privatized_sun [none/use name] to technology • 10 months agoThermal paste is a scam, just use minty fresh toothpaste on your CPUexternal-linkmessage-square14 fedilinkarrow-up148file-text
arrow-up148external-linkThermal paste is a scam, just use minty fresh toothpaste on your CPUprivatized_sun [none/use name] to technology • 10 months agomessage-square14 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
"this stuff absorbs heat...it probably tastes cool and refreshing?" (eying forbidden thermal paste tube)
minus-squareplinky [he/him]hexbear4·10 months ago But in the short term, and assuming you don't bridge any contacts with it (it's sufficiently conductive to cause problems), it would seem that toothpaste works just fine as thermal compound. link
minus-squarechickentendrils [any, comrade/them]hexbear4·10 months agoThere are also conductive thermal pastes. At least there were a few years ago. link
There are also conductive thermal pastes. At least there were a few years ago.