- May 7, 2008
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Hi,
I recently bought an aftermarket cooler according to a PC magazines recommendation only to find out it doesn't fit! I have removed the original cooler from my 8800GTS w/o checking first
It seems that all the vrams use thermal pads and only the GPU uses thermal compound. I don't have any thermal pads at all around. I am wondering if it is safe just to use Arctic Silver 5 to replace them? The screws seem to be able to hold the cooler in place just find.
Thanks for any advice.
edit: Hmm, just did some googling and apparently thermal pads were used because of their thickness. If I use paste it may not even make contact... :< what if I apply a thicker layer? Any thoughts?
I recently bought an aftermarket cooler according to a PC magazines recommendation only to find out it doesn't fit! I have removed the original cooler from my 8800GTS w/o checking first
It seems that all the vrams use thermal pads and only the GPU uses thermal compound. I don't have any thermal pads at all around. I am wondering if it is safe just to use Arctic Silver 5 to replace them? The screws seem to be able to hold the cooler in place just find.
Thanks for any advice.
edit: Hmm, just did some googling and apparently thermal pads were used because of their thickness. If I use paste it may not even make contact... :< what if I apply a thicker layer? Any thoughts?