Hi Guys.. iv stripped my gpu to be cleaned and the original thermal pads need replacing.. on ebay I can find 3 different thicknesses 0.5mm 1mm 1.5mm which would be best and which is the most universal.. cheers..
Hi Guys.. iv stripped my gpu to be cleaned and the original thermal pads need replacing.. on ebay I can find 3 different thicknesses 0.5mm 1mm 1.5mm which would be best and which is the most universal.. cheers..
The best would be the same thickness as the ones you took off when you cleaned it.
What GPU is it? Brand & model.
Hi Mate.. thanks for reply.. its an old gtx 9800.. the screen was corrupted on the monitor.. but I learned a trick with any type of motherboard that gets hot... heat it up with a hairdryer to the point where u cant touch it and it softens the solder and in a lot of cases cures a dry solder joint or joints.. and it worked.. a fully working card again.. but the thermal pads need changing as they fell apart when I stripped it so no way knowing wot thickness they was.. what is a universal thickness?? Cheers
If the mechanism allows you to screw heatsinks right down, I'd just go for a thin smear of regular thermal compound and forget relatively inefficient pads.
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