I'm looking for the best thermal adhesive to mount things such as a SB heatsink and memory heatsinks. It may or may not be permanent... preferabbly removable later.
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Sticky situation....
Here's the mixing / mounting instructions. NascarFool's suggestion of mixing it with some Artic Silver sounds good for subsequent removal, but that also makes it electrically conductive - it's that's a concern.
http://www.arcticsilver.com/alumina_adh ... ctions.htm
http://www.arcticsilver.com/alumina_adh ... ctions.htm
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Re: Sticky situation....
Originally posted by Bigal
NascarFool's suggestion of mixing it with some Artic Silver sounds good for subsequent removal, but that also makes it electrically conductive
If the normal AS and the epoxy are both non-conductive when seperate...then how does it magically make them conductive if added together?
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Re: Re: Sticky situation....
Originally posted by Absolut Talent
If the normal AS and the epoxy are both non-conductive when seperate...then how does it magically make them conductive if added together?
I was wondering the same thing....
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Well, let me rephrase that...
Knowing that Artic Silver contained a large amount of silver (Contains 99.9% pure silver), I figured that it would have to be somewhat electrically conductive. However, I checked their website and found this:
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)
So, would you want to spread Artic Silver across a few traces on your CPU? Would you mind getting some Artic Silver on the pins of your CPU before you place it in the socket? I didn't think so. Being slightly capacitive means it may slightly hold or transfer an electrical charge, or that it could inhibit the flow of DC current (to a minor degree).
Therefore, I would be careful where I place the mixture when attaching heatsinks or ramsinks. Not super careful, but I wouldn't just slap it on with a paintbrush.
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)
So, would you want to spread Artic Silver across a few traces on your CPU? Would you mind getting some Artic Silver on the pins of your CPU before you place it in the socket? I didn't think so. Being slightly capacitive means it may slightly hold or transfer an electrical charge, or that it could inhibit the flow of DC current (to a minor degree).
Therefore, I would be careful where I place the mixture when attaching heatsinks or ramsinks. Not super careful, but I wouldn't just slap it on with a paintbrush.
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