Toothpaste as thermal paste

Jason2 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:07

I've just dug out an old intel pentium d and applied toothpaste as thermal and I'm getting readings of 26c. How good is that? :eek:

bignev72 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:09

JoeF1 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:10

At least the dentist will be proud of you....

edscdk · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:13

regardless of short term results the toothpaste will dry, shrink adn break downa over time... almost any substance you can manage to squeeze under a heatsink should work to some degree for a time...

p4d at 26 degrees.. are testing it outside in antartica?

Woden · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:13

Is it cool mint flavour?

Jason2 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:16

I'm using AquaFresh. Now I've seen it works Ok I'm gonna use it on my new CPU until I can pick up some ArcticSilver.

Woden · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:19

Jason2 said:
I'm using AquaFresh. Now I've seen it works Ok I'm gonna use it on my new CPU until I can pick up some ArcticSilver.

Please just no. Just wait a few days!

marshallman05 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:26

Woden said:
Please just no. Just wait a few days!

Nooooo ! Let him do it hahahaha - Piccys of the application ?

Bluntwrapped · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:29

Since switching to Poligrip ultra I have never looked back..

debs3759 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:30

26C is lower than ambient temps here today!

I certainly wouldn't try it on a new processor, unless you want it to fail when the paste has dried up (fairly quickly!)

Craig321 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:31

Pictures or it didn't happen

BodgeITandRun · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:32

Mal, is that you?

m3csl2004 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:34

Mouth wash in your loop.

bemaniac · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:38

haha have to see you apply toothpaste under the IHS on Ivy

marshallman05 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:39

Its a bit like putting vegetable oil in your car, its a good concept (for special people) but all will end in tears !!

m3csl2004 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:40

Don't forget to floss your VRMs!

David_VI · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:40

I wonder what other 'pastes' you can try.. I've got some Garlic Paste in the fridge.

Jason2 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:41

bemaniac said:
haha have to see you apply toothpaste under the IHS on Ivy

I was only joking pal, I'm not that stupid.

marshallman05 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:41

David_VI said:
I wonder what other 'pastes' you can try.. I've got some Garlic Paste in the fridge.

Can you imagine the smell from that ?!?!?

m3csl2004 · 27 Jul 2012 at 14:41

Baby oil would work. Any non decomposable oil would probably be very good short term.