schoolslave Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Would this somehow damage the memory? Cuz I don't want top use the horrible heat exchange pad things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd of awwz Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Umm..no. Would you smear AS5 on your RAM? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolslave Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Umm...why not? Theres a Thermaltake ND1 Heatsink on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolslave Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 What about Cemarique? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasr Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Would this somehow damage the memory?Cuz I don't want top use the horrible heat exchange pad things. Rule of thumb, if you have a heat sink with Thermal Insulation Material (TIM) grease on it you can replace it with AS5 or other TIM grease. If it is a bare IC you can use Artic Silver 5 Adhesive and install a after market heat sink. Check the SVC or NewEgg links in my signature for those products. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolslave Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 It comes with those heatpad things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasr Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 It comes with those heatpad things.Your are talking about your eVGA 7900GT Video card, right? So you will need to remove the fan/heat sink and apply the AS5 per the instructions for a bare IC. The forum also has Tutorials Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEnumber337 Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Umm..no. Would you smear AS5 on your RAM? Actually, you can use AS5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleDavid218 Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 I'd use Ceramique because of it's non-conductive properties just to be safe. In my experience it transfers heat just as well as AS5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEnumber337 Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Just to clear things up. Arctic Silver 5 is not electrically conductive. I was mistaken about this as well until a couple days ago when I was just looking at some comparisons between Arctic Silver 5 and Arctic Silver Ceramique. Take a look. For those of you too lazy to look at the website , it is Arctic Silver's website with information about AS5, and I quote: "Not Electrically Conductive: 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.)" I always thought AS5 was electrically conductive until I saw this. You should be careful not to get any thermal compound (regardless of whether or not it is AS5) on any close-proximity electrical paths. Edit: Even though I love my AS5 I recently picked up some Ceramique and I'm going to give that a go on my CPU and Video Card (when my heatsink gets here) just so I can see how they stack up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizurd of awwz Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 Oh, cool. Thanks. Learn something new everyday. I was under the impression it was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleDavid218 Posted February 26, 2007 Posted February 26, 2007 I guess I knew it wasn't supposed to be conductive but apparently (and I say apparently for a reason) under certain conditions AS5 may become conductive. I don't really have any facts for this -- but that's what I've read. Whether its true or not remains to be seen, so take it for what it's worth. (Thanks for the link though because that did answer some of my questions) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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