Arctic Silver 5 - a BS!

CyberGhost

i got it, i applied it, it doens't do anything better! the temps are still the same, and i did exactly as the manual said, and waited couple of days before it broke in

if you think of getting any "special" thermal pastes don't waste your money!

jonhate

how much did you pay for it?

CyberGhost

i don't remember exactly something about 6 pounds

jonhate

i seen that stuff for 25 euros.:eek:

CyberGhost

sorry i made a mistake they cost £5.29 each

http://www.pclincs.co.uk/acatalog/PCLincs_Online_Store_Thermal_Compounds__Tape___Chemical_Products_19.html

2 of them and + the delivery cost me 25 euros

MadKevo

What did you have before - thermal tape that may have come with HSF? or another thermal paste e.g. an "older version" of Arctic Silver? If the latter is the case I would not expect much of a change.
Just out of interest what processor do you have, your temperatures and cooling setup?
/MK

Sir Random

Well, I just switched to Antec Reference silver paste (99.9% micronised silver) and there's quite a difference (esp Load temps).
I lapped the cpu & hs, then firmly rubbed some compound into each (lots of elbow grease). After wiping away any excess, there was a thin sticky film on each surface:


I just refitted the HS without any extra paste and Idle temps are down 2-3c, Load temps are down 7c
(My idle temps were actually 5c lower this morning!! but that's before heating kicked in)

All in all, I'm very pleased with the results (I didn't expect that much change)

CyberGhost

it a standard thermal paste on, i wiped it off, and applied the AS5

i have 3.06 GHz laptop


the temps are around 38-42 on dynamic switching, after AS it's like 36-39 but damn that's little!