securing heatsinks to ram

[Guest]

what would be the best way to do this? i was thinking of using artic alumina adhesive since it isnt conductive and wont mess anything up if it somehow leaks onto the pins.

 

[FatBurger]

That would work, other people have used JB Weld.

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[Guest]

fatburger-do u know if using alumina would be a big difference instead of using artic silver adhesive? i know alumnia wont perform as well but if the difference is gonna be a drastic thing then maybe i will consider just using di-electric silicon on the pins to prevent shorts and then using AS adheasive

 

[FatBurger]

I don't think Arctic Silver adhesive is conductive. I'm not familiar with the product you're talking about however (Alumina).

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[jihiggs]

as adhesive is not conductive, only slightly capacitive, you would have to goop in on the pins pretty well to short somthing. i used it to glue a p1 hsf on my vid card, it has not run off, still holds it on tight.

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[Trumphent]

I once read a web article by someone that used a bowling ball, yes, a bowling ball to compress JB Weld to apply and cure the heatsink to a processor. This made the layer of adhesive as thin as possible. Just something to think about.

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