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Thermal Pad Thickness For AM5x86 CPU

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First post, by GabrielKnight123

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Hi all, I found a heatsink and fan here at home that will do the job quite well to go with my AM5x86-P75 CPU but I need a thermal pad to stick it to eachother, would it be best to use a 1mm pad or a 0.5mm pad I dont know but wouldnt the 0.5mm be better for heat transfers because of the thickness?

I found these:

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/29189/ek- … hermal-pad-1mm/

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/29192/ek- … al-pad-b-0-5mm/

Or is this the wrong type of pad?

Reply 1 of 5, by SW-SSG

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If the idea is to stick a clip-less HSF to the CPU, these won't work; they aren't adhesive.

Reply 2 of 5, by GabrielKnight123

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Im not sure which one I need then can you give me a link to one that is adhesive?

Reply 4 of 5, by The Serpent Rider

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Just use sticky thermal paste like Arctic Cooling and reinforce it with small amounts of adhesive near the corners of CPU.

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.

Reply 5 of 5, by oeuvre

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thermal pad thiccness

Serpent's suggestion is a solid one.

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