Which thermal paste

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Ive ordered the Arctic Freezer 64 Pro, would the thermal paste that comes with it be good enough or would AS5 be better? Also, how much difference is there between the two.
 
Another vote for AS5, although I'd say the difference is probably less than 5 deg. More like 2 or 3 deg but it's worth it.
 
5bjoshua said:
Artic Silver 5 without a doubt! About 5*C
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Wrong. The AC 64 pro comes with preapplied mx1, which is as good if not a tiny bit better than AS5. I also doubt that you would ever see 5degrees difference between thermal pastes. I would however agree that the OP should also buy a tube of AS5 incase he ever needs to reseat the HSF.
 
that difference is BS. you wont see a difference of 5c between as5 and toothpaste, let alone as5 and mx1. (though as5 will last a little longer than toothpaste :P)
 
on another note ,i would go for arctic silver ceramique its cheaper than as5 and is less hassle to apply
test have also should that there is only 1-2c difference between the two:)
 
Hmm interesting, some are saying keep the paste that came with arctic freezer 64 pro and others agree that i should use the AS5. However, is the process of removing the existing MX-1? paste from the 64Pro and applying AS5 really worth it? AS5 costs around £5 and also a cleaning fluid will be needed to clean the surface in the first place (£2 from chemist for some Isopropyl alcohol).
 
Just get some AS5. It certainly won't reduce your temps by 5c though, thats just total rubbish.

It might do by 1-2c absolute maximum, prolly nearer 0.5-1 though I would guess realistically. Which is actually quite a lot when you get to the point where your trying to get those last few mhz out of your chip.

The pre-applied stuff on the heatsink? I dunno, I haven't heard of this MX1 stuff, but from past experience, pre-applied sticky pad type stuff of this nature has always been god damn awful. Even the cheapest of nasty paste you get for free with most heatsinks will do a far better job.

Using the sticky pads is hit and miss. You might be lucky and get a good application, or you might not...And once its been used once, thats it.
 
You don't need Isopropyl to clean the chip.

Just use nail varnish remover, it does the same thing.

Some people will say that it leaves a residue, I would say "I've been using it for about 6 years from Athlon\AthlonXP\A64 dual core\A64 opetons\A64 single core chips no problems at all.

Does a super job I used it to remove the sticky pads that came with my crappy akasa 862 heatsink fan before i got a scythe infinity and thats doin 3.18ghz no problem :)
 
That sounded a little aggressive. Sorry about that :)

Just saying you really don't need any alcohol\isopropyl or anything, as long as you use AS5 your not going to get much better. (any better?)
 
ernysmuntz said:
You don't need Isopropyl to clean the chip.

Just use nail varnish remover, it does the same thing.

Some people will say that it leaves a residue, I would say "I've been using it for about 6 years from Athlon\AthlonXP\A64 dual core\A64 opetons\A64 single core chips no problems at all.

Does a super job I used it to remove the sticky pads that came with my crappy akasa 862 heatsink fan before i got a scythe infinity and thats doin 3.18ghz no problem :)
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No, I wouldn't recommend nail varnish remover. It will leave a residue which will prevent the thermal paste from working as well as it could. The difference will only be very, very small. But I wouldn't recommend it unless there is nothing else to use.
 
Leave that MX-1 stuff on, thats just as good as AS5, but get yourself a tube of AS5 anyways if you reseeat it ever, 5C difference is laughable, not even close to that.
 
Hades said:
No, I wouldn't recommend nail varnish remover. It will leave a residue which will prevent the thermal paste from working as well as it could. The difference will only be very, very small. But I wouldn't recommend it unless there is nothing else to use.
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experiance of the many dictates thats not an issue. certainly its all i used to use and it works perfectly every time. i wouldnt have said 47C load @ 3ghz/1.55v is bad for an opteron 148 on a stock scythe ninja.
 
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I have ordered my Arctic Freezer 64 Pro, i will use the standard MX-1 paste for the time being. I believe that my temperatures will be suitable for my liking. Then when i get newer ram modules (2x1GB) which are decent overclockers, i will reseal the AF64P with AS5.
 
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