sven falempin [sven.falem...@gmail.com] wrote: > > would a bit of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_grease help ? > > <, air being approximately 8000 times less efficient at conducting > heat than, for example, aluminum (a common heatsink material) > >
That's what the thermal pads are for. Going from 6W/mK to 17W/mK will conduct more heat to the sink, but the sink might need to be larger for some situations. Also even pressure around the pads is going to be critical as the box's designer says.
