Alienware 18 sli cable and best thermal paste

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    IXvirusI Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys i own alienware 18 with 860m sli i already bought the heatsinks for 980m and i would like to know if sli cable will be compatible with the 2 980m and what is the thermal paste should be used on the 980m and the processor. Thank you so much
     
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    Cable will work fine I would recommend a thicker paste like the Phobya NanoGrease Extreme or IC Diamond 24

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    SLI cable is the same. IC Diamond is what I use on my 980m SLI.


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    and which IC diamond 7 or IC diamond 24
     
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    They are the same, the 7 and 24 refer to the weight of the diamonds. 1.5 grams has 7 carats and 4.8 grams has 24 carats.

    I play FFXIV on Extreme settings on a 2k monitor with my 2 x 980m's and the hottest they get is 69 degrees Celsius.
     
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