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11/10/12 at 2:33pm

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My question is simple enough, are the thermal pads that come with GPU waterblocks reusable? I want to take my block off and clean it out before remounting it into my new loop.

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11/10/12 at 2:34pm

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Yes, However It would be better to replace with a new thermal pad.

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11/10/12 at 2:36pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Truedeal

Yes, However It would be better to replace with a new thermal pad.

EK did provide some "extra", but it doesnt look like much.

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11/10/12 at 2:37pm

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You'll take a cooling efficiency hit, using old pads.

No point in doing that when you have some you can use, even if its a little.

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Intel Core i7-3770K	GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD4H LGA 1155 Intel	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB
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G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB	Intel 330 Series Maple Crest SSDSC2CT180A3K5	Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB	Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB
Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
LG Black 14X BD-R	COOLER MASTER V6 GT RR-V6GT-22PK-R1	Delta FFB1212EH-F00 120mm	COOLER MASTER R4-C2R-20AC-GP 120mm
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Western Digital Green 1TB 7200RPM	Super LightScribe DVD Burner	Stock 125w Phenom BE cooler	Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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HP L1750	HP 2004 Standard Keyboard	Delta Electronics 250W Power Supply	Hp A1700n Case ( Black Gloss )
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Logitech B100	VIA Onboard Audio
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11/10/12 at 2:41pm

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Truedeal is right. The pad needs to be squished down during installation for good thermal performance. That won't happen twice.
You can get new thermal pads on frozen-cpu and performance-pcs.

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