Details
The TP-PC-20-08 is a pure copper thermal pad, also called a copper shim, measuring 20 x 20 mm and 0.8 mm thick. Use it in place of the soft rubber thermal pad between a video card cooler and a chip to lower the chip temperature.
Properties
- Type
- Copper thermal pad (shim)
- Size
- 20 x 20 mm
- Thickness
- 0.8 mm
- Material
- Pure copper
- Color
- Copper
- Pieces in the pack
- 1
Copper instead of a rubber pad
Many video card coolers bridge the gap to a chip with a soft thermal pad. Solid copper moves heat far better than such a pad, so replacing the pad with a copper shim of the right thickness can bring the chip temperature down.
Thermal paste on both sides
A copper shim does not conform to the surfaces like a soft pad does. Put a thin layer of thermal paste on both sides, between chip and shim and between shim and cooler, so there are no air gaps.
Pick the right thickness
The shim has to fill the gap exactly. Measure the gap or the compressed thickness of the old pad first: a shim that is too thick keeps the cooler from seating on the main chip, and one that is too thin leaves an air gap. We carry these copper pads in 0.5 mm and 0.8 mm thickness.
Copper conducts electricity
Copper and most thermal pastes with metal content conduct electricity. Keep the shim and any excess paste away from the small components around the chip.
Technical data
| Part number | TP-PC-20-08 |
| Length x width | 20 mm x 20 mm |
| Thickness | 0.8 mm |
| Material | Pure copper |
Notes
- The picture shows several pads; this listing is for one pad.
In the box
- 1x Pure Copper Thermal Pad 20mm x 20mm x 0.8mm
