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So I'm looking at an upgrade, the parts should be relatively irrelevant but I guess I'll mention the ones that count just in case.
Basically, I'm planning on getting AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition CPU cooled by Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU cooler on the ASRock 990FX Extreme4 AMD 990FX mobo.
OK, so with that in mind I have a couple of questions in regards to thermal compounds. I've only ever done it twice before as I've normally used whatever is on the heatsink to begin with but I (mostly) know how to do it. I live in a flat that can get hot even with the window open so I want to literally go crazy with cooling. I have a nice big case full of fans so that's all dealt with.
First off, I will be removing whatever thermal compound is on the fansink (if any).
Q1: What would be recommended to get rid of the thermal compound?
I've looked at a lot of reviews and had decided that the Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Paste was one of the best until I saw Stulid's TP review so I'm now a little confuzzled as to what would be good.
Q2: Ignoring price and reviews (based on personal experience instead), what do you guys rate as a good thermal compound?
The other thing I was interested in was actually taking the heatsinks off the mobo, cleaning whatever thermal compound off of whatever was on it and also applying new thermal compound. Obviously both the NB AND SB. I just want it to be as cool as possible and I know that I would obviously have to apply a tiny amount to the chipset if it's a smaller chip.
Q3: Would this make any form of improvement or is it just too risky?
Also, EVENTUALLY when I get a new GPU, I am tempted to do the same here as well. I have replaced previous GPU coolers on my HD3870 when I had that a long time ago and also whatever nVidia card I had before that. The difference here is, I'm waiting for the new R9 290 cards to get some decent coolers and then I'll just replace the thermal compound they come with.
Q4: Same as before: would this make any form of improvement or is it just too risky??
Q5: Let's say it's safe to do my CPU (which it obviously would be), my mobo chipset and the GPU I end up getting, how much thermal compound would I need? Would 1.5g be enough or would I need more?
Q6: How would it influence any warranties on the products by doing these things if anyone is likely to know? - I will not do anything that will void warranties though.
Basically, I'm planning on getting AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition CPU cooled by Akasa AK-CC4008HP01 Venom Voodoo CPU cooler on the ASRock 990FX Extreme4 AMD 990FX mobo.
OK, so with that in mind I have a couple of questions in regards to thermal compounds. I've only ever done it twice before as I've normally used whatever is on the heatsink to begin with but I (mostly) know how to do it. I live in a flat that can get hot even with the window open so I want to literally go crazy with cooling. I have a nice big case full of fans so that's all dealt with.
First off, I will be removing whatever thermal compound is on the fansink (if any).
Q1: What would be recommended to get rid of the thermal compound?
I've looked at a lot of reviews and had decided that the Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Paste was one of the best until I saw Stulid's TP review so I'm now a little confuzzled as to what would be good.
Q2: Ignoring price and reviews (based on personal experience instead), what do you guys rate as a good thermal compound?
The other thing I was interested in was actually taking the heatsinks off the mobo, cleaning whatever thermal compound off of whatever was on it and also applying new thermal compound. Obviously both the NB AND SB. I just want it to be as cool as possible and I know that I would obviously have to apply a tiny amount to the chipset if it's a smaller chip.
Q3: Would this make any form of improvement or is it just too risky?
Also, EVENTUALLY when I get a new GPU, I am tempted to do the same here as well. I have replaced previous GPU coolers on my HD3870 when I had that a long time ago and also whatever nVidia card I had before that. The difference here is, I'm waiting for the new R9 290 cards to get some decent coolers and then I'll just replace the thermal compound they come with.
Q4: Same as before: would this make any form of improvement or is it just too risky??
Q5: Let's say it's safe to do my CPU (which it obviously would be), my mobo chipset and the GPU I end up getting, how much thermal compound would I need? Would 1.5g be enough or would I need more?
Q6: How would it influence any warranties on the products by doing these things if anyone is likely to know? - I will not do anything that will void warranties though.
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