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Torn EK Thermal Pads on used WB
I recently bought an EK block used for my 6870. The previous owner did a great job at cutting the thermal pads to size but when he removed the pads from the ram chips a couple of them are torn in half and one is torn in 3 pieces...
Is it safe to install the torn pads by putting the pieces back together or do I need to buy new pads?
HW: TJ08B-E | i5-3570k | Maximus V Gene | G.skill 16GB Ripjaw X DDR3 1600 | GTX 670 FTW | Mushkin 120GB & 240GB SSD | Seasonic X750 Gold |
WC: Monsoon Res | D5 Pump | Raystorm CPU WB | Razor GPU WB | Phobya 200mm Rad (AP181 Push) | EK 120mm Rad (ZM-SF3 Push) | Primoflex Advanced LRT 1/2" x 3/4"
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It will be fine to use the torn ones.
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It's probably safe, but a big piece of thermal pad can be bought for less than $3 - you should consider getting that instead.
Having bought one piece recently, it's enough to cover all RAM modules and have about 30% of the pad left (for mistakes )
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Thanks guys.. They weren't torn all that bad. I was able to piece them together perfectly last night. Just wanted to verify that it would be ok before I filled the loop this evening.
HW: TJ08B-E | i5-3570k | Maximus V Gene | G.skill 16GB Ripjaw X DDR3 1600 | GTX 670 FTW | Mushkin 120GB & 240GB SSD | Seasonic X750 Gold |
WC: Monsoon Res | D5 Pump | Raystorm CPU WB | Razor GPU WB | Phobya 200mm Rad (AP181 Push) | EK 120mm Rad (ZM-SF3 Push) | Primoflex Advanced LRT 1/2" x 3/4"
Silent TJ08B-E - Current Rig
TU-200 - Old Rig
Water Box Xtreme - Old Rig
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