CPU Thermal Paste

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Peder

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Lets start with a history then we go on to what i need.

Well my first CPU fan randomly just lost a blade(it started tearing, donno if it was overuse or what)

Then i bought a Coolermaster CPU fan and after about 3 days of use a wire managed to get stuck into one of the blades so the blade came flying off, thereby causing the computer to rattle profusely (but at least it cooled the computer) so i ran it like that for 3 months until i lost my temper and decided that i need a new fan.

So i bought a new fan but as is per normal at these frikkin computer shops they didn't give me any thermal compound and i forgot to get some so i used the thermal compound that was left over on the CPU (which is obvously too little because once the processor has to work a bit hard the CPU reaches 70C and sticks around there) ( when idle it runs at 48C which i found is not too bad, apparently)

So now to my problem...

What compound is the best to get? I have had my eye on the Arctic silver compound for a while but is it worth it?

Its going to cost me as much as a cpu fan costed me so i am a bit peeved as i though yipee this is the last bit of money i am going to be spending on my pc for a while till i realised i don't have anymore compound.

Any help would be appreciated
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You can get any type other than that Shin Etsu rubbish. Make sure it has silver particles for heat dissipation. I found some stuff the other day for R55 called something or other diamond. Worked brilliantly on the Q6700 and Q9300. Bought it at a PC shop in Parklands called Bayside Computers, why don't you give them a call for the name?
 
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JUGGY said:
You can get any type other than that Shin Etsu rubbish. Make sure it has silver particles for heat dissipation. I found some stuff the other day for R55 called something or other diamond. Worked brilliantly on the Q6700 and Q9300. Bought it at a PC shop in Parklands called Bayside Computers, why don't you give them a call for the name?
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yeah i will then do that i just want to make sure i am not going to spend money again on something i am going to have to spend more money on...

Is it normal for newer Intel CPU fans not to come with paste?
 
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Peder said:
yeah i will then do that i just want to make sure i am not going to spend money again on something i am going to have to spend more money on...

Is it normal for newer Intel CPU fans not to come with paste?
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A lot of aftermarket coolers might come with thermal grease, normally the OEM one that comes with the CPU will have thermal grease spread on it already.

So the answer is sometimes they do sometimes they don't.
 
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I have *Artic Silver* Not 100% sure what it's called, but be prepaired to pay about R 100 for a very very very small tube :eek:
 
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Pitbull said:
I have *Artic Silver* Not 100% sure what it's called, but be prepaired to pay about R 100 for a very very very small tube :eek:
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yeah i'm going to be paying R120 for the tube... apparently it can cover almost 10 CPU's...
 
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Peder said:
yeah i'm going to be paying R120 for the tube... apparently it can cover almost 10 CPU's...
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I bought mine to try and keep my old GFX card (dud) i bought cool. And the tube was in my drawer. I'm glad I bought it though cos I needed it when I assebled my new Mobo on Saturday. Just put on a small bit in the middle, the pressure will push it all over the CPU. If you apply too much, your in for a massive mess. ;) I know, I did that to the old GFX card :D
 
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I just buy Unick thermal compound, its white in colour and seems to do the job. (Only R30 for a tube around double the size of your thumb)

I don't have the money to waste on expensive thermal compound.
 
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JUGGY said:
10 is a bit optimistic I think 5 or 6 maybe.
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but still if its 6 then its R20 a cover which is actually not that bad considering...

Looks like i'll goto a pc shop then and find out if they have any otherwise its off to sybaritic...
 
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Arctic Silver is what everyone of the people in the know have told me to use. I put on and I still need to test it to be sure, but from the numbers they quoted me it is a good couple 'C low temps. But if you aren't going to overclock, I guess you could use any old stuff and be happy with stock coolers, its fine to go with the cheaper options.
 
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dracolusus said:
Yeah, its good. My friend bought some, said it was decent and easy to apply with that little brush attached to the lid
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i saw that you have a arctic cooler... if i had known this was going to cost me into the R300 i would have got one of those...
 
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best thermal paste to get is Artic Silver 5 they cost around R100-R120 a tube and I've used it over 10 times on various CPU's... to clean use some Surgical alcohol and apply a dot on the corner of the CPU then spread with a cleaned "credit card"


bought mine from:

www.cyberdyne.co.za
 
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You don't need to spreed it over the whole CPU. If you look at the instructions for Arctic Siver 5 (AS5), they recommend a "rice grain" thickness stipe only about 2/3 of the length of the steel cover. It then spreads evenly when the heatsink is clamped to the CPU. If you look at a picture of an Intel Dual Core CPU chip with the steel cover removed, then you would understand why it doesn't need to be spread all over, because the CPU core is quite a bit smaller than the steel cover over it.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/ins_route_step2intelas5.html
 
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I use Cooler Master Nano Fusion, cost about R50 and done about 10 PCs with it.

Remember to only use a blob about the size of a rice grain.
 
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JUGGY said:
You can get any type other than that Shin Etsu rubbish. Make sure it has silver particles for heat dissipation. I found some stuff the other day for R55 called something or other diamond. Worked brilliantly on the Q6700 and Q9300. Bought it at a PC shop in Parklands called Bayside Computers, why don't you give them a call for the name?
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Thats the Jetart diamond nano or something...been wanting to try it out coz I read a review and its slightly better than artic silver 5 which is almost 4 times the price...I think...

wanna buy some for me Juggy? :p
 
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Any shops in CPT - southern suburbs pref. - that stock thermal paste (pref. arctic silver)? Just phoned Incredible and none of their stores stock it :(.

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