What's best heatsink grease or pad?

[Aunty Em]

I can't make up my mind which to use...

 

[Professur]

Artic Silver. By a large margin.

 

[Shadowfax]

yup, artic silver.

 

[Gonz]

3 for III

 

[Aunty Em]

I suppose I'll have to hope I put it on right... I'm worried I might not put enough on.

 

[Professur]

Worry more about using too much. It's messy.

 

[alex]

It doesn't take much....just a thin layer.

 

[Aunty Em]

It doesn't take much....just a thin layer.

The trouble is how thin is thin and is my idea of thin the same as yours... 0.5mm, 0.6mm, 0.7mm .... we could be here all day...

 

[Shadowfax]

at the moment you can measure whether your layer is either .5 .6 or .7 mm thick, start worrying about that...


thin, you'll see when you apply it

 

[alex]

paper thin

The purpose of the compound is to fill tiny cracks and crevices in the two mating parts to achieve better heat transfer.

 

[alex]

Thin enough that it doesn't squeeze out the sides when you attach the heatsink to the CPU.

 

[Professur]

Put a dot on the HS and place it on the cpu. Remove it and check for coverage.

 

[alex]

I think Artic silver is probably good stuff but has a lot of commercialism tied to it. I work in an engineering enviornment and we use this stuff (120 series) for all types of applications that certainly exceed any PC application.

 

[greenfreak]

Whenever I get fake gimmick credit cards in the mail, I keep them and use them to spread on the Arctic Silver. It works pretty well, and I take a really long time making sure it's right and doesn't ooze out all over the place.

 

[fury]

All you'll wanna use is about the size of the graphite showing in a finely sharpened pencil. That might even be too much. Just enough that when you spread it, a little of the color is still visible but you can't very well make out any lettering on the die.

 

[Stkshft]

Yea you wanna go with artic silver. That is the best way to go.

 

[drkavnger99]

Hehe just been wanting to use that smile!

Btw I use artic silver too and its really a good idea not to put too much on as it can cause problems if you do!

 

[Stkshft]

Btw I use artic silver too and its really a good idea not to put too much on as it can cause problems if you do!

yes, read the instructions..... http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm