different/best thermal PADS?

[Marvzl1357]

Hullo,

I recently took apart my HD 5850 (stock) from my old desktop and naturally, all the mosfet/power delivery/ram thermal pads came straight off with it. I'm thinking of smashing my old rig back together, get a hyper 212 evo or 212x for the cpu (depending on availability) because...why not?

Anyway, my question is: Is there much variation between different thermal pads in terms of thickness and/or material? if so, what's the best or recommended thickness and materials for all the components that need it?

Thermal paste for the gpu is taken care of by IC Diamond7.

Thanks guys

[Wiflare]

The material shouldn't matter, but the thickness might. Measure just in case.

[qwertywarrior]

how does one "smash" things back together

[Marvzl1357]

The material shouldn't matter, but the thickness might. Measure just in case.

So, a silicon pad would be fine? and how do I measure the required thickness? or do I just assume it's pretty much a direct contact?

 

how does one "smash" things back together

It's just a saying. Equivalent to haphazardly putting something together.