Need to bother you once more, again about gpu cooler

[HeyBlinkin.]

I had to have my original GPU replaced with another one (still 8800gt); the old one stopped working for some reason.  I assume that the thermal adhesive tape that was on the heatsinks originally is not reusable.  Should I search for new adhesive tape or should I use AS thermal paste instead?

Something I found surprising though was the ease with which I was able to remove the heatsinks from the old GPU; from what I read it is not supposed to be this easy? Did I attach them improperly or is it something else

Thanks.

EDIT: Also, does it matter which type of alcohol (ethyl vs isopropyl; percentages) I use to remove old thermal paste?

[knooger]

You can use any alcohol, about removing headsinks if you used tape it shouldn't be hard.
Search for new one tape.

[HeyBlinkin.]

Thanks for the info about the alcohol.

For the heatsinks, can I just remove the tape off of them and instead apply Arctic Silver 5 onto the 8 Ram chips?

[knooger]

Thanks for the info about the alcohol.

For the heatsinks, can I just remove the tape off of them and instead apply Arctic Silver 5 onto the 8 Ram chips?

Nope, thermal paste will not hold them so good on chips. Buy M3 thermal tape or something :P

[HeyBlinkin.]

That tape seems to cost more than simply purchasing new heat sinks  :(

[knooger]

On amazon.com it's for 5$, I don't know how high it's for average USA guy.
Well if u didn't damaged old tape you can try use it, but I would change it.

[HeyBlinkin.]

Perhaps I wasn't looking for the right thing? Do you have a link?

[knooger]

Sure http://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Tape-Inch-Square-Pack/dp/B000BSLTZQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305120015&sr=8-1
Guy wrote that's very thin, so maybe you have to search for thicker one :P

BTW. I found SEKISUI 5760 http://cgi.ebay.com/SEKISUI-5760-Thermal-Adhesive-Tape-8-x1-12-Strips-8ft-/260767611926?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb6f5fc16
I've been reading that thermal tape is so good. It's very strong.

[DreadStunLock]

Ooooh so that's why my thermal paste looked so strange on my CPU, it was in fact a tape :D

(Knoogzy, I am 99.9% sure that it was a thermal paste. (DO NOT ASK ME ABOUT IT MY PC WILL PWN YOURS :))

[knooger]

It's pre-applied thermal paste you noobcake.
And your CPU sucks  ;) One + of AMD's low price, especially now when new units are coming soon.


And thats only one plus for me atm. But for people who want to build HTCP or something these CPUs should be good.

If I would have HTCP then I would need to build NPP near my house :o

[HeyBlinkin.]

So I can just remove the old tape off the heatsinks, and stick this sekisui one right on? Anything I should note in particular?

[knooger]

So I can just remove the old tape off the heatsinks, and stick this sekisui one right on? Anything I should note in particular?

You have to delete old tape ( don't let anything be on heatsink ), clean it(same with chip) with alcohol and put sekisui but be carefull because it's fucking strong tape so if you put heatsink bad on memory then u may not move it without using power.

You know u have to cut tape to Heatsink/Chip size ;)


EDIT.
Frvge in future you should think about small "hardware" subforum.

EDIT.2
Don't let heatsink touch anything on PCB cuz u will make short circuit.

BTW. How your old card died?

[HeyBlinkin.]

Thanks a bunch Knooger, this Sekisui stuff seems to be the way to go.  I will order some when I get back home.

[DreadStunLock]

It's pre-applied thermal paste you noobcake.
And your CPU sucks  ;) One + of AMD's low price, especially now when new units are coming soon.


And thats only one plus for me atm. But for people who want to build HTCP or something these CPUs should be good.

If I would have HTCP then I would need to build NPP near my house :o

We can all say thank you to me and to Steve for giving me a shitty AMD processor with their shitty builds...Oh god please bulldozers be any good :( I want Intel!!!!

[HeyBlinkin.]

Well, the tape has been ordered.  Now about the paste for the main chip.  I read that the silver in arctic silver 5 can short out the GPU if applied improperly.  Since I am a newb, should I instead opt for arctic ceramique or mx-2?

I am not sure exactly why the card died but perhaps you can help me figure it out.  My friend had assembled the vf1000 for me and it was great: completely quiet and temps wouldn't ever go above 50 degrees Celsius or so.  The thing is that I think he did a poor job with these little guys:

http://www.overclock.net/attachments/nvidia-cooling/61240d1196960129-vf-900-enough-cool-8800gt-88gt-heatsinks.jpg

because my heatsinks were 1.25cm by 1.25cm.  I am not sure if they were making proper contact, especially on the little guys on the bottom right.  The card was functioning for a month and a half.  Then suddenly, one of the monitors stopped displaying anything.  Upon reboot, neither of my two monitors were getting a signal from the GPU.