I am looking to install an Accelero Xtreme III on my GPU however I will have to attach several memory heatsinks in the process. In you experience should I go with a paste adhesive such as....... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Arctic-Alu...r=8-1&keywords=arctic+silver+thermal+adhesive or a tape such as..... https://www.amazon.com/Akasa-ak-tt12-80-Thermal-Adhesive-Tape/dp/B001GIM9V8 I understand the ceramic will be more conductive however I have concerns regards its longevity. Any advice would be apreciated.
The problem with the adhesive is that unless you dilute it with extra thermal paste you won't be able to remove without a bit of luck/damage. I've used that particular brand of thermal tape and never had a heatsink fall off or had any apparent problems with overheating. However none of the GPU's I've used it on have had a memory temp sensor so can't give actual temperature results.
I've used that thermal glue to attach heatsinks to my gpu backplate and it's pretty strong stuff. I wouldn't use it on memory chips as it will pull them out the pcb if you were to ever try and remove them.
I used tape several years ago fitting an Accelero to some gpu or other, I think a 4870x2. Seemed to do the trick even if i was a bit dubious to start with. I wouldn't feel comfortable putting anything too strong on a memory chip.
Thanks for the advice. Gone for the tape as I will probably want to put the old heatsink back on when I upgrade to a new GPU.
