Vero 29 Thermal Epoxy Or Drill/Tap?

[Budget Buds]

@CobKits @BobCajun @ttystikk @BM9AGS @MeGaKiLlErMaN Would I be able to just thermal epoxy my vero 29 to the arctic alpine heat sink or should I use regular TIM and just drill and tap some holes for it? Can you give me an explanation as to what is better and why? Thanks in advance BB

 

[Shugglet]

thermal epoxy isnt as efficient as your standard TIM. But it will work just fine if you dont want to drill holes.

 

[silentflyer]

I would drill and tap, but maybe I am just saying that because I am a machinist for
a living!!!!!!! Lol

 

[Budget Buds]

I would drill and tap, but maybe I am just saying that because I am a machinist for
a living!!!!!!! Lol

I dont have any issues with doing that , I'm just curious to know if the epoxy would work as well as a real TIM would.

 

[CobKits]

its a bit of a compromise. depends how hard you are running the chip and if you ever want to repurpose it without the cooler

a thickish layer of regular TIM + kapton tape works

also you can drill and use self tappers

ill bet you can get away with mounting a vero with only 2 screws, all the citis mount that way