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> There’s a thicker, different paste used for the eight GDDR6 memory chips around the GPU - make sure you don’t remove that from the chips or the heatsink, as i
by metadat 2y ago
> There’s a thicker, different paste used for the eight GDDR6 memory chips around the GPU - make sure you don’t remove that from the chips or the heatsink, as it’s perfectly reusable. The thermal paste was quite dry, but isopropyl alcohol dissolves it and a good soak got it off easily.
I'm confused, are we reusing it or dissolving it off with alcohol?
I always get rid of the old, dry gunk and apply fresh.
This article also inspired me to order a Honeywell PTM7950 thermal pad for next time I need thermal paste. Research shows it's just as good or better than Arctic Silver.. worth a shot, especially if it'll dry out less quickly.
- hypercube33 2y agoI took a leap and used a graphite thermal pad on my last build. Never going back. no paste to muck with and if I upgrade I can reuse it and not make a hellish paste mess.
- metadat 2y agoWhat is the temp difference? I'm cancelling my stupid bezos order.. :) The only downside appears to be they're thermally conductive. https://youtube.com/watch?v=niAQs8dZohE https://youtube.com/watch?v=niAQs8dZohE
- edgineer 2y agoBeware, laptop heatsinks don't apply pressure strongly and evenly enough for graphite thermal pads. I adore graphite thermal pads for desktops. I will never attempt to use graphite thermal pads in a laptop again.