saif magdob Distinguished Oct 22, 2015 113 1 18,685 Sep 10, 2022 #1 my question is, can i place some thermal paste on the thermal pads on the VRM ? that wont be a problem?
my question is, can i place some thermal paste on the thermal pads on the VRM ? that wont be a problem?
ThatVietGuy Titan Nov 6, 2007 11,718 314 70,240 Sep 10, 2022 #2 Why? That will make the thermal pad AND the thermal paste useless. Upvote 0 Downvote
H hotaru.hino Glorious Sep 1, 2020 9,583 3,492 46,090 Sep 10, 2022 #3 There really isn't a point because most of the thermal paste will just get squished out assuming you were using a thermal pad of proper thickness. And if you weren't using such a thermal pad, you're doing it wrong anyway. Upvote 0 Downvote
There really isn't a point because most of the thermal paste will just get squished out assuming you were using a thermal pad of proper thickness. And if you weren't using such a thermal pad, you're doing it wrong anyway.
CountMike Titan Oct 31, 2015 33,771 3,150 147,990 Sep 11, 2022 #4 Both, paste and pads are actually insulators but lousy at insulation, doubling or combinimg them just makes it worse to conduct heat. Upvote 0 Downvote
Both, paste and pads are actually insulators but lousy at insulation, doubling or combinimg them just makes it worse to conduct heat.