Does the Zalman ZM80A-HP need adhesive?

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Does the Zalman ZM80A-HP need adhesive?

Post by pandamonium54 » Mon Jan 27, 2003 4:06 pm

I was looking at the Zalman ZM80A-HP http://www.exoticpc.com and it says that it requires thermal adhesive for installation. Could I get by with Arctic Silver III non-adhesive? (I want to be able to pull the heatsink off for a future video card).
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Re: Does the Zalman ZM80A-HP need adhesive?

Post by aaronspink » Mon Jan 27, 2003 5:10 pm

pandamonium54 wrote:I was looking at the Zalman ZM80A-HP http://www.exoticpc.com and it says that it requires thermal adhesive for installation. Could I get by with Arctic Silver III non-adhesive? (I want to be able to pull the heatsink off for a future video card).
The ZM80A does not, repeat, does not require thermal adhesive. In fact Thermal adhesive is NOT, repeat, NOT recomended.

BTW, did everyone know that there are 2 versions of the 80A? The earlier one without 9700 bezel cutout and later one with.
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Post by DaShiv » Mon Jan 27, 2003 11:57 pm

It comes with its own tube of thermal paste, although you might want to use your own (better) stuff. There's a lot of contact area between the heat sinks and the heat pipe to cover (in addition to the GPU of course). There's no need for adhesives--the assembly is held together by screws.
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Post by Riffer » Tue Jan 28, 2003 4:28 am

How about using some Chomerics Thermattach tape?

I use it for all my removable needs - no mess, sticks well, and transfers heat efficiently.
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