Graphite pad for Ryzen

[Draulic]

Here's the thing. I had used stock AMD cooler, since I bought Ryzen 3 2200G, but I have plans to upgrade to Ryzen 5 2600 and it didn't come with the cooler (used, from "craiglist" like site in my country). I got an AIO for it, but it came with AMD stock mounting bracket (the pre-applied to motherboard mounting) and I test it to my 2200G. The AIO mounting brackets won't get click to motherboad brackets and I lift it slightly to get better left-side first to click. I didn't notice the CPU was stuck to thermal paste and I slightly twisted and try again.Well, more than ten pins got bent and motherboard socket got loose, I tried to bent the pins back, but broke one of the pins. Now it's dead 2200G and slightly usable motherboard.

 

Back to graphite pad. Is it good idea to use one for Ryzen 5 2600 with AIO cooler?

[Beerzerker]

Yes, they work just fine and I'm using one right now, running my Ice Giant cooler with a Ryzen chip.
BTW that chip really isn't "Dead" if you know what to do but you'd probrably be happier with a 2600 anyway vs it.
 

[Skiiwee29]

Graphite pads are not suitable for long term use as there will be an air gap in there that will cause long term overheating. In short for quick testing its fine, but 24/7 usage, no. You will need proper thermal paste for that. 

[Beerzerker]

Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

Graphite pads are not suitable for long term use as there will be an air gap in there that will cause long term overheating. In short for quick testing its fine, but 24/7 usage, no. You will need proper thermal paste for that. 

Been using mine for a while and no change in temps all along, this is what I'm using to clarify exactly WHAT I'm using: Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut - Carbon Thermal Pad 32x32x0.2mm, Flexible and Reusable, Non-Adhesive, Very High Thermal Conductivity, Conducts Electricity! - Newegg.com

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Beerzerker said:

Been using mine for a while and no change in temps all along, this is what I'm using to clarify exactly WHAT I'm using: Thermal Grizzly Carbonaut - Carbon Thermal Pad 32x32x0.2mm, Flexible and Reusable, Non-Adhesive, Very High Thermal Conductivity, Conducts Electricity! - Newegg.com

I think most of your success is likely due to your cooler than the pad. Brute forcing it with that cooler compared to an AIO or normal cooler. 

[Beerzerker]

I dunno about brute forcing it, I just did the setup as usual with the pad where it's supposed to be and ran it.
I will say these pads seem suseptible to tearing, mine has a slight tear on one side/corner but hasn't affected it (Yet). The big advantage with it is CPU's won't stick to a cooler's surface yet (At least for me) does about the same job for removing heat.

If anything changes to the contrary, believe me when I say you'll hear about it and I won't be quiet or shy about it.

[Beerzerker]

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[Draulic]

11 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Graphite pads are not suitable for long term use as there will be an air gap in there that will cause long term overheating. In short for quick testing its fine, but 24/7 usage, no. You will need proper thermal paste for that. 

No worries, it won't be 24/7, more like 6 hours, 5 days a week.

[Beerzerker]

Should be OK regardless.
I've ran this pad for at least 4 months daily and no change or degredation in cooling performance.... Yet.
If you do go back with regular TIM be sure to use a thinner TIM such as MX-4, thicker TIMs make CPUs stick to coolers causing exactly what you ran into.

I been using some of the older MX-2 for my other stuff and nothing sticks to anything.

[jaslion]

2 hours ago, Draulic said:

No worries, it won't be 24/7, more like 6 hours, 5 days a week.

The 24/7 is a term of speech here. Basically don't use this over normal thermal paste it's not better and most of the time quite noticeably worse. Especially on coolers that don't have a lot of headroom or don't have the most flat coldplate.