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So in an effort to cool my PNY 6800GT I took the slim little black heatsink off the mosfets in the front, took off the TIM tape, and used AS5 instead. Would the be worse for the card in anyway? Just seems like a layer of AS5 would transfer heat better than a 1mm thick piece of tape.
 
The tape is also used to keep the heatsink on the MOSFET, the AS5 isn't really needed, but I'm sure it won't hurt.
 
Yea.. you need a kind of sticky stuff rather than just as5.. with only as5 the heatsinks will slip right off, if they are on the heatsink/fan side of the card.

~Adam
 
Nah, this heatsink has push pins on it, so it wont fall off. I haven't noticed anyway problems, I'm just wondering about it thermally. Seems like its ok though :confused:
 
ClawhammerUK said:
AS5 conducts electricity...................
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From the AS website:

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.)
 
It said it can cause problems if it bridges electrical paths. It won't short them out but it may cause voltage drifts if it's capacitive.
 
I remember reading somewhere that it is partially conductive... wahtever that means. So, technically no it's not conductive... but it's not ... erm.. unconductive?

~Adam
 
I think what they're aiming at is that it won't necessary steal a charge from an electric pathway as would a hunk of copper, etc. However it's capacitive and can carry a charge. All's well though.
 
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