Whats a good way to apply AS5 onto a E6300 ?

Slinger · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:26

Hi,

As the topic says, whats a good way, I have followed the instructions off the as5 site for the dual core cpu's and have put a line down the processor(might have put a bit much, not sure) and I am using a Zalman 9500AT cooler, I get the following temps for stock speeds

Idle - 41C/40c both cores
Load-Small FFTs/Stress Cpu 11mins so far, and Im at 50c both cores.

I do think these are a bit high, I still would like to overclock as well.

Got any advice ?

Slinger

valerian · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:31

this comes up again and again and everyone has there own preferred method, i have built 10+ c2d systems, and how i do it is this
i put a rice grain size blob on the chip, and spread it all over the chip so you cant see any silver of the chip through the paste, also i think less is better, so as little as you can get away with, no doubt others will state their own preference

this works for me

Slinger · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:32

Oh, and forgot to say that these are coretemp temps, I get 36c idle with asus probe, and the same in the bios, but then I also know that coretemp reads the die (or something like that)

barrymacp · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:51

Temps are fine

easyrider · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:53

a thin line down the middle of the ihs

geff_r · 8 Mar 2007 at 18:58

It's the same for any cpu a thin layer spread accross the cpu just so you can barely see the metal underneath dont put any on the heatsink.
Over the years with many a cpu i've had found this the best method too much and the temp is higher.

CaDLoN · 8 Mar 2007 at 19:23

I opt for the "wack a bit of AS5 in the middle of the core and wip the first credit/debit/store card outta my wallet and spread" method

Works a treat

Saying that my last 5 CPU's have been mobile jobbies on desktop boards, so im pasting stright on the core not on the IHS :rolleyes: