at least with liquid metal you just add a bit more after the first application and it’s done for life basically
rocketchatb
scrape it up, chill it, roll it up, flatten it out
FangoFan
I’ve heard people say you can scrape the big lumps back to the middle and it’ll spread under the pressure and heat when it’s in use
I haven’t tried reusing it personally though, I had some left over so just re-did it
MemeNinja188
It is and isn’t. You’ll never be able to transfer it between different cards or whatever but you can take those big dried clumps that pumped out and put them back on the die and it’ll reflow.
unabletocomput3
Literally nobody says that.
The whole point of it is to last a really friggin long time without drying out. As an added bonus, with it being a thermal pad and melting when under load, hotspot delta’s usually shrink and it can have a slightly better overall thermal transfer rate than most thermal paste.
If you want reusable, you get a graphene thermal pad.
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“And do not pump-out”
Nobody said that.
at least with liquid metal you just add a bit more after the first application and it’s done for life basically
scrape it up, chill it, roll it up, flatten it out
I’ve heard people say you can scrape the big lumps back to the middle and it’ll spread under the pressure and heat when it’s in use
I haven’t tried reusing it personally though, I had some left over so just re-did it
It is and isn’t. You’ll never be able to transfer it between different cards or whatever but you can take those big dried clumps that pumped out and put them back on the die and it’ll reflow.
Literally nobody says that.
The whole point of it is to last a really friggin long time without drying out. As an added bonus, with it being a thermal pad and melting when under load, hotspot delta’s usually shrink and it can have a slightly better overall thermal transfer rate than most thermal paste.
If you want reusable, you get a graphene thermal pad.