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[9ineLives]

I don't have a lot of money but my gtx 1070 has been running hot so vie decided to reapply thermal paste. My dad said he could bring home some from work. He brought home this thermal paste called Dow Corning 340. Is this suitable to use on my gpu and cpu?

[Levent]

Apparently Dow Corning 340 has a thermal conductivity of 0.67 W/mK, while my go to thermal paste, Arctic MX4 has thermal conductivity of 8,5 W/mK. I personally wouldnt use that thing.

[crakddx]

and the arctic mx4 will only set you back 5-10 dollars (plus shipping)
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[9ineLives]

7 minutes ago, Levent said:

Apparently Dow Corning 340 has a thermal conductivity of 0.67 W/mK, while my go to thermal paste, Arctic MX4 has thermal conductivity of 8,5 W/mK. I personally wouldnt use that thing.

I'm not sure what that means because im new to pc's sorry but what would happen if I where to use the 340 and another question do I have to reapply thermal paste after removing my cpu cooler

[Levent]

Just now, 9ineLives said:

I'm not sure what that means because im new to pc's sorry but what would happen if I where to use the 340 and another question do I have to reapply thermal paste after removing my cpu cooler

There is a chance that your temperatures might not improve at all or even be worse afterwards.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Seems like its mostly for industrial use.

I wouldn't use it for a home pc. 

[Covelight]

2 hours ago, 9ineLives said:

Arctic MX4 has thermal conductivity of 8,5 W/mK.

Also it's not conductive which would help massively if it gets where it shouldn't be. I use exlusevely for my builds.

 

2 hours ago, 9ineLives said:

I'm not sure what that means because im new to pc's sorry

Don't worry hun we all were there and are here now to help *huggz*

 

2 hours ago, 9ineLives said:

what would happen if I where to use the 340

Nothing wrong, just won't be the best compound you can apply is all

 

2 hours ago, 9ineLives said:

do I have to reapply thermal paste after removing my cpu cooler

Yes, you reapply where you removed old paste. Best to remove with rubbing alcohol and let dry before applying.

 

Also published an article on russian wiki with a lot of info you may find usefull (after google translate). Термоинтерфейс — Википедия (wikipedia.org)

[freeagent]

This stuff is pretty cheap and it works great.

 

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