Hi guys,
I'm a bit of a TIM application newbie. At the weekend I repasted my laptop cpu (4700MQ). Used Vodka to clean it up as I couldn't find anything else, and some artic MX-2 I found at PC world.
Great spread, good coverage 15c lower temps at idle and about the same at load.
Was given some MX-4 and me being me, couldn't leave things alone. I've got some Isopropyl alcohol to clean things up now, and did to clean/re applications last night. Both times I was getting idle temps about 20c higher and under load, the cpu hit TDP before getting any higher than 80c and pushing the multiplier down to base frequency.
Bit of a disaster. Starting to wonder if the MX-2 just spreads better but it shouldn't do. Have been using the line down the middle method. Wonder if a bit of overconfidence has got me to put too much on (mx-2 application could see the chip under the TIM, other times with MX-4 couldn't) or whether the heatsink screws just can't spread the MX-4 as well?
Going to try one last time with the MX-4 tonight with absolute minimal application, otherwise I'm going back to the MX-2...
I'm a bit of a TIM application newbie. At the weekend I repasted my laptop cpu (4700MQ). Used Vodka to clean it up as I couldn't find anything else, and some artic MX-2 I found at PC world.
Great spread, good coverage 15c lower temps at idle and about the same at load.
Was given some MX-4 and me being me, couldn't leave things alone. I've got some Isopropyl alcohol to clean things up now, and did to clean/re applications last night. Both times I was getting idle temps about 20c higher and under load, the cpu hit TDP before getting any higher than 80c and pushing the multiplier down to base frequency.
Bit of a disaster. Starting to wonder if the MX-2 just spreads better but it shouldn't do. Have been using the line down the middle method. Wonder if a bit of overconfidence has got me to put too much on (mx-2 application could see the chip under the TIM, other times with MX-4 couldn't) or whether the heatsink screws just can't spread the MX-4 as well?
Going to try one last time with the MX-4 tonight with absolute minimal application, otherwise I'm going back to the MX-2...
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