Heat transfer paste

Sorry can't help you there mate. I was told a while ago that thermal paste was a dying product and I believed this until I saw my new dual core amd also has thermal paste so now I just don't know.

But also enquire about a thermal pad, I have also been told they work just as well....but make sure first :)
 
use toothpaste, or marmite...until you can find the proper stuff
 
Thermal pad is definitely not better than thermal paste!

You should be able to buy it from most online shops. A lot of computer shops don't stock it to sell to the public, so they can charge you to install the heat sink.
 
I have some Arctic Silver I bought a while ago and never used. Yours for free if you want it and can collect after hours in Centurion.
 
Most heat sinks come with a thermal pad or a little sache of thermal paste. Now these can only be used once, so if you want to sell your cpu and get a new one or swap it or something you will need some more thermal paste. So you will need more as soon as you take off your heatsink!
 
bullfrog said:
Most heat sinks come with a thermal pad or a little sache of thermal paste. Now these can only be used once, so if you want to sell your cpu and get a new one or swap it or something you will need some more thermal paste. So you will need more as soon as you take off your heatsink!
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and using AS5 is much more effective than that wax stuff on stock CPU coolers, temps are usually bout 1-2 degrees lower, at least form my experience.
 
nGAGEd55 said:
and using AS5 is much more effective than that wax stuff on stock CPU coolers, temps are usually bout 1-2 degrees lower, at least form my experience.
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Exactly!

That isn't so much of an issue for some cpu's though as they run really cool at stock. But it's always better if you overclock or have a hot running cpu.
 
There is a huge difference on hot cpu's. I have dropped over 9 degrees off a P-D 940 just by using Artic Silver instead of the stuff that comes on the heatsink normally. That is quite a bit if u ask me.

Cyberdyne distributes Artic Silver products. Havent used anything else since I bought my first tube of Artic Silver II.
 
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