Is ArticSilver II garbage?

[RossGr]

I bought tube of ASII from Frys a few weeks ago and have been using it on my 1.2Ghz Tbird with the retail HS/fan from a 1.4Ghz box. I have noted that my temps would start out in around 43-45C range at idle and perhaps 50 under load, then slowly over a period of days my idle temp would start to climb till I would be seeing 47! The first time this occured I pullled the HS/fan and reapplied ASII, same thing over agian. This time I noted that my HS may have been riding on one of the Shuttle AK31s chipset fan screws. I filed the edge of the HS to ensure there was no contact then reapplied ASII. A week later the pattern repeated itself inaddtion the system required multible efforts to get a POST. This afternoon I pulled the HS/fan then carefully with rubbing alchol and q tips removed every trace of ASII from my processor. This time I have applied Radio Shack thermal compound. My processor is now at 43C the lowest I have seen it for weeks.

Why am I getting such poor performance from the ASII?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

how are you applying it?

how did you remove the original thermal pad?


Mike

 

[Bagheera]

mm... have you read the instructions at ArcticSilver's site? It says that in the first 2 days or so the temperature will not go down drasticaly. It takes a while for the particles to maximize in positions. Also, how did you apply the ACII? You didn't use your fingers, did you?

 

[RossGr]

Well since my temp is still at 42C with Radio shack it must say something about cleaning off the pad!

I would not mind the temp not going down but it was going up!

I spread it thin with the edge of CC. no did not touch the goop (willingly)

 

[Mikewarrior2]

did you not clean off the pad before applying AS2?



Mike