- Joined
- Jun 3, 2009
- Location
- Scotland, Inverness
Hi guys, so I have noticed my temps have steadily rose (any ideas why?) from around 35 idle to a steady 45 idle over the past couple of weeks. I did take it apart to inspect/reapply new thermal paste but in doing so I managed to tear some of the thermal pads that cover the memory chips and I think voltage regulators.
I want to replace them all but as the card is currently assembled and is a pita to take apart again and measure (not sure how I would measure them tbh only about 1mm thick at a guess) I was hoping someone knows what thickness I should be looking at, I understand I can cut them to lenght and width its just that they come in sizes from 0.5mm to 3mm.
Obviously its benificial to have the thinnest pad for the area in question but too thin and the heatspreader wont make contact.
Also any good brands to look for??
I want to replace them all but as the card is currently assembled and is a pita to take apart again and measure (not sure how I would measure them tbh only about 1mm thick at a guess) I was hoping someone knows what thickness I should be looking at, I understand I can cut them to lenght and width its just that they come in sizes from 0.5mm to 3mm.
Obviously its benificial to have the thinnest pad for the area in question but too thin and the heatspreader wont make contact.
Also any good brands to look for??