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The Thermal Paste Revolution

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the best-of-the-goop dept.

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."

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  1. I'll Take a Barrel -- Over to SCO by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 4, Funny
    Give me a barrel of it to take over to SCO headquarters and hose those guys down to maybe cool them off.

    Thought about doing the same to the RIAA, but I'd need a whole tanker truck load at least there.

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  2. The Revolution by Biomechanoid · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  3. Paste. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    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!

    1. Re:Paste. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      You misunderstood something.

      It's not about applying that paste all over your computer - it has to applied to *special* parts in your computer in order to cool it down:

      The fan of your power supply unit, for example.

      It does a great job taking care that the temperature in your computer will not rise too high.

      1. Make sure that your computer is turned off !!!

      2. Just apply some of the paste (e.g. 10-15 table spoons) to the fan.

      3. No need to wait any longer. Turn that thing on again.

      4. Watch the great effect that this new thermal paste will have.

      You may also use the paste with water cooling systems. Just mix the water/paste 30/70 - don't worry about any strange noises.

      As said in another thread, tuning your computer might void your warranty - instead, you can still ask your PC dealer to do it for you (and remember: 10-15 table spoons, otherwise the effect of the paste will not "visible".)

  4. Only on /. by RHIC · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only on Slashdot would you ever see the words "interesting" and "thermal paste" used together.

  5. Re:Clock speeds up by archeopterix · · Score: 4, Funny
    the net amount of heat generated by the processor will remain the same, so I'd suggest moving either the box or your legs to solve that one...
    I suggest covering your legs (the side away from the CPU) with the thermal paste.
  6. Re:Well I'm disappointed... by tommck · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yeah, I asked my wife if she'd put it in her box, but she just ignored me...

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  7. Low Temp KY by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 3, Funny

    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."

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  8. Curse thermodynamics! by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 3, Funny

    (Said in best Charlton Heston voice)

    Damn you entropy! DAMN YOU TO HELL!!!

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