Best thermal compound for VGA cooling?

[Vonkhan]

I'll be applying some thermal goopg on my 9500s and 9800s' cores ... heard that AS3 is kinda edgey because its not 100% non-conductive when it comes to electricity. What are my other options?

Thanks!

 

[cheapgoose]

take your pick.

 

[WobbleWobble]

For what it's worth, I'm using a AS3 like compound (OCZ Ultra II Premium Silver) on my Radeon 9500 Pro/Zalman heatpipe setup.

 

[h07sp07]

i think i used ceramique

i thought as3 was non conductive but slightly capacitive?

 

[Vonkhan]

Originally posted by: h07sp07
i think i used ceramique

i thought as3 was non conductive but slightly capacitive?

u're right ... tried AS3 on a 9500np today with a zalman

started acting wonky after a while till the rig froze at boot up. the as3 had gotten off the core and onto the die (or whatever its called). removed it and put some generic white goop ... worked fine after that

 

[Corporate Thug]

do u guys wipe off the stuuf that alrrady there and apply a fresh coat or just put more on top of whats there???

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: shady06
do u guys wipe off the stuuf that alrrady there and apply a fresh coat or just put more on top of whats there???

LOL.
Your ment to whipe off any sh1t thats already there.
Im using AS3 on my Zalman/9700pro setup, but im having a few problems;
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=1166513&STARTPAGE=1