Artic silver

Messiah Khan · 20 Jul 2006 at 23:15

SiriusB said:
It is called MX-1 and depending where you look it comes out better than AS5. However there was very very little in it so yeah, AS5 will be fine. There is no reason I can think of why a cooler and thermal compound might be incompatible though

If you visit Arctic Silver's website there are details instructions on proper cleaning and application of AS5 - go take a look.

SiriusB

Liquid metal and alluminium coolers are incompatible. But only because the liquid metal will eat away the cooler.

Jimbu · 20 Jul 2006 at 23:34

just ordered some liquid metal hopefully some temp improvements

cobxx · 20 Jul 2006 at 23:56

messiah khan said:
Liquid metal and alluminium coolers are incompatible. But only because the liquid metal will eat away the cooler.

Hmm, didn't know that, that could be quite bad! Always stuck with arctic silver and see no reason to be change, even for 1 or 2 degrees.

Jleo · 21 Jul 2006 at 00:00

cymatty said:
w.u.p? WTF lol.

Wise Up Pill

LOL

Hope you get your temps down

Arctic Silver application method

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_...nstructions.htm

cymatty · 21 Jul 2006 at 01:01

Cheers will keep you up to date.

cymatty · 21 Jul 2006 at 15:47

Got some AC5 still bloody warm, still reaching 55-57 and thats with cpu voltage @1.45 grrr fed up now.

Jleo · 21 Jul 2006 at 16:03

cymatty said:
Got some AC5 still bloody warm, still reaching 55-57 and thats with cpu voltage @1.45 grrr fed up now.

It will take a few load and cooling cycles to cure the AS5 and it will take it longer if there isn't additional cooling in your case so be patient

If your room temp is still around that 30°C mark that will defo increase your temps considerably

cymatty · 21 Jul 2006 at 16:08

Jleo said:
It will take a few load and cooling cycles to cure the AS5 and it will take it longer if there isn't additional cooling in your case so be patient

If your room temp is still around that 30°C mark that will defo increase your temps considerably

My case has 4x 80mm fans all on and the side of the case is off. :eek:

The room is still around 30oc but the cpu is not going above 57 even after 40mins prime so i think it should get better soon when the compound cures.

Jleo · 21 Jul 2006 at 16:17

cymatty said:
My case has 4x 80mm fans all on and the side of the case is off.

The room is still around 30oc but the cpu is not going above 57 even after 40mins prime so i think it should get better soon when the compound cures.

To help your fans to create airflow through your case don't take the side of your case, it generally disrupts the airflow

cymatty · 21 Jul 2006 at 16:26

Jleo said:
To help your fans to create airflow through your case don't take the side of your case, it generally disrupts the airflow

Ah i thought taking the side of would let more cooler air in and help keep it cool.

Messiah Khan · 21 Jul 2006 at 16:59

cymatty said:
Ah i thought taking the side of would let more cooler air in and help keep it cool.

Yeah, this is a common misconception. Cases are designed to act as air 'tunnels', so when you remove the side it messes up the tunneling effect. If it does improve temps, then its most likely a poorly designed case. What CPU do you have? If its an AMD, then you are possibly getting poor contact with the HSF or poor contact with the IHS.

cymatty · 21 Jul 2006 at 17:28

messiah khan said:
What CPU do you have? If its an AMD, then you are possibly getting poor contact with the HSF or poor contact with the IHS.

I have an opty 146, if the temps dont improve i will check the contacts.

Messiah Khan · 21 Jul 2006 at 17:42

Temps will improve a bit when the AS settles in, but only by a few degrees, not 15-20 degrees or so that you are over by.

cymatty · 21 Jul 2006 at 17:43

messiah khan said:
Temps will improve a bit when the AS settles in, but only by a few degrees, not 15-20 degrees or so that you are over by.

I thought 50-53oc would be ok for full prime load after an hour?

Messiah Khan · 21 Jul 2006 at 17:57

Yeah, theyre ok, as in it won't do any harm to the chip. But my A64 [email protected] (Not really comparable to an Opteron, but hey) doesn't go over about 45-46 under load.

Ghuraba · 21 Jul 2006 at 21:56

The Freezer 64 Pro comes with thermal compound already applied to the base. Arctic Cooling claims that the base plate surface finish has been optimized for using their MX-1 thermal compound and only when using it will the best results be achieved. In their own words:

"We ship our coolers with the ARCTIC MX-1 thermal compound. This compound begins to dry and harden during the first 20 hours of use while the performance improves steadily. Repeat heating of the paste will shorten the hardening time. The performance is good, even from the beginning to cool the CPU reliably."

Michael

cymatty · 24 Jul 2006 at 18:54

***Update***

I am trying again i have lowered the cpu voltage the room temp is still around 30oc, still reaching temps of 55oc, this is really ******* me off. :mad:

SiriusB · 24 Jul 2006 at 19:21

What motherboard are you using? Motherboards aren't the most accurate things in the world when it comes to temps. Perhaps your board is known to exaggerate the CPU temps.

Only way to know for sure though is to get a thermal probe and measure the IHS temp directly. While this wont give you the ACTUAL CPU temp, its bloody close.

The weather really has been unspeakably warm the last few weeks so I would for now put it down to the heat. 30C ambient is HOT. Get an air conditioning unit and see what the temps are like with it on. Although buying an airconditioner just to test your CPU temps may be a bit extreme

SiriusB

EDIT: Like your new sig Messiah

[if indeed it is new, haven't seen it before]

cymatty · 24 Jul 2006 at 19:24

SiriusB said:
What motherboard are you using? Motherboards aren't the most accurate things in the world when it comes to temps. Perhaps your board is known to exaggerate the CPU temps.

I have a DFI lanparty nF4 Ultra-D mobo if i could get around 54-5oc max in these temps i would be happy however they are going to 58oc.

Even at idle it is running at 40oc, my old venice even in this heat with more volts the idle temp was much better.

I think i will leave it running whilst I go out, the artic silver has only been on for 1 hour computer use maybe leaving it on for a bit before priming may help?

SiriusB · 24 Jul 2006 at 19:55

cymatty said:
I have a DFI lanparty nF4 Ultra-D mobo if i could get around 54-5oc max in these temps i would be happy however they are going to 58oc.

Even at idle it is running at 40oc, my old venice even in this heat with more volts the idle temp was much better.

I think i will leave it running whilst I go out, the artic silver has only been on for 1 hour computer use maybe leaving it on for a bit before priming may help?

Okay, I have an Ultra-D and the whole UT LanParty range misreport CPU temps! Usually they give too low a temp but in some cases it is too high. You can calibrate the temps in the BIOS [assuming you have the latest BIOS] but before you can use this function you need to know by how much your motherboard is misreporting the temperature. Again only way of knowing this is using a probe.

As for the AS5, I think it takes about 200 hours before it is fully burned in, so to speak. I believe it requires x-number of heating and cooling cycles. All this info can be found on Arctic Silver's website so I suggest you start reading.

SiriusB