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Can thermal paste be used instead of pads on GPU?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 12:08 am
by pegot
I am replacing the ACX cooler on my GTX 780 with a reference cooler. But the StarTech thermal pads I bought to cover the smaller conductors on the card are absolute rubbish (I can not peel them off and they are very thin). Can I use thermal paste instead, like I will be using to protect the cards main center CPU?
Re: Can thermal paste be used instead of pads on GPU?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:21 am
by pegot
Just did a test to see if paste applied to one of the VRAM chips would reach the base of the new reference cooler and it doesn't. So it looks like I do need to use pads. My next question then would be: Can I simply reuse the pads that were on my ACX cooler? They come off easily enough and seem in good condition. Can they be re-used or would that be unwise?