Arctic Silver 5 Conductive?

Setting Sun · Oct 12, 2013

Take a look at this picture of my graphics card chip. It recently started messing up and I get screen artifacts so intense I can't even boot windows. Screen freezes then turns black. Was this my problem the whole time?

What you're seeing in Arctic Silver 5 on the chip of my GTX 780 that was pressed down by the aftermarket Waterblock I installed. Clearly running off the edges.

jaguarskx · Oct 12, 2013

Yes. AS5 is conductive.

How much AS5 did you apply? From what I see that is an overly excessive amount of thermal paste. Only about the size of a small pea or large grain of rice should be used. Did you read the instructions?

electrontau · Oct 12, 2013

jaguarskx :

Apparently no. /facepalm!

USAFRet · Oct 12, 2013

waaaaay too much goo.

Setting Sun · Oct 12, 2013

jaguarskx :

Yes I clearly put way too much on. As for instructions ...

I blame EK .. I "lightly did a cross method not even as big as they suggested, and not too bunk the title of the thread, but if I remember right I used the EK-TIM supplied with the Waterblock. Not AS5. It's supposed to be non-conductive.

My question is, was this the reason my graphics card is crapping out on me? Is it damaged permanently?

jaguarskx · Oct 12, 2013

It don't know if EK-TIM is conductive or not. I would clean the graphics card and try again, but use much less than what you initially applied. Hopefully, your GPU is not permanently damaged....

USAFRet · Oct 12, 2013

Setting Sun :

No way to tell the extent of damage until you clean ALL of the goo out, and try it.

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