Hi!
So, over the course of the few times that I’ve had to disassemble my iMacs for repairs, I’ve noticed a white paste on my iMac’s GPU chips in both my Mid ‘07 24” iMac w/ C2D X7900 & Radeon 2600 Pro as well as my Late ‘06 24” iMac w/ C2D T7600 & GeForce 7600GT.
I was curious as to what this is? It is on the Black GPU chips on both cards and it’s not a pad, rather a paste or putty of sorts. I can’t figure out what it is, my first guess was that it was a thermal pad of sorts, but the fact that it moves around so much like playdoh, tells me it’s not a thermal pad.
Attached are images of both my ‘07 and ‘06 GPUs chips covered in it. It’s obvious it’s not thermal paste, or at least traditional thermal paste.
From what I’ve heard, if you put typical thermal paste on them, they’ll overheat. If anyone could tell me what this is and where to find the highest quality replacement, it’d be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Ashton.
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Hi! So, over the course of the few times that I’ve had to disassemble my iMacs for repairs, I’ve noticed a white paste on my iMac’s GPU chips in both my Mid 07 24” iMac w/ C2D X7900 & Radeon 2600 Pro as well as my Late 06 24” iMac w/ C2D T7600 & GeForce 7600GT. I was curious as to what this is? It is on the black GPU chips on both cards and it’s not a pad, rather a paste or putty of sorts. I can’t figure out what it is, my first guess was that it was a thermal pad of sorts, but the fact that it moves around so much like playdoh, tells me it’s not a thermal pad. Attached are images of both my 07 and 06 GPUs chips covered in it. It’s obvious it’s not thermal paste, or at least traditional thermal paste. From what I’ve heard, if you put typical thermal paste on them, they’ll overheat. If anyone could tell me what this is and where to find the highest quality replacement, it’d be greatly appreciated.
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So, over the course of the few times that I’ve had to disassemble my iMacs for repairs, I’ve noticed a white paste on my iMac’s GPU chips in both my Mid ‘07 24” iMac w/ C2D X7900 & Radeon 2600 Pro as well as my Late ‘06 24” iMac w/ C2D T7600 & GeForce 7600GT.
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I was curious as to what this is? It is on the Black GPU chips on both cards and it’s not a pad, rather a paste or putty of sorts. I can’t figure out what it is, my first guess was that it was a thermal pad of sorts, but the fact that it moves around so much like playdoh, tells me it’s not a thermal pad.
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Attached are images of both my ‘07 and ‘06 GPUs chips covered in it. It’s obvious it’s not thermal paste, or at least traditional thermal paste.
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From what I’ve heard, if you put typical thermal paste on them, they’ll overheat. If anyone could tell me what this is and where to find the highest quality replacement, it’d be greatly appreciated.
Hi! So, over the course of the few times that I’ve had to disassemble my iMacs for repairs, I’ve noticed a white paste on my iMac’s GPU chips in both my Mid 07 24” iMac w/ C2D X7900 & Radeon 2600 Pro as well as my Late 06 24” iMac w/ C2D T7600 & GeForce 7600GT. I was curious as to what this is? It is on the black GPU chips on both cards and it’s not a pad, rather a paste or putty of sorts. I can’t figure out what it is, my first guess was that it was a thermal pad of sorts, but the fact that it moves around so much is like playdoh almost, tells me it’s not a thermal pad. Attached are images of both my 07 and 06 GPUs chips covered in it. It’s obvious it’s not thermal paste, or at least traditional thermal paste. From what I’ve heard, if you put typical thermal paste on them, they’ll overheat. If anyone could tell my what this is and where to find the highest quality replacement, it’d be greatly appreciated.
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Hi! So, over the course of the few times that I’ve had to disassemble my iMacs for repairs, I’ve noticed a white paste on my iMac’s GPU chips in both my Mid 07 24” iMac w/ C2D X7900 & Radeon 2600 Pro as well as my Late 06 24” iMac w/ C2D T7600 & GeForce 7600GT. I was curious as to what this is? It is on the black GPU chips on both cards and it’s not a pad, rather a paste or putty of sorts. I can’t figure out what it is, my first guess was that it was a thermal pad of sorts, but the fact that it moves around so much like playdoh, tells me it’s not a thermal pad. Attached are images of both my 07 and 06 GPUs chips covered in it. It’s obvious it’s not thermal paste, or at least traditional thermal paste. From what I’ve heard, if you put typical thermal paste on them, they’ll overheat. If anyone could tell me what this is and where to find the highest quality replacement, it’d be greatly appreciated.
Hi! So, over the course of the few times that I’ve had to disassemble my iMacs for repairs, I’ve noticed a white paste on my iMac’s GPU chips in both my Mid 07 24” iMac w/ C2D X7900 & Radeon 2600 Pro as well as my Late 06 24” iMac w/ C2D T7600 & GeForce 7600GT. I was curious as to what this is? It is on the black GPU chips on both cards and it’s not a pad, rather a paste or putty of sorts. I can’t figure out what it is, my first guess was that it was a thermal pad of sorts, but the fact that it moves around so much is like playdoh almost, tells me it’s not a thermal pad. Attached are images of both my 07 and 06 GPUs chips covered in it. It’s obvious it’s not thermal paste, or at least traditional thermal paste. From what I’ve heard, if you put typical thermal paste on them, they’ll overheat. If anyone could tell my what this is and where to find the highest quality replacement, it’d be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Ashton.
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