Thermal Compound for PCs?

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Originally Posted by pullinteef

How is that possible?

Well thermal paste is designed to increase the thermal transfer efficiency or a metal/metal contact so I suppose it could be possible.

I tried thermal paste on a motor heatsink, but I always had problems with keeping it from getting all over as I slid the heatsink onto the motor can. How have people gotten around this problem? Since most heatsinks are made of aluminum they are pretty rigid and don't bend well to just snap on over the can.