Applying Artic Silver 5 - Page 2

RDLouks · 04-06-2005, 04:17 AM

Like I said earlier in this thread I dropped my CPU temp. from 52.5C to 45.5C using Arctic Silver. Playing around yesterday I had "Silent Tek" running and paused FAH, my CPU temp went from 45.5C to 31C, I guess FAH really taxes the CPU when running.
Nothing Earth Shattering, I just thought it was interesting.

Deer Slayer · 04-09-2005, 02:30 AM

That's one of my personal favorite things to use when I have it. It does wonders, just eats it right off. I don't thing the stock TIM interferes that bad with thermal contact if you clean it with something like brakleen, that stuff disolves everything from the scratches in the surface. It's designed to remove grease and oil from brake parts of card so they don't get contaminated by that stuff. You're supposed to have the rotors and pads spotless when you're done installing brakes, supposedly grease and stuff really hurts brake performance. So that stuff cleans really good. You can spray it on a rag and use that to wipe the cpu, that way it doesn't get on the mobo.

Yep, arctic silver is a lot better than the intel wax or the white goop. I've been converted too.

RangersFan · 04-09-2005, 02:56 AM

The absolute best cleaner I've tried. Artic Clean Thermal Remover

ranger_KRvS · 05-29-2005, 05:05 PM

What works best for me is a credit card that i cut up into strips. It just makes it ezer to work with.

PeterT · 11-24-2005, 01:40 PM

Another great cleaner is CRC Lectramotive. It cleans exceptionally well, evaporates instantly and leaves no residue.

Somewhat OT, so I appologize, but I have a syringe of Arctic Ceramique. Is Arctic Silver 5 "that" much better? I am planning on cleaning the stock thermal pad off of my Intel HSF, re-installing it and then OCing my 2.4 to 3.0. Should I get a tube of AS5 instead of using the Ceramique? Or, should I get a new HSF altogether?

Rooke · 11-27-2005, 08:13 PM

Hi everybody! I'm new on this forum. Btw, it's cool

here.

Gotta say I love AS5. Dropped my temps 5C after cure.

If you're close to a Radio Shack (who isn't?), I've found a great thermal pad/paste/grease remover is Radio Shack Cat No. 44-1113 Professional Tape Head Cleaner. It's a 100% mixture of pure alchohols - Isopropanol, Ethanol, and Methonal. At $5 for 2 Fl Oz. it's a little expensive, but it totally strips every trace of gunk from heatsinks and cores and evaporates almost instantly leaving everything nice and shiny.

TQ · 11-27-2005, 08:15 PM

Heck, Mrs. TQ just uses her dainty little index finger to apply. She's been doing that for as long as I can remember...nothing fancy.

*Kage* · 11-27-2005, 08:34 PM

AS5 is a pain in the *** to put on Athon Xp's.

BTW DS, greese on the brake rotors will act as a lubricant, reducing the frictional force between pad and rotor. Resulting in lower brake performance.

TQ · 11-27-2005, 08:39 PM

Wow...another "Q" person. And I've even been to B.C. before...nice base area ya'll got there at Whistler...

*Kage* · 11-27-2005, 08:52 PM

yeah whistler is world class, thats why Vancouver got the 2010 Olympics....And maybe a few bribes were given...
I live within an hours drive of: Crystal Mountan, Big White, and Silverstar.
BTW its Q for Questionable....

TQ · 11-28-2005, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qxp

BTW its Q for Questionable....

Mine is more mundane...my last name begins with "Q"...

*Kage* · 11-28-2005, 05:03 AM

so your first name begins with T?

TQ · 11-28-2005, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qxp

so your first name begins with T?

Who told you that?

*Kage* · 11-28-2005, 05:06 AM

LOL The voices told me...

