Arctic I/II compound

[webart]

I have bought a system (1.4Athlon, SuperORB HSF) and it already has some white compound between the CPU and Heatsink (I asked them to put it there). My cpu temp is idling at 46-48C. I would like to get some arctic i/ii compound.

(1) Will this arctic i/ii compound make a big differenece, ive heard it can?

(2) Which Arctic Compound Arctic I or Arctic II?

(3) If i get the Arctic compound, do i just put it on top of the white compound? Or should I remove the white compound? If I have to remove the White Compound whats the safest way to do it w/o damaging the cpu?

 

[Electric Amish]

Some say it will make a few degrees difference, some say it doesn't.

If you do get it, get the Arctic Silver II.

BY ALL MEANS, REMOVE the white stuff. Carbuerator cleaner works really well...

amish

 

[Garet Jax]

webart,

Here are some directions for using Arctic Silver II.

Just to re-emphasize Electric Amish's point, you absolutely should remove the existing white compound before applying the AS II. Refer to the link for advice in removing the compound.

 

[Quad]

best method for applying arctic silver is:

put HALF a pea sized amount on the die

spread it around with your finger in a plastic sandwich bag.
this way it spreads evenly and thin