Thermal pads for VRM circuit (STRIX GTX 970)

[Deleted member 6693]

I have just changed the thermal compound on the GPU, as it was getting hotter.
The old compound was stiff and almost dry - put some GELID Extreme on, and is now fine with the temps again.

But - I also removed the VRM heat sink to check the pads, and in that process, I damaged the pads (they ripped apart on the removal of the heat sink)
Any suggestions on where to buy thermal pads? What is good quality?

 

[TheLostSwede]

Normally something like this is used, as it's easier to work with strips rather than little squares - https://www.amazon.com/Fujipoly-mod-smart-Extreme-Thermal/dp/B00ZSJRH22/

Or you could get something like this and cut it in strips, but it can be a bit messy to cut - https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Thermal-Pad-145-0-5/dp/B00UYTTLI4/

If you want to go with branded stuff, then there's this, but it might be a bit on the thick side - https://www.amazon.com/Thermal-Grizzly-Minus-High-Performance/dp/B00ZJS8RWQ/

Some cheaper generic stuff, which will most likely be good enough and which is a lot cheaper - https://www.amazon.com/FBApayipa-400mm-Silicone-Thermal-Heatsink/dp/B01N9HGKR1/

Another cheap option - https://www.amazon.com/Teenitor-Silicone-Thermal-Heatsink-Printing/dp/B06XX7ZMN7/

All that stuff is generally much of a muchness imho, as something like the VRMs won't have perfect contact with the heatsinks anyhow.

 

[jboydgolfer]

if you have any old/broken sticks of RAM, they often use thermal pads inside them to create contact between the ram chips & the metal HS. open up a stick, and harvest the tape.

 

[Deleted member 6693]

Tak til den svenske tiger - købte 2 af disse: Thermal Grizzly Minus Pad

 

[jboydgolfer]

english please, all i understand is Grizzly part.

edit, nvrmind.