Ars Technica

Do I use both the thermal pad and heatsink compound during installation of the heatsink?

Use one or the other...NOT BOTH. The compound is probably better than the pad, assuming you got the good stuff, Arctic Silver, Antec Silver, whatever. Follow the instructions on the package, be ...
BGR

Yes, You Can Replace Your Laptop's Thermal Paste - Here's Why You Should

Thermal paste, also known as heat sink paste or thermal compound, is a thermally conductive material designed to improve heat transfer from your laptop's GPU and CPU to the heat sink. If you take a ...
Ars Technica

Spodes method of heatsink application (diluting thermal paste before application). any good?

this article at Spode's abodeseems intresting, basicaly it suggests diluting the paste somehow to allow it to be 'squashed out' by the pressure of the heatsink on the ...
Electronics Weekly

Automotive heatsink paste

Chomerics has announced a thermal interface material with thermal cycling and high temperature performance aimed at automotive components. Called ‘GEL 20’, it is a one-component material that requires ...
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Console repairer discovers groovy PS5 Pro heatsink structure — machined grooves thought to help prevent solder paste from leaking from the socket

Sony’s new PlayStation 5 Pro has quietly introduced a very interesting heatsink design change. Popular console repair YouTube channel TronicsFix discovered that the PS5 Pro heatsink isn’t ...