toothpaste

[ctbaars]

I read that toothpaste makes the best thermal paste. Is that a joke? Has it been tried?

 

[turpit]

I remember seeing vegemite in that test....I think it won.

 

[purplerat]

I wouldn't put it on a CPU, but It's the best CD cleaner I've ever come across.

 

[zenmaster]

I've got a friend who actually put it on their teeth!

 

[Ironnads]

Some say toothpaste is also good for burns.. Also not true at all (actually can make things complicated as it hardens and sticks to the skin.. . - get some ice or cold water on burns asap and seek medical help..
Ryan adds

 

[SirCrono]

I think I'll stick to AS5 for the time being....

 

[uk_gangsta]

I heard toothpaste is also a good sexual lubricant...........

 

[sailer]

Some say toothpaste is also good for burns.. Also not true at all (actually can make things complicated as it hardens and sticks to the skin.. . - get some ice or cold water on burns asap and seek medical help..
Ryan adds

When I was at a Thanksgiving dinner, my youngest niece burned her fingers on a hot pan. Two doctors that were there both said to put toothpaste on the burns. They were second degree burns, not third degree, which would have been a lot more serious. Anyway, the toothpaste seemed to work well enough.

 

[jaguarskx]

Hmm....

Maybe I'll try out my lemon flavored Crest as thermal paste...

 

[Crashman]

One of the better thermal pastes I've used is "general purpose" lithium grease. It conducts heat well, it has a high enough melting point to survive to the CPU's limit, it's relatively thin, and it can last several years before hardening completely.

 

[thepinkpanther]

to get the best thermal grease is a trade secret...but ill tell u anyways. You know that geek at your school, the one with those puss pimples? yea thats him! now squeeze his pimple and put the extract on ur cpu. to get the best grease you must bottle it at the source!!! oh yea u can flush his head in the toilet after!

 

[aevm]

Yuck...

Don't know about toothpaste, but beer is a great liquid cooling solution. I saw this in a review

 

[harmattan]

Yes,toothpaste as a thermal paste is a joke.

However, little known fact: toothpaste can work wonders at repairing scratched CDs - I've done it myself. Take a little toothpaste, spread it over the scratches on the disk, and clean genlty with an soft cloth. A chemist friend told me it was probably because the hydrated silica crystalizes in the scratch and then refracts light from the CD laser... or something science-y like that.

 

[chookman]

I heard toothpaste is also a good sexual lubricant...........

Ohhh that shi t would burn your privates...

I always thought that crunchy peanut butter was the best thermalpaste. HAS to be CRUNCHY though smooth doesnt cut it

 

[uk_gangsta]

Ohhh that shi t would burn your privates...

I always thought that crunchy peanut butter was the best thermalpaste. HAS to be CRUNCHY though smooth doesnt cut it

HOW do you know....have you tried it? lol..........

 

[babybudha]

I heard toothpaste is also a good sexual lubricant...........

I once got some RUB A535 on my balls. Now that burned!

 

[chookman]

HOW do you know....have you tried it? lol..........

I assume your asking about the burning on my nuts but ill answer both

Not on the genitals, but i have got some toothpaste in the eye once (an apparent practical joke) and that stung like all hell. I cant imagine it would be better for you shaft or nuts

AND the crunchie peanut butter ive tried... the smell is sensational.

 

[JonathanDeane]

I read that toothpaste makes the best thermal paste. Is that a joke? Has it been tried?

As long as you use the cool mint kind your ok. A little known fact is that the cinnamon flavor will actually increase your CPU's temperature.

 

[rodney_ws]

I think I'll stick to AS5 for the time being....

When I read this post for the first time I did a doubletake... that 3rd character is a "5" not an "S" Makes a lot more sense now. LOL

 

[caamsa]

I read that toothpaste makes the best thermal paste. Is that a joke? Has it been tried?

Here you go a link for you.

26 Other Things You Can Do With Toothpaste

http://odyb.net/discoveries/26-other-things-you-can-do-with-toothpaste/

Forgive me I am a Colgate fanboy........

 

[chookman]

Here you go a link for you.

26 Other Things You Can Do With Toothpaste

http://odyb.net/discoveries/26-other-things-you-can-do-with-toothpaste/

Forgive me I am a Colgate fanboy........

HAHA 26 things and not one is use for thermal paste.

 

[ctbaars]

I've since used google. Appearently, it works, though not recommended. http://www.dansdata.com/goop.htm.
But it won't last long. (dries out, corosive)

... but I need to see data on the chunky vs smooth.
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-529196.html
K.MandlaAugust 19th, 2007, 06:40 AM Peanut butter works well. But not chunky.
http://www.motherboardpoint.com/t52014-how-long-does-a-thermal-pastegrease-last-for-intel-p3-cpus.html
Another anti-chunky post ...

 

[Dirty_Barry]

Just buy some AS5 peasants.

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

Actually the Athlon FX Quad-Father is the best thermal grease. At 250 watts the pair of CPUs actually melt and become one with the heatsink and motherboard. Prescott isn't too much better.

 

[bobjmoran]

DansData - Vegemite and toothpast link - Thermal compound comparison

http://www.dansdata.com/goop.htm