how to attach a graphics card heat sink?

thebull · 05-11-2008, 06:34 AM

ok hopefully this is the last question i need to ask before i get this thing together...but i got an evga 8800GTX graphics card lightly used, but with an aftermarket heatsink used on it, that also came with it (HR-03). for shipping purposes...he took off the aftermarket heat sink and all the little heat sinks that stick on the memory spots and put the stock fan on there. now...i wanna use the HR-03 and the little heat sinks...but they dont stick now. how can i get em to stick...but not insulate between the 2 surfaces? they still have the lil sticky pad on em...it's just not sticky. dno if i should keep that on there or not as well. thanks again in advance

ellanky · 05-11-2008, 06:38 AM

Have you tried thermal paste?

thebull · 05-11-2008, 06:47 AM

does that stuff actually stick em tho? wasnt sure if it was just a conductor or acted somewhat as an adhesive. i have some arctic silver sittin here right in front of me if that's all it'll take...

ellanky · 05-11-2008, 06:51 AM

The heat passes through and its for sticking stuff..

like when you put the heatskink on the processor

thebull · 05-11-2008, 07:05 AM

well hell...i thought it was just a conducting 'lube' more or less. well...never mind my question i got the stuff right here then :p but thanks tho man!

fortyways · 05-11-2008, 05:56 PM

Don't listen to him, most thermal paste isn't adhesive.

First contact your seller and tell him he's a retard for removing the memory heatsinks; those are only meant to be installed once.

Second, there are certain thermal pastes that are adhesive, so you could either get some of that, or order more memory heatsinks by themselves. I think Zalman sells some.

I'd get the links but my faggot roommate is torrenting something.

diduknowthat · 05-11-2008, 06:01 PM

No way is the ANY kind of adhesive thermal paste is going to stick the HR-03 onto that card. Didn't the seller ship you the mounting screws and brackets for the heatsink? I'm pretty sure you bolt the HR-03 onto the card with a back plate, or something along the lines of that.

taylormsj · 05-11-2008, 08:42 PM

He isnt talking about the actual heatsink, he is talking about the ram sinks.

You can mix thermal paste with epoxy, or artic sells some sort of adhesive solution.

you can either use this type of stuff

http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...roducts_id=352

http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...roducts_id=158

or

http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...roducts_id=532

Or just generic double sided tape, any double sided tape will work realy, but i think it would be wise to stick with the thing i listed, as it is a specialist product.

thebull · 05-13-2008, 07:14 AM

ahhhh ok thanks for the extra help and links

and yeah...not the actual heat sink for the card...just the tiny lil memory heat sinks heheh

sendwich · 05-14-2008, 06:55 PM

Yes! Nice information that you have shared with us.

Thank you very much!

05-11-2008, 06:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
thebull Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	how to attach a graphics card heat sink? ok hopefully this is the last question i need to ask before i get this thing together...but i got an evga 8800GTX graphics card lightly used, but with an aftermarket heatsink used on it, that also came with it (HR-03). for shipping purposes...he took off the aftermarket heat sink and all the little heat sinks that stick on the memory spots and put the stock fan on there. now...i wanna use the HR-03 and the little heat sinks...but they dont stick now. how can i get em to stick...but not insulate between the 2 surfaces? they still have the lil sticky pad on em...it's just not sticky. dno if i should keep that on there or not as well. thanks again in advance

05-11-2008, 06:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
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05-11-2008, 06:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
ellanky Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 18 Posts: 260	The heat passes through and its for sticking stuff.. like when you put the heatskink on the processor __________________ MoboAbit AN52 CPUAMD Athlon 64 LE -1600 GraphicsGeforce 8800GS Memory2GB DDR2

05-11-2008, 06:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,158	No way is the ANY kind of adhesive thermal paste is going to stick the HR-03 onto that card. Didn't the seller ship you the mounting screws and brackets for the heatsink? I'm pretty sure you bolt the HR-03 onto the card with a back plate, or something along the lines of that. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

05-11-2008, 08:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
taylormsj Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,812	He isnt talking about the actual heatsink, he is talking about the ram sinks. You can mix thermal paste with epoxy, or artic sells some sort of adhesive solution. you can either use this type of stuff http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...roducts_id=352 http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...roducts_id=158 or http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...roducts_id=532 Or just generic double sided tape, any double sided tape will work realy, but i think it would be wise to stick with the thing i listed, as it is a specialist product. __________________ E2160 @3.2 (3.618 GHz max) \| 2Gb OCZ 6400 @ 890MHz \| 8800GT (725, 1895, 1970 MHz) \| Coolermaster CM 690 \| Hiper 530 watt \| Maxtor 160 Gb \| D-tek fusion, 5.5mm nozzle / Swiftech MCW60 with enzo's / Swiftech D5 / MCRres / MCR320 radiator / 3 high yate loon / 7/16" tubing / black feser one

05-11-2008, 06:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
thebull Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	does that stuff actually stick em tho? wasnt sure if it was just a conductor or acted somewhat as an adhesive. i have some arctic silver sittin here right in front of me if that's all it'll take...

05-11-2008, 07:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
thebull Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	well hell...i thought it was just a conducting 'lube' more or less. well...never mind my question i got the stuff right here then :p but thanks tho man!

05-11-2008, 05:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	Don't listen to him, most thermal paste isn't adhesive. First contact your seller and tell him he's a retard for removing the memory heatsinks; those are only meant to be installed once. Second, there are certain thermal pastes that are adhesive, so you could either get some of that, or order more memory heatsinks by themselves. I think Zalman sells some. I'd get the links but my faggot roommate is torrenting something.

05-13-2008, 07:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
thebull Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 44	ahhhh ok thanks for the extra help and links and yeah...not the actual heat sink for the card...just the tiny lil memory heat sinks heheh

05-14-2008, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
sendwich banned Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 14	RE: How to attach a graphics card heat sink!!! Yes! Nice information that you have shared with us. Thank you very much!

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