In The End...

Guys, a lesson here. DO NOT USE EPOXY!

Because of epoxy, my board is dead. DEAD!

It all happened when I decided to sell my NF7-S motherboard. I then attempted to remove my MOSFET heat sinks and this is what happened....

The MOSFET is destroyed!

Here is a better picture of the dead MOSFET.

Gone case...

I only used Arctic Silver thermal epoxy because I never thought of selling my motherboard! %$#@*&@!!!

NO MORE EPOXY FOR MEEEEEE!

Learn this lesson well, guys.... do NOT use epoxy to glue your MOSFET heat sinks unless you want them there PERMANENTLY!

So What Should I Use?

If you use the Arctic Silver thermal epoxy alone, the resulting bond is VERY strong, as you can see. That is not a problem if you are not planning to remove the heat sinks EVER. Of course, gluing heat sinks to the MOSFETs will pretty much void your motherboard's warranty anyway.

But if you plan to remove the heat sinks later, you can reduce the bond strength by mixing some normal Arctic Silver thermal paste to the thermal epoxy. The more thermal paste you add, the less adhesive the resulting mix becomes. You should have no problem removing your MOSFET heat sinks with the appropriate thermal paste-epoxy mixture.

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