Components to apply Artic Silver V (mosfets? DDR ICs?)

[Cliff Burton]

Hi my fellow OCers.

My new rig just arrived yesterday evening, and I wanted to ask which components should I apply my thermal paste (Artic Silver V) to increase heat disipation.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/reviews/as5/neotec/NeoTec.php_files/ar19_arctic_silver5.jpg

I've been told there are several components (like DDR ICs, GDDR graphic memories...) where applying AS5 brings negative results.

Up to now, I've applied it to the CPU IHS, northbridge and southbridge. And I'm hesitating if I should apply it to mosfets too.

Many thanks.

[Chruschef]

Get heat pads for the mosfets.

The problem being that thermal grease doesn't give the heatsink 100% contact with mosfets, heatpads do because it conforms to the mosfets.

[DAK1640]

Be very careful with conductive paste...

[dengyong]

Use arctic silver ceramique on mosfets and the like. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100009

[zanzabar]

use mx-2 or tx-2 its better and cheaper than ceramique, AS5 is an almost guarantied death on a pwm

and i use it on everything, but for pwms u need to make sure that u have good contact, so u need a back plate for your cpu and to make sure its a flat contact service on the pwm sink

[Cliff Burton]

Many thanks guys, you are full of wisdom :D