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Thootpaste+Mineral Oil = Thermal Paste?

Mario5
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So my PS3 overheats and sounds like a jet engine. I want to replace the old probbably dried up thermal paste but I have none. And beacuse of my current situation wich I wont be explaining here I cant buy any. Could I use Thootpaste and Mineral Oil mix as thermal paste in the long term?

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Rather not, that toothpaste alone will damage the copper and the chip die/IHS on long-term use. I applied some toothpaste on the past on my old laptop and let it there for 2 years... I regretted it since.

 

Plus the fact it dries so fast.

Humor me, as you should do.

 

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22 minutes ago, Mario5 said:

So my PS3 overheats and sounds like a jet engine. I want to replace the old probbably dried up thermal paste but I have none. And beacuse of my current situation wich I wont be explaining here I cant buy any. Could I use Thootpaste and Mineral Oil mix as thermal paste in the long term?

Absolutely not. You're much futher ahead to just leave it alone.

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5 hours ago, Mario5 said:

So my PS3 overheats and sounds like a jet engine. I want to replace the old probbably dried up thermal paste but I have none. And beacuse of my current situation wich I wont be explaining here I cant buy any. Could I use Thootpaste and Mineral Oil mix as thermal paste in the long term?

Copper anti-sieze from the old man's garage should do the trick. A conductivity warning here. But actually works better than some pastes I've tried. TG7 comes to mind. Pretty sure you can pick that up at the local bestbuy. 

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