Here are some potential reasons why some socket A users are experiencing minimal(or no) results with Artic Silver.
1. InProper application thickness(this may have to be tweaked, but sometimes, a thicker layer helps).
2. Improper Heatsink clip pressure.
3. Most importantly, the very nature of Socket A temp measurement. Even in newer/compensated bios that show fairly close to peak core temp, the results are still highly compressed.
For example, the temp difference from idle to full load, on a internal diode p3 reading is about a 10-12C difference. Many(not all, and notably, not the A7v) Socket A mb's show a idle to full load difference of only 5C. It is fairly safe to assume, in these cases, that results are compressed by a factor of 2. So if you get a temp difference of 2C with AS versus the old stuff(whichever you might have had), the actual temp difference for the core would probably be around 4C(which is reasonable to expect, since AS does work extremely well in high heat situations).
Something to keep in mind when you're not getting super results with AS. You may be getting good results, but because of the temp measurement method, it may not be showing it.
Mike
1. InProper application thickness(this may have to be tweaked, but sometimes, a thicker layer helps).
2. Improper Heatsink clip pressure.
3. Most importantly, the very nature of Socket A temp measurement. Even in newer/compensated bios that show fairly close to peak core temp, the results are still highly compressed.
For example, the temp difference from idle to full load, on a internal diode p3 reading is about a 10-12C difference. Many(not all, and notably, not the A7v) Socket A mb's show a idle to full load difference of only 5C. It is fairly safe to assume, in these cases, that results are compressed by a factor of 2. So if you get a temp difference of 2C with AS versus the old stuff(whichever you might have had), the actual temp difference for the core would probably be around 4C(which is reasonable to expect, since AS does work extremely well in high heat situations).
Something to keep in mind when you're not getting super results with AS. You may be getting good results, but because of the temp measurement method, it may not be showing it.
Mike
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