Arctic MX-4 shouldn't dry up as fast as you'd think, as long as there's full contact to the heatsink and avoiding any air exposure.  The correct thickness of the thermal pads is 1mm for the vram and mosfets then 1.5mm for the vrm.  I've had to find o...

I just finished doing the thermal paste and pads replacement plus the fan mod.  The correct thickness is 1mm for VRAM and MOSFETS, 1.5mm for the VRM and I used Arctic MX-4 on the CPU and GPU.  

I have this system and scoured the internet for answers but not having success.  Through a little bit of trial and error of my own I've managed to find the correct thermal pad thickness.  For the VRAM chips and MOSFETS that are at similar heights- it...