In the interest of card longevity, I figured it's time to address my RTX 4090 hot spot issue (103c, 30c hotter than GPU average).

Will be repasting with PTM7950, and replacing thermal pads with Thermal Grizzly TG Putty Pro.

Other than watching videos of other people doing it, are there any pro tips for GPU assembly to make things easier and reduce the chance that anything breaks / bends?