Thermal Paste Question.....

[SilverSS/SC]

I was wondering if it would make a difference to put some good TIM on my Crosshair IV's north and south bridges, and on my GPU? Would it void my warranty? Thanks!

 

[JN]

Yeah I'd say that its probably a good idea. If only because all manufacturers tend to use cheap TIM that dries out eventually. Who knows it may drop your temps enough to eek a few extra MHZ out of your components

As for warrenty, I think you'd have to be extremely unlucky to have your RMA rejected because you replaced the tim.

 

[Diablo]

Make sure you use non conductive stuff tho (not AS5),as that means that any spillage won't affect things too much. I replaced all the pads on my classified with TIM and it makes life a lot cooler. The southbridge shouldn't get too hot, but northbridges are always crying for better cooling.

 

[AMDFTW]

putting better TIM on a GPU can be better alot better sometimes

 

[SilverSS/SC]

Thanks everyone! I'm going to tackle those projects today.