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The Thermal Paste Revolution
arhines writes "ZZZ is running an article about an interesting new thermal paste which surpasses even solder in thermal conductance by 33 percent. If this paste makes it to the market sometime soon, we'll all surely be thinking about putting it in our boxes. In fact, if use of the paste becomes commonplace, it may even give the semiconductor industry a little speed boost."
surpasses even solder in thermal conductance by 33 percent. If this paste makes it to the market sometime soon, we'll all surely be thinking about putting it in our boxes.
I dunno, personally, I really think Astroglide Is just fine for my purposes as it is.
But without the lead, wouln't it taste rather bad?
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Thought about doing the same to the RIAA, but I'd need a whole tanker truck load at least there.
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The Thermal Paste Revolution
Oh you bet, it will be like 'before and after', a marking point in history. As in; I remember back in the days, before the revolution.
Remember these days people, its one of those great turning points in history and you are part of it.
You know, that's just perfect. Just yesterday I was looking at my Power Macintosh G4 and saying "You know, if there's one thing this computer's missing, it's paste. If only there were some way I could just take paste and smear it all over the inside of this computer."
And now here we are!
Only on Slashdot would you ever see the words "interesting" and "thermal paste" used together.
"If this paste makes it to the market sometime soon, we'll all surely be thinking about putting it in our boxes."
I was expecting a flurry of +3, Funnies over that line.
"Derp de derp."
When you brush with thermal paste you can overclock your mind by 11.5%
I predict that this thermal paste will be useful for putting down one's pants. In order to conduct heat away from any hot grits present.
-- Ed Avis ed@membled.com
linker's rules of white thermal paste: No matter how hard you try, some paste WILL always end up on your clothes. Do not try to avoid it-you can't. You will only spot the paste mark that evening when removing your clothes. The paste could not have made it to where it is on your clothes unless you were doubled over backwards and standing on your head at the time you applied it to the equipment.
AT&ROFLMAO
I lapped the heatsink mirror smooth then I lapped the CPU until bare metal circuitry was exposed and put them together but now it won't boot up. Please advise.
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It would be a breakthrough for heat dissipating sexual lubricants.
"Honey, don't use so much, the Slashdot guys said to use a thin layer."
It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
(Said in best Charlton Heston voice)
Damn you entropy! DAMN YOU TO HELL!!!
It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire speed, the teeth acquire stains. The stains become a warning
"Second, the data tables indicate a strong pressure bias - increases in pressure lead to great increases in thermal conductance:"
I can see it now, overclockers looking for ways to increase the pressure applied to the heatsink/die interface. Here's a future post from an overclocking forum:
"Hi peeps, I'm trying to put more pressure on my heat sink and need some advice. I've fabricated some titanium supports for the chip socket and motherboard with holes threaded on all four sides for even pressure, and welded supports onto the heat sink. But I'm not sure what setting to use on my torque wrench when I put the bolts on. Here are some pics of my setup (url1, url2, url3). Any thoughts?"
-Thomas
Its great on a BLT keeps the hot side hot and the cold side cold.
So, what you're saying is you're worried about the thought police cracking down on rogue warranty violators? May I suggest a tinfoil hat; perhaps without the thermal paste option?
You are correct, however, that conductance is not very good in resistors. Hence the name resistors.
I read it on the Internet, it must be true!