I have a XIGMATEK Freezing Point G4718 Thermal Paste that I want to replace with my GPU paste. Some people say that using Metal based paste is bad, i think because of electrical conductivity. But this specific paste says it is non-conductive. Would it be ok to use this paste on my GPU?
Probably not the best idea since when the thermal paste is spread on the GPU, it needs to cover the entire chip. So the metal based TIM may or will cause a short and kill the GPU. Its not like a CPU where the heat is concentrated in the center and then spread out. For the GPU, the heat is concentrated on the entire chip and you could risk damage to the cores if you do not make proper contact with the entire chip.
You can't use a conductive TIM. It will short out the die. I'd use Noctua NT-H1.
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Noctua NT-H1 a dam good thermal paste for the price and for idiots like me :D
Got it, but this specific paste, can I use it? the G4718?
So I can't use the G4718 even though it says its non conductive?
On Xigmatek's website it says it's not conductive, so, unless your tube has been compromised then it's non-conductive.
You can use a non-conductive paste. That paste is safe. You're OK.
Weird. Never heard of a non conductive metal thermal paste.
It should be fine I'd be worried about scuffing something up though. .
Back when I was looking at different thermal pastes I came across quite a few forum posts of people that have used the liquid metal thermal pastes on GPUs. Some people swear by it and others claim it'll ruin the card. I think it would be fine as long as you were reasonable with it, but is the difference of 4-5c really worth the risk? Do you really need those few degrees?
Try it out and report back.
Item spec stated non-conductive. Should be just fine.
IMHO conductive stuff was ok (many years ago) when there was little alternatives to the likes of Arctic Silver, now there we have heaps of options.