Need help with Artic Alumina instructions

[Emericana]

EDIT: LET ME FIRST STATE THAT I MEANT AA EPOXY IT WONT LET ME EDIT THE TITLE.

please dont point me to the link on the AA website last time i tried that i destroyed a stick of 512mb of Ram which was NOT FUN TO PAY FOR!!! :)

now i need some good instructions on how to use this. i have some isa cards and stuff from this POS pentium 120mhz box i just got for free so i can do some test runs on those.

what i want to do is to attach some homemade ramsinks to my vidcard so i can overclock it far past the theoretical 500mhz max clock (4ns ram not bga.... gf4 ti4200). How can i safely apply this stuff so i dont destroy the card pin leads?

if this experiment goes well then i would also like to apply a homemade heatsink on my northbridge.

[The Spyder]

Use a razor blade~ and DONT let it touch the traces!

[Emericana]

uhh how thick of a layer should i put on

[looktall]

Originally posted by The Spyder
Use a razor blade~ and DONT let it touch the traces!
if the epoxy is anything like the paste, it is non conductive.

apply it very thinly. about the thickness of a sheet of paper.
if the surfaces are lapped, use a thinner layer.
you'll need to clamp the ramsinks to the ram chips for several hours until the epoxy has cured.
some people use rubber bands, some people sit a book on top of the card.
it doesn't matter as long as the ramsinks make good contact with the ramchips and can't move and you don't put too much weight on the card (and maybe crush parts of it).

you realise if you use epoxy, you're not likely to be able to remove the ramsinks at a later date. which might be important if your homemade ones aren't up to scratch.

some people cut the epoxy mix, with normal thermal paste to make it bond less, which allows easier removal in the future.

[Emericana]

k thanks now i just need to figure out how to clamp the thing without messing up the remaining ram on the back of the card (it is a 128mb card)