Is it okay to replace the pink paste on VRAMs with normal thermal paste? Nitro 5 AN515-54

11ChaosTheory11

My laptop has a pink paste on top of the VRAMs (in the figure below). I was told to replace it with K5 Pro since it's been more than 2 years since I got the device. Unfortunately, K5 Pro isn't available where I live and I don't know what thickness of thermal pads to use. So is it okay to use a normal thermal paste like Arctic MX4 on top of the VRAMs as well as the CPU/GPU?

StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/676959/is-it-okay-to-replace-the-pink-paste-on-vrams-with-normal-thermal-paste-nitro-5-an515-54

No, only use thermal padsor thermal K5 pads paste and apply the sme gauge as what Acer uses as using normal cpu/gpu the thermal paste is too thin and it will spread out and you wont have an effective thermal solution and it won't work. Measure theliquid paste pads that you have and buy the sameeither normal pads or liquid paste pads and replace this the to the same thickness of the pads as your laptop has.