Odio Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 Arctic Alumina Adhesive vs Arctic Silver Adhesive: Application: Going to Epoxy a waterblock to a NorthBridge. Question: Which one transfers Heat better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 AS FTW; silver has a higher thermal conductivity than aluminum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltes-5 Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 AS Ceramique works great for me, used on all my boards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boywander Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 What if a board return should be necessary? Still reckon AS5 or AC, otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltes-5 Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 For RMA you mean? I think they will honor the Ceramique as well as the Silver, same company but just different compound. I found the Ceramique a little better for me anyway. My Opty at 2.7/1.6vcore is reading 33-35 with my Zalman9500, it used to be low 40's with the Silver. Temps are from Core temp and ITE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odio Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 I've already planned on using Ceramique for my thermal goop. I'm asking about thermal Adhesive. The waterblock is not compatible with the northbridge, which uses the clamp system instead of the 4 hole approach. P.S: both adhesives are made by Artic Silver. P.S.S: Alumina Silver Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted April 7, 2007 Posted April 7, 2007 I would use the ceramic/alumina. It's non-conductive and non-capacitive for bare chips. Silver can short you out if you're not careful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
radodrill Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 I would use the ceramic/alumina. It's non-conductive and non-capacitive for bare chips. Silver can short you out if you're not careful. Aluminum is a metal and as such also conducts electricity. I generally use only Silver TIM because it has a higher thermal conductivity than ceramic or aluminum. If you need something non-conductive then use a ceramic TIM. I've only seen aluminum and silver based thermal adhesives. If you want to be able to remove it in the future; just mix the thermal adhesive 1:1 with thermal grease. Only make sure you use thermal grease and adhesive based on the same metal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 I really don't think gluing a waterblock to your chipset is a good idea at all - the strain from the tubing could easily tear the block off the chip while in operation, or worse yet take the chip with it. I'd spend $40 or so and just get a new block that has the appropriate connections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted April 8, 2007 Posted April 8, 2007 You could just get a new top for it too. If you've got the tools, you can probably even fabricate one yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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