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No Paste
Name: Rob Date: December 2, 2003 at 16:43:21 Pacific OS: xp pro CPU/Ram: amd 1500 512 ddr
Comment:
I have a Mirrored Copper heatsink and had basic thermal paste.My temps were 50-54C I just tried vasilene and they went down to 48-53 then I figured why not try none and they went even lower 44-47 so I am stumped should I try silver or keep it with none after each test I cleand it to a reflective shine... My cpu is a 1500+ with 162 fsb 10X mul and a msi k7n2 motherboard..
Name: justin_b31 Date: December 2, 2003 at 17:02:14 Pacific
Reply:
on 'perfectly' plane surfaces, like your mirrored finish- arctic silver actually claims thermal compound can reduce the thermal transer ability...you can try A.S. but i guess you can consider yourself lucky??
Look at the white papers on arctic silvers web site.
I personally wouldn't run without some type of thermal compound.
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Response Number 2
Name: Rob Date: December 2, 2003 at 17:11:32 Pacific
Summary: It is true that the thermal paste takes a while to "work in", in some cases up to a week or more. But this will only drop the temps 4 degrees (at best). Where did you get the paste from and is it new?...
Summary: If all you changed was only the heatsink and fan, and the unit was running perfectly before, that's got to be your problem. Check application of thermal paste, make sure the h/sink is sitting evenly o...
Summary: 1. you MUST have some sort of thermal transfer material between the CPU & heatsink. Most heatsinks come with a thermal pad preinstalled...if this is what you have, no paste is necessary. If you're sur...
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FSB speed for my cpu ?
