Zalman 9700 - Should I use AS5 or Zalman Thermal Grease...

[chadsxe]

I am replacing my stock Intel HSF on my e6850 with a Zalman 9700. I know the Zalman comes with its own thermal grease but I was wondering if I would be better suited with using AS5 instead? Any suggestions?

Regards

Chad

 

[bydesign]

The Zalman grease performs on par with AS5 and is much easier to work with.

 

[Talon]

I agree with above posters to just use what comes with the product as the Zalman thermal compound is just fine and performs pretty well.

Just as a side note if you are looking for max possible thermal reduction (short of using metalic compounds which could cause shorts if not used carefully) then use Shin-EtsuMicroSi. As far as regular thermal "pastes" go it's the best by about 2-3C usually. Been using it for about two years now on all my builds both personal and business related.

 

[chadsxe]

Thanks guys....I figured that would be the answer. As noted it seems like it would be much easier to work with because of the brush.