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Where to get shin etsu

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Banzai042

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Ok, pretty much what it says in the topic, i'm going to be getting an xp90 soon and i want to use shin etsu thermal grease, but i'm not sure what specific formula to get, or where to get it. So pretty much, what should i get, and where should i get it?
 
Artic silver 5 has been the benchmark for as long as i can remember. You can pick up a tube of it at newegg.com for about 8 bucks plus shipping. works as good if not better than shin estu.
 
I know you can get a Shin-Etsu pad from Sidewinder. I'll look around for the grease...maybe some1 will chime in and tell you.
 
The 2 are so close in performance....what mirano said is probably your easiest ticket.
 
I was thinking about AS5, but i'm worried about the fact that it can form a physical bond between the proc and the HSF, and the fact that i've heard that it can slowly break down over time. How long can AS5 be depended on, because i'm hoping for something that will be able to last for 2 years minimum without reapplication.
 
The company that makes the AMD OEM HSFs ( http://www.ajigo.com ) was selling the Shin Etsu pads (gray) but I think they have switched to selling the Honeywell pads (pink) - either would work fine on the exposed die style cpus. If you're talking the heat spreader type PSU like the A-64, then you want grease.

http://www.svc.com sells Shin Etsu packaged by CM (CoolerMaster). They are the PTK-001 number from CM. ShinEtsu usually doesn't package their stuff for small-quantity retail sale, so that is about the only way to get it in small quantities (unless you want to buy a LARGE tube (10 grams or so). I'm not sure if PTK-002 is Shin Etsu as the specs don't exactly match any on the S-E site. Though CM could have had a special recipe made for them as the original S-E stuff is more difficult to use than AS5. It looks like the 002 is less viscous than 001 so it should be easier to apply.

.bh.
 
Hmm, which compound should i get? I've heard of one specific formula, but i don't remember what it is, and i am looking for it for a heatspreader CPU, (3400+ newcastle).
 
If there is something about AS5 that you don't like, then try AS Ceramique or the CM PTK-002. The real-world difference between these is a degree or two of average temperature. The next stuff I'm going to try is either Ceramique or the PTK-002 - as far as I can tell they are just about the same as far as the filler material (ceramic particles). AS and the other stuff have different bases (silicone and poly-synthetic, whatever the heck that is).
. I might give the advantage to the AS Ceramique as it can be had with free shipping from svc and jab-tech...

.bh.
 
As i said before, my main problem with AS and probably even more so with Ceramique is that there is a physical bond formed between the proc and the HSF, which i do not want at all.
 
The AS Ceramique does set up a bit after hundreds of hours of use but it is not like it becomes difficult to remove at all. The slightest twist and off it comes. But if you don't mind paying $6. for a gram plus shipping, the link mdubrow posted has it for you. The G751 listed is S-Es most thermally efficient compound. But like I said, it is more difficult to apply than almost anything else available. Well I may be wrong, It looks like that 7783 stuff on that site might be even better at 6W/mK and $8. per gram... choke - choke. But I found nothing like it on the Shin Etsu site...

Here is another link that may be helpful to you:
shin etsu

. This site mentions that the G751 stuff actually performed better than the 7783 in a TIM comparo (also linked from the above) even though 7783's specs are superior. But as I mentioned before, ALL the S-E and AS products seem to group within a degree or so of each other - IOW, no significant difference in real-world performance. I'd still probably go with the AS Ceramique for ease of application and cost. I don't read Norsk so I can't tell if ease of application was even considered.

Here is the SE guy in the FS/T section : S-E Guy
. He has the best price that I've seen on S-E. Apparently the 7783 has an evaporative component (thinner) to ease application - therefore it will also generate an adhesion during the setting up process. The 751 stuff has no evaporative component, is harder to apply but will fill larger flaws in the mating surfaces better than the new stuff. But I can still get lots more Ceramique for less money... 2.5g for $4.00 shipped from http://www.jab-tech.com !!!

.bh.
 
Originally posted by: Banzai042
I was thinking about AS5, but i'm worried about the fact that it can form a physical bond between the proc and the HSF, and the fact that i've heard that it can slowly break down over time. How long can AS5 be depended on, because i'm hoping for something that will be able to last for 2 years minimum without reapplication.
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? You mean a bond with an Athlon 64? Dude, I thought the core was covered (unlike the socket A). Where's the danger?
 
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