Thermal Grease or....?

[Sniper564]

Hi everyone I was wondering if I should use thermal tape or thermal grease.
The reason im thinking of using thermal tape is because i heard that thermal grease drys out and it might act weird with copper (alpha pal6035)
I dont know if this is true so can you please help me out?
Thanks a lot

 

[Door Knob]

No question....go with grease...don't even consider going with a pad, they suck. Get some nice artic silver. And no they don't dry up. I have seen cheap ones that are 5 years old still in liquid form. This stuff doesn't dry up under any normal conditions (not in an oven).

 

[Sniper564]

Thanks, but anyone else please?

 

[TT120]

Door Knob is right, go with the thermal grease Artic Silver 2. It is by far the best and it will not dry out.

 

[Colin]

Door Knob covered it.

 

[Thelemac]

Yep. I've even heard that the pads hurt more than they help...

 

[DennisC]

Remove any and all pads, apply Arctic Silver.