HI
Cleaning the northbridge of this itx mobo, VT8601A(PLE133), I need to replace its thermalpad
Can I use a 0.5mm pad? It is 12.8M/K (It is fron Amazon)
I do not know exactly which is better (temperatura previously was about 65C after loading Windows 98, too much)
See attached image.
Thanks
Any suggestion? I doubt if 1mm is too much to transfer the heat...
This is the mobo
Most chips that have a hold-down of some kind heatsink, I just use a paste/compound. The Noctua paste is "cheap" and effective. I use it on pretty much everything. VRM and memory still get pads, though. Usually because something NEEDS to fill the space.
I'm noticing now, that heatsink looks like it was soldiered on, but does have an "easy target", mounting it flat with paste should be do-able.
If you're paddin', pretty much ANYTHING is better than the stock one. I would indeed go with the thinnest one.
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