Ceramique Better than AS5?

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Pollock

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Well you should use even less than that rice sized amount. Also spread it around evenly with your finger instead of the HS as when the heatsink is shoved down some could be pushed off of the core and you could have an uneven contact as well.

AS5 is supposed to be better (though slightly) than ceramique.

-Kevin

Using your finger isn't a very good idea. Dead skin cells fall off and hamper heat transfer (or so says Arctic Silver).

Not to mention your body oils contaminating it.

 

[Thor86]

Never used Ceramique, but this tube of AS5 is a pita to work with. Glad I am almost running out of this stuff as I will most likely try Ceramique next round.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Originally posted by: Pollock

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Well you should use even less than that rice sized amount. Also spread it around evenly with your finger instead of the HS as when the heatsink is shoved down some could be pushed off of the core and you could have an uneven contact as well.

AS5 is supposed to be better (though slightly) than ceramique.

-Kevin

Using your finger isn't a very good idea. Dead skin cells fall off and hamper heat transfer (or so says Arctic Silver).

Not to mention your body oils contaminating it.

Nah i meant in a plastic bag. Sorry for not making that clear. I always order TIM with other stuff and it just. Put finger in a ziplock bag and smear it around taking any chunks or excess off.

-Kevin

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: RalfHutter
Arctic Silver claims AS5 needs 50-200 hours to fully break in. Run your system 24/7 for a while and see what happens to your temps.

That 50-200 hours cure time includes hot and cold cycles. So to make the process faster, turn your machine off now and then.

 

[pelikan]

There are two reasons to follow the AS instructions for application on a cpu with a heatspreader (putting a small dab in the middle and letting the heatsink pressure spread it):

1. Less chance of air bubbles.

2. Heatspreaders are often slightly concave, so that the center is lower than the edges.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: Pollock

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Well you should use even less than that rice sized amount. Also spread it around evenly with your finger instead of the HS as when the heatsink is shoved down some could be pushed off of the core and you could have an uneven contact as well.

AS5 is supposed to be better (though slightly) than ceramique.

-Kevin

Using your finger isn't a very good idea. Dead skin cells fall off and hamper heat transfer (or so says Arctic Silver).

Cut the end off of a plastic sandwich bag, works fine.

 

[Pohemi]

I used to use AS5. When I needed to restock, I did a little research first. I ended up going for the Ceramique because it was neither conductive nor capacitive (AS5 is slightly capacitive). It seems to cool just as well as the AS5 did, and I think it's a little easier to clean up. :thumbsup:

 

[Tiamat]

Ive always stuck with ceramique because it is so much easier to clean off of your chip, and you.