Cooling Thermal pad in H80i any good or should I replace?

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  1. dinoscothern

    dinoscothern Minimodder

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    Looks like there is a thermal pad on the copper plate in my new H80i.
    Back in the day (when I was a lad) these things were thought rubbish and stuff like Artic Silver was the stuff of choice.
    Should I remove the pad and use a normal 'thermal' compound like AS, or should it be fine?
     
  2. Uxon

    Uxon Minimodder

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    Err, didn't think the corsair all in one coolers used pads but I might be wrong, used to be they pre-applied some paste which was pretty reasonable paste but if you prefer to use your own thermal compound it will probably be a couple of degrees C cooler.
     
  3. CrazyJoe

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    My H80i came with paste applied. I would put some decent paste on.
     
  4. dinoscothern

    dinoscothern Minimodder

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    Mmm maybe it was paste, but looked like a pad, well too late now.
     
  5. Teelzebub

    Teelzebub Up yours GOD,Whats best served cold

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    Definitely doesn't come with a pad, I remember reading it would come with shin-etsu paste on it which is one of the best paste.
     
  6. dinoscothern

    dinoscothern Minimodder

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    What is the preferered thermal paste these days?
     
  7. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    provided you avoid the really cheap ****, the difference between most types thermal goo is negligible...
     
  8. AlienwareAndy

    AlienwareAndy What's a Dremel?

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    It's not a thermal pad it's a square of thermal compound that looks to be screen printed on or something.

    Either way the stuff on my H100 has proven to be perfectly adequate.
     
  9. heir flick

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    I have the h80i and the paste on works fine
     
  10. docodine

    docodine killed a guy once

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    dow corning, not shin-etsu

    either way the stuff that comes with the h80i is as good as, if not better than the majority of after-market goop
     

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