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SavageBasher

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1. Best way to mount small heatsinks?

I know, get the epoxy stuff from artic silver, but I'd like to be able to get them off if I ever needed to... (RMA if needed)


2. Best heatsinks for FETs/Ram/anything else small??
 
Try the Vantec BGA RAM Sinks. Also look in the classifides. Somebody is selling them for a good price.

The Vantec sinks can be found at 1coolpc.com. You may need to use arctic silver adhesive.
 
1) (Setting aside the obvious Arctic ****** epoxy) Pick your favorite thermal paste for the center and crazy glue on the corners. You won't have problems with mini sinks for fets falling off. I've thermal paste centered / crazy glue cornered my last 4 video cards with full sized aluminum P1 sinks and never had one fall off yet. But I won't guarantee it'll hold a large copper sink on upside down.

2) P1/486 erra sinks. There plentiful and dirt cheap. A good $3 P1 sink can be cut up and cover all of your fets or vid ram chips.
 
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