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    thermal pads and paste?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by marc gibb, Mar 26, 2016.

  1. marc gibb

    marc gibb Notebook Enthusiast

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    Guys i am going to repaste my 2 980m gpus, would it be benificial to use a small amout of thermal paste on both sides of the termal pads as well?
     
    marc gibb, Mar 26, 2016
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  2. i_pk_pjers_i

    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    NOO don't ever use thermal paste on thermal pads! That completely gets rid of the point of thermal pads.
     
    i_pk_pjers_i, Mar 26, 2016
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    Support.1@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Right, just use the paste on the CPU/GPU.
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Mar 26, 2016
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    The pads are soft and will make good contact so long as they are the right thickness.

    Adding in more thermal layers just hinders performance.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 26, 2016
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