Thermal Paste

[Pricyber]

anyone now where I can get some thermal paste. Well not the Arctic Silver 5 or OCZ kind im looking for, what ever that is called.

I am looking for someting thats like the paste on stock CPU heatsink.
I need it to be thick, like 1-2mm, cause it is for my laptop, i removed the thermal paste which transfer heat from my Video Card to an metal plate on the case. But now my video card is overheating sometimes.

[goofball]

So you removed 1-2mm of thermal paste from the stock heatsink? :confused:

Try an electronics store, they may have thermal pads which will work but 2mm is very thick.

[hightech]

Thermal paste works best by putting a THIN layer of compound on the chip. Perhaps you are thinking of thermal tape that about 2mm to 5 mm thick? :confused:

I would suggest Active Electronics at Victoria Park and Gordon Baker. Their web site is http://www.active123.com/ . I have bought a few electronics items from here, and although their prices are not the cheapest, they do have a good selection.

[ji2o0k]

+2 for Active Electronics...........they carry a wide selection of stuff and you should be able to find the thermal pad that you are looking for (I think it is the thermal pad you are referring to).

[Pricyber]

well its not a thin layer, is just the extra cooling that take the heat and transfer it to the back of the case with an hugh metal plate, as long as I set it to medium performance in ATI control panel is fine

[lincoln]

Thermal paste works best by putting a THIN layer of compound on the chip. Perhaps you are thinking of thermal tape that about 2mm to 5 mm thick? :confused:

I would suggest Active Electronics at Victoria Park and Gordon Baker. Their web site is http://www.active123.com/ . I have bought a few electronics items from here, and although their prices are not the cheapest, they do have a good selection.

I second that. Get the best thermal paste you can with the highest silver content and then spread it thinly

[ShadowVlican]

thermal paste is only supposed to fill in the imperfections between the CPU and heatsink

thick or more != better

[TigerEROS]

anyone now where I can get some thermal paste. Well not the Arctic Silver 5 or OCZ kind im looking for, what ever that is called.

I am looking for someting thats like the paste on stock CPU heatsink.
I need it to be thick, like 1-2mm, cause it is for my laptop, i removed the thermal paste which transfer heat from my Video Card to an metal plate on the case. But now my video card is overheating sometimes.

Go to Pacific Mall ... they have four computer stores there and they all have Thermal Paste .... exactly what you are looking for.

My 1501st POST!

[Kasakato]

thermal paste is only supposed to fill in the imperfections between the CPU and heatsink

thick or more != better

That is incorrect. In the case of Artic Silver, too much paste will cause a decrease in heat transfer. It will start to store heat, rather than transferring it.

[Satyr]

Exactly. Just a thin layer to cover the cpu surface.
This link will get you a pdf file:

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

[ShadowVlican]

That is incorrect. In the case of Artic Silver, too much paste will cause a decrease in heat transfer. It will start to store heat, rather than transferring it.
i hope you know "!=" stands for NOT EQUAL

[Kasakato]

i hope you know "!=" stands for NOT EQUAL

Since when did we use code as English?

[Jon Lai]

Since when did we use code as English?

Since always :D How else are we supposed to represent "not equals" with symbols?

BTW OP why do you need it to be THICK? What's wrong with OCZ or Arctic Silver?

[ShadowVlican]

Since when did we use code as English?
well it's been ages since people used symbols like ">" or "<" as short for greater than or less than

be happy u learned something new, the internet is always evolving.

[Kasakato]

well it's been ages since people used symbols like ">" or "<" as short for greater than or less than

be happy u learned something new, the internet is always evolving.

I know what != means. I didn't think to put it into a written English context. But I guess that since you are too lazy to use periods, commas, and capitals; I should have assumed so.

[Gee]

Since when did != became this ≠?

Clairity, that is the key.

[WLJ101]

Since when did != became this ≠?

Clairity, that is the key.

I learned something today.

So "!=" ≠ "≠" OR "!=" = "≠" ?

[board123]

I learned something today.

So "!=" ≠ "≠" OR "!=" = "≠" ?
"!=" is the notation used in programming, such as if var1 != var2

"≠" is the normal notation and should be used for regular writing but isn't because people don't know the ASCII code for it.

[Jon Lai]

"!=" is the notation used in programming, such as if var1 != var2

"≠" is the normal notation and should be used for regular writing but isn't because people don't know the ASCII code for it.

Exactly. "!=" is much more convenient to type.

[CameraBill]

I need it to be thick, like 1-2mm,

Thermal paste was never intended to be used to this degree. In this case it will do more harm than good. I'ld get a penny and sand it down to buffer between the two mediums and apply a thin coat of grease.

[john widow]

Too bad you don't live near ncix for free pickup.
Anyways, you can price match anitec with ncix and get some ocz ultra 5 which should be the same as as5 for like 8 bucks, which is almost the lowest you can get without a special sale.


Stock laptop for me, almost uncomfortably smoking hot near the handrest and touchpad area. After thermal paste and undervolting. Gets warm at most.

[board123]

I would like to put some AS5 on my Dell 640m but I can't get the damn CPU compartment open. I read the instructions and it certainly doesn't just pop off like they say :mad:

[Daijoubu]

I think this guy can't use thermal paste as there's simply too much thickness to cover, did it looks like this:

http://zubu.ca/thermal_tape.jpg
That was for my chipset, the cpu was in direct contact with the heatsink/pipe

[john widow]

That's a thermal pad. There was thermal paste that was all brittle on my cpu and a thermal pad on the northbridge chip. I've opened opened my notebook 3 times and everytime I've tried re-doing the thermal paste I get better results.
Upon a cold boot up from being off a long time, NHC shows my cpu temp is 32C at startup. It stays around 45-55 during because the fan only kicks in when it reaches 55 and stops at 45. But the touchpad area is very much cooler because more heat is being transffered to the heatsink and out instead of going around in the notebook.

When u put thermal paste on make it flat as possible then put the heatsink and cpu together, than take it off and see where u need more or wheres too much.

[board123]

When u put thermal paste on make it flat as possible then put the heatsink and cpu together, than take it off and see where u need more or wheres too much.
Terrible advice. That puts air pockets in the thermal paste. There's no such thing as "need more" when you're applying thermal paste. Apply just enough so that it barely covers the CPU. When you put the heatsink on the pressure will even out the thermal paste. Taking it off and putting it back on does nothing but adversely affect your cooling performance.

[glennaxl]

Try this site -> http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Bigfoot&Category_Code=200

[Daijoubu]

That's a thermal pad. There was thermal paste that was all brittle on my cpu and a thermal pad on the northbridge chip. I've opened opened my notebook 3 times and everytime I've tried re-doing the thermal paste I get better results.
Upon a cold boot up from being off a long time, NHC shows my cpu temp is 32C at startup. It stays around 45-55 during because the fan only kicks in when it reaches 55 and stops at 45. But the touchpad area is very much cooler because more heat is being transffered to the heatsink and out instead of going around in the notebook.

When u put thermal paste on make it flat as possible then put the heatsink and cpu together, than take it off and see where u need more or wheres too much.
It's not a thermal pad, it's much thicker and not sticky
Not sure what it is

[chenj16]

!= = <>

[Daijoubu]

There's also the not sign

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