Installing CPU!

[14k]

...because "The underside of the retail AMD heatsink has a square patch of high-quality thermal grease"

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: 14k
...because "The underside of the retail AMD heatsink has a square patch of high-quality thermal grease"

I prefer Arctic Silver 5.

 

[thescreensavers]

i used the stuff in the heatsink it does not void your warrentty

 

[arcenite]

this day and age who gives a f!ck what kind of paste you use.. as long as it is paste... everything else is just hype

 

[imported_rod]

I don't think AS5 viods your warranty, but i still used the thermal pad on the HSF. You know it's the right amount, and it requires no effort.

Just make sure that it is on there b4 you install the HSF. It would be really embarassing if you installed it and there wasn't a thermal pad... Not to mention, very expensive.

RoD

 

[Arkane13131]

Originally posted by: arcenite
this day and age who gives a f!ck what kind of paste you use.. as long as it is paste... everything else is just hype

i disagree completly. arctic silver5 did not develope such huge "hype" by being exactly the same as everything else.

when thermal paste can lower your temps from 2C-->15C over stock thermal paste..its definatly worth the 7$

 

[Navid]

Another problem with the paste that comes on the retail sink is that it is too much.

As a result, if some day you want to remove the sink for whatever reason, you may pull the CPU off the socket! That can happen more likely if there is too much paste.

Things get worse if you attempt to remove the CPU cold.

Always warm up the CPU just before attempting to remove the sink. You can do that by running a CPU intensive application like prim95 for 10 minutes.

Always use the right amount of thermal paste. To little is not good. Neither is too much.


Some CPUs come with thermal pad instead of paste. Those are horrible when time comes to remove the sink. They are even worse than having too much paste. They have a paraffin-based substance in them that acts like glue when it cools down!

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: thescreensavers
i used the stuff in the heatsink it does not void your warrentty

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Tec...ces/0,,30_182_867_2139%5E11125,00.html

It doesnt say anything about the paste you use but you must use the heatsink provided.

This Limited Warranty shall be null and void if the AMD microprocessor which is the subject of this Limited Warranty is used with any heatsink/fan other than the one provided herewith.

Any paste should be fine as long as you use the AMD heatsink the warranty should be good.

 

[Trey22]

Originally posted by: Navid
As a result, if some day you want to remove the sink for whatever reason, you may pull the CPU off the socket! That can happen more likely if there is too much paste.

Things get worse if you attempt to remove the CPU cold.

That just happened to me last week. Ended up w/ a bent pin, but nothing that couldn't be straightened out.

Always warm up the CPU just before attempting to remove the sink. You can do that by running a CPU intensive application like prim95 for 10 minutes.

Duh...

 

[Boyo]

So how do you get the paste off of the new AMD HSF? Another question-how much is too much and how little is too little??? I'm going to be putting my rig together soon, and I think I should probably know that stuff. Doncha think?

 

[14k]

I'm building my first PC. As long as I'm not missing a step by taking the cpu and heatsink out of it's retail box and putting it straight onto the motherboard I'm happy.

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: Trey22

Duh...

A hair blow dryer works as well if the motherboard is not installed.

 

[Navid]

Originally posted by: Boyo
So how do you get the paste off of the new AMD HSF? Another question-how much is too much and how little is too little??? I'm going to be putting my rig together soon, and I think I should probably know that stuff. Doncha think?

If you decide to clean the sink, you can use 91% alcohol that you can get from Eckerd. Use a piece of lint-free material for the application.

If you use Arctic Silver 5, you should follow their instructions for how much to use and how to do it.

 

[NaOH]

I always use AS5 for all my builds. I guess it's a placebo effect but I have it and I might as well use it all if I paid $7 bucks for it. Just put a blob in the center of the CPU and place HSF on top. Done.

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: Boyo
So how do you get the paste off of the new AMD HSF? Another question-how much is too much and how little is too little??? I'm going to be putting my rig together soon, and I think I should probably know that stuff. Doncha think?

look at this picture http://www.arcticsilver.com/images/p4_cmq_dabapply.jpg

it's actualy a p4 in that pic but you put the same amount on a A64.

 

[Boyo]

I have Artic Silver 5 on the list.....Thanks for the pics and other advice.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: 14k
I'm building my first PC. As long as I'm not missing a step by taking the cpu and heatsink out of it's retail box and putting it straight onto the motherboard I'm happy.

there may be a piece of thin plastic on the hsf coverint the pad. it usually has colored tab on it. you need to remove that before slapping it on the cpu.

edit -> i just looked at my stock unused opty144 hsf and they have changed this to a large plastic base, so you can't miss it, but the older items covered/protected the thermal compound differently than this current hsf.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: arcenite
this day and age who gives a f!ck what kind of paste you use.. as long as it is paste... everything else is just hype

Well stated!!!
For every person who swears by AS5 there is somebody who has used it and doesn`t think much of it!

I like what somebody else in this thread stated--

this day and age who gives a what kind of paste you use.. as long as it is paste... everything else is just hype

I always use AS5 for all my builds. I guess it's a placebo effect but I have it and I might as well use it all if I paid $7 bucks for it. Just put a blob in the center of the CPU and place HSF on top. Done.

Well said!!

Correct me if I am wrong, plz.

i disagree completly. arctic silver5 did not develope such huge "hype" by being exactly the same as everything else.

when thermal paste can lower your temps from 2C-->15C over stock thermal paste..its definatly worth the 7$

15c temp difference?? links plz....thank you!!

 

[Navid]

There are lots of reviews on the web that you can search for and see that Arctic Silver is better.
This is one example. Look at the charts at the bottom of the page.

How much better? A few degrees. You may not care for just a few degrees. That's fine.

If you overclock, every little bit helps! There is no huge price difference. So, why not?