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GPU memory thermal pads?
- Thread starter AlienAndy
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What brand and how thick do you need them?
I just ordered this for my GTX, I am guessing the setup is similar: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/webshop/product_info.php?cPath=72_75&mID=446
I just ordered this for my GTX, I am guessing the setup is similar: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/webshop/product_info.php?cPath=72_75&mID=446
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Hmm OK on second click it went there OK. The problem is whilst they're only 90 cents I would need about 20. And I don't really fancy spending £20 just to see if baking was successful. I wouldn't mind spending, say, £10 to find out, but if the card is still messed I don't want to throw good money after bad.
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For my gtx260 I actually ended up removing the thermal pads and simply used some Arctic silver 5 which improved cooling and adhesion, it really depends on where exactly you will be applying them.
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I just read that you shouldn't do that.
Taken from Arctic's site.
Still in search of pads
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get ceramique if you want to trade up from crapty TIMS . it conducts no electricity :-x
i useds arctic silver epoxy a long time ago for memory heatsinks , but I'm not sure how safe that was. That GF2 ultra sure was nice though
i useds arctic silver epoxy a long time ago for memory heatsinks , but I'm not sure how safe that was. That GF2 ultra sure was nice though
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That is a sheet of them, so I would assume you only need 1. I haven't got mine in to confirm that fact due to ordering it from the international site and not the US one
That's for a single one mate. Nowhere does it mention sheet. I just found some for 79p each. Sadly I need 15 of them so it's about £12 plus delivery. I don't really want to pay that
Oh well, to the bin it would seem.
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Right just done some research. Apparently aluminium based pastes like the Silver 5 conduct 237 on the thermal conductivity scale. Aluminium foil does 235..
Soooo.. I suppose I can fold some up and use that, making sure it doesn't hang over the ram chips and touch anything. Worth a try I guess.
Soooo.. I suppose I can fold some up and use that, making sure it doesn't hang over the ram chips and touch anything. Worth a try I guess.
That's for a single one mate. Nowhere does it mention sheet. I just found some for 79p each. Sadly I need 15 of them so it's about £12 plus delivery. I don't really want to pay that
Oh well, to the bin it would seem.
A review for the cooler showing the sheet, and clearly showing that it is perforated/segmented sheet:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/misc/picture/?src=/images/coolers/gf8800-vga-coolers/20_ac_accb.jpg&1=1
If you look closely at the picture from the Arctic Cooling website you can see the lines separating the pads.
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This is what you need. Danger Den Thermal Pads It's like $2.00 for a 5 X 3 sheet of the stuff.
I also would use ceramique if you can over the thermal pads/tape but some blocks require you use thermal pads because they were designed that way and if you use thermal paste you won't make contact.
I also would use ceramique if you can over the thermal pads/tape but some blocks require you use thermal pads because they were designed that way and if you use thermal paste you won't make contact.
