Is Thermal Paste Required?

Phyre · 16 Dec 2006 at 15:45

Just got my E6300 with Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro but I forgot to get some thermal paste. Is it needed??

FrostedNipple · 16 Dec 2006 at 15:48

YES, unless you can scrape the thermal paste off your stock heatsink lol

i read somewhere you can use marmite.....i dont recomend that!!1

buy some, it doesnt have to be a special brand, they are all the same

you need the paste as it transfrers all the heat, rather than metal to metal, as that doesnt always provide a good contact

Phyre · 16 Dec 2006 at 15:53

Just found some old stuff (few years). Should it be OK? It's Arctic Alumina.

ants83 · 16 Dec 2006 at 16:20

Phyre said:
Just found some old stuff (few years). Should it be OK? It's Arctic Alumina.

that should be fine

Socaddict · 16 Dec 2006 at 16:21

doesn't the freezer 7 pro have paste already applied to the bottom? which shoudl be pretty good, IIRC.

allllec · 16 Dec 2006 at 16:49

Socaddict said:
doesn't the freezer 7 pro have paste already applied to the bottom? which shoudl be pretty good, IIRC.

does indeed, works a treat

thefishdude · 16 Dec 2006 at 19:13

yep paste allready on the bottom of the arctic under clear plastic cover. and i agree works a treat

serenity888 · 16 Dec 2006 at 19:24

so if you were to add some other thermal paste, would you need to remove whats already on the heatsink?

Jokester · 16 Dec 2006 at 19:26

Yeah if you use something else, make sure you remove what was there previously.

Jokester

easyrider · 16 Dec 2006 at 20:26

serenity888 said:
so if you were to add some other thermal paste, would you need to remove whats already on the heatsink?

I use Isopropyl alcohol

Gets it clean as clean as be

FrankJH · 17 Dec 2006 at 01:55

Unless you are a heavy clocker I wouldnt think changing the standard paste would make much difference

Tute · 17 Dec 2006 at 01:59

easyrider said:
I use Isopropyl alcohol

Gets it clean as clean as be

The Akasa TIM-Clean stuff sold from this very site does a wonderful job too!

easyrider · 17 Dec 2006 at 02:01

Or nail varnish removal pads

w3bbo · 17 Dec 2006 at 09:44

Tute said:
The Akasa TIM-Clean stuff sold from this very site does a wonderful job too!

Couldn't be sure but as its got a lemon 'scent' then I would have thought it also has some sort of oil in it which is not good if you want to perfectly clean a cpu/HS.

easyrider said:
Or nail varnish removal pads

...which probably leave some threads on your clean cpu?HS - bad. I worry that you have some nail varnish removal pads in the first place and don't try telling me they are the missus'

.

Isopropyl Alc with some coffee filters/lint free cloth is best imo.

joeyjojo · 17 Dec 2006 at 14:56

w3bbo said:
with some coffee filters

I like it. I've been using Jay coths which usually leave fibers about

w3bbo · 17 Dec 2006 at 14:58

Tbh it might not make that much difference but Arctic silver seem to think so and to quote Tesco - every little helps

easyrider · 17 Dec 2006 at 15:04

w3bbo said:
Couldn't be sure but as its got a lemon 'scent' then I would have thought it also has some sort of oil in it which is not good if you want to perfectly clean a cpu/HS.

...which probably leave some threads on your clean cpu?HS - bad. I worry that you have some nail varnish removal pads in the first place and don't try telling me they are the missus' .

Isopropyl Alc with some coffee filters/lint free cloth is best imo.

The ones I have are not like cotton wool they are lint free and leave nothing on the cpu or cooler.

Tute · 17 Dec 2006 at 15:09

w3bbo said:
Couldn't be sure but as its got a lemon 'scent' then I would have thought it also has some sort of oil in it which is not good if you want to perfectly clean a cpu/HS.

Nah, it does a brilliant job. Can't fault it at all.

w3bbo · 17 Dec 2006 at 18:35

I have some but have stopped using it after I heard about the oil/scent thing. Tbh when I have used it I didn't notice any smears etc and it did seem to do the trick but it dosn't evapourate like the IA.

@ Easy - I'm tempted but I don't think I could face asking the counter girl for them...its bad enough buying panty liners/tampons etc (for the missus!) lol. Coffee filters however don't seem to raise any eyebrows

easyrider · 17 Dec 2006 at 19:48

w3bbo said:
@ Easy - I'm tempted but I don't think I could face asking the counter girl for them...its bad enough buying panty liners/tampons etc (for the missus!) lol. Coffee filters however don't seem to raise any eyebrows

If you are secure about your sexuality then it shouldn't really be a problem.