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Special blue thermal putty paste for GPUs

Special blue thermal putty paste for GPUs

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Blureux
Posting Freak
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09-01-2023, 11:31 AM
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What exactly is this material on my GPU heatsink that was meant to cool the memory chips? I’m confused because nothing I’ve found online makes sense. It looks like K5 Pro parts, but I don’t understand what’s being used. If I go back to the original build, I’d replace it with proper cooling solutions like thermal pads, paste, or putty. I’m not finding clear references linking these products to this specific setup.
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Blureux
09-01-2023, 11:31 AM #1

What exactly is this material on my GPU heatsink that was meant to cool the memory chips? I’m confused because nothing I’ve found online makes sense. It looks like K5 Pro parts, but I don’t understand what’s being used. If I go back to the original build, I’d replace it with proper cooling solutions like thermal pads, paste, or putty. I’m not finding clear references linking these products to this specific setup.

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StyleTrick
Senior Member
744
09-01-2023, 01:04 PM
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it looks like some sort of thermal putty to me. Doubtful that you'd find info on any spec sheet, cause the stuff is pretty generic and there's not gonna be a need to replace it with the exact stuff that shipped with the factory model. What really matters is clearance, and what thickness thermal pad you would replace these with. however, if these blue spots are sufficiently gooey, you can reuse this stuff by sticking it back on to the correct spots. I did that with my current GPU when I repasted it, it came with pink spots that I squished back into place.
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StyleTrick
09-01-2023, 01:04 PM #2

it looks like some sort of thermal putty to me. Doubtful that you'd find info on any spec sheet, cause the stuff is pretty generic and there's not gonna be a need to replace it with the exact stuff that shipped with the factory model. What really matters is clearance, and what thickness thermal pad you would replace these with. however, if these blue spots are sufficiently gooey, you can reuse this stuff by sticking it back on to the correct spots. I did that with my current GPU when I repasted it, it came with pink spots that I squished back into place.

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Platooie
Member
83
09-01-2023, 02:10 PM
#3
This product is another type of paste. I haven't seen it applied to GPUs, but it handles very high temperatures and could be superior to standard thermal pads. You can swap it for regular pads, though it's difficult to take out.
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Platooie
09-01-2023, 02:10 PM #3

This product is another type of paste. I haven't seen it applied to GPUs, but it handles very high temperatures and could be superior to standard thermal pads. You can swap it for regular pads, though it's difficult to take out.