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I dont have thermal grease, what is a good alternative?

Years ago I used silver paint and it worked well.

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You might experiment with alternatives, but why take the risk when thermal paste is cheap? – Stephen Jennings May 6 '11 at 5:47
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Unless it's an emergency just wait until you have thermal paste. If it is an emergency:

Thermal paste mostly works due to the zinc oxide. The best TEMPORARY fix is to use diaper rash cream from a grocery store.

It's important to remember though that while both products are nearly identical, diaper rash cream has a lot of extra stuff including a higher water content so use just a tiny drop on the end of a toothpick and replace it with real thermal paste ASAP.

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This thread seems to suggest some interesting options:

  • Cod Liver Oil
  • Silver Paint
  • Tin Foil
  • Liquid Metal

Take these suggestions with a pinch of salt. I'd just order more online.

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"Pinch of salt" here being a figure of speech :-) – Sirex May 6 '11 at 11:31
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Don't forget JBweld, read an article back before 1ghz processors came out, they found JBweld did a better job than thermal paste, only one problem, it tends to be permanent. – Moab May 6 '11 at 15:08
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There was a topic on here a while ago about using toothpaste...

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@Dentrassi: Are you really good at cooking? – paradroid May 6 '11 at 11:34
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