Ok, so I've had the pleasure of benchmarking a bunch of dual core chips this weekend, I'd like to post some instructions for lowering your temperatures 2-3^C by simply cleaning your chip and reapplying AS5 per these instructions.
As most of you already know the manufacturer directions for applying AS5 are decent, at best. Rotating your heatsink just isn't practical for some heatsinks- nor does it provide you with the maximum thermal transfer. With practice, I?ve managed to apply AS5 in such a fashion that I noticed an immediate 2-3^C drop in temperature during both idle and load!
Removing AS5 / Thermal Paste: Ok, first thing is first. Time to pull off that heatsink and get to work! After removing your heatsink you will need two things. First is a 91% or higher concentration of isopropyl alcohol. Second is a 100% cotton ?circle.? These are about 1 inch in diameter and flat. I prefer these because they don?t fall apart and leave cotton residue. Chances are the lady in your life has these and uses them to remove makeup. Apply a moderate amount of the rubbing alcohol to the swab and in a circular motion buff out the existing thermal grease from the processor and heatsink. You may use a clean swab to dry the extra liquid, but it will evaporate in seconds.
Applying AS5: Start by placing a TINY dab of AS5 in the center of the processor. TINY is the keyword here. Then, wrap a clean sheet of saran wrap over your finger making sure you don?t touch the side that you will use to touch the processor. Then, gently start spreading the AS5 over the top of the chip. After you have the whole chip gently ?glazed? it is time to remove as much excess and clumping as possible.
Final Steps: This is the most important part and also the most difficult to explain, so let me try to make it as simple as possible. After the AS5 is covering the whole chip, you need to make it even throughout.
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[1 2 3 4]
[1 2 3 4]
Start by placing your finger (in saran wrap) at the top of the one position and slide down, then 2, then 3, then 4. The amount of times you need to do this will vary depending on the width of your finger.
Now left to right!
TOP___
[1 1 1 1]
[2 2 2 2]
[3 3 3 3]
By now it should be looking very even. It should look more like a faint haze than a paste. If it does not, take a fresh piece of saran and repeat the final steps, each time you do this the extra AS5 will stick to the saran and it will even out more!
Now, try to attach your heatsink as carefully as possible and check those temps!
Good luck!
As most of you already know the manufacturer directions for applying AS5 are decent, at best. Rotating your heatsink just isn't practical for some heatsinks- nor does it provide you with the maximum thermal transfer. With practice, I?ve managed to apply AS5 in such a fashion that I noticed an immediate 2-3^C drop in temperature during both idle and load!
Removing AS5 / Thermal Paste: Ok, first thing is first. Time to pull off that heatsink and get to work! After removing your heatsink you will need two things. First is a 91% or higher concentration of isopropyl alcohol. Second is a 100% cotton ?circle.? These are about 1 inch in diameter and flat. I prefer these because they don?t fall apart and leave cotton residue. Chances are the lady in your life has these and uses them to remove makeup. Apply a moderate amount of the rubbing alcohol to the swab and in a circular motion buff out the existing thermal grease from the processor and heatsink. You may use a clean swab to dry the extra liquid, but it will evaporate in seconds.
Applying AS5: Start by placing a TINY dab of AS5 in the center of the processor. TINY is the keyword here. Then, wrap a clean sheet of saran wrap over your finger making sure you don?t touch the side that you will use to touch the processor. Then, gently start spreading the AS5 over the top of the chip. After you have the whole chip gently ?glazed? it is time to remove as much excess and clumping as possible.
Final Steps: This is the most important part and also the most difficult to explain, so let me try to make it as simple as possible. After the AS5 is covering the whole chip, you need to make it even throughout.
TOP___
[1 2 3 4]
[1 2 3 4]
[1 2 3 4]
Start by placing your finger (in saran wrap) at the top of the one position and slide down, then 2, then 3, then 4. The amount of times you need to do this will vary depending on the width of your finger.
Now left to right!
TOP___
[1 1 1 1]
[2 2 2 2]
[3 3 3 3]
By now it should be looking very even. It should look more like a faint haze than a paste. If it does not, take a fresh piece of saran and repeat the final steps, each time you do this the extra AS5 will stick to the saran and it will even out more!
Now, try to attach your heatsink as carefully as possible and check those temps!
Good luck!
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