on the ram chips, as I don't want AS getting under those bga chips.
Is the TV part not on all the time the card is powered creating heat then?
Please tell me you are going to put in the extra effort to make this block look like a mirror and lacquer it... be a crime not to
*a tip from experience, full card coolers are complex things to get exactly right & about now is the time to step back from it all, recheck your measurements, etc. Take a deep breath and slow it all down a few notches and make sure your chi is aligned
. About now is when I often screw something basic up, like snap a tap or mill a little to far in one direction because I can see the finish post. This turns the job into an annoying "how can I recover from my cock-up" venture
