Best thermal adhesive

[vdgamer]

what do you guys use to glue VRM and memory heatsinks on graphics card when installing coolers like Accelero Xtreme ? i bought that new paste AC cameout with that takes 10Hr to cure and is easy to remove but found it insufficient and cant trust it, what would be some options ?

 

[EarthDog]

a small amount of TIM and super glue in a corner or two...just be VERY careful when removing them.

Otherwise plenty of double sided thermal tape out.

 

[vdgamer]

youre serious about tim and superglue aren't you? i can see how thrermal tape works for memory chips but will it hold up under vrm temps? also what do you think of this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100013

 

[Tech Tweaker]

youre serious about tim and superglue aren't you? i can see how thrermal tape works for memory chips but will it hold up under vrm temps? also what do you think of this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100013

I've actually found that double-sided thermal tape works quite well. I've taped heatsinks to nine VRM's/mosfets on one of my motherboards and they hold on quite well, been on there for over six months now and I haven't had any fall off or come loose. It really does help transfer the heat too, as I've noticed under heavy loads that they do heat up.

 

[vdgamer]

"motherboard" work is the key, im talking about overclocked 570 or 580 graphics card those vrm heatsinks get so hot there impossible to touch

 

[EarthDog]

I knew what you were talking about and YES it works on VRMs.

 

[vdgamer]

obviously it will hold but is it completely one time installation and theres no way of removing heatsinks without memory and vrm chips?

 

[pwnmachine]

For the HR03 the ramsinks came with a pad attached to the bottom which was very ineffective, I took all of them off and used some arctic silver. The stuff is really thick and gives a great hold.

 

[vdgamer]

For the HR03 the ramsinks came with a pad attached to the bottom which was very ineffective, I took all of them off and used some arctic silver. The stuff is really thick and gives a great hold.

this stuff or are you talking about something else?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100013

 

[Conumdrum]

If you clean the VRM/ram properly, thermal tape sticks. There is oil in the thermal pads on a GPU etc. It doesn't come off with alcohol. You need goop off, acetone, fingernail polish remover, or I use Artic Clean, look it up.

I also use sekisui (sp) thermal tape. Extremely good. You can buy a smallish amount pretty cheap on ebay, look it up. It's VERY thin, great thermal properties.

 

[pwnmachine]

this stuff or are you talking about something else?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100013

This is the one

I always hated using the "white goop".

 

[Conumdrum]

This is the one

I always hated using the "white goop".

That isn't adhesive, that's the old AS5 paste. It's a paste, not a thermal adhesive..........

 

[pwnmachine]

That isn't adhesive, that's the old AS5 paste. It's a paste, not a thermal adhesive..........

I know, but it works great as an adhesive and performs twice as good.

 

[vdgamer]

I know, but it works great as an adhesive and performs twice as good.

theres no way as5 will hold vrm heatsink when it heats up to 100C, its grease, it would work great if heatsink was bolted down, but we are talking about adhesinve that glues sink to chip and its still possible to remove without damage.

 

[pwnmachine]

theres no way as5 will hold vrm heatsink when it heats up to 100C, its grease, it would work great if heatsink was bolted down, but we are talking about adhesinve that glues sink to chip and its still possible to remove without damage.

I guess that depends on the ramsink itself, I was using AS5 along with the HR03-GTX and had zero issues, it held perfectly fine and performed much better.