System Name | Ghetto Rigs z490|x99|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x |
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Processor | 10900k w/Optimus Foundation | 5930k w/Black Noctua D15 |
Motherboard | z490 Maximus XII Apex | x99 Sabertooth |
Cooling | oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block | Blk D15 |
Memory | Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb | Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb |
Video Card(s) | Titan Xp-water | evga 980ti gaming-w/ air |
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Case | D450 | Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench |
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Power Supply | EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 | 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U |
Mouse | Redragon 901 Perdition x3 |
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Software | Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3 |
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System Name | PLAHI |
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Processor | I5-10400 |
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Cooling | 120 AIO |
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Case | SilverStone Raven RV03 |
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Power Supply | Fractal Design IntegraM 650W |
Mouse | Logitech Triathlon |
Keyboard | REDRAGON MITRA |
Software | Windows 11 Home x 64 |
Thanks for sharing your experience. I think blue ones look like they are 1.5mm but hard to tell what yellow and grey ones are. My guess would be 1mm!It looks at least 1,5mm to me. From my humble experience 0.5 is very thin and I haven't seen it used in GPU or laptop a lot. I would say get something thicker, it's easier to squash it, than having a microgap due to a very thin pad.
I would keep your suggestion in mind! Thanks!Hi,
Get a verity pack or large sheets for future projects
Most common are 0.5 & 1.0 & 1.5mm
Can I stack 0.5mm pads on each other and use them since I didn't buy 1mm ones? Will it work? Thanks!It looks at least 1,5mm to me. From my humble experience 0.5 is very thin and I haven't seen it used in GPU or laptop a lot. I would say get something thicker, it's easier to squash it, than having a microgap due to a very thin pad.
System Name | micropage7 |
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Processor | Intel Xeon X3470 |
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Software | Win 7 64-bit |
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System Name | micropage7 |
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Case | Icute Super 18 |
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Software | Win 7 64-bit |
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some people think that when you tighten the heatsink, it will squeeze the thermal pad and it's fine. in some cases you gonna find bent pcb coz of itI would highly suggest making sure you use the right thickness pads. Do your research, make sure. You may think .5 mm isn’t enough to hurt anything, but just recently, I sold a rtx2070 fe. The person that bought it replaced the pads. He used 1.5 mm. 1 mm pads are what was suppose to be used. That .5 mm was enough to keep the heat sink from making contact with the GPU, causing almost instant overheating and crash.
I bought 0.5mm and 1.5mm of these ones: https://www.amazon.com/SOLUTIONS-GP...lid+Solutions+GP-Ultimate,aps,480&sr=8-4&th=1you can stack them and yeah just buy 0.5 or 1 mm incase you need something since most use that
Agreed! That's why I'm really confused as to which is the correct thickness for these stock thermal pads! I don't want to mess it up! I need to be really sure!I would highly suggest making sure you use the right thickness pads. Do your research, make sure. You may think .5 mm isn’t enough to hurt anything, but just recently, I sold a rtx2070 fe. The person that bought it replaced the pads. He used 1.5 mm. 1 mm pads are what was suppose to be used. That .5 mm was enough to keep the heat sink from making contact with the GPU, causing almost instant overheating and crash.
System Name | Ghetto Rigs z490|x99|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x |
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Processor | 10900k w/Optimus Foundation | 5930k w/Black Noctua D15 |
Motherboard | z490 Maximus XII Apex | x99 Sabertooth |
Cooling | oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block | Blk D15 |
Memory | Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb | Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb |
Video Card(s) | Titan Xp-water | evga 980ti gaming-w/ air |
Storage | 970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb | 860 pro 256gb | Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's |
Display(s) | 1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series |
Case | D450 | Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench |
Audio Device(s) | Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar |
Power Supply | EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 | 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U |
Mouse | Redragon 901 Perdition x3 |
Keyboard | G710+x3 |
Software | Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3 |
Benchmark Scores | Are in the benchmark section |
Processor | Intel i7 13900K |
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Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming |
Cooling | Arctic Freezer II 360 |
Memory | 32 Gb Kingston Fury Renegade 6400 C32 |
Video Card(s) | PNY RTX 4080 XLR8 OC |
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Display(s) | Asus TUF Gaming VG27AQL1A + Samsung C24RG50 |
Case | Corsair 5000D Airflow |
Power Supply | EVGA G6 850W |
Mouse | Razer Basilisk |
Keyboard | Razer Huntsman Elite |
Benchmark Scores | 3dMark TimeSpy - 26698 Cinebench R23 2258/40751 |
absolutely agree. Even 0.5 mm difference could be an issue.I would highly suggest making sure you use the right thickness pads. Do your research, make sure. You may think .5 mm isn’t enough to hurt anything, but just recently, I sold a rtx2070 fe. The person that bought it replaced the pads. He used 1.5 mm. 1 mm pads are what was suppose to be used. That .5 mm was enough to keep the heat sink from making contact with the GPU, causing almost instant overheating and crash.
I have no direct experience in that, but I'm not sure that stacking 2 x 0.5 mm would have the same thermal conduction of 1 piece 1 mm.you can stack them and yeah just buy 0.5 or 1 mm incase you need something since most use that
Thanks I bought all three thickness pads -> 0.5mm, 1.0mm & 1.5mm and a vernier caliper to measure stock pads thickness to be on the safe side!absolutely agree. Even 0.5 mm difference could be an issue.
I have no direct experience in that, but I'm not sure that stacking 2 x 0.5 mm would have the same thermal conduction of 1 piece 1 mm.
Hey XT785! I know this is a super old thread but I also happen to have this same computer and had the same question about the thickness of each pad. Do you remember which pads you ended up using?Thanks I bought all three thickness pads -> 0.5mm, 1.0mm & 1.5mm and a vernier caliper to measure stock pads thickness to be on the safe side!