foam pads on laptop motherboard?

fritoking · Aug 12, 2012, 03:57 PM

hi guys, i am still working on replacing that motherboard in a toshiba laptop..my question is, there are "foamy" pads on some of the components on the video card...is it ok to just use thermal paste there? or do i have to find these thicker pad like things? and where would i even look? thanks for any replies.

LGV · Aug 12, 2012, 04:09 PM

hm may old athlon CPU-s? what size you need ?

Bo$$ · Aug 12, 2012, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LGV

hm may old athlon CPU-s?

He stated Video Card

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=thermal+pads

check local stores/etailers, try and match thickness for a good contact

LGV · Aug 12, 2012, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo$$

He stated Video Card

ok, I make it clear
Just use the pads from the athlon CPU

my question was.. what size of thet pads on thet videocard?
better?

stinger608 · Aug 12, 2012, 04:45 PM

Some of the pads within a laptop are shock resistant pads. People tend to set laptops down fairly hard, and many of these pads are there to absorb the shock. Not sure if this is what your referring to, or the pads that are between the video chip and heat sink.

Can you take pictures of the system Frito?

And that damn fish in your Avatar still amazes me. :-)

fritoking · Aug 12, 2012, 05:44 PM

i guess its more like really rubbery paste....

Bo$$ · Aug 12, 2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LGV

ok, I make it clear
Just use the pads from the athlon CPU

my question was.. what size of thet pads on thet videocard?
better?

oooh sorry that was a little ambiguious

Good point

LGV · Aug 12, 2012, 05:56 PM

http://www.phobya.com/eng/phobya.html
look for thermal pads, they sell it in strips, 1 mm , 0.5 mm and 1 mm thick
You can use more then one, top of each other.
( make it sure, no air trapped between them )

3 website sell it
http://www.aquatuning.us/
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php
http://www.frozencpu.com/

( athlon pads no good for you btw)

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