Super Glue?

[legoman786]

I just had this crazy idea just now... Instead of shelling out $10-$15 for VGA RAM coolers, can I just super glue those thick staples onto the chips? I want to know if I can do this safely w/o ruining the chips.

[onelegout]

I dont expect that superglue is a good heat conductor. I also dont expect that it will look very pretty.
But theres only one way to find out! :D

[Aero]

It may work, but proboly not too well. The super glue won't contuct heat very well, and may burn/melt/crack and cause damage to the chip. Also I don't think staples conduct heat that well either, unless they are aluminium.

[legoman786]

Yeah, I was just thinking about that. Would Arctic Silver work just fine? Also, I don't think finding aluminum staples would be hard.

[crazybillybob]

The Problem with the super glue I dea is that Superglue doesn't do well with heat. See when superglue is heated (after it sets) it releases, that means the two things it was holding stop being join.....and staples falling into your case could be really bad for your mobo.....I'd spend the $5 for ram coolers and the $10-$12 for the articsilver adhisive it's way cheaper then a new mobo.


But that's just me.


Crazybillybob

[Malatory]

The Problem with the super glue I dea is that Superglue doesn't do well with heat. See when superglue is heated (after it sets) it releases, that means the two things it was holding stop being join.....and staples falling into your case could be really bad for your mobo.....I'd spend the $5 for ram coolers and the $10-$12 for the articsilver adhisive it's way cheaper then a new mobo.


But that's just me.


I think I will have to 2nd this.

[legoman786]

I'll just have my friend machine some copper heatsinks, see if he has any thermal compound, and make some custom clamps. Much cheaper than spending all of my $30 that I have to spend.

[OvRiDe]

I must applaud the creativeness of the idea.. but I think your second option is the way to go..

[Omega]

http://www.afrotechmods.com/ram.htm ?

use pennies, FTW.

i've got an old stick of RAM i might just do that to. =]

[Cevinzol]

You might be able to find some old aluminum CPU heat sinks, cut en down and stick em on with frag tape.

Check with the local computer. Also look into recycle centers. We have a couple here in town that deal just in office equipment (like old computers). Anythings beter than steel staples.

[sylle]

i have use zalman 2 komponents paste on the rams http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=25_58&products_id=203

[DaveW]

Ha! The Penny Heatsink! That's cool as hell!

-Dave

[legoman786]

I can use old CPU heatsinks?! Why didn't I think of this before!! I got atleast 20+ lbs of old CPU heatsinks!! Also, they are not for sale. My dad appereantly wants to keep those old 486 comps...

[legoman786]

I just saw this on eBay

ZALMAN Cooler (http://cgi.ebay.com/ZALMAN-VF700-ALCU-VGA-COOLER-FREE-SHIPPING_W0QQitemZ6850925289QQcategoryZ80151QQssPa geNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Forvak]

That Zalaman Cooler is sweet. I wonder how much of an OC you could get on those. Looks like it takes up at least two slots though. Probably better than the two slot coolers that are included with lots of the latest graphics cards.

[DaveW]

Heh...call me dirty but check that auction again and try not to laugh at this bit...


5. The Nipples MUST be tightened by hand.
Using tools to tighten the nipples may break the tip of the nipples.

Heh...i'm a child at heart :D

-Dave

[legoman786]

thats great dave!! haha

i have some artic silver 3 thats suppossed to come to my door anyday soon