Is thermal tape strong enough to hold the Blue Orb?

[ZeroAquaduct]

I have a Blue Orb that I want to attach to my ABIT Siluro GF2 MX400. My video card doesn't have any holes for the mounting pins, so I have to use either double sided thermal tape or Arctic Silver epoxy.

My questions are:

1. If I use double sided thermal tape, is it strong enough to hold my Blue Orb in place?

2. If I use Arctic Silver epoxy, will I be able to remove my Blue Orb if it breaks down? Or will I practically lose the entire video card?

3. Which of the above is the better method for heat transfer?

4. Is there another option that I can look into?

Thanks!

[funnyperson1]

artic silver is much better for thermal transfer but the tape should be strong enough......i would probably use normal artic silver with superglue on the corner....

[Pitspawn]

Yes and No.

Yes it will be strong enough to hold, BUT...

Heatsinks work better under pressure. The highest PSI on the core w/o crushing it should result in lowest temps. Reason for this goes right down to the molecular level.

If you look at modern cpu's, eg Athlons you will see that a strong clip is needed for good temps. With my SK6, I had clip on back to front which meant half the PSI on the core. Temps soared to 80C. I corrected that pretty sharpish.

[oc jason]

ya itll work, no it wont work goodm use superglue on all 4 cdorners and paste in between

[ZeroAquaduct]

Thanks for the replies!

[Wicked Klown]

if you want go to RadioShack and get some thermal glue.