Artic Silver
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: Miyake
http://www.lapicon.co.uk/akasa/coolers/ak824cugn/ak824cubase.jpg
the dents on the bottom of my new heatsink has these 4 round dimples on it. are they for thermal paste to be placed or does it go in the center of the cpu?
Posted by: 3rd gen noob
on the centre
and not very much, a very thin layer, as thin as you can get really, 1mm or so
Posted by: Miyake
cheers. so just enuff to bridge the gap between the two surfaces :P
what are the dents for?
Posted by: 3rd gen noob
don't know about the dents actually...i don't have them on one of my old heatsinks... :blink:
Posted by: Somebody1234
The dents are the fastening points between the copper base and the aluminium heatsink. Don't be bothered by them. Just put a small coating of Arctic Silver onto the small raised surface of the CPU itself. Don't use much. Just a small layer to fill any tiny gaps. Then clip on the cooler.
Posted by: Path0gen
So is Arctic Silver worth paying for?
Posted by: 3rd gen noob
Originally posted by Path0gen@23 August 2003 - 01:14
So is Arctic Silver worth paying for?
arctic silver 3 is probably the best thermal paste available just now
if you want a couple of degrees drop, it may be worth buying (considering it'll only cost you a couple of £/$)
Posted by: Benno
Altough I would say you dont need if you havent got a very hot system or If you dont overclock your CPU
Posted by: Somebody1234
It's not just for overclocking. I use it every time I assemble a PC.
Arctic Silver is a great product although if you already have heat transfer paste in place then it's not worth taking it all apart just to put some.
If you buy a small tube it goes a long way. You can use it on many CPUs as each one uses so little. That makes it very cost effective.
Never put a heatsink on without at least some sort of tranfer media.
Posted by: StOnEr
AMD reccomends thermal paste for all their CPU's or they say they could malfunction
Posted by: Gooch2k
I bought some Silver Thermal Compound for my CPU after it was recommended to me and I'm very pleased with the results. Well worth shelling out for. I've now used it on several computers and there's still loads left! Great value for money.