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DD 8800 tim instead of pads??
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DD 8800 tim instead of pads??
Has anyone used/attempted to use a thermal compound instead of the pads when installing a dd 8800gtx/ultra full block?
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yeah, you could use arctic silver's ceramique for ram no problem
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arctic MX-2 is superior to AS5, and not conductive.
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I used the strips because at the time I was quite the amateur with water systems, but I feel as though you could use a compound with little trouble if you dabbed only a tiny, tiny amount. Why are you against the strips though?
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The block I'm after may be used, thus no thermal pads. I'd rather not buy some pads if I can just use paste and get better heat transfer that way.
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I don't see why it wouldn't work, just be careful with the materials.
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I'm 99% sure you have to use the pads
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Using pads would be best, because you don't want to use anything that's conductive (AS5), and you certainly don't want anything to become conductive (like what Ecstasis said).
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MX-2 is non-conductive = safe. >_>
you guys are freakin paranoid. the only reason i could see for using pads is when the block is milled to have a specific distance between the mem-chips and the block to fit said pads, as you wont be able to fill that with TIM properly. only in THAT case, pads are the smarter choice.
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Anything non-conductive, like coolant or thermal paste, can pick up particles of dust and debris that does have the capability of holding a charge. So if he has "non-conductive" thermal paste on a chip, and it comes in contact with another component, it will eventually gain a charge, and then the usual nastiness will ensue. Products can come non-conductive, yes. But they do not stay that way for long. //edit You may call it paranoia, but I think it's prudent to be paranoid with ANY multi-thousand dollar investment. Sometimes caution is the better side of valor.
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