AMD XP 2500 barton Stock HS/F advice etc

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: leeperpsu

Originally posted by: Jeff7181
I still don't believe in any "burn in period." =)

so you don't think that the thermal grease settles after being heated up for a while, thus causing slight...slight heat drops. i've had it happen with my chip. think about it theres got to be little air pockets when you first install your heatsink. i think when you heat up your core real good the first time the grease settles and the air pockets go away thus causing better contact

That's not what he's talking about. Although I've never experienced temperature drops when using AS3 after 200 hours or so many hot/cold cycles. Maybe if you apply it correctly to begin with the "break-in period" of thermal compound is non existant?

 

[pspada]

I think you are correct, the 200 hour "burn in" is for the folks who slather it on, using the principal that "more is better". It'll take some time for too much to squeeze out, then you get the final performance - what you might have gotten at the time when first applied, if applied correctly.