I got thermal plasta on the little metal things on my GPU

[TurtleVeangeance]

I was replacing the stock cooler on gtx 1080ti FE with an Arctic Accelero Etreme III and while I was thermal plastering on the heat sinks to the card some of the plasta dripped over on to the little metal things, is it conductive? Will it cause any problems with the card?

 

[Lutfij]

Since you're having trouble explaining/describing what the TIM got onto, an image would've helped. Host your image on Imgur and pass on a link here.

In general, not all thermal paste is conductive and if you're using the thermal paste bundled with your aftermarket cooler it shouldn't be any issue however to get a definite answer, it's best you confirm with us what you're talking about.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

http://imgur.com/a/EkCbl you can see the plasta dripped inbetween those little metal cap things

 

[Dunlop0078]

Where it says Q23 on the PCB? Most modern thermal paste is not conductive, I doubt that will do anything. What thermal paste are you using? I would just wipe it off with some isopropyl alcohol and a q tip or something.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

Where it says Q23 on the PCB? Most modern thermal paste is not conductive, I doubt that will do anything. What thermal paste are you using? I would just wipe it off with some isopropyl alcohol and a q tip or something.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

I'm pretty sure it thermal plasta as it says thermal plasta on the tube. Plus it's meant to work like glue. I'm a noob when it comes to circuitry stuff

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

Oh and yes where is says Q23 and some more

 

[Dunlop0078]

I'm pretty sure it thermal plasta as it says thermal plasta on the tube. Plus it's meant to work like glue. I'm a noob when it comes to circuitry stuff

Plasta is not a word, in English anyway. You sure its not plaster? I have no idea what you are using, are you trying to stick those heatsinks on? If so its likely what I would call thermal glue, I have no idea if its conductive or not I would need the brand name and model of the glue to be sure.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

I'm pretty sure it thermal plasta as it says thermal plasta on the tube. Plus it's meant to work like glue. I'm a noob when it comes to circuitry stuff

Plasta is not a word, in English anyway. You sure its not plaster? I have no idea what you are using, are you trying to stick those heatsinks on? If so its likely what I would call thermal glue, I have no idea if its conductive or not I would need the brand name and model of the glue to be sure.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

Sorry, for some reason I though plaster was spelt like that. I'm usually good with Spelling. Yes it must be thermal glue(though I double checked and it does say plaster). It doesn't say a brand. I'll just try and get it off with some rubbing alcohol and a q tip.

 

[cryoburner]

Is it the stuff that came with the Xtreme III? I couldn't find much about it on their web site...
https://www.arctic.ac/us_en/accelero-xtreme-iii.html

Looking at the spare parts list for the cooler, it could be this TG-003, but they don't list much information about it either...
https://www.arctic.ac/us_en/tg-003.html

I know the company's other thermal compounds, MX-2 and MX-4 are non-conductive and non-capacitive, but I don't know about that paste. I would contact them on their product support page if you're using the thermal compound that came with the card.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

Is it the stuff that came with the Xtreme III? I couldn't find much about it on their web site...
https://www.arctic.ac/us_en/accelero-xtreme-iii.html

Looking at the spare parts list for the cooler, it could be this TG-003, but they don't list much information about it either...
https://www.arctic.ac/us_en/tg-003.html

I know the company's other thermal compounds, MX-2 and MX-4 are non-conductive and non-capacitive, but I don't know about that paste. I would contact them on their product support page if you're using the thermal compound that came with the card.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Sorry, for some reason I though plaster was spelt like that. I'm usually good with Spelling. Yes it must be thermal glue(though I double checked and it does say plaster). It doesn't say a brand. I'll just try and get it off with some rubbing alcohol and a q tip.

I would call it thermal glue, but thermal plaster is probably the same thing different company's likely call it different things.. Its just a compound that sticks and transfers heat.

Yeah I would get it off just in case.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

Well here's the thing. I ordered some 'Thermal Plaster' off eBay and it looks exactly the same, came in exactly the same package and even smells the same except that the one I ordered is more like a wet glue and the one that came with it is more like a chewing gum or blue tack texture.

 

[mjslakeridge]

From your picture, to me it looks like you have some heat damage on the area around the chip U8, unless it is just dirt or a reflection from the flash. I am just comparing the appearance of U64 and U65 to the U8 chip.

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

The wet glue one is the one that got onto the circuitry which is the one I ordered

 

[TurtleVeangeance]

Where would the heat damage have come from?

 

[RobCrezz]

Where would the heat damage have come from?

No heat damage, looks like the camera flash or light reflection to me.

 

[mjslakeridge]

Hard to say. Could be the PSU delivering "dirty" current to the motherboard, or a faulty motherboard. What is the exact model of the motherboard? If you can't find it on the motherboard itself, you can install CPU-Z and look in the "Mainboard" tab and it will identify the motherboard.

Also, what is your specific PSU? It should have a label on the side of the PSU.

 

[mjslakeridge]

Where would the heat damage have come from?

No heat damage, looks like the camera flash or light reflection to me.

That may be, perhaps the OP can take a couple of additional pictures from different angles.

 

[RobCrezz]

Where would the heat damage have come from?

No heat damage, looks like the camera flash or light reflection to me.

That may be, perhaps the OP can take a couple of additional pictures from different angles.

Its pretty easy to tell, that whole area is illuminated by the light, compared to the rest of the pcb.