shall see how the various goops work then



<---happy with her thermalright, though proud of her stock sink for being able to carry it's weight for so long before it.

All I use is artic silver here in Florida....I have several computer right next to each other and then run 24/7 with no problems....I learned a long time ago to spend the extra money on a good heatsink and the paste to attach it...

I have had 200+ hour work units before...Does that count ????

We shall be waiting for the results....

I use artic silver too with great results. here is how i use it:

1. I meticulously clean both the heatsink and CPU with alcohol and a 100% white cotton t-shirt sleeve.

2. Then i rub a glob of silver paste into the heatsink surface and then wipe it off completely with a dry clean portion t-shirt sleeve. this fills the pores with the paste without creating a physical barrier. Do not clean heatsink with alcohol after this.

3. Then I take my cpu out of the socket and do the same to it, but being extremely careful not to get any paste on the other portions of the cpu. Also be careful not to touch or bend the pins. I have a spare socket from an old toasted mobo i use to protect the cpu.

4. then i lay a very thin bead of paste along one side of the cpu, maybe the thickness of dental floss.

5. i take a brand new razor blade and drag it over the cpu placing a razor thin layer of paste across the surface of the chip. i clean the razor blade and then use it to scrape off any paste trying to get on the other parts of the cpu.

6. Carefully install the cpu, then heatsink. Voilla, done. It does indeed lower about 10c over the next few days, but it should be cool enough right out the gate. My last PC, a P4 2.4 ghz was at maybe 45c and creeped done to about 35c after a week with a thermaltake big typhoon HSF.


when it comes to silver paste, less is more. Others may have better techniques, but that works for me.