Question Thermal pad melting and sticky liquid on NVMe SSD ?

[a1337cookie]

So I'm switching out an SSD, and when I removed the heatsink that came with the motherboard, I see this.

https://imgur.com/a/YHQPmtq

I know thermal pads leaving some residue is normal, but I can't believe it's so liquidy. It even looks like there's condensation in one spot.
Should I continue to use the heatsink?

Mobo: MSI B550-A Pro

 

[fzabkar]

How to solve "oil bleeding" and "volatility" of the thermal pad?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-solveoil-bleeding-volatility-thermal-pad-anais-cao-

Most of the volatiles from silicone pads are dimethyl cyclosiloxane (DMC), generally D3 ~ D10. In the latest 2018 Reach Hazardous Products Catalog, D4, D5, D6 have been identified as suspected carcinogens, so these substances need to be strictly controlled below 1000ppm.

 

[a1337cookie]

How to solve "oil bleeding" and "volatility" of the thermal pad?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-solveoil-bleeding-volatility-thermal-pad-anais-cao-

Huh, so maybe it's a low quality pad? Thanks for the info, guess I'll stop using it then.

 

[fzabkar]

I don't know if it's related, but I have often encountered "weeping" in the rubber keypads in TV remote controls. Therefore, the phenomenon could be caused by pressure rather than heat. But ICBW ...

 

[CelicaGT]

IDK what the mobo vendors use, but it is slimy as ****. Figure out the thickness of the stock stuff and order some thermal pad material from Amazon or wherever. I redid mine with some leftovers I had from rebuilding my old GTX1080.

 

[a1337cookie]

Figure out the thickness of the stock stuff and order some thermal pad material from Amazon or wherever.

I'll probably do that. I just did a benchmark in Samsung Magician, temp 1 maxed at 74° and temp 2 reached 93°. It probably won't get that hot in normal use, but better safe than sorry I guess.

 

[Nighthawk117]

I have an EKWB pad that made a right mess of my Samsung 970 EVO, I've been using it for years since and have noticed no change in temperatures. Silicone oil isn't electrically conductive so it won't damage anything. However 74C on the controller and 93C on the NAND seems a little high. The latter does like to run hot though.

 

[dwd999]

So I'm switching out an SSD, and when I removed the heatsink that came with the motherboard, I see this.

https://imgur.com/a/YHQPmtq

I know thermal pads leaving some residue is normal, but I can't believe it's so liquidy. It even looks like there's condensation in one spot.
Should I continue to use the heatsink?

Mobo: MSI B550-A Pro

When the heatsink was new, was there a shiny film on top of the heatsink material that you were supposed to remove before mounting the heatsink?

 

[a1337cookie]

When the heatsink was new, was there a shiny film on top of the heatsink material that you were supposed to remove before mounting the heatsink?

Yes, I removed the film before installing it the first time.