Thermal paste

Jimmy1983 · 23 Apr 2007 at 20:18

Ive got a e6600 and plan to use the stock fan for the time being, the bottom off the HSF has a grey paste on the bottom. Ive got a tube off arctic silver, so I need to remove the paste on the HSF.

Whats the best way to do this?

Cupra · 23 Apr 2007 at 20:31

a lint free cloth usualy works.. a lot of people use diffrent solutions but if you havn't got anything handy a lint free cloth will be fine

Chris19 · 23 Apr 2007 at 20:36

I usally use Ethanol and cotten buds does the job nicely.

Jimmy1983 · 23 Apr 2007 at 20:39

Thanks, and then is it a case off applying a thin layer off arctic sliver on to the top(sliver side) off the CPU? Do you apply a blob in the middle then use a ruler or some straight edge to thin it out?

Tk7 · 23 Apr 2007 at 20:45

Yeah, either that or the method described on their website, http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

I've always spread it out evenly, seems to work for me.

FrannoBaz · 23 Apr 2007 at 20:47

I usually use a LOT of elbow greese and some battery acid...

Minstadave · 23 Apr 2007 at 21:18

The stock paste isn't that bad, I'd just use that.

Jimmy1983 · 23 Apr 2007 at 21:20

Cant find a lint free cloth around the house. Can you get away with kitchen roll?

Minstadave · 23 Apr 2007 at 21:46

Jimmy1983 said:
Cant find a lint free cloth around the house. Can you get away with kitchen roll?

Yup

IAmATeaf · 23 Apr 2007 at 22:31

If you are going to spread the paste then make sure you spread it as thinly as possible to get the best results.

Jimmy1983 · 23 Apr 2007 at 22:50

IAmATeaf said:
If you are going to spread the paste then make sure you spread it as thinly as possible to get the best results.

Yup think I did as well as I could, putting the CPU in was a bit stressfull!

nicktay2605 · 23 Apr 2007 at 22:53

Does spreading the paste work best? Scythe manuals suggest that the pressure of the heatsink when it touches the paste is enough to spread the paste, especially if you just turn the heatsink a couple of degrees each way before seating it.

Minstadave · 23 Apr 2007 at 23:06

nicktay2605 said:
Does spreading the paste work best? Scythe manuals suggest that the pressure of the heatsink when it touches the paste is enough to spread the paste, especially if you just turn the heatsink a couple of degrees each way before seating it.

I use that method, it avoids air pockets getting trapped.

nicktay2605 · 23 Apr 2007 at 23:12

Minstadave said:
I use that method, it avoids air pockets getting trapped.

That's what I did on my last build, followed the method suggested by Scythe to see if it made any difference and temps seem to be fine.

vincent1989 · 23 Apr 2007 at 23:29

paul_64l said:
a lint free cloth usualy works.. a lot of people use diffrent solutions but if you havn't got anything handy a lint free cloth will be fine

or a sock

Cupra · 24 Apr 2007 at 00:42

bringerofdecay said:
or a sock

ive used a sock before... all these things people use. i think the cpu i have now was last cleaned with my work t-shirt i was wearing it at the time

PC-M Vip3r · 24 Apr 2007 at 13:43

I was using the paste on the stock fan, but since ive had to RMA the MoBo then the grey stuff has dried on the CPU and the heatsink, do i need to get some more thermal paste on there or will it be fine to just slam it back on?

vincent1989 · 24 Apr 2007 at 14:34

PC-M Vip3r said:
I was using the paste on the stock fan, but since ive had to RMA the MoBo then the grey stuff has dried on the CPU and the heatsink, do i need to get some more thermal paste on there or will it be fine to just slam it back on?

clean the grey stuff of by your prefered method, then apply a small amount of CPU paste...do NOT just "slam it back on"