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Toothpaste as Thermal paste?!?!!

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Can you use toothpaste as thermal paste? [Do not try at home]

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Lol of course you can!

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You can, the result would be better than without any paste (and it will smell well =D) but it won't work very well.

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It works as a temp fix (for 1-2 days) but it's not a good long-term solution

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You can try it and it is often cited as one of the solutions tried in tests however toothpaste tends to dry out very quickly and is NOT reccomended as a serious solution.

TIM is much of a muchness and any named TIM is as good as any other (within a degree or two). 

I believe one of the Artic silvers is usually quoted as "the best" but it is only "better" by fractions of a degree.

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1 minute ago, Priam017 said:

what is the best thermal paste?

See my other post

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2 minutes ago, Priam017 said:

what is the best thermal paste?

Don't ask questions like that!!! You may cause a war!

 

 

Most aftermarket pastes are not to bad ... I like Arctic MX-4, for not to demanding cooling (LEDs or simple cooling if you want a non conductive paste) fluid metal on delid's but I have laying some IC Diamond laying arround, too (maybe better than MX-4)

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the real question is, can you use thermal paste to clean your teeth ?

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4 hours ago, JoeyDM said:

 

 

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