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I recently removed my blocks from my Titan X's they are the EK full cover blocks and I was wondering what size thermal pads I need to get and where to get them from? From my understanding they need to be changed once the block has been removed.

 

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can i just ask something whilst in a vaguely relevant thread, do thermal pads transfer or block heat? always wondered this...

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they're 1mm and 0.5mm thick. (just installed mine yesterday, thats why i know it for sure :P

0.5mm goes on vram, 1mm on every other spot. backplate thermalpads are 1mm too.

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can i just ask something whilst in a vaguely relevant thread, do thermal pads transfer or block heat? always wondered this...

 

They transfer heat from the VRAM and VRMs to the cooler. They need to be thick enough to transfer the heat that they put out, but not so thick that they insulate it and make it overheat. It's the same as applying thermal compound to a CPU. Not too much, not too little.

I say jiggly-bytes when I see "GB".

It goes down better than you would expect.

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They transfer heat from the VRAM and VRMs to the cooler. They need to be thick enough to transfer the heat that they put out, but not so thick that they insulate it and make it overheat. It's the same as applying thermal compound to a CPU. Not too much, not too little.

ok good because then il use some of them for my custom cooler for my stupid overheating WIFI card :/

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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ok good because then il use some of them for my custom cooler for my stupid overheating WIFI card :/

 

Just be sure that you know what thickness you need, though. Remember, if it's too thick then it will insulate it instead of transfer the heat away from the component.

I say jiggly-bytes when I see "GB".

It goes down better than you would expect.

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Just be sure that you know what thickness you need, though. Remember, if it's too thick then it will insulate it instead of transfer the heat away from the component.

yah im probably going to go with something quite thin, 2mm or thereabouts 

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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they're 1mm and 0.5mm thick. (just installed mine yesterday, thats why i know it for sure :P

0.5mm goes on vram, 1mm on every other spot. backplate thermalpads are 1mm too.

Ok thanks do you know where I can get new ones from I assume you can't re-use them either just like thermal paste

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