Arctic Silver 5 Guide

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: ianmills
What if your heatsink isn't very flat on the bottom? do you still not apply as5 to the base at the heatsink?

I have a ninja scythe and you can literally use the bottom to sand dowm your nails. (nails - the things on the end of your fingers). I used a ton of TIM to fill in all the grooves on the heatsink base. I went over it with a razor blade after to remove all the excess, but not very much of it came off, most of it was in the grooves.

If I had only applied a thin layer to the processor top, I think it would be unlikely it would fill up the grooves.

Any suggestion?

Lap the HS?

 

[WLDock]

I think the main thing is not to use too much or too little for your given application. A half grain of rice size is enough for most apps. I really don't think it makes a big difference to spread it or use the "plop, drop, and twist" method. Have done both and cooling seems the same and the compound seems to spread the same both ways.

With todays great coolers (Zalman CNPS9500 , Big Typhoon, etc.) this is not a big issue.

 

[Pens1566]

Probably a good idea to stick to what the company that produces the product recommends. Not like they're the experts or anything.