Arctic Silver 5

[domsq]

Hey guys

I've heard about how well AS5 is supposed to work... but my question is would it be worth getting some to replace the Shin Etsu I have on my CPU currently? Would I notice any marked improvements in temps?

I have an Athlon64 3200+ (Newcastle @ stock speed) with a Gigabyte 3D Cooler Pro.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: domsq
Hey guys

I've heard about how well AS5 is supposed to work... but my question is would it be worth getting some to replace the Shin Etsu I have on my CPU currently? Would I notice any marked improvements in temps?

I have an Athlon64 3200+ (Newcastle @ stock speed) with a Gigabyte 3D Cooler Pro.

All things being equal (i.e., all applied properely)- No.

 

[MDE]

Shin Etsu is good stuff, leave it on there.

 

[Penoir]

Is Shin Etsu the what comes with the A64 stock heat sink? I thought it was a pad. Is it already on there or do you squeeze it on yourself? And does it void the warranty to use something else?

 

[mickles]

It indeed uses a pad... and yes it voids the warranty if you use second party heatsink material as far as I am concerned.