Can thermal pads be used instead of thermal grease?

ssgohan434

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• Dec 19, 2002

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well can they? Instead of artic III can i just use one of these thermal pads and will they work the same effectively?
http://www.compusa.com/buildyourown/product_info.asp?product_code=283784

 

DAGO

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• Dec 19, 2002

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While you could use a thermal pad, it will not work as well as a good quality compound such as Arctic Silver...Fine for stock comps that aren't going to be overclocked, but for that price you may as well invest in some of the good stuff...

Do you plan on running the machine at stock speeds???
If so, I guess you can go with that pad...If not, get some AS3.

 

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ssgohan434

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k ill get the AS3

 

Captain Slug

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• Dec 19, 2002

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You need to be careful with the ASIII though. Apply too liberally and you'll accidentally connect some bridges on the CPU (thus rendering it useless).

 

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• Dec 19, 2002

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Hmmm. Found one website (lost the link Grrr) where they tried using toothpaste as thermal goop.


It worked fine - but they feared that after extended use, the toothpaste would dry out - and prove useless. However, if it's for a couple of days only, the verdict was 'Go with toothpaste'.


Hmmm....

 

GotNoRice

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lol!

I got some generic AS3 ripoff from the fry's and it seems to work ok.

 

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When you get the AS3, take a look at the instructions: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm
After using it for quite awhile, I finally read them, and found it worked even better when it is applied correctly.

 

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ssgohan434

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this stuff sounds dangerous, is it?

 

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• Dec 19, 2002

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No but as it contains silver particles it can connect the bridges...just make sure that you wipe off any overspill and follow the instructions.