Arctic Silver Thermal Paste

[adreen]

http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=003062&cid=FN.687
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=003060&cid=FN.687
What's the diff? Which one is better for use with an Opteron 165 dual core?
I'll be OCing a little.
Do I just apply it on the CPU and put the HSF over it? I've actually never used any thermal paste b4.
Be nice.

 

[luminaris]

The arctic silver 5 IMO is the better choice. Arctic silver recommends you put a small bead of it in the center of the die and drop the HSF right on top of it. That's the way I do it and it works well. Others do it differently and may get better results.

 

[adreen]

well I'll be using the thermal paste on a Opteron 165 with a Zalman CNPS9500LED heatsink! Which one of the two on the top should I buy?

 

[luminaris]

Use the Arctic Silver 5 which is the second choice in your first post. You can't go wrong with using that.

 

[chuckshissle]

Artic Silver 5 is the bomb. I even put some in my 7800 GTX and notice temps around 5c lower. It's only $6 for a small syringe applicator. Make sure to clean out the old thermal paste and clean the cpu surface before application.

 

[adreen]

awesome, sounds like i'll be going for the Arctic Silver 5 compound! I'll probably end up putting some on my GPU too haha thanx for the info. i'm actually getting people to assemble it for free from my supplier, so hopefully they put everything in its place before i get it.
if they don't, i need to get the material cleaner/purifier to remove existing paste?
i've had bad experiences with first hand comp fixer uppers.

 

[luminaris]

If they don't apply arctic silver, you will need to remove the thermal paste that's there, you can use rubbing alcohol to remove it from the HSF and the CPU. Then apply the arctic silver accordingly.

 

[brainysmurf]

The best thing around the house that I've found for removing Artic Silver 5 thermal grease is Technu skin cleanser for poison oak and ivy.
I have to keep this stuff around the house because I've got poison oak nearby.
One day, I was working on a build and I got some Artic Silver on my fingers. Soap wasn't working too well at getting it off. I had the bottle of Technu on the sink within easy reach. I grabbed it, squirted it on and the Artic Silver just came right off my hands.
I tried a drop on my heat sink, rubbed it in with a Qtip, and it dissolved it almost instantly (the paste -- not the heatsink!).
I now use it to clean the thermal paste off my CPU and heat sinks, following up with a little bit of rubbing alcohol. Been doing this a couple of years.
According to the ingredient list, Technu is primarily made of deodorized mineral spirits.

 

[luminaris]

Yeah, that's actually ok too as it won't hurt the CPU. I read somewhere one time where someone used some sort of mineral spirits to remove deposits from CPUs but I've never tried it.

 

[chuckshissle]

Mineral Turpintine(oil paint washer) for me. Disolves thermal pad like knife through butter.

cool, never heard of that.

 

[adreen]

I just need clearance on this...I can use the Arctic Silver 5 compound on GPUs right? I'll probably get a x1900xt and change the heatsink on it, I'll need something to remove the stock paste and apply the Arctic Silver on it? Sorry hah, no experience. First time buying a non pre-assembled system.