Hmm, £10 for less 10 degrees !

[mrk]

When I upgraded from my socket A days (only 3 months ish ago) I kept my tube of AS5 to go on my 3800+ a64. I noticed the temps were pretty much the same as the 3200+ socket-A Barton and I was a bit confused considering the lower vcore and power draw from the A64 so temps should be much lower. Regardless I was getting around 40 degrees idle.

I did some research recently and read that for AS5 you need to keep it upright (nozzle downwards) at all times in order for the particles in the silver compound to level accordingly. Mine has been laying flat for a year in the drawer! and the fact that the compound was VERY sticky (common with silver based compounds) - When I upgraded from the 3800 to the 4200 x2 the compound was so sticky it ripped the cpu off the socket!!! (it remained attached to the heatsink until I "slid" it off.

I had a spare tube of Vantec thermal grease (white) which I had left over from an older Vantec HSF so I used that. It got me cooler temps for a few days/weeks but soon after my idle temps on the 4200+ came back to around 40 degrees. It would rise to 44~ if I played a video etc.

I decided enough was enough. Due to the xmas hols I could not order online so made way to the purple monster and was surprised to find a lot of Coolermaster and Akasa CPU bits, I picked up some Akasa TIM cleaner and a tube of Cooler Master "High performance" compound (white based)

Been using Photoshop for a bit now and the temps not gone above 33 idle and I expect this to be even lower after the 200hour or so "burn in" period.


So there you have it! a good clean and application of new compound is always a good idea!

P.S. Love the applicator thing that comes with the compound

Btw the new temps of 32-34 degrees are with the freezer64 fan running at 1400rpm instead of the default 2200

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[eracer2006]

my AS5 was lying flat when i recieved it from OCUK, so i doubt that to be true surely ?

 

[Cob]

Arctic Cooling themselves say that tubes of AS5 should be stored nozzel-down to reduce separation.

 

[Mul]

Eek, mine's been on it's side too.

I need to do something about my temperatures as well. I'm back at stock speeds on my 3700+ Sandy, at 38*c idle / 57*c load on an Akasa Evo 120. Getting a bit fed up =/

edit: installed the stock cooler and i'm actually down to 37*c idle / 45*c load.

Good job, sorting yours out

Mul

 

[mrk]

I'm happy with it now but if I can find a 4600+ x2 on socket 939 in the near future I will look to lapping the copper sink on the freezer64 pro to aid in heat transfer further

I paid £150 for the 4200+ but would like the extra punch of the 4600+ if I can find one for good money!