Using Household Items as Thermal Interface Material

[PohTayToez]

Just found this, hope you get a kick out of it like I did:


http://forums.overclockersclub.com/?showtopic=164465

 

[kobaj]

Damn, I was hoping he would test out KY lube as well. But then I remembered, most geeks dont have that item in their house. /joke .

No seriously though, DS4 is just Vaseline btw...

 

[gamerman4]

I feel sorry for that CPU.
Peanut Butter was funny, I guess there is an exception to the rule "it's better than nothing".

 

[tlarkin]

Hahaha liquid gel deodorant, cons - conductive. Ha that made me laugh.

 

[bomberboysk]

What? No Ketchup/Mustard? I actually saw one with ketchup, and it performed extremely well, but only for about 15minutes...

 

[gamerman4]

What? No Ketchup/Mustard? I actually saw one with ketchup, and it performed extremely well, but only for about 15minutes...

I'd imagine anything water-based would work well for a few minutes until the water evaporates or boils away.

 

[linkin]

what about something water-based, but sealed in a thin case or something? theres an idea.

The foil worked well, but if only it wasnt eletrically conductive...