Gavsman · 11-28-2005, 05:14 AM

hey man TQ r u really a DEsi caz surnames with "Q" are very rare

04-06-2005, 04:17 AM	#16
RDLouks !Master of Useless Facts! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Midland, Michigan Posts: 454	Interesting Observation Like I said earlier in this thread I dropped my CPU temp. from 52.5C to 45.5C using Arctic Silver. Playing around yesterday I had "Silent Tek" running and paused FAH, my CPU temp went from 45.5C to 31C, I guess FAH really taxes the CPU when running. Nothing Earth Shattering, I just thought it was interesting. __________________ Just Remember, Computers Run On Magic Smoke.................Let The Magic Smoke Out And It Will Quit Running
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04-09-2005, 02:30 AM	#17
Deer Slayer Unscanable!!! Tatoo??? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Howell Michigan Posts: 3,798	That brakleen stuff works awesome for the wax pad! That's one of my personal favorite things to use when I have it. It does wonders, just eats it right off. I don't thing the stock TIM interferes that bad with thermal contact if you clean it with something like brakleen, that stuff disolves everything from the scratches in the surface. It's designed to remove grease and oil from brake parts of card so they don't get contaminated by that stuff. You're supposed to have the rotors and pads spotless when you're done installing brakes, supposedly grease and stuff really hurts brake performance. So that stuff cleans really good. You can spray it on a rag and use that to wipe the cpu, that way it doesn't get on the mobo. Yep, arctic silver is a lot better than the intel wax or the white goop. I've been converted too.
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04-09-2005, 02:56 AM	#18
RangersFan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New York Posts: 447	The absolute best cleaner I've tried. Artic Clean Thermal Remover
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05-29-2005, 05:05 PM	#19
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11-24-2005, 01:40 PM	#20
PeterT C/TUSL2C/P4P800D/P5B-D Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 1,936	Another great cleaner is CRC Lectramotive. It cleans exceptionally well, evaporates instantly and leaves no residue. Somewhat OT, so I appologize, but I have a syringe of Arctic Ceramique. Is Arctic Silver 5 "that" much better? I am planning on cleaning the stock thermal pad off of my Intel HSF, re-installing it and then OCing my 2.4 to 3.0. Should I get a tube of AS5 instead of using the Ceramique? Or, should I get a new HSF altogether? __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' Current: P5B-D, E6600 @ 3.0, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC8500, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB Old: P4P800-D, P4 2.4C @ 3.0, 4x512MB Mushkin PC3200, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB Older: TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz Oldest: CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live!
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11-27-2005, 08:13 PM	#21
Rooke Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Top of California Posts: 3	Hi everybody! I'm new on this forum. Btw, it's cool here. Gotta say I love AS5. Dropped my temps 5C after cure. If you're close to a Radio Shack (who isn't?), I've found a great thermal pad/paste/grease remover is Radio Shack Cat No. 44-1113 Professional Tape Head Cleaner. It's a 100% mixture of pure alchohols - Isopropanol, Ethanol, and Methonal. At $5 for 2 Fl Oz. it's a little expensive, but it totally strips every trace of gunk from heatsinks and cores and evaporates almost instantly leaving everything nice and shiny. __________________ Have a Good One, Rooke Asus P5AD2 Premium \|\| P4 560 3.6 oc'd 4.0 1.4125V \|\| 1GB Ballistix 5300 4-4-4-10 1.9V Sapphire ATI X800XT pci-ex CoolerMaster Hyper6+ PC Power&Cooling TurboCool 510 Deluxe \|\| SilverStone TJ03 (Nimitz) WD 74GB Raptors (2) Raid 0
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11-27-2005, 08:15 PM	#22
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	Heck, Mrs. TQ just uses her dainty little index finger to apply. She's been doing that for as long as I can remember...nothing fancy. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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11-27-2005, 08:34 PM	#23
Kage Man-Foe! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fiery depths of Hell Posts: 3,598	AS5 is a pain in the *** to put on Athon Xp's. BTW DS, greese on the brake rotors will act as a lubricant, reducing the frictional force between pad and rotor. Resulting in lower brake performance. __________________
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11-27-2005, 08:39 PM	#24
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	Wow...another "Q" person. And I've even been to B.C. before...nice base area ya'll got there at Whistler... __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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11-27-2005, 08:52 PM	#25
Kage Man-Foe! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fiery depths of Hell Posts: 3,598	yeah whistler is world class, thats why Vancouver got the 2010 Olympics....And maybe a few bribes were given... I live within an hours drive of: Crystal Mountan, Big White, and Silverstar. BTW its Q for Questionable.... __________________
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11-28-2005, 05:03 AM	#27
Kage Man-Foe! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fiery depths of Hell Posts: 3,598	so your first name begins with T? __________________
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11-28-2005, 05:06 AM	#29
Kage Man-Foe! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fiery depths of Hell Posts: 3,598	LOL The voices told me... __________________
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11-28-2005, 05:14 AM	#30
Gavsman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,545	hey man TQ r u really a DEsi caz surnames with "Q" are very rare __________________ knock konk i am in abxzone
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