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Gigabyte Gtx 1080Ti Replacing a damaged screw

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Hello. Sorry for my English. My card is Gigabyte Gtx 1080ti Gaming Oc. I have a question about the Gigabyte Gtx 1080 ti Gaming OC graphics card. I would like to replace one of the screws around the Gpu which has a damaged screwdriver slot. Some time ago I replaced the thermal paste with Gelid GC Extreme and the thermal pads with Gelid GP-Extreme. Can I easily replace one screw without reapplying thermal paste?? Do I need to remove all four gpu screws and reinstall them. Is a slight unscrewing enough, Is there a risk that the thermal paste will be squeezed out after such a procedure?

Thank you and I am asking for advice. I will add a photo of the location
 

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You should be ok, just leave the other 3 tight and pull that one out.

You're english is better than mine :)
 
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Yeah, like said above, just leave the others there and replace it, that's more than okay.
 
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OK thank you. And if I remove all four screws including the damaged one and screw it back in, will it have no negative impact on GPU performance in the future?
 
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don't go super tight on the screws and check your temperatures under load. the chip is big enough to not have too much physical stress from the missing screw.
 
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