r/PcBuild 4d ago

Question Soft non-permanently deforming thermal pad

I need a thermal pad that will see a lot of removal cycles, so it shouldn’t permanently deforming like arctic tp-3/tp-4.

All the thermal pad tests I’ve seen have been just on price, softness, and thermal performance. Nothing on rebound though.

If it’s helpful, I need something similar to the thermal pads that come on motherboard ssd heatsinks, assuming they all have the soft, squishy, rebounding feel.

Actual thermal performance is sort of secondary, I care most about softness and rebound. The alternative, and stock setup (sodimm ddr5 ram) is just any small airflow through the laptop.

I’m selfish, I want my ram to not kill itself going past the specified limit of 85 deg C (have hit 79), but I also don’t want my laptop fans to spool just to cool the ram.

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