Jan 12, 2004 #1 M MrFace 2[H]4U Joined Feb 23, 2003 Messages 2,716 I'm not sure if I can, it looks liek there is some sort of THICK thermal tape underneath the stock heat sink!! Can I put ceramique in place of it? Will the heatsink make contact with the GPU?
I'm not sure if I can, it looks liek there is some sort of THICK thermal tape underneath the stock heat sink!! Can I put ceramique in place of it? Will the heatsink make contact with the GPU?
Jan 12, 2004 #2 H Hades16x 2[H]4U Joined Sep 24, 2003 Messages 3,704 Yes and unless your removing the shim you need too but a nice size glob on the gpu
Jan 12, 2004 #3 M MrFace 2[H]4U Joined Feb 23, 2003 Messages 2,716 I aint touchign the thing if the "thick tape" i see is actually a shim. Looks like it wont make contact.
I aint touchign the thing if the "thick tape" i see is actually a shim. Looks like it wont make contact.
Jan 13, 2004 #4 B blackhex Bad Trader Joined Jan 7, 2004 Messages 452 Like he said, you have to remove the shim for good contact... otherwise, put a big glob of thermal compound on the core
Like he said, you have to remove the shim for good contact... otherwise, put a big glob of thermal compound on the core
Jan 13, 2004 #5 J jwill 2[H]4U Joined Jun 4, 2003 Messages 2,102 i thought that problem was with the 9700 series. they didnt fix this with the 9800 seriers?
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