Thermal Paste

[JackMDS]

I got a new Arctic Cooling Freezer.

Should I use the paste that is already on it, or clean it up and use Arctic Silver Paste.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Just use the stuff that came with it. It is MX-1 IIRC, good stuff.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Just for future reference....
The thermal paste that is shipped with the heatsinks usually is as good or betther than AS5!!!
Save your money and use the thermal paste that comes with the heatsink!!
After all it makes no sense whatsoever for a company to ship crappy thermal paste with a top tier heatsink....duhhh

 

[Salvador]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
I got a new Arctic Cooling Freezer.

Should I use the paste that is already on it, or clean it up and use Arctic Silver Paste.

I just got one of these myself and used the paste that was already on it. I usually do this when paste comes pre-applied. It seems to work fine so far.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Just for future reference....
The thermal paste that is shipped with the heatsinks usually is as good or betther than AS5!!!
Save your money and use the thermal paste that comes with the heatsink!!
After all it makes no sense whatsoever for a company to ship crappy thermal paste with a top tier heatsink....duhhh

LOL JEDIYoda, you are a very logical man (as JEDI should be).:thumbsup:

However logic is the last thing you expect from people who sell stuff in the USA.:thumbsdown:

Thanks every one for the responses.🙂

Like it make sense that when one claim that your Wireless is capable to do 300' indoor it would do better than 30':shocked:

Now if I can just figure out how to fit this monster HSF onto the Mobo.😕

 

[Noubourne]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Just for future reference....
The thermal paste that is shipped with the heatsinks usually is as good or betther than AS5!!!
Save your money and use the thermal paste that comes with the heatsink!!
After all it makes no sense whatsoever for a company to ship crappy thermal paste with a top tier heatsink....duhhh

LOL JEDIYoda, you are a very logical man (as JEDI should be).:thumbsup:

However logic is the last thing you expect from people who sell stuff in the USA.:thumbsdown:

Thanks every one for the responses.🙂

Like it make sense that when one claim that your Wireless is capable to do 300' indoor it would do better than 30':shocked:

Now if I can just figure out how to fit this monster HSF onto the Mobo.😕

I suggest duct tape.

 

[Salvador]

Now if I can just figure out how to fit this monster HSF onto the Mobo.😕

I was thinking the same thing when I first took the hs/f out of the box. 😉 It looks worse than it is for fitting it on your mobo.

FYI.. Make sure and do a practice run before you actually install it on your cpu. If I wouldn't have practiced first, I would've really been frustrated and I would've made a mess out of the thermal grease. I noticed that when I first put the hs on, it was crooked. I needed to clip the one side without the locking mechanism and slide the hs over a bit on the clip system before it would want to sit down straight over the cpu. I just left the cpu out of the socket and kept the plastic cover over the hs (and paste), while I practiced getting it on straight. If you try and clip it down cockeyed, it will go on crooked and more than likely snap your retention strap.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: Salvador

FYI.. Make sure and do a practice run before you actually install it on your cpu.

Yeah good idea, the last time I used 3rd party HSF was by using Golden orb (a twist and it is on).

Since than I always bought Retail CPUs and used the HSF that came with them took off the pad and put on AS paste.

This is the first time after years that I got an OEM CPU, and decided to try the Freezer.

Well we will see.

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Originally posted by: Noubourne

I suggest duct tape.

Since you probably use this type of solution let me help in return.😉

If you already use Duck Tape use the Gorilla Brand ((Home Depot stocks it) it really much stronger than the regular Duck tape.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Just for future reference....
The thermal paste that is shipped with the heatsinks usually is as good or betther than AS5!!!
Save your money and use the thermal paste that comes with the heatsink!!
After all it makes no sense whatsoever for a company to ship crappy thermal paste with a top tier heatsink....duhhh

LOL JEDIYoda, you are a very logical man (as JEDI should be).:thumbsup:

However logic is the last thing you expect from people who sell stuff in the USA.:thumbsdown:

Thanks every one for the responses.🙂

Like it make sense that when one claim that your Wireless is capable to do 300' indoor it would do better than 30':shocked:

Now if I can just figure out how to fit this monster HSF onto the Mobo.😕

actually its not logic...I have over 30 heatsinks and none of them shipped with a generic low quality thermal paste!!

Peace!!

 

[drakore]

Yeah usually the thermal paste shipped isn't all that great.

Some good thermal pastes are:

Shin Etsu X23-D 7783
Arctic Cooling MX-1
Arctic Silver 5

If you want the best then Collaboratory Liquid Metal FTW... however in some cases it may fuse your CPU to your HS.

The Shin Etsu stuff should perform about .5 degree less than the liquid metal and 3 degrees better than AS5. It is also non conductive.

 

[JackMDS]

So thus far we have 3 members saying that the original Paste is good and can stay.

One member suggested Duck Tape.

One member says that the original paste is not OK.

So thus far.

60% OK

40% Not OK

Hmm? 😕

 

[Salvador]

Originally posted by: drakore
Yeah usually the thermal paste shipped isn't all that great.

Some good thermal pastes are:

Shin Etsu X23-D 7783
Arctic Cooling MX-1
Arctic Silver 5

If you want the best then Collaboratory Liquid Metal FTW... however in some cases it may fuse your CPU to your HS.

The Shin Etsu stuff should perform about .5 degree less than the liquid metal and 3 degrees better than AS5. It is also non conductive.

The thermal paste that comes preinstalled is the MX-1 paste that you just recommended.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: drakore
Yeah usually the thermal paste shipped isn't all that great.

Some good thermal pastes are:

Shin Etsu X23-D 7783
Arctic Cooling MX-1
Arctic Silver 5

If you want the best then Collaboratory Liquid Metal FTW... however in some cases it may fuse your CPU to your HS.

The Shin Etsu stuff should perform about .5 degree less than the liquid metal and 3 degrees better than AS5. It is also non conductive.

Im sorry but thats just is not true of any of the top teir heatsinks....

Zalman...Scythe....Tuniq......Thernaltake...ThermalRight...Arctic Cooling series of heatsink....The CoolerMaster heatsink....
Even ASUS and companies like Gigabyte ship a high quality thermal apste with there heatsink!!

You totally Don`t know!!
As far as using Liquid metal.....that in and of itself can be used to destroy a motherboard or other parts if you are not careful with the application!!
It is a very corrosive compound that with one tiny mistake can cost you hundreds of dollars!
Definately not for the person doing there first build!!
Also the temperature difference betweb the top thermal pastes is at worst maybe 1-3....at best irs negligable!!

Peace!!