Is it safe to use GeLid Ultimate thermal pad on Gpu

[ahmad9794]

I have strix 1080Ti and and wan to use thermal pad by gelid ultimate which says that it has thermal conductivity of 15w much better than thermal grizzly. Just want to is it safe to use this pad? As I have heard that its heat sink is made of nickle coated. Idon't know much about corrosion etc. Need help in this matter.

 

Thanks

[191x7]

It's safe. Pads don't usually corrode metals like some pastes do. Although, I'd always recommend a decent paste over a pad if the gap isn't that large that paste can't fit.

[svmlegacy]

28 minutes ago, ahmad9794 said:

I have strix 1080Ti and and wan to use thermal pad by gelid ultimate which says that it has thermal conductivity of 15w much better than thermal grizzly. Just want to is it safe to use this pad? As I have heard that its heat sink is made of nickle coated. Idon't know much about corrosion etc. Need help in this matter.

 

Thanks

Keep in mind, thermal conductivity is only a property of the material. The actual temperature delta across the TIM is highly dependent on the thickness of the TIM. Just because it has a higher conductivity does not mean it's better for this purpose.

[Bombastinator]

I have never heard of a thermal pad that is even approaching the effectiveness of thermal paste.  Even those pieces of carbon nanotube cloth (is this what you are talking about when you say “pad”? “Pad”s are generally sort of like double stick foam tape) are only meh compared to paste.  Reviewers use them because they’re quick to apply and remove which makes a lot of sense if you rebuild a computer multiple times a day instead of once every several years.