Which is better

Neuromancer · #1 02-24-2010

Rubber or conformal coating?

Price:Efficiency wise

I would think that a rubber coating might be better because it might also help with thermal transfer more than a conformal coating would... since there is a medium to help transfer heat despite being an insulator...

Any tests done on this though?

Assassin48 · #2 02-24-2010

for the gpus I'm using liquid tape

I found it at home depot for $4 i believe

haven't done ln2 on motherboards yet so idk

Kal-EL · #3 02-24-2010

Not sure bout the rubber bro. Be interesting to see.

Buckeye · #4 02-25-2010

Conformal Coating is by far the best for but motherboards and GPU's. Just paint it up and put a little eraser around the socket to make an air tight seal.

Problem is its not very easy to get off, unless you dont mind sitting the board in a tube of acetone and scrubbing away for a long time.

Generally if you plan on selling the board later or have to do any RMA's dont use it.

Black Electrical tape worked pretty well, I used it on a GPU. It was a pain to get off and it got into all the IC pin areas and was hard to get out. Most of it just peeled right off tho.

My frost picture of the back side of the GPU sucks, but I think you can see you dont have to worry about any insulation back there.

rickss69 · #5 02-25-2010

I was thinking most the guys were just using vasoline...easy clean up afterwards.

Gutterz · #6 02-25-2010

ya vaseline seems way easier to remove. Heat it up ah hit it with an air compressor works well.

Buckeye · #7 02-25-2010

Gah... I totally hate that stuff. I never use it.

Splave · #8 02-25-2010

Im an eraser only type guy, so I can peel it off when I eventually break it. Couldnt be easier and no condensation issues yet.

ReverendMaynard · #9 02-25-2010

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Originally Posted by Splave

Im an eraser only type guy, so I can peel it off when I eventually break it. Couldnt be easier and no condensation issues yet.

+1. Easy to apply and remove, so when it's time to sell the board/card is mint.

Neuromancer · #10 02-25-2010

So no thermal properties benefits just ease of use eh?

Maybe I will try the Vaseline than to start, go eraser later and find conformal after that.