Thermal Adehesive or Tape?

[hyperbob]

I need to attach ram sinks to my vid card memory. I am going to use TT RAM sinks. What should I use to attach them? Thermal Adhesive or Thermal tape? Also I am scared of shorting stuff out on my vid card, so should I use silicone goop or ASII on my new gpu cooler (crystal orb)? Would epoxy from radio shack work?

[hyperbob]

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[hyperbob]

bump!

[CrystalMethod]

For the Ram sinks I'd go withthe thermal tape. The cooler for the GPU I'd use ASII with a dab of ASII epoxy on the corners to hold it in place.

[AntmanMike]

I do not agree. Please read my latest thread, 'Arctic Alumina Review', then buy some Arctic Alumina Adhesive. Dont worry about the pins, its non conductive.

[hyperbob]

What is the difference between frag tape and thermal tape? BTW is the bonding strength of thermal tape as weak as scotch tape?

[AntmanMike]

Im not aware, but for your whole Graphics Card, use Arctic Alumina.

[ButcherUK]

Originally posted by hyperbob
What is the difference between frag tape and thermal tape? BTW is the bonding strength of thermal tape as weak as scotch tape?
Frag tape is a fancy name for thermal tape, and it sucks for transfer. If you want to transfer heat don't stick a huge lump of tape in the heatpath, use AS2 or alumina epoxy and goop in a 1:1 mix